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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 4.D 12/01/2014DATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT: December 1, 2014 Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council through City Manager Dan St. John, F.ASCE — Director, Public Works & Utilities Curtis M. Bates, P.E. — City Engineer Introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance to Establish Radar Enforceable Speed Limits on Certain Streets within the City of Petaluma. �'7 olK1]T�T�o4��J][I1�1]rl It is recommended that the City Council introduce an Ordinance to Establish Radar Enforceable Speed Limits on Certain Streets Within the City of Petaluma. 1111601c -NIMIRi17 The City must conduct engineering and traffic surveys prior to establishing radar enforceable speed limits on an existing street in accordance with State regulations. Most of the City's engineering and traffic surveys will expire on February 4, 2015. The Traffic Engineering Division of the Public Works and Utilities Department, as well as the Petaluma Police Department, have conducted new studies to re-establish speed limits on various Petaluma City streets. Existing speed zones do not change if there is no significant change to existing traffic conditions. DISCUSSION The California Vehicle Code (CVC) and California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) require that an engineering and traffic survey be performed to determine and establish prevailing speeds on street segments 40 -foot in width or greater and requires agencies to set posted limits at the 85`x' percentile of speeds obtained during the speed survey (i.e. 15 percent of surveyed vehicles went faster and 85 percent went slower). The Traffic Engineering Division of the Public Works and Utilities Department and the Traffic Enforcement and Safety Division of the Police Department coordinate on a regular basis to make certain speed surveys exist and are updated as necessary in accordance with State law and local regulations. The various speed zones, citywide, are illustrated in the attached Speed Zone Map. There are three street segments, shown in bold letters, in which speed limit changes are proposed. Two street segments are proposed to be increased by 5 miles per hour (MPH) and the remaining street segment is proposed to be reduced by 10 MPH. Changed condition flags will be placed at speed limit signs that have been changed, for a period of two weeks, to notify the driver of modified speed limits. The Police Department will provide a grace period for issuing citations for approximately thirty days after the new speed limit signs and been posted. In all other cases, the speed limit does not change, but the surveys are still required to revalidate existing posted speed limits. The following table summarizes the various speed zones surveyed. Individual street segments for the speed surveys are available for review upon request. It is recommended the City Council introduce an ordinance to establish the following speed limits: CURRENT PROPOSED STREET FROM TO SPEED LIMIT SPEED LIMIT MPH MPH 61h Street "A" Street Mountain View Ave 25 25 B Street Petaluma Blvd South 61h Street 25 25 B Street 61h Street EI Rose Drive 30 30 Baywood Drive Crinella Drive S. McDowell Blvd 30 30 Baywood Dr S. McDowell Blvd St. Francis Dr. 30 30 Baywood Dr St. Francis Drive Lakeville Highway 35 35 Bodega Ave Howard Street North Webster Street 30 30 Bodega Ave North Webster Street Holly Heights/City Limits 35 35 Casa Grande 5.1 Allen Street Ely Blvd S. 40 40 Casa Grande Rd Ely Blvd S. S. McDowell Blvd 35 35 Casa Grande Rd S. McDowell Blvd Lakeville Highway 35 35 Casa Grande Rd Lakeville Hwy Technology Lane N/A 25 Caulfield Ln Garfield Drive Crinella Drive 30 30 Caulfield Ln Crinella Drive Ely Blvd S. 30 30 Caulfield Ln Crinella Drive S. McDowell Blvd 35 35 Caulfield Ln S. McDowell Blvd Lakeville Street 40 40 Corona Rd Industrial Avenue N. McDowell Blvd 35 35 Corona Rd Crinella Dr. Crinella Dr. "D" Street "D" Street "D" Street "D" Street "D" Street "D" Street "D" Street EI Rose Dr. Ely Blvd S. Ely Blvd S. Ely Rd Ely Rd Fieldstone Ln Frates Rd Frates Rd Garfield Dr. Garfield Dr. Grant Ave Hartman Ln "I" Street "I" Street Industrial Ave Kenilworth Dr Keokuk St Lakeville St N. McDowell Blvd Baywood Drive Caulfield Lane Lakeville Street Payran Street Lakeville Street Petaluma Blvd S. 61h Street Sunnyslope Ave/EI Rose Dr Pinnacle Drive B Street E. Washington Street Caulfield Lane Casa Grande Road Corona Road Ely Road City Limit/Club House Dr Ely Blvd S. E. Washington St Caulfield Lane I Street Riesling Road Petaluma Blvd S. Sunnyslope Road Petaluma Blvd N. SMP/City Limit 30 30 Caulfield Lane 25 25 Casa Grande Road 25 25 Payran Street 25 25 Lakeville Street 25 25 Petaluma Blvd S. 25 25 61h Street 25 25 Sunnyslope Ave/EI Rose Dr 30 30 Pinnacle Drive 45 35 City Limits 45 45 D Street 25 25 Caulfield Lane 35 35 Casa Grande Road 35 35 Frates Road 35 35 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy 35 35 Riesling Road 25 25 Ely Blvd S. 45 50 Lakeville Highway 40 40 Caulfield Lane 25 25 Casa Grande Road 25 25 Mountain View Ave 25 25 Ely Road 25 25 Sunnyslope Road 30 30 Grevillia Drive/City Limits 35 35 Corona Road 35 35 E. Washington Street Lindberg Lane 25 25 Washington Street Magnolia Avenue 25 25 Petaluma Blvd N. Wilson Street 30 30 3 Lakeville St Liberty St Magnolia Ave Maria Dr Maria Dr Maria Dr McNear Ave Mountain View Ave McD N McD N McD N McD N McD N McDS McDS McD S McDS McD S N. Webster St Old Red Hwy Old Red Hwy Payran St Payran St Payran St PBN PBN PBN Wilson Street Western Avenue Petaluma Blvd N. Sonoma Mountain Pkwy Rainier Drive East Washington Street Petaluma Blvd South Petaluma Blvd South Old Redwood Hwy (N) Old Redwood Hwy (S) Corona Road Southpoint Blvd Lynch Creek Way East Washington Street McNeil Ave Caulfield Lane Lakeville Hwy Coder Lane Bodega Avenue North McDowell Blvd (N) Caulfield Lane 35 35 West Street 25 25 Birch Drive 30 30 Rainier Avenue 25 25 East Washington Street 25 25 S. McDowell Blvd 25 25 Mountain View Avenue (W) 30 30 Purrington Road 30 30 Old Redwood Hwy (S) 30 30 Corona Road 40 40 Southpoint Blvd 40 40 Lynch Creek Way 40 40 East Washington Street 30 30 McNeil Ave 30 30 Caulfield Lane 35 35 Lakeville Hwy 35 35 CaderLane 35 35 Lakeville Hwy 35 35 Western Avenue 25 25 Redwood Way 40 40 Redwood Way NB Pet Blvd N. On Ramp (S) 35 35 Jess Avenue East Washington Street 25 25 East Washington Street Jefferson Street 25 25 Jefferson Street Caulfield Lane 30 30 SB PBB Off Ramp/US 101 Bailey Ave (City Limit) 35 35 Gossage Ave Cinnabar Road 45 45 Cinnabar Road Sycamore Lane/Shasta Ave 35 35 PBS Rainier Ave Rainier Ave Redwood Dr Riesling Rd Riesling Rd Sandstone Dr SMP SMP SMP SMP St. Francis Dr. Stony Pt Rd. Stony Pt Rd. Sunnyslope Ave. Sunnyslope Rd. E Wash St. E Wash St. E Wash St. E Wash St. Sycamore Ln/Shasta Ave Lakeville Street Washington Street "B" Street "D" Street "I" Street McNear Circle (W) Crystal Lane Sonoma Mountain Pkwy Maria Drive N. McDowell Blvd Hartman Lane SMP (West) Lakeville Street Washington Street "B" Street "D" Street "I" Street McNear Circle (W) Crystal Lane City Limits/Petaluma River Bridge Maria Drive N. McDowell Blvd Old Redwood Hwy Casella Way Casella Way 30 25 25 25 30 35 35 40 35 35 30 25 25 30 25 25 25 30 35 40 40 35 35 30 25 25 Ely Road Riesling Road 25 25 Corona Road Riesling Road (W) 40 40 Riesling Road (W) Rainier Avenue 40 40 Rainier Ave East Madison Street 40 40 East Madison Street E. Washington Street 35 35 Caulfield Lane S. McDowell Blvd 25 25 Rainsville/City Limit Orchard Lane/City Limit 50 50 Petaluma Blvd N. Rainsville/City Limit 40 40 "D" Street "I" Street 30 30 Sunnyslope Ave "I" Street 25 25 Eastside Drive Executive Drive 45 45 Executive Drive Ely Blvd S. 40 40 Ely Blvd S. N. McDowell Blvd 35 35 N. McDowell Blvd SB US101 Ramp 30 30 E E Wash St. SB US 101 Ramp Lakeville Street 30 30 E Wash St. Lakeville Street Water Street 25 25 Wash St. East Washington Street Howard Street 25 25 Weaverly Dr. Ely Blvd South South McDowell Blvd 30 30 Webster Street Hayes Lane Western Ave 25 25 West Street Laurel Street Petaluma Blvd N 25 25 West Street Paula Lane Laurel Street 30 30 W Payran St Petaluma Blvd N. Jess Avenue 25 25 Western Ave Petaluma Blvd N. Howard Street 25 25 Western Ave Howard Street Benjamin Street/City Limits 30 30 Windsor Dr Western Ave D Street 30 30 The proposed action meets City Council Goal: "Create and implement clear direction or development and sustainable objectives." FINANCIAL IMPACTS Cost for staff time to complete these speed surveys is included in current approved budgets. ATTACHMENTS 1. Ordinance 2. Speed Zone Map 10 EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCE Introduced by Attachment 1 ORDINANCE NO. N.C.S. Seconded by AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH RADAR ENFORCEABLE SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN STREETS WITHIN THE CITY OF PETALUMA Whereas, in September and October of 2014, the City conducted Engineering and Traffic Surveys in accordance with section 627 of the California Vehicle Code ("Survey") to establish radar enforceable speed limits on each of the street segments identified in this ordinance and; Whereas, California Vehicle Code sections 22357, 22358, 22358.3 and section 28.13 of the California Manual on Unified Traffic Control Devices allows for the City to set a radar enforceable speed limit on local roads; and Whereas, the City desires to set radar enforceable speed limit on local roads consistent with the Survey as set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City sets the radar enforceable speed limit for the following segments of local streets as follows: 7 SPEED LIMIT STREET FROM TO SHALL BE MPH 611, Street "A" Street Mountain View Ave 25 B Street Petaluma Blvd South 6th Street 25 B Street 601 Street EI Rose Drive 30 7 Baywood Drive Baywood Dr Baywood Dr Bodega Ave Bodega Ave Casa Grande 5.1 Casa Grande Rd Casa Grande Rd Casa Grande Rd Caulfield Ln Caulfield Ln Caulfield Ln Caulfield Ln Corona Rd Corona Rd Crinella Dr. Crinella Dr. "D" Street "D" Street "D" Street "D" Street "D" Street "D" Street "D" Street EI Rose Dr. Ely Blvd S. Crinella Drive S. McDowell Blvd 30 S. McDowell Blvd St. Francis Dr. 30 St. Francis Drive Lakeville Highway 35 Howard Street North Webster Street 30 North Webster Street Holly Heights/City Limits 35 Allen Street Ely Blvd S. 40 Ely Blvd S. S. McDowell Blvd 35 S. McDowell Blvd Lakeville Highway 35 Lakeville Hwy Technology Lane 25 Garfield Drive Crinella Drive 30 Crinella Drive Ely Blvd S. 30 Crinella Drive S. McDowell Blvd 35 S. McDowell Blvd Lakeville Street 40 Industrial Avenue N. McDowell Blvd 35 N. McDowell Blvd SMP/City Limit 30 Baywood Drive Caulfield Lane 25 Caulfield Lane Casa Grande Road 25 Lakeville Street Payran Street 25 Payran Street Lakeville Street 25 Lakeville Street Petaluma Blvd S. 25 Petaluma Blvd S. 601 Street 25 61h Street Sunnyslope Ave/EI Rose Dr 30 Sunnyslope Ave/EI Rose Dr Pinnacle Drive 35 Pinnacle Drive City Limits 45 B Street D Street 25 E. Washington Street Caulfield Lane 35 M Ely Blvd S. Ely Rd Ely Rd Fieldstone Ln Frates Rd Frates Rd Garfield Dr. Garfield Dr. Grant Ave Hartman Ln "I" Street "I" Street Industrial Ave Kenilworth Dr Keokuk St Lakeville St Lakeville St Liberty St Magnolia Ave Maria Dr Maria Dr Maria Dr McNear Ave Mountain View Ave McD N McD N McD N Caulfield Lane Casa Grande Road Corona Road Ely Road City Limit/Club House Dr Ely Blvd S. E. Washington St Caulfield Lane I Street Riesling Road Petaluma Blvd S. Sunnyslope Road Petaluma Blvd N E. Washington Street Washington Street Petaluma Blvd N. Wilson Street Western Avenue Petaluma Blvd N. Sonoma Mountain Pkwy Rainier Drive East Washington Street Petaluma Blvd South Petaluma Blvd South Old Redwood Hwy (N) Old Redwood Hwy (S) Corona Road Casa Grande Road Frates Road Sonoma Mountain Pkwy Riesling Road Ely Blvd S. Lakeville Highway Caulfield Lane Casa Grande Road Mountain View Ave Ely Road Sunnyslope Road Grevillia Drive/City Limits 35 35 35 25 50 40 25 25 25 25 30 35 Corona Road 35 Lindberg Lane Magnolia Avenue Wilson Street Caulfield Lane West Street Birch Drive Rainier Avenue East Washington Street S. McDowell Blvd Mountain View Avenue (W) Purrington Road Old Redwood Hwy (S) Corona Road Southpoint Blvd 25 25 30 35 25 30 25 25 25 30 30 30 40 40 9 McD N McD N McDS McD S McDS McDS McD S N. Webster St Old Red Hwy Old Red Hwy Payran St Payran St Payran St PBN PBN PBN PBN PBN PBS PBS PBS PBS PBS PBS Rainier Ave Rainier Ave Redwood Dr Riesling Rd Southpoint Blvd Lynch Creek Way East Washington Street McNeil Ave Caulfield Lane Lakeville Hwy Coder Lane Bodega Avenue North McDowell Blvd (N) Redwood Way Jess Avenue East Washington Street Jefferson Street SB PBB Off Ramp/US101 Gossage Ave Cinnabar Road Sycamore Ln/Shasta Ave Lakeville Street Washington Street "B" Street "D" Street "I" Street McNear Circle (W) Crystal Lane Sonoma Mountain Pkwy Maria Drive N. McDowell Blvd Hartman Lane Lynch Creek Way 40 East Washington Street 30 McNeil Ave 30 Caulfield Lane 35 Lakeville Hwy 35 Coder Lone 35 Lakeville Hwy 35 Western Avenue 25 Redwood Way 40 NB Pet Blvd N. On Ramp (S) East Washington Street Jefferson Street Caulfield Lane Bailey Ave (City Limit) Cinnabar Road Sycamore Lane/Shasta Ave Lakeville Street Washington Street "B" Street "D" Street "I" Street McNear Circle (W) Crystal Lane City Limits/Petaluma River Bridge Maria Drive N. McDowell Blvd Old Redwood Hwy Casella Way 35 25 25 30 35 45 35 30 25 25 25 30 35 40 40 35 35 30 25 10 Riesling Rd Sandstone Dr SMP SMP SMP SMP St. Francis Dr. Stony Pt Rd. Stony Pt Rd. Sunnyslope Ave. Sunnyslope Rd. E Wash St. E Wash St. E Wash St. E Wash St. E Wash St. E Wash St. Wash St. Weaverly Dr. Webster Street West Street West Street N Payran St Western Ave Western Ave Windsor Dr SMP (West) Casella Way 25 Ely Road Riesling Road 25 Corona Road Riesling Road (W) 40 Riesling Road (W) Rainier Avenue 40 Rainier Ave East Madison Street 40 East Madison Street E. Washington Street 35 Caulfield Lane Rainsville/City Limit Petaluma Blvd N. "D" Street Sunnyslope Ave Eastside Drive Executive Drive Ely Blvd S. N. McDowell Blvd SB US 101 Ramp Lakeville Street East Washington Street Ely Blvd South Hayes Lane Laurel Street Paula Lane Petaluma Blvd N. Petaluma Blvd N. Howard Street Western Ave S. McDowell Blvd Orchard Lane/City Limit Rainsville/City Limit "I" Street "I" Street Executive Drive Ely Blvd S. N. McDowell Blvd SB US101 Ramp Lakeville Street Water Street Howard Street South McDowell Blvd Western Ave Petaluma Blvd N Laurel Street Jess Avenue Howard Street Benjamin Street/City Limits D Street 25 50 40 30 25 45 40 35 30 30 25 25 30 25 25 30 25 25 30 30 Section 2. The speed limits set in Section 1 supersede any previously adopted speed limits for the specific segments of road identified in Section 1. Section 3. Previously established radar enforceable speed limits not re-established or modified in this ordinance shall remain approved as previously adopted for the streets to which they apply. Section 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase or word of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, unlawful or otherwise invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Petaluma hereby declares that it would have passed and adopted this Ordinance and each and all provisions thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more of said provisions be declared unconstitutional, unlawful or otherwise invalid. Section 5. The City Clerk is hereby directed to post this Ordinance for the period and in the manner required by the City Charter. 12 Attaclunent 2 IJ