HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-12-11; City Council; 19249; Revise Prima Facie Speed Limit Armada DriveCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL
AB# 19,249
MTG. 12/11/07
DEPT.ENG
REVISE THE PRIMA FACIE
SPEED LIMIT UPON ARMADA DRIVE
DEPT. HEAD
CITY ATTY.
CITY MGR. (jl/——
NS-866 to establish a prima facie 40 mile per hour speed limit
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Introduce Ordinance No.
upon Armada Drive from Palomar Airport Road to LEGOLAND Drive.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
In 1997, a prima facie speed limit of 35 miles per hour was established upon Armada Drive.
Current requirements outlined in the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices specifies
the prima facie speed limit should be established at the nearest five mile per hour increment to the
85th percentile speed (critical speed). The critical speed is the speed at which 85% of the vehicles are
traveling at or below. It is permissible, however, to have a further reduction of five miles per hour
below the nearest five mile per hour speed to the critical speed to match existing conditions with
safety needs.
A speed survey conducted at two locations on Armada Drive found the critical speeds to be 45 miles
per hour and 41 miles per hour. These existing critical speeds would result in the current posted
speed limit of 35 miles per hour being unenforceable using radar.
Expected changes to the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices in 2008 will require
that in no case shall the posted speed limit be below the 50th percentile speed on the roadway.
The 35 mile per hour speed limit that is posted on Armada Drive is at the 37th percentile speed for the
speed survey having a critical speed of 41 miles per hour and at the 11th percentile speed for the
speed survey having a critical speed of 45 miles per hour.
On November 5, 2007, after considering the results of the Engineering and Traffic Survey, including
all roadway factors and pedestrian safety, the Traffic Safety Commission recommended by a 5-0 vote
that the prima facie speed limit upon Armada Drive be established at 40 miles per hour from Palomar
Airport Road to LEGOLAND Drive.
The current version of the Engineering and Traffic Survey is on file in the office of the City Traffic
Engineer.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
The installation of an official traffic control device is a project that is a Class 1 categorical exemption
(minor alteration of existing structure or facility) and is, therefore, exempt from the environmental
review process under the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
Section 15301(c).
FOR C/7Y CLERKS USE ONLY.
COUNCIL ACTION:APPROVED
DENIED D
CONTINUED D
WITHDRAWN D
AMENDED D
CONTINUED TO DATE SPECIFIC D
CONTINUED TO DATE UNKNOWN D
RETURNED TO STAFF D
OTHER - SEE MINUTES D
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FISCAL IMPACT:
Replacing the four existing speed limit signs upon Armada Drive will cost about $500.
EXHIBITS:
1 . Location Map.
2. Ordinance No. _ to establish a prima facie 40 mile per hour speed limit upon
Armada Drive from Palomar Airport Road to LEGOLAND Drive.
3. Redline/strikeout version of Ordinance No. NS-866 _ to establish a prima facie
40 mile per hour speed limit upon Armada Drive from Palomar Airport Road to
LEGOLAND Drive.
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Robert T. Johnson, Jr., (760) 602-2752, biohn@ci.carlsbad.ca.us
LOCATION MAP
PALOMAR AIRPORT RD
LEGEND:
TRAFFIC SIGNAL
DRIVEWAY
PROPOSED
SPEED ZONE
NOT TO SCALE
PROJECT NAME PROPOSED SPEED ZONE FOR
ARMADA DRIVE
EXHIBIT
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DRAWN BY: SCOTT EVANS, CARLSBAD ENGINEERING DEPT. 9/11/07 C:\TKAFFIC\SPEED ZONES\SPEED ZONE-ARMADA2.DWG 3
ORDINANCE NO. NS-866
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
3 CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER
10.44, OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE
4 REVISION OF SECTION 10.44.540 TO ESTABLISH A PRIMA
FACIE 40 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT UPON ARMADA DRIVE
5 FROM PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH
LEGOLAND DRIVE.
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The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, hereby ordains as follows:
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SECTION 1: That Title 10, Chapter 10.44 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended
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by the revision of Section 10.44.540 to read as follows:
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"10.44.540 Armada Drive:
Upon Armada Drive from Palomar Airport Road to its intersection
with LEGOLAND Drive, the prima facie speed limit shall be
forty miles per hour."
12 EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its adoption;
and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least
14 once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen (15) days after its
adoption.
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1 INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on
2 the 11th day of December, 2007, and thereafter.
3 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the
4 City of Carlsbad on the day of , 2007, by the following vote to wit:
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11 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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RONALD R. BALL, City Attorney
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16 CLAUDE A LEWIS, Mayor
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ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
3 CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER
10.44, OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE
4 REVISION OF SECTION 10.44.540 TO ESTABLISH A PRIMA
FACIE 40 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT UPON ARMADA DRIVE
5 FROM PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH
LEGOLAND DRIVE.
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The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, hereby ordains as follows:
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SECTION 1: That Title 10, Chapter 10.44 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended
8 by the revision of Section 10.44.540 to read as follows:
9 "10.44.540 Armada Drive:
Upon Armada Drive from Palomar Airport Road to its intersection
with LEGO Drivo, LEGOLAND Drive, the prima facie speed limit
shall be thirty-five forty miles per hour."
12 EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its adoption;
13 and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least
14 once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen (15) days after its
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INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the
day of , 2007, and thereafter
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad,
California, on the day of , 2007, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
RONALD R. BALL, City Attorney
(SEAL)
CLAUDE A. LEWIS, Mayor
ATTEST:
LORRAINE M. WOOD, City Clerk