HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-09-16; City Council; 19574; Establish Prima Facie Speed Limit Faraday AvCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL
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MTG. 9/16/08
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ESTABLISH A PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT
UPON A PORTION OF FARADAY AVENUE
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Introduce Ordinance No.CS-007 to establish a prima facie 45 mile per hour speed limit upon
Faraday Avenue from Orion Street to the east city limit.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
Faraday Avenue from Orion Street to the east city limit was opened to traffic in October 2007 and carries
about 10,300 vehicles per day. Immediately after opening the road, 40 mile per hour speed limit signs
were installed pending the preparation of a future Engineering and Traffic Survey. Faraday Avenue is
designated as a secondary arterial on the Circulation Element of the General Plan. The subject segment
of Faraday Avenue follows a curvilinear alignment through the industrial park of Carlsbad Oaks North. The
road has two traffic lanes in each direction separated by a striped median. Curb and gutter, sidewalk, and
street lights have been installed in accordance with city standards. The road has a bicycle lane in each
direction adjacent to the curb and gutter.
At their meeting on August 4, 2008, the Traffic Safety Commission considered the results of the
Engineering and Traffic Survey to establish a prima facie speed limit upon Faraday Avenue from Orion
Street to the east city limit. The Commission recommended, by a 4-0 vote, that a prima facie 45 mile per
hour speed limit be established on Faraday Avenue from Orion Street to the east city limit.
The current version of the Engineering and Traffic Survey for this portion of Faraday Avenue 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:
Installing six speed limit signs upon Faraday Avenue will cost about $750. Sufficient funds are available in
the Public Works Street Department budget.
EXHIBITS:
1. Location Map.
2. Ordinance No. CS-007 to establish a prima facie 45 mile per hour speed limit upon Faraday
Avenue from Orion Street to the east city limit.
3. Redline/strikeout version of Ordinance No. CS-007 to establish a prima facie 45 mile per
hour speed limit upon Faraday Avenue from Orion Street to the east city limit.
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Robert T. Johnson, Jr., (760) 602-2752, biohn@ci.carlsbad.ca.us
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ORDINANCE NO. CS-007
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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 AMENDMENT OF SECTION 10.44.320 TO ESTABLISH A PRIMA
FACIE 45 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT UPON FARADAY
5 AVENUE FROM ORION STREET TO THE EAST CITY LIMIT.
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
g by the revision of 10.44.320 to read as follows:
9 "10.44.320 Faraday Avenue:
a. Upon Faraday Avenue from College Boulevard to its
intersection with Orion Street, the prima facie speed limit shall
1 be forty miles per hour.
b. Upon Faraday Avenue from College Boulevard to
12 Cannon Road, the prima facie speed limit shall be forty miles
per hour.
13 c. Upon Faraday Avenue from Orion Street to the east
city limit, the prima facie speed limit shall be forty-five miles per
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EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its adoption;
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and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at
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least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen (15) days
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after its adoption.
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1 INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on
2 the 16th day of September, 2008, 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 , 2008, by the following vote to wit:
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ORDINANCE NO. CS-007
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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 AMENDMENT OF SECTION 10.44.320 TO ESTABLISH A PRIMA
FACIE 45 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT UPON FARADAY
5 AVENUE FROM ORION STREET TO THE EAST CITY LIMIT.
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
by the revision of 10.44.320 to read as follows:
"10.44.320 Faraday Avenue:
a. Upon Faraday Avenue from College Boulevard to its
intersection with Orion Street, the prima facie speed limit shall
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b. Upon Faraday Avenue from College Boulevard to
12 Cannon Road, the prima facie speed limit shall be forty miles
per hour.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its adoption;
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and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at
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least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen (15) days
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INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad, California, on the day of , 2008, by the
following vote, to wit:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
RONALD R. BALL, City Attorney
CLAUDE A. LEWIS, Mayor
ATTEST:
LORRAINE M. WOOD, City Clerk
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