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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-12-13; City Council; ; Adopt Ordinance No. CS-310 amending Title 10 Chapter 10.44, Section 680 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code to reduce the length of the 40 mile per hour (mph) speed zone on BlfrftCA Review 0*CAiksi CITY COUNCIL •co Staff Report %wove Meeting Date:December 13, 2016 To:Mayor and City Council From:Kevin Crawford, City Manage Staff Contact:Faviola Medina, Deputy City Clerk faviola.medina@carlsbadca.gov or 760-434-2809 Subject:Adopt Ordinance No.CS-310 amending Title 10,Chapter 10.44, Section 680 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code to reduce the length of the 40 mile per hour (mph) speed zone on Black Rail Road,that currently extends from Sapphire Drive to Aviara Parkway, to include only the area from Poinsettia Lane to Aviara Parkway. Recommended Action Adopt Ordinance No.CS-310 amending Title 10,Chapter 10.44,Section 680 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code to reduce the length of the 40 mile per hour (mph) speed zone on Black Rail Road that currently extends from Sapphire Drive to Aviara Parkway to include only the area from Poinsettia Lane to Aviara Parkway. Executive Summary /Discussion Ordinance No.CS-310 was introduced and first read at the City Council meeting held on November 29, 2016.The City Council voted 5/0 to introduce the Ordinance.The second reading allows the City Council to adopt the ordinance which will become effective thirty days after adoption. Fiscal Analysis The installation of two new 25 mph signs will cost approximately $400.Sufficient funds are available in the Streets Maintenance budget. Next Steps The City Clerk will have the ordinance or a summary of the ordinance published in a newspaper of general circulation within fifteen days following adoption of the ordinance. Environmental Evaluation (CEQA) Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21065, this action does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of CEQA in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment,and therefore does not require environmental review. Public Notification The City Clerk will have the ordinance or a summary of the ordinance published within fifteen days,if adopted. Exhibits 1.Ordinance No.CS-310 EXHIBIT 1 ORDINANCE NO.CS-310 INTRODUCE ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 10,CHAPTER 10.44,SECTION 680 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE TO REDUCE THE LENGTH OF THE 40 MILE PER HOUR (MPH)SPEED ZONE ON BLACK RAIL ROAD THAT CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM SAPPHIRE DRIVE TO AVIARA PARKWAY TO INCLUDE ONLY THE AREA FROM POINSETTIA LANE TO AVIARA PARKWAY. WHEREAS,staff has determined that the appropriate speed limit on the northernmost portion of Black Rail Road between Sapphire Drive and Poinsettia Lane,per the provisions found in the California Vehicle Code and the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices,is 25 miles per hour; and WHEREAS,the Traffic Safety Commission,at their meeting of Sept.12,2016,unanimously recommended that the northerly extent of the 40 mph speed zone on Black Rail Road be modified and terminate at Poinsettia Lane. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad,California, ordains as follows that: 1.The above recitations are true and correct. 2.Title 10,Chapter 10.44 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended by the revision of Section 10.44.680 to read as follows: "Upon Black Rail Road from Aviara Parkway to its intersection with Poinsettia Lane,the prima facie speed limit shall be 40 miles per hour." EFFECTIVE DATE:This ordinance shall be effective 30 days after its adoption; and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Ordinance and cause the full text of the Ordinance or a summary of the Ordinance prepared by the City Attorney to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within 15 days after its adoption. INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the 29th day of November, 2016, and thereafter, PASSED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 13th day of December, 2016, by the following vote, to wit: AYES:Hall, Wood, Schumacher, Blackburn, Packard. NOES:None. ABSENT:None. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: ) CELIA A. BREWER, City Attorney M HALL,Mayor eat-- BARB A ENGLESON, City cgetk (SEAL)