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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-12-11; City Council; 19250; Revise Prima Facie Speed Limit Marron RoadCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL 8 AB# 19,250 MTG. 12/11/07 DEPT. ENG REVISE THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT UPON A PORTION OF MARRON ROAD DEPT. HEAD r\*J\~^f CITY ATTY. rf&2> CITY MGR. lj/^^- RECOMMENDED ACTION: Introduce Ordinance No. NS-867 to establish a prima facie 40 mile per hour speed limit upon Marron Road from El Camino Real to the city limits at Highway 78. ITEM EXPLANATION: Marron Road, a secondary arterial on the Circulation Element, is 1.01 miles in length between El Camino Real and the east city limits at Highway 78. It is a four-lane roadway with a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour. In accordance with criteria contained in the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, speed limits should be posted at the nearest five mile per hour increment to the 85th percentile speed (critical speed) that is established by a speed survey. The critical speed is the speed at which 85% of the vehicles are traveling at or below. Staff conducted speed surveys on Marron Road in two locations and found the critical speeds to be 43 miles per hour and 44 miles per hour. Based upon existing conditions and the safety needs of the roadway corridor, the Engineering and Traffic Survey supports the establishment of a prima facie 40 mile per hour speed. At their meeting November 5, 2007, the Traffic Safety Commission considered the results of the Engineering and Traffic Survey to establish a prima facie speed limit upon the subject portion of Marron Road. The Commission recommended by a 4-1 vote that a 40 mile per hour prima facie speed limit be established upon Marron Road from El Camino Real to the city limits at Highway 78. 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). FISCAL IMPACT: Replacing four speed limit signs upon Marron Road will cost about $500. FOR CITY 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 COUNCIL ACTION:APPROVED DENIED D CONTINUED D WITHDRAWN D AMENDED D CONTINUED TO DATE SPECIFIC D CONTINUED TO DATE UNKNOWN D RETURNED TO STAFF D OTHER-SEE MINUTES D Page 2 EXHIBITS: 1. Location Map. fcJ2. Ordinance No. ° to establish a prima facie 40 mile per hour speed limit upon Marron Road from El Camino Real to the city limits at Highway 78. 3. Redline/strikeout version of Ordinance No. NS-867 to establish a prima facie 40 mile per hour speed limit upon Marron Road from El Camino Real to the city limits at Highway 78. DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Robert T. Johnson, Jr., (760) 602-2752, biohn@ci.carlsbad.ca.us LOCATION MAP LEGEND: TRAFFIC SIGNAL DRIVEWAY PROPOSED SPEED ZONE PROJECT NAME PROPOSED SPEED ZONE FOR MARRON ROAD EXHIBIT 1 DRAWN BY: SCOTT EVANS. CARLSBAD ENGINEERING DEPT. 9/13/07 C:\JRAFFIC\SPEED 20NES\SPEED ZONE-MARRON RD2.DWG ORDINANCE NO. NS-867 2 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 10.44.130 TO ESTABLISH UPON MARRON ROAD A PRIMA FACIE 40 MILE PER HOUR SPEED 5 LIMIT FROM EL CAMINO REAL TO THE CITY LIMITS AT HIGHWAY 78. 6 The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, hereby ordains as follows: 7 SECTION 1: That Title 10, Chapter 10.44, of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended 8 by the revision of Section 10.44.130 to read as follows: 9 "10.44.130 Marron Road. (a) Upon Marron Road from 140 feet east of Avenida de Anita to its intersection with El Carhino Real, the prima facie speed limit shall be thirty-five miles per hour. 12 (b) Upon Marron Road from El Camino Real to the city limits at Highway 78, the prima facie speed limit shall be forty miles per hour." 14 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 once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen (15) days after its 17 .adoption. 18 ///19 /// 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 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: 5 6 AYES: 7 NOES: 8 ABSENT: 9 ABSTAIN: 10 11 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY 12 13 RONALD R. BALL, City Attorney 15 16 CLAUDE A LEWIS, Mayor 17 " 18 ATTEST: 19 20 LORRAINE M. WOOD, City Clerk 21 (SEAL) 22" 23 24 25 26 27 28 i 2 ORDINANCE NO. 3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 4 10.44, OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE REVISION OF SECTION 10.44.130 TO ESTABLISH UPON 5 MARRON ROAD A PRIMA FACIE 40 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT FROM EL CAMINO REAL TO THE CITY LIMITS AT 6 HIGHWAY 78. 7 The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, hereby ordains as follows: 8 SECTION 1: That Title 10, Chapter 10.44, of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended 9 by the revision of Section 10.44.130 to read as follows: 10 "10.44.130 Marron Road. (a) Upon Marron Road from 140 feet east of Avenida de Anita to its intersection with El Camino Real, the prima facie speed limit 1- shall be thirty-five miles per hour. (b) Upon Marron Road from El Camino Real to the city limits at Highway 78, the prima facie speed limit shall be thirty five forty miles per hour." 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 once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen (15) days after its adoption. 19 //' 20 /// 21 /// 22 /// 23 /// 24 /// 25 /// 26 /// 27 /// 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 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 CLAUDE A. LEWIS, Mayor ATTEST: LORRAINE M. WOOD, City Clerk (SEAL)