02-02-2010 - Ordinance for Adoption - Ordinance Amending Section 22-131 of Municipal Code Relating to Increase of State Law Maximum Speeds (Virginia Avenue)•
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TO: Andrew G. Pasmant, City Manager
and City Council
FROM: Susan Rush
Assistant City Clerk
City of West Covina
Memorandum
AGENDA
ITEM NO. D-3b
DATE: February 2, 2010
SUBJECT: ORDINANCE FOR ADOPTION
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 22-131 OF THE MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO INCREASE OF STATE LAW MAXIMUM
SPEEDS (VIRGINIA AVENUE)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. Z Z. O — - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING SECTION 22-131 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING
TO INCREASE OF STATE LAW MAXIMUM SPEEDS (VIRGINIA
AVENUE)
DISCUSSION:
This ordinance was introduced at the City Council meeting of January 19, 2010. The ordinance
will reduce the speed limit on` Virginia Avenue from 35 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour. The
ordinance will become effective 30 days after adoption on March 4, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact with the adoption of an ordinance except for minor costs associated
with updating the municipal code books.
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Prepared b argaret Garcia
Deputy City Clerk
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Approved by Susan Rush
Assistant City Clerk
Attachment: 1. Ordinance
2. January 19, 2010 Staff Report Item #D-4
Attachment No. 1
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 22-131 OF THE WEST
COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO INCREASES OF STATE
LAW MAXIMUM SPEEDS (VIRGINIA AVENUE)
The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 22-131 of the West Covina Municipal Code is amended such that
the sub -paragraph labeled Virginia Avenue from Barranca street to Grand Avenue is deleted:
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage.of this ordinance and shall
cause the same to be published as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 2"d day of February 2010.
Mayor Shelley Sanderson
ATTEST:
City Clerk Laurie Carrico
I, LAURIE CARRICO, CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the 19`" day of January, 2010. That thereafter said
Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 2"d day
of February, 2010, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
City Clerk Laurie Carrico
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney Arnold Alvarez-Glasman
City of West Covina
Memorandum
AGENDA
TO: Andrew G. Pasmant, City Manager ITEM NO. D-4
and City Council DATE January 19, 2010
FROM: Shannon A. Yauchzee, Director/City Engineer
Public Works Department
SUBJECT: TRAFFIC COMMITTEE MINUTES
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1. Receive and file the attached. minutes of the Traffic Committee meeting held
on December 15, 2009.
2. Introduce the following ordinance to reduce the speed limit on Virginia
Avenue from 35 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
SECTION 22-131 OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL.
CODE RELATING TO INCREASE OF STATE LAW
MAXIMUM SPEEDS (VIRGINIA AVENUE)
`Pr&epde�b: #11guel Hernandez Reviewed/Approvedby: Shannon A. Yauchzee
Civil Engineering Associate Director/City Engineer
Attachment No. 1 — Report
Attachment No. 2 — Ordinance
ATTACHMENT NO. I
REGULAR MEETING .
OF THE TRAFFIC COMMITTEE
CITY OF WEST COHNA
Tuesday 3:00 p.m.
December 15, 2009 City Hall, Room.314
Management Resource Center
STAFF PRESENT: Miguel Hernandez, Shannon A. Yauchzee, and
Sergeant Pat Cirrito
OTHERS PRESENT: Mathew Brazas, West Covina Resident
I. REQUEST:
City Initiated
THAT THE TRAFFIC CONDITION ON VIRGINIA AVENUE FROM
BARRANCA STREET TO GRAND AVENUE BE REVIEWED.
FINDINGS:
Speed limits are established in accordance with the California Vehicle Code
(CVC) and the Manual of.Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) guidelines.
Maximum speed limit in urban areas is 55 miles per hour. All other speed limits
are called prima facie limits, which are considered.. to be safe under normal
conditions. Prima facie limits is set by the CVC and include 25 miles per hour in
business and residential districts, 25 miles per hour in school zones, and 15 miles
per hour in alleys and railroad crossings.
Speed limits between 25 and 55 miles per hour are established. by a traffic and
engineering: study, which takes into account a sampling of. vehicular speeds,
collision history, and roadway conditions. A safe and reasonable speed is set at or
below the speed at which 85 percent of the drivers drive.
Speed limit for residential, as mentioned above, is 25 miles per hour. In order for
a street to be considered as. a residential street, it needs to have the following
characteristics:
• The width cannot exceed 40 feet.
• The interrupted length cannot be more than. one-half mile (2,640-feet).
Interruptions include official traffic control devices such as stop signs and
traffic signals.
• There can be no more than one traffic lane in each direction.
Virginia Avenue between Barranca Street to Grand Avenue is 40 feet in. width,
has one traffic lane in each direction, and is uninterrupted for about 2,894 feet.
Thus, the speed limit for Virginia Avenue must be established by a traffic and
engineering study. Presently, the speed limit is established at 35 miles per hour.
Recent stop speed study measured the. 85% speed at 37 miles per hour, which is
not considered excessive.
In order to shorten the uninterrupted length, staff considered placing a multi -way
stop at the intersection of Virginia Avenue and Mesa Drive. Staff conducted
traffic volume counts and reviewed collision histories for the intersection.
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In order to shorten the uninterrupted length, staff considered placing a multi -way
stop at the intersection of Virginia Avenue and Mesa Drive. Staff conducted
traffic volume counts and reviewed collision histories for the intersection.
I. REQUEST: (Continued)
MUTCD guidelines require that certain criteria, called warrants, be met before the
installation of a multi -way stop. Warrants take into consideration the traffic
volume on the major and side streets, the delay ' of . vehicles entering the major'
streets, and collision history. Staff used the collected data in determining the need
for a multi -way stop in accordance with MUTCD. Multi -way stop warrant
evaluation form is attached for four intersections and shows that none of the
warrants for a multi -way stop are met.
However, according with the State law using engineering judgment, a stop sign
may be installed at an intersection where a combination of high speeds and
restricted sight distance exists. Attached is existing condition diagrams that
reflect the configuration for the intersection of Virginia Avenue and Mesa Drive.
As indicated in the diagrams, the safe stopping sight distance for the intersection,
taking into consideration the obstructions, horizontal and vertical alignment of
Virginia Avenue is partial restricted. The measure safe stopping sight distance is
261 feet and the minimum safe stopping sight distance is 278 feet. Additionally,
in 2008 there was one intersection collision reported.
Staff will be recommending the installation of a multi -way stop at the intersection
of Virginia Avenue and Mesa Drive based on the restricted sight distance. With
the proposed multi -way stop at Mesa Drive, the uninterrupted length is about
2000 feet. With the uninterrupted .length less than one-half mile, this would
allow Virginia Avenue to be classified as a residential street and set the speed
limit at 25 miles per hour.
TRAFFIC COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS:
THAT STOP SIGNS, STOP AHEAD SIGNS, AND APPROPRIATE
PAVEMENT MARKINGS BE PLACED . ON THE. WEST AND
EASTBOUND APPROACHES OF VIRGINIA AVENUE AT MESA
DRIVE.
THAT VIRGINIA AVENUE FROM BARRANCA STREET TO GRAND
AVENUE BE POSTED AT 25 MILES PER HOUR.
THAT THE RADAR TRAILER BE UTILIZED TO. MAKE DRIVERS
AWARE OF THEIR VEHICLE. SPEED ALONG VIRGINIA AVENUE
AND THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT INCREASE SPEED
ENFORCEMENT AS FEASIBLE..
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CITY OF WEST COVINA
MULTI -WAY STOP WARRANT
Date of Traffic Count: November 4, 2009
Intersection of Virginia Avenue at Mesa Drive
A. VOLUME WARRANT SATISFIED
NOT SATISFIED X
1 300 or more vehicles per hour (average) entering
intersection from major street approaches (total
from both approaches) for any eight hours, and
126 v/hr
2 200 or more combined vehicles and
pedestrians per hour (average) entering
intersection from minor street for the
same eight hours, with
39 v/hr
3 An average delay to minor street vehicular
traffic of at least 30 seconds per vehicle
during the maximum hour
None
B. SEVENTY WARRANT SATISFIED
NOT SATISFIED X
.When the 85-percentile approach speed of
the major street exceeds 40 mph, the
minimum vehicular volume warrant is
85% = 37 mph
70 percent of the above requirements.
N/A
C. ACCIDENT WARRANT SATISFIED
NOT SATISFIED X
Five or more accidents of types
susceptible of correction by multi -way
stops within a twelve-month period.
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(January 2008-December 2008)
D. INTERIM MEASURE WARRANT. SATISFIED
NOT SATISFIED X
.Where traffic signals are warranted and.
.urgently needed
None
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ATTACHMENT NO. 2
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
SECTION 22-131 OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO INCREASES OF STATE LAW
MAXIMUM SPEEDS (VIRGINIA AVENUE).
The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 22-131 of the West Covina Municipal Code is amended
such that the sub -paragraph labeled Virginia Avenue from Barranca street to Grand Avenue is
deleted:
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk shall certify to, the passage of this ordinance
and shall cause the same to be published as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 19th day of January 2010.
Mayor Shelly Sanderson
ATTEST:
City Clerk Laurie Carrico
I, LAURIE CARRICO, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. was regularly introduced and placed upon
its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the of 2010.
That thereafter said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City
Council on the day of 2010, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
City Clerk Laurie Carrico
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney Arnold Alvarez-Glasman
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