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ANALYSIS OF VEHICULAR ACCESS TO
/, LANIKAI LANE MOBILE HOME PARK VIA PONTO DRIVE
September 2001
prepared by:
City of Carlsbad Engineering Department Transportation Division
Background
Ponto Drive is a narrow, two-lane roadway that provides access to the Lanikai Lane
Mobile Home Park. It intersects the southerly terminus of Surfside' Lane where
ingress/egress from the north is provided to Ponto Drive· as indicated on Exhibit 1.
Direct eastbound access to the mobile home park and Ponto Drive is also achieved from
Carlsbad Boulevard at the main entrance to the park. Ponto Drive continues from the main
entrance as a southbound one-way road to its intersection with Breakwater Road. .
Residents of La Costa Downs, a single-family subdivision located north of the Lanikai Lane
Mobile Home Park, have requested that access by the mobile home parks residents to and,
from Surfside Lane be restricted. They cite the attached portion of the La Costa Downs'
Specific Plan that considers this access as "temporary until: permanent:access to: Carlsbad
Boulevard is constructed" and one that should be relegat~d to "emergency secondary
access" and gated at the time direct access from Carlsbad .Boulevard..to the Lanikai Lane
Mobile Home Park is complete. The connection from Carlsbad Boulevard to the park was,
completed in March 2001. :,'
Th'e Poinsettia Properties Specific Plan Special Design Criteria -.Transit Oriented and
Other, also attached, states that "the existing street connecti.on between Surfside Lane and
Ponto Drive shall not be affected by the approval of this project". The';li>roject referenced is
the Poinsettia Properties development located south of the mobile home park and currently
under construction.
Discussion
Staff obtained traffic counts on three occasions to assess the distribution of traffic volumes
to and from Lanikai Lane Mobile,Home Park. These counts were obtained in January 200·1
prior to the connection of the mobile home park main entrance to Carlsbad Boulevard and.
prior to the extension of Ponto Drive to Breakwater Road. Traffic' counts were again'· 'I
obtained in August 2001 after the two connections were completed. An'additional count was
obtained il"1 April 2001 when the access driveway to and from Carlsbad Boulevard from the
main entrance of the park was completed.
Traffic counts obtained on the three dates, representing before and after traffic volumes,
are indicated on the following tables, labeled Table A through Table E, inclusive.
Traffic count locations are indicated on Exhibit 2.
Table A
Island Wa ,East of Carlsbad Boulevard
1,588
4/19/01 1,769
8/14/01 1,497
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Location B: Surfside Lane, South of Island Wa
NB 497
5B 406
4/19/01 NB 332 626
5B 294
8/14/01 NB 171 452
5B 281
Table C
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1/09/01 NB 236 392
'SB 156 ,r ~,
4/19/01 NB 323 574
5B 251 , 8/14/01 NB 370 " 654 ' ,
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North of Lanikai Lane Mobile Home Park Main Entrance
1/09/01 NB 399 817
5B 418
4/19/01 NB 193 424
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8/14/01 NB 85 292
5B 207
Table E
Location E: Lanikai Lane Mobile Home Park Main Entrance at Carlsbad Boulevard
1/09/01 EB 0 0
WB 0 Not Constructed
4/19/01 EB 255 678
WB 423
8/14/01 EB 307 714
WB 407
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Analysis
Drivers that are northbound on Carlsbad Boulevard can-access Lanikai Lane Mobile Home
Park by completing a right-turn into the park from Carlsbad Boulevard. Drivers proceeding
southbound on Carlsbad Boulevard have the option to proceed to the traffic signal at
Breakwater Road, negotiate a U-turn to proceed north on Carlsbad Boulevard, and turn
right into the park at the main entrance. Southbound drivers on Carlsbad Boulevard can turn
on Island Way and use Ponto Drive via Surfside Lane to reach the main entrance of the
park.
As indicated on Table D, traffic volumes dropped substantially on Ponto Drive north of the
main entrance .after the main entrance of the park was connected to Carlsbad ·Boulevard.
This .gemonstrates higher use of the main entrance as ev;idenced by the traffic volumes
showp·o.n Table)::. Of note is the cO,ntinued high use of sout!1pound Ponto Drive,.north of the
mai[l.,~ntrance,' This is a result of southbound Carlsbad Boulevard drivers accessing the
park :from Surfside Lane to Ponto Drive and not negotiating t~'e U-turn at Breakwater Road.
The August 2001 traffic count indicates a 24-hout total traffic volume of 452 vehicles using· .' '
Surfside Lane, a cul-de-sac road providing the .connection at its southerly terminus to .. :
PontcfDrive. Thl's volume is less than the City ,'Of Carlsbaa Engineering Standards that . '.
specifies a maximum Average Daily Traffic (ADT) vOlurtle on a cul-de-sac street of~ .. :,\:<
500 vehicles. There have been no reported accidents on SLiffside Lans south oflsland Way':"':'
since it was constructed about four years ago. ' ,
Recommendation
Staff recommends that access to and from Ponto Drive 'using Surfside Lane remain open
and that no gate be installed to prohibit vehicular access. This location provides the second
ingress"and egress point to the mobile home park·to supplement the main entrance of the , .. ' ....
park.
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SP 201
LA COSTA·'DOWN:S
Sp·ECIFIC PLAN
. April 3, 1991
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Additional 11' dedication required by property owner on
north side of Descanso Blvd. No dedication wiil be
required from property owner on ~outh side of Descanso.
CUL-DE-SAC DESIGN ON ANACAPA ROAD:
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Curb radius = 3S'
Tangent length = 50'
Additional dedication may be required as determined by the
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Until alternate access is provided· to Lanikai Lane Mobile "'0'
Home Park, a modified knuckle shall be constructed as' ~:
shown on the "Road Alignment" illustration page' '25.
Construction of full cui-de-sac and modified knuckle is ...:
required prior to occupancy of any building on Lots 8 or 9 "~'
of Block 24 and Lots 11, 12 or 13 of Block 25. ' ,
e) LA COSTA BOULEVARD:
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Adjacent property owners may request street vacation by.,:'
City of Carlsbad. Existing: utilities will remain within .-
appropriate easements. (Note: All street vacations must 'c,
conform to State Code and are subject to approval by the' -;
City CQuncil). DeSignated easements will be utilized to.'
calculate lot size and determine setbacks; however, building
construction shall not occur over said easement.
Additional right-of-way may be required as determined by'
the City Engineer. ', . .
1) ACCESS TO LANIKAI LANE MOBIL~ HOME PARK:
(Refer to "Road Alignment, page 25.)
Access to Lanikai Lane Mobile Home Park. shall be provided via an
existing 25' wide easement plus additional right-of-way as required
by City Engineer. Improvement of this access shall include but not
be limited to modified knuckle and A. C. pavement base. 'It shall be
the responsibility of the adjacent lots to develop this aCcess (Ref
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permanent access to Carlsbad Blvd. is constructed. Permanent f\.\.
access to Lanikai Lane Mobile Home Park will be lo~ted
approximately 2800 feet south of the existing Anacapa Bridge.
When permanent access to Lanikai Lane is constructed, the access
easement across Lot 9 of Block 24 shall remain as an emergency
secondary access. A Knox Box gate shall be installed by the
develope'r conditioned to provide permanent access to Carlsbad
Boulevard.
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f. Special Design Criteria -Transit Oriented and Other:
I. Provide safe, convenient pedestrian and bicycle access to transit facilities for'the
future residents of this planning area.
2. Where walls are provided for privacy and/or sound attenuation, pedestrian gates
shall be installed where feasible to facilitate pedestrian/bicyclist1.ise of the trails
within and adj acent to this planning area
3. A separate on-site private trail system providing access to the railroad right-of-way
through a secured gate located at the northeast ,comer of the site may be provided
,.in addition to the public trail located within'theCarlsbad Boulevard right-of-way,
and adjacent to the north property line. The private on-site trail will beior the use; : ,
and benefit of the residents of this planning area. To encourage the use of these. ,
trails, they should be visually <lemarcated through the use of special surface
treatment, consistent lands~aping, lighting and 13ignage. '
4. Prior to the granting of occupancy for any home within a planning area adjacent to
any public or private trail, construction of that portion of the trail which is within
this planning area shall be completed.
5. All access to and from Planning Area 7 shall be directly from Carlsbad Boulevard
with appropriate traffic control in 'place. Ponto Drive, in front of Lanikai Lane' ' ,
Mobile Home Park, shall not be used for cqnstruction traffic. ' ,:'
6. A right-tl:Jm-inlright-tum-out access from Carlsbad Boulevard, with appropriate
deceleration lane, shall be constructed by the develoPer at the entry to the Lanikai, , .
Mobile Home Park concurrent with the development of Planning Area 7, to the
satisfaction of the City Engineer.
8. An emergency access point shall be provided between Poinsettia Lane and the main
entrance in Planning Area 7. The exact design and location of the emergency a.ccess
point shall be detennined at the time of tentative map review.
9. Walls constructed around the perimeter of Planning Neas 7 along Carlsbad
Boulevard and Poinsettia Lane shall all be compatible in design with the dwelling
units in this planning area.
Poinsettia Properties Specific Plan 145 November 27,1998
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RE-EVALUATION OF
VEHICULAR INGRESS/EGRESS SERVING THE
LANIKAI LANE MOBILE HOM'E PARK
November 2002
prepared by:
City of Carlsbad
Engineering Department
Transportation Division
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Background
Staff completed a traffic study in September 2001 that analyzed residential ingress and
egress for the Lanikai Lane Mobile Home P,ark when drivers use Ponto Drive via
Surfside Lane. Results of the study were presented to residents of the La Costa Downs
subdivision and also the Lanikai Lane Mobile Home· Park at a meeting on
December 3,2001.
G~nerally, the consensus of those in attendance was that the following two events take
place simultaneously:
• install an emergency access gate on Ponto Drive at its intersection with Surfside Lane.
• install a traffic signal where the main entrance to Lanikai Lane Mobile Home Park
intersects Carlsbad Boulevard.
Many residents at the meeting were of the opinion that another traffic study should be
conducted when the subdivision, referenced as Poinsettia Properties Area 7, was completed
and fully occupied. This subdivision is located immediately south of the Lanikai Lane Mobile
Home Park. All homes in Poinsettia Properties Area 7 have been sold and occupied as of
mid-summer 2002. Staff obtained additional traffic counts in September and October, 2002.
Citizen Request
Engineering Department staff received a report February 1, 2002 that was initiated by a
committee of residents from the Lanikai Lane Mobile Home Park and La Costa Downs'
subdivision. Listed below are the verbatim recommendations from the report.
1. Defer the consideration of the recommendation to amend the La Costa Downs SpecifiC
Plan 201 to permit permanent access to Ponto Drive from Surfside Lane.
2. Install a traffic signal light on Carlsbad Blvd. at Lanikai Lane, the main entrance to
Lanikai Mobile· Home Park, and provide access to both northbound and southbound
lanes of Carlsbad Blvd.
3. Reduce the speed limit on Carlsbad Blvd. from La Costa Ave. to Palomar Airport Road
from the current 50-mph to a maximum speed limit of 40 mph.
4. Reduce the speed limit on Island Way, Franciscan Road, and Surfside Lane t9 15 mph.
5. 'After completion of the installation of a traffic signal light and full access to
Carlsbad Blvd. at Lanikai Lane, close access to Ponto Drive from Surfside Lane by
installing a gate permitting only emergency secondary access.
These five recommendations will be addressed later in this .report.
Traffic Counts
Staff previously obtained traffic counts at five locations in the vicinity of Lanikai Lane Mobile
Home Park. Those locations, labeled A and E, are found on page 5, Exhibit 1. Three additional
locations recently counted are. also indiG~ted on Exhibit 1 as F, G, and H.
The main entrance to and from northbound Carlsbad Boulevard to Lanikai Lane Mobile Home
Park was opened to traffic in March 2001. Traffic volumes shown on Tables A through H,
found in the Appendix, represent volumes obtained before and after the mobile home park main
driveway was connected to Carlsbad Boulevard.
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Analysis
When drivers exit Lanikai Lane Mobile Home Park and proceed to Carlsbad Boulevard,
they have three choices. Depending upon the location, they can trayel either north Qr south
on Carlsbad Boulevard. The choices are:
• proceed north on Ponto Drive to the Island Way/Carlsbad Boulevard intersection'via
Surfside Lane and turn north or south on Carlsbad Boulevard at the traffic Signal
(north egress). '
• exit the main driveway from the mobile home park to Carlsbad Boulevard where a
right-turn only movement is permitted to proceed north on Carlsbad Boulevard
(middle egress).
• proceed south on Ponto Drive to the traffic signal at the Breakwater Road/Carlsbad
Boulevard intersection c;ind turn north or south on Carlsbad Boulevard (south. egress).
A total of 542 vehicles were found to exit the mobile home park from all three egress points
during the October count. Traffic volumes leaving the mobile home park are indicated on
Table 1. During the September count, there were a tota,l of 572 vehicles exiting the park from
the three locations, as indicated .on Table 2.
TABLE 1
, OCTOBER 2002 TRAFFIC VOLUMES EXITING LANIKAI LANE MOBILE HOME PARK
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1'0/29/02 24 north ej:Jress 4.4 '
10/29/02 232 middle egress 42.8
1 Q/29/02 286 south egress '52.8
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SEPTEMBER 2002 TRAFFIC VOLUMES EXITING LANIKAI LANE MOBILE HOME PARK
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9/12/02 48 north egress 8.4
9/12/02 238 middle egress 41.6
9/12/02 286 south egress 50.0
Traffic counts from the north egress location recorded the lowest number of, vehicles leaving
Lanikai Lane Mobile Home Park. However, in September there was almost a 3 to 1 ratio of
vehicles using southbound Ponto Drive from Surfside Lane to reach the mobile hG>me park
compared with vehicles using northbound Ponto Drive to exit the park. In October,
this ratio increased to about 7 to 1. This indicates that some residents traveling southbound on
Carlsbad Boulevard are using Ponto Drive north of the main entrance to enter Lanikai Lane
Mobile Home Park by performing a left-turn at the signalized intersection of Island W~y.
Those drivers are choosing not to travel southbound on Carlsbad Boulevard to Breakwater
Road where a U-turn can be made. However, if a U-turn is completed, drivers can proceed
north on Carlsbad Boulevard to turn ea~t (right) into the main entrance of the Lanikai Lane
Mobile Home Park.
It can be observed on Tables 1 and 2 that a low number of vehicles use northbound Ponto Drive
to exit the park and proceed to Carlsbad Boulevard via Surfside Lane and Island Way .
.In September, 48 drivers used this route and in October, 24 drivers exited the mobile home park
in this manner. These drivers have two other choices to exit the mobile home park. They can
use the main entrance which permits a northbound turn to Carlsb,ad Boulevard, or they can use
the traffic signal at Breakwater Road that allows a driver to proceed either north or south on
Carlsbad Boulevard.
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Residents of Lanikai Lane Mobile Home. Park can reach the park from two locations.
Traffic volumes obtained in September and October, 2002 of vehicles entering the mobile home
park are indicated on Tables 3 and 4.
TABLE 3
OCTOBER 2002 TRAFFIC VOLUMES ENTERING LANIKAI LANE MOBILE HOME PARK
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10/29/02 160 north ingress 35.9
1 0/29/02 286 middle in_gress 64.1
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SEPTEMBER 2002 TRAFFIC VOLUMES ENTERING LANIKAI LANE MOBILE HOME PARK
9/12/02 284 middle ingress 66.8
Over a 24-hour period, about two-thirds Of the residents ,use the main entrance as the primary
means to enter the mobile home park. This location has a wide throat entry and a northbound
deceleration lane on Carlsbad Boulevard. The total volume of vehicles (425-446) entering the
park from both locations on a daily basis is considered low. Closing the Ponto DriVe north
ingress Would result in less than 500 vehicles using the main entra!,)ce (middle ingress) from
northbound Carlsbad Boulevard. This volume of vehicles projected to use the mid91e ingress
would not negatively impact traffic operations at that location. . r
Staff has not observed operational problems at the intersection of Carlsbad
Boulevard/Breakwater Road. Southbound vehicles in the queue on Ponto Drive are able to
acces,s Carlsbad Boulevard when the traffic signal indication is green after vehiCles waiting on
Breakwater Road proceed west and clear Breakwater Road. '
Traffic counts obtained recently reflect the trip generation from 10 homes occupied on
Surfside Lane. An additional nine homes remain to be built on Surfside Lane.
Recommendations from Residents
Residents have initiated five recommendations with respect to installation of a future gate at the
north terminus of Ponto Drive where it intersects Surfside Lane. These recommendations and'
the staff response is discussed below in the same'order as indicated on page 1 ..
1. Staff believes there is some confusion and ambiguity regarding the Ponto Drive access
issue and the intent of the La Costa Downs Specific Plan. It is recommended that this
issue be resolved in a timely manner now without deferring the matter tO,a later date.
2. Warrants are not met for consideration of constructing a traffic signctl on
Carlsbad Boulevard at the main entrance to the Lanikai Lane Mobile Home Park. 'If the
north egress location is removed, two routes remain for drivers to use when leaving the
mobile home park to access Carlsbad BOUlevard, one of which is at a signalized
intersection. Staff does not recommend installation of a traffic signal at the main
entrance ..
3. The prima facie 50 mile per hour speed limit upon Carlsbad Boulevard has been
established based upon the results of the Engineering and Traffic Survey.
Arbitrarily lowering the speed limit to 40 miles per hour would result ina speed trap as
defined by the California Vehicle Code. In that case, the Police Department CQuid not
use radar for enforcement of the speed zone. Carlsbad does not establish speed traps
and the speed limit cannot be lowered on Carlsbad Boulevard if radar is to be used as
the primary enforcement tool.
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4. Streets that qualify as a residence district according to the California Vehicle Code have.
a prima facie 25 mile per hour speed limit. It cannot be reasonably expected that drivers,
both residents and others, would comply with a 1-5 mile per hour speed limit on
Surfside Lane, Franciscan Road, or Island Way. As a result, this non-compliance would
lead to frustration on the part of the residents or repeated requests to the
Police Department for enforcement. Staff does not recommend a 15 mile per hour speed
limit. Basic speed law does require, however, all drivers to operate their vehicle in a safe
and prudent manner based upon roadway conditions. .
q. Not installing a gate on the north end of Ponto Road where it intersects Surf.side Lane,
until a traffic signal is installed on Carlsbad Boulevard at the main entrance to
Lanikai Lane Mobile Home Park, would result in the gate installation issue being
deferred to a date uncertain. Staff recommends that the gate issue be resolved at this
time.
Alternatives
Residents of the La Costa Downs subdivision and Lanikai Lane Mobile Home Park .have asked
that an emergency access gate be installed on the north end of Ponto Drive at the terminus of
Surfside Lane at an appropriate time in the future. If a gate were installed, the following two
alternatives have been identified.
1. Do not implement other actions. Two locations would be available for residents' of the
Lanikai Lane Mobile Home Park for travel to and from Carlsbad Boulevard.
2. Inst~1I a traffic signal on Carlsbad Boulevard at th~ main entrance to the mobile home
park concurrent with installing a gate on tl:1e north end of Ponto Drive at Surfside Lane.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that an emergency access gate with a Knox Box lock be installed at this time
on Ponto Drive at its terminus with Surfside Lane. Once the gate is installed, drivers that use the
portion of Ponto Drive located north of the main entrance to the mobile home park either for
ingress or egress, or both, will have two routes available to exit the mobile home park and 9ne
entrance to the park. It is recommended that the Police Department conduct a training session
for interested drivers residing in the Lanikai Lane Mobile Home Park to explain how drivers can
safely utilize the two locations to exit the park and the one location to enter the park.
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Additional 11' dedication required by property owner On
north si~e of Descanso Blvd. No dedication will be
required from property owner on ~outh side of Descanso.
d) CUL-DE-SAC DESIGN ON ANACAPA. ROAD:
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Curb radius = 38'
Tangent length = SO'
Additional dedication may be required as determined by the
City· Engineer. . .
Until altern~te acces~ is provided to: Lanikai Lane Mobile
Home Park, a modified kn\lckle shall be constructed as
shown on the "Road Alignment" illustration page 25.
Construction' of full .cul-de-sac.· and· -modified knucklf is
required 'prior to· occupancy of any.b·uilding on Lots' 8 or 9
of Block' 24 and Lots 11, 12 or 13 of Block 25.
e) LA COSTA BOULEVARD:
1) Adjacent property owners may . request street .vacation .. by
City of Carlsbad. Existing utilities will remain within
appropriate easements. (Note: All street vacati~:ms must
conform to State Code and are subject ·to approval by the
City Council}. Designated easements will be utilized to
calculate lot size and d,termine setbacks; however, building
construction shall not occur over said ea·sement.
2)-Additional right-of-way may be required as determined by
the City Engineer • .
f) ACCESS TO LANIKAI LANE MOBIL~ HOME PARK:
(Refer to "Road Alignment, page 25.)
Access to Lanikai Lane Mobile Home P~rk, shall be prOVided via an
existing 25' wide easement plus additional right-of-way as required
by City Engineer. Improvement of this access shall include but not
be limited to modified knuckle "nd A.C. pavement base •. it shall be
the responsibility of the adjacent IOl$ to dev~lop this access (Ref~:
13a)4) below). This access shall be considered temporary until )lL
permanent access to Carlsbad Blvd. is constructed. Permanent. . '\
access to Lanikai lane Mobile Home Park will be located
approximately 2800 feet south of the existing Anacapa Bridge.
When permanent access to Lanikai lane is constructed, the access'
easement across Lot 9 of Block 24 shall remain as an emergeney
secondary access. A Knox Box, gate shall be installed by the
developet conditioned to provide permanent access to Carfsbad
Boulevard. .
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/ f. Special Design Criteria -Transit Oriented and Other:
I. provide ~e, convenient pedestrian and bicycle access to transit facilities for the:
future residents of this planning area.
2. Where waIls are provided for privacy and/or ,sound attenuation, pedestrian g,ates
shall be installed where feasible to facilitate pedestrian/bicyclist use of tbe trails
within and adjacent to this planning area.
3. A separate on-site private trail system providing accessto'the raiiroad right-of-way
through a secured gate located at the northeast 'comer of the site ~aybc; provided
in addition to the public ~llocated withip.:the ~arisbad Boulevarthight~f-way
and adjacent to the north property line. The"private on-site trail will be for the use,
and benefit of the residents of this planning ~a. To encourage the use of these
trailS, they should be vi~ually' demarcated. through the Use of Special surface
'treatment, consistent lands~ping, lighting and',~ignage., '
4. Prior to the granting of occupancy for any home within a pl~ng area adjacent to
any public or private trail, construction of that portion of the -,trail which is witlful"
this planning area shall be completed.
5: All access to and from Planning Area 7 shail be directly ftom'CarlsbadBoulevard
with appropriate traffic? control in place. Ponto Drive, in front of Lanilcai Lane
~obi1e Home Park, shall not be used for construction traffic. :
6. A right-~-inlright-tum-out access from Carlsbad Boulevard, with appropriate
deceleration lane, shall be constructed by the develoPer atthe'entry to the Lanilcai-'
Mobile Home Park concurrent with the development of PI8nning Area 7, to the
satisfaction of the City Engineer.
8. An emergency access point shall be provided between Poinsettia Lane and the main
entrance in Planning Area 7. The exact design and location of the emergency access
point shall be determined at the time of tentative map review. '
9. Walls constructed around the perimeter of P,anning N"eas 7 along Carlsbad
Boulevard and Poinsettia Lane shall all be compatible in design with the d'1(elling
units in this planning area. '
Poinsettia Properties Specific Plan 145 November 27, J'998
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Ponto Drive Safety Committee
6550 Ponto Dr.
Carlsbad, 92009
January 30, 2002
City of Carlsbad Public Works
1635 Faraday Avenue
Carlsbad, Ca 92008
Mr. Lloyd B. Hubbs, P. E.
Public Works Director'
RECEIVED
. FEB 01 2002
ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT
Mr. Lloyd Hubbs and Mr. David Rick, Assistant Engineer:
A committee, from both LaCosta Downs and Lanikai Lane M.H.P,
gathered the follqwing information for you concerning traffic on Ponto
Drive. We hope this information will help you with your ·evaluation.
Sincerely,
Lanikai Lane Mobile Home Park
LaCosta Downs.
CC: Mayor Lewis
Ann Kulchin
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PETITION TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD
THE NEED FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHT AT LANII(A! LANE
Draft 2.0 -January 13,2002
We, the residents ofLanikai Lane Mobile Home Park and owners in La Costa Downs
Specific Plan Tract, respectfully petition the City of Carlsbad take the following actions:
. 1. Defer the consideration of the recommendation to amend the La Costa Downs
Specific Plan 201 to permit permanent acce~s to Ponto Drive from Surfside Lane.
2. Install a' traffic signal light on Carlsbad Blvd. at Lanikai Lane, the main entrance to
Lanikai Mobile Home Park, and provide access to both northbound and southbound
lanes of Carlsbad Blvd.
3. Reduce the speed limit on Carlsbad Blvd. from La Costa Ave. to Palomar Airport
Road from the current 50-mph to a maximum speed limit of 40 mph,
4. Reduce the speed limit on Island Way, Franciscan Road, and Surfside Lane to 15
mph.
5. After completion of the installation of a traffic signal light and full access to Carlsbad
Blvd. at Lanikai Lane, close access to Ponto Drive from Surfside "Lane by installing a
gate permitting only emergency secondary access.
The signatories believe that these recommendations will correct traffic problems that
have developed (and continue to worsen) in the imnie'diate area surrounding Lanikai
Lane. These problems involve issues of public safety, noise pollution; and efficient·
access for the residents ofLanikai Lane Mobile Home Park. . .
By attachment to this petition, the various issues are discussed and the petitioners'
opinions and observations are set forth.
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THE NEED·FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT LANIKAI LANE
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ISSUE HI-LITES
The critical issues prompting this petition are as follows:
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• The main entrance to and from Lanikai Lane from Carlsbad Blvd. is inadequate and
unsafe. A full intersection with a traffic signal light is needed. (See page 2)
• The speed limit on Carlsbad Blvd. is too high, given the recent development in the
area. It needs to be lowered. (See page 3)
• The Surfside Lane -Ponto Road access to Lanikai Lane Mobile Home Park was not.
designed as a permanent thoroughfare and should eventually be closed. (See page 3)
• The speed limit in the La Costa Downs Residential Tract should be reduced in order
to protect the safety of its' residents. (See page 3) .
• The Ponto Road -Breakwater Road exit from Lanikai Lane Mobile Home Park is
poorly designed and will cause problems for' both Lanikai Lane residents and
Poinsettia Cove residents. (See page 4)
• Traffic studies performed in the area last year were incomplete. Additional traffic
studies are necessary to determine the best solutions to current problems. (See page
4)
BACKGROUND
The La Costa Downs Specific Plan SP 201, approved April 3, 1991, states that access to
Lanikai Lane Mobile Home Park "shall be considered temporary until permanent access
to C~rlsbad Blvd. is constructed." .In the plan, it further states that ''When permanent
access to Lanikai Lane is constructed, the access easement across Lot 9 of Block 24 (the
connection of Surfside Lane to Ponto Drive) shall remain as an emergency secondary
access. A Knox Box gate shall be installed by the developer conditioned to provide
permanent access to Carlsbad Blvd."
In the early 1990's, the residents ofLanikai Lane were promised a permanent aecess to
. Carlsbad Blvd. at the main entrance to the park (to include a traffic 'signallight) when
such permanent access was constructed.
The Poinsettia Properties Specific Plan, approved November 27, 1998, states two items .
. pertinent to this petition:
1. A right-turn-inlright-turn-out access from Carlsbad Blvd., with appropr.iate
deceleration lane, shall be constructed by the developer' at the entry to Lanikai Lane
Mobile Home park concurrent with the development of Planning Area 7 (Poinsettia
Cove).
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2. The existing street connection between Surfside Lane and Ponto Drive shan not be
affected by·the approval of this project.
THE PROBLEMS TODAY
. The agreements made with the developer of Poinsettia Properties are in conflict with the
verbal commitments made to Lanikai Lane residents and-the provisions of the La 'Costa
Downs Specific Plan 201. The existing access options provided for Lanikai Lane
residents are inadequate. It is creating problems for La Costa Downs residents, and may
cr.eate problems for Poinsettia Cove residents in the future.
If the Poinsettia Properties developer had been req~ired to provide a traffic signal light on
Carlsbad Blvd. (with access to both southbound and northbound traffic) at the main
entrance to Lanikai Lane, for its 146 units, no problem would exist today. The permanent
access constructed to Lanikai Lane is both inadequate and dangerous. In· addition, the
developer was relieved of any obligation to install a gate .at the connection of Surfside
Lane and Ponto Drive as required by the La Costa Downs Specific Plan. Finally, the
additional exit for Lanikai Lane residents provided at the Carlsbad Blvd. = Breakwater
Road intersection is poorly designed and has created problems that may only get worse as
Poinsettia Cove becomes fully occupied.
DISCUSSION OF THE PROBLEMS AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS
Main Entrance at Lanikai Lane and Carlsbad Blvd.
This entrance provides for only a right turn (northbound) when exiting Lanikai Lane.
With no traffic signal light, no acceleration lane, and a Carlsbad Blvd .. speed limit of 50
mph, exiting onto Carlsbad Blvd. is both difficult and dangerous. There is a bus stop just
north of the exit that further complicates the situation.
At night, it is even more dangerous because there are no streetlights at the intersection
and it is hard to tell in which lane on-coming traffic is travelling. It is also hard for on-
cor~ing traffic to recognize that they are approaching an exit from Lanikai Lane-at night. .
The older residents of Lanikai Lane are having a particularly difficult time. F,urtheF, the
intersection poses a safety threat to cyclists and joggers.
We believe that this entrance is inadequate for the 146 occupied units in the park.
Poinsettia Cove has 117 units and La Costa Downs has only 40 unfts. Both of these
developments have direct traffic signal controlled access. The Lanikai Lane residents
should have no less.
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Speed Limit on Carlsbad Blvd.
The stretch of Carlsbad Blvd. from La Costa Ave. to Palomar Airport Road is posted for
50 mph and is probably the last significant section of the Coast Highway in this area with
such a high speed limit. Traffic, routinely goes faster than 50 mph and drag racing i~
common at all hours of the day and night. There seems to be ineffective traffic
enforcement in this area. This is dangerous as well as noisy for all residents along this
section of Carlsbad Blvd. The speed limit should be lowered to 40 mph. It would then
conform to the speed limit on Coast Highway south of La Costa Ave. and be·only 5 nip'h
higher than the speed limit on Carlsbad Blvd. n9rth of Palomar Airport Road.
Surfside Lane -Ponto Road Access
The transition from the Surfside Lane cul-de-sac to Ponto Road is not designed to be a
permanent and safe access. Surfside Lane is a very narrow street and the cul-de-sac was
designed to be a closed cul-de-sac. When cars are parked on both sides of Surfside Lane,
there is limited room for two cars traveling in opposite'directions to pass. At the cul-de-
sac, the entrance to Ponto Road is at an angle and is followed by an immediate curve on
Ponto Road. Driver visibility is impaired by the curve and parked cars 011" Surfside Lane.
Ponto Road itself is .only 17 feet wide, about the width of a two-stall garage door.
For traffic coming north on Ponto Road, there is a stop sign at the, Surfside Lane'cul-cle-
sac. This sign is not visible until the last minute due to the curve in Ponto Roadjust
before the cul-de-sac. With small children living on Surfside Lane, this situation is an
accident waiting to happen. Only half of the lots on Surfside Lane are built out so the.
congestion on Surfside Lane will continue to build as more houses are completed.
Speed Limit in La Costa Downs
Regardless of the final disposition of the Surfside Lane -Ponto Road connection issue,
all of the streets in the La Costa Downs area should have a speed limit of 1 5 mph. This
would include Island Way, Franciscan Road, and Surfside Lane.
With traffic congestion increasing on Carlsbad Blvd, especially during the evening rush
hour and weekends, there is another potential problem. When traffic on northqound .
Carlsbad Blvd. backs up at the Island Way traffic signal, drivers will be tempted to' use
the Ponto Road -Surfside Lane access to bypass that traffic signal and 're-enter Carlsbad
Blvd. just north of the Carlsbad Seapointe timeshare.
The property owners on the cul-de-sac had to give up some ofthe land that would have
been part of their lots in order to create the cul-de-sac. If the cul-de-sac is not closed,
they can rightfully feel cheated.
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Ponto Road -Breakwater Road Exit
An exit from Ponto Road to Breakwater Road has been created in an effort to provide
Lanikai residents with a way to exit to southbound Cadsbad Blvd. by using the
.Breakwater Road -Carlsbad Blvd. traffic signal controlled intersection. Vehicles. using
this exit from Ponto Road have a very difficult time getting into the lane to tum left onto
Carlsbad Blvd. There is barely room for two vehicles in the left turn lane between the
traffic light stop line on Breakwater Road and the gate to 'Poinsettia Cove. It only takes
one vehicle in this lane to block the exit from Ponto Road. In addition, to get to the left
turn lane, those exiting from Ponto Road must cross the right hand tum lane. If there is
only one car in the right hand turn lane, they are also blocked. Likewise, traffic exiting
from Ponto Road onto Breakwater to turn left onto Carlsbad Blvd. can block access to the
right hand turn lane onto Carlsbad Blvd. for Poinsettia Cove residents.
The Poinsettia Cove development is not nearly full and there are already problems at this
intersection. When Poinsettia Cove is fully occupied, those residents will be as unhappy
with the arrangement as the Lanikai residents are already, even though Poinsettia Cove
residents have another exit via Poinsettia Lane.
THE SEPTEMBER 2001 TRAFFIC STUDY REPORT
Last March, the Engineering Dept. notified La Costa Downs and Lanikai-Mobile Horne
Park representatives in writing that they would postpone traffic studies until all
residential units in Poinsettia Cove were occupied. That made sense to us. A week later,
they amended their intentions, again in writing, indicating that they would proceed with.
traffic studies before Poinsettia Cove was fully occu,pied since that project would have
minimal impact on the Surfside Lane closure issue. We respectfully disagree with that
assessment.
The Public Works Department proceeded to performed the traffic study analyzing the
vehicular access to Lanikai Lane Mobile Home park via the Surfside Lape cul-de-sac
access. The study was very professional but we believe that it is incol1)plete. Traffic
activity needs to be measured after Poinsettia Cove is fully occupied, and again 90 days
later, in order for any meaningful conclusions can be reached. Consequently, we believe
that the staff conclusion and recommendation to leave the Surfside Lane cul-de-sac open,
as a permanent access is premature.
We believe that additional traffic studies, done after Poinsettia Cove is fully occupied,
will show that traffic on Surfside Lane is increasing for several reasons:
.1. Congestion problems at Breakwater Road -Ponto Road exit, after Po~nsettia Cove is
fully occupied, will cause more Lanikai resid~nts to use Surfside Lane to access
southbound Carlsbad Blvd.
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2. Traffic on Carlsbad Blvd. will continue to increase due to continuing residential
development in the area. As this happens, Lanikai residents will be more hesitant
than ever about using the main entrance to Carlsbad Blvd. from Lanikai Lane given
its design deficiencies, the high speed limit on Carlsbad Blvd., and associated safety
problems. They will tend to go back to using SurfsideLane to access northbound
Carlsbad Blvd.
3. There will be a tendency for rush hour and weekend traffic to use the Ponto Road-
Surfside Lane route to by-pass the traffic signal light on Carlsbad Blvd, at Island
Way.
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4. Surfside Lane is only 50% built out. When all.ofthe lots are occupied, the traffic.
from just Surfside Lane residents will probably double. We would expect. that
Surfside Lane traffic to exceed 500 vehicles per day. The City of Carlsbad
Engineering Department's Standards specifies a maximum Average Daily Traffic
(ADT) volume on a cul-de-sac street of 500 vehicles according to the Traffic Study
Report. .
While, traffic studies are an important input to making a decision on access issues, they
should not be over-emphasized. Consideration of public safety, noise pollution, and
public convenience must also be considered. Given the narrowness of Surfside Lane and
the awkward entry between the Surfside Lane cul-de-sac and Ponto Road, it is hard to
conclude that it makes sense to keep that access open permanently. It was not designed
to be a permanent access.
SUMMARY
While the residents ofLanikai Lane Mobile Home Park have now been provided
"permanent access", it is not adequate and it is not safe. A traffic signal light should be
installed at the intersection of Carlsbad Blvd .. and Lanikai Lane. Full access to and'from
Lanikai Lane from both northbound and southbound Carlsbad Blvd. should be provided.
This is what the residents have always expected and what they were promised. The
current combination 'ofthree access routes, each of which is flawed and/ or dangerous, is
unacceptable. We recognize that a traffic signal light installed at Lanikai Lane would be
fairly close to the light at Breakwater Road, approximately 750 feet to the south. It has
been suggested to us by the Engineering Dept. that the distance 'may be too close for
another traffic signal. There are numerous places in Carlsbad, on busy thoroughfares,
where traffic signals are 750 feet apart or closer. Exhibit A to this document lists some of
them.
We strongly believe that the speed limit on C~rlsbad Blvd. needs to be lowered regardless
of whether or not our other recommendations are implemented. 50 mph is an unsafe
speed given the increase in traffic, the building of more intersections, and installation of
more traffic signal lights in the area.
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It is premature to amend the La Costa Downs Specific Plan at this time. There are many
dynamics at work, which need to be reviewed and considered. We believe that there are
other solutions that make more sense. The residents of La Costa Downs purchased their
lots and! or homes based on the provisions of the La Costa Downs Specific Plan. That
plan indicates that Surfside Lane will be closed after permanent access is provided to
Lanikai Lane Mobile Home Park. The prospect of Surfside Lane becoming a closed cul-
de-sac made the properties on Surfside Lane more valuable. Any decision now to amend
the plan to leave the cul-de-sac open unfairly penali~es every La Costa Downs owner.
Since La Costa Downs owners had to comply with the provisions of the Specific Plan in
order to build their homes, the City of Carlsbad should comply with those provisions that
are their responsibility to execute.
The narrowness of Surfside Lane as well as Franciscan Road and Island Way convinces
us that the posted speed limit on Franciscan Road, Island Way, and Surfside Lane should
be reduced to 15 mph. This will provide an additional level of safety for the many
children in the neighborhood not to mention all of the ()ut-of':'town timeshare users and
children at Carlsbad Seapointe Resort. .
If the residents of Lanikai Lane are provided with adequate permanent access to and from
Carlsbad Blvd. at their main entrance, Portto Road should be closed at the Surfside Lane
cul-de-sac except for emergency use. Likewise, consideration should be given to closing
Ponto Road at Breakwater Road except for emergency use.
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EXHIBIT A
The following distances between traffic lights are approximate arid were calculated by -
pacing off the distance from the center of an intersection to the center of the next
intersection_ The distances should be within a variance of ± 10%. The distances on EI
Camino Real are estimated by using the 1110th ofa mile calculation on the car's trip
odometer. (1/10th of a mile = 528')
EL CAMINO REAL
From To Distance Feet
Aviara I Dove Less than 700i
Kelly Tamarack Less than 7~0'
Hospital Way Marron Less than 750'
Marron Plaza . Less than 500'
A VIARA Blvd.
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From To Distance Feet
Mi1)losa Manzanita 680 .
Manzanita El Camino Real 420
DOWNTOWN
Travelin2 On From To Distance Feet
Carlsbad Blvd. Carlsbad Village Drive Grand 420
Carlsbad Village Carlsbad Blvd. State 75Q
Carlsbad Village State Roosevelt 360
Roosevelt Carlsbad Village Drive Grand 420
Grand Roosevelt State 360
Grand State Carlsbad .Blvd. 750
FREEWAY OVERPASSES
Traveling On From To I>i~tance Feet
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Carlsbad Village Harding I 5 S01,.lth Bound 6~0 .
Carlsbad Village I 5 South Bound I 5 North Bou.nd 390
Carlsbad Village I 5 North Bound Pio Pico Drive 210
. Palomar Airport A venida Encinas I 5 South Bound 300
Palomar Airport I 5 South Bound . I 5 North Bound 810
Palomar Airport I 5 North Bound Paseo Del Norte . 480
Poinsettia A venida Encinas I 5 South Bound _ 480
Poinsettia I 5 South Bound 15 North Bound-600
Poinsettia I 5 North Bound Paseo Del Norte 390
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Table A
Location A: Island Way, East of Carlsbad Boulevard
1/09/01 EB 854 1,588
WB 734
4/19/01 EB 933 1,769
WB 836
8/14/01 EB 857 1,497
WB 640 ' "-
9/10102 EB 583 985
WB 402
9/12/02 EB 627 1,023
WB 396
Table B
Location B: Surfside Lane, S~)Uth of Island Way
SB 406
4/19/01 NB 332 626
SB 294
8/14/01 NB 171 452
SB 281
9/10/02 NB 182 357
SB 175
9/12/02 NB 111 290
SB 179
10/29/02 NB 69 ·248
SB 179
Table C
Location C: Surfside Lane, North of Island Way .
1/09101 NB 236 392
SB 156
4/19/01 NB 323 574
SB 251
8/14/01 NB 370 654
SB 284 -
9/10102 NB 308 617
SB 369
9/12/'02 NB 308 691
SB 383
Table D
Location D: Ponto Drive, North of Lanikai Lane Mobile Home Park Main Entrance
1/09/01 NB 399 817
SB 418
4/19/01 NB 193 424
SB 231
8/14/01 NB 85 292
SB 207
9/10102 NB 52 -196
SB 144
9112102 NB 48 189
SB 141
10129/02 NB 24 184
SB 160
Table E
Locaticm E: Lanikai Lane Mobile Home Park Main Entrance at Carlsbad Boulevard
~l/:~ctW~1~~1~~!~~i~ ~~;~j~~iimt¥~~~~ ~~l~~~aiN~~'~*:;~-~~lil~tl1\~I{~~~~
1/09/01 EB 0 0
WB 0 (Not Cor:u3tructed)-
4/19/01 EB 255 678
WB 423
8/14/01 EB 307 714
WB 407
9/10102 EB 295 546
WB 251
9/121q2 EB 284 522
WB 238
10/29/02 EB 286 518
WB 232
Table F
Location F: Ponto Drive, Immediately South of Lanikai Lane Mobile Home Park
Main Drivewayione-way travel southbound onl~)
8/14/01 SB 203 203
9/10102 SB 181 181
9/12/02 SB 183 1-83
1.0/29/02 SB 189 189
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. Location G: Ponto Drive, Immediately North of Breakwater Road
8/14/01
9/10102 .
9/12/02
10/29/02
9/10102
9/12/02
one-wa travel southbound onl
302
354
348
286
892
1,047
779
882
t,.939
1,661
City of Carlsbad
2075 Las Palmas
Carlsbad, CA
LANA KAI LANE MOBILE PARK
6550-30 Ponto Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92009
(619) 438-8906
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Re: Temporary Access Road
Dear Sirs:
This is to confirm that our HOA gives its permission to temporarily change the
access into the Lana Kai Lane home park to a right-inlright-out arrangement, to
accommodate the upcoming improvements to Carlsbad' Blvd. and installation of a new
traffic signal.
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Yours Sincerely,
Leslie Tanner, President
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CITY or-CAt·U .. :;U~AO
ENGiNeERING COUNT!R