HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-06-28; City Council; Resolution 2011-1541
RESOLUTION NO. 2011-154
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
3 CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE LA COSTA
AVENUE INTERIM STRIPING PLAN.
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5 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad has determined that La Costa
6 Avenue between El Camino Real and Rancho Santa Fe Road was originally designed in 1969 by
7 the County of San Diego; and
8 WHERAS, this roadway segment was annexed to the City of Carlsbad in 1972; and
9 WHEREAS, City staff has determined that this roadway segment was originally designed
10 for a design speed below the currently posted forty-five mile per hour speed limit; and
1 1 WHEREAS, City Council of the City of Carlsbad has approved the installation of traffic
12 signs and speed feedback signs that reduced the critical speed on La Costa Avenue between El
13 Camino Real and Rancho Santa Fe Road; and
14 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad has determined it necessary,
1 *>13 desirable, and in the public interest to improve driver visibility along La Costa Avenue where there
ifi0 is direct access to residential driveways; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad has determined that restricting on-
18 street parking will improve driver visibility but will not alone result in standard stopping sight
19 distance at every residential unit with direct access to La Costa Avenue; and
20 WHEREAS, City staff developed several alternative striping plans between Romeria
21 Street and Fairway Lane that would increase the stopping sight distance of the road; and
22 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad has determined that the La Costa
23 Avenue Interim Striping Plan and on-street parking prohibition together directly address the traffic
24 safety issues with the least traffic impacts; and
25 WHEREAS, City Council of the City of Carlsbad has determined it necessary, desirable,
26 and in the public interest to install traffic signs speed and feedback signs, implement the La Costa
27 Avenue Interim Striping Plan between Romeria Street and Fairway Lane, and prohibit on-street
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1 parking at numerous locations as determined by the City Traffic Engineer on both sides of La
2 Costa Avenue between El Camino Real and Rancho Santa Fe Road.
3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad,
4 California, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
6 2. That there is substantial evidence supporting the reasonableness of the plan.
3. That the City Council of the City of Carlsbad hereby approves the La Costa
8 Avenue Interim Striping Plan.
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4. That the City Council of the City of Carlsbad hereby directs staff to implement the
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La Costa Avenue Interim Striping Plan and prohibit on-street parking along La
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Costa Avenue at locations as determined by the City Traffic Engineer and to
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return with a report evaluating the effectiveness of the Interim Striping Plan on or
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before February 2012.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council
of the City of Carlsbad on the 28th day of June 201 1 , by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Council Members Hall, Kulchin, Blackburn, Douglas.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Council Member Packard.
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