HomeMy WebLinkAbout14-187 Prima Facie Speed Limits on Certain StreetsCITY OF
LADELSII`IOIZE
IV DREAM EXTREME,
REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GRANT M. YATES
CITY MANAGER
DATE: JUNE 24, 2014
SUBJECT: PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN STREETS IN THE CITY
Recommendations
1. City Council receive and accept the recommendations of the 2014 Engineering
and Traffic Survey to set, maintain, increase or decrease certain speed limits as
required by the California Vehicle Code.
2, City Council adopt Resolution No. 2014 -_ to set, maintain, increase or decrease
certain speed limits in the City as determined from the 2014 Engineering and
Traffic Survey and as required by the California Vehicle Code.
Background
The establishment of speed limits on City streets is outlined by the California Vehicle
Code (CVC) and the California Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CAMUTCD).
For a speed limit to be enforceable by electronic means (i.e. Radar /Lidar), an
Engineering and Traffic Survey (E &TS) must be conducted within seven (7) years prior
to the date of the enforcement or within ten (10) years if certain criteria under the "speed
trap" sections (CVC40802 c,1) of the California Vehicle Code are met. The street
segments included in the proposed Resolution do not meet the requirements set by the
State to allow for the ten year time period, thus, speed limits on these street segments
are proposed as a result of the 2014 E &TS in order to conform to the seven year
requirement.
The E &TS was presented to the Public Safety Advisory Commission (PSAC) on May
21, 2014. PSAC advised staff to review the proposed speed limit on Dexter Avenue
north of Hwy. 74, before advancing the E &TS to City Council. Staff has completed the
review and is recommending Council approval of the E &TS.
Discussion
PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
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The City performed an E &TS of 30 road segments on 20 City streets, those segments
are shown in "Exhibit A" of the related Resolution. The road segments are determined
by the type of roadway characteristics and engineering judgment.
The E &TS is the methodology for analyzing speed limits and the basis of justification for
revising or maintaining the recommended speed limit. The justification is based on the
criteria and methodology provided in the CVC and CAMUTCD and is accepted by the
courts of California. Street surveillance, spot speed survey, and accident rate are the
three necessary components of the E &TS used in determining the most appropriate
speed limit. Based upon the findings of the 2014 E &TS, staff is recommending setting,
increasing or decreasing speed limits on the following road segments:
Location
1. 2 "1 Street — Camino Del Norte to Dexter Ave.
2. Ardenwood Way — Hwy. 74 to Rosetta Cyn. Dr.
3. Auto Center Dr. — Franklin St. to Mill St.
4. Auto Center Dr. — Mill St. to Diamond Dr.
5. Corydon (W /B only) — Mission Trail to City Limit
6. Dexter Ave. — Hwy. 74 to North City Limit
7. Dexter Ave. — Hwy. 74 to 3rd St.
8. Diamond Dr. — East of Grape St. to Mission Trail
9. Franklin St. —.Ave. 6 to Canyon Estates Dr.
10. Grand Ave. — Machado St. to Riverside Dr.
11. Hillside Dr. — Canyon Hills Rd. to Canyon Rim
Dr.
12. Hillside Dr. — Canyon Rim Dr. to private gates
13. Minthorn St. — Collier Ave. to Chaney St.
14. McVicker Cyn. Park Rd. — Grand Ave. to
Spectra Dr.
Other speed limits on the remaining E &TS street
segments shall remain the same.
Existing Proposed
Speed Limit Speed Limit
45 mph
35 mph
Not posted
35 mph
40 mpg
45 mpg
40 mph
45 mph
40 mph
45 mph
30 mph
45 mph
30 mph
40 mph
30 mph
35 mph
35 mph
40 mph
45 mph
40 mph
Not posted
40 mph
Not posted
40 mph
35 mph
40 mph
25 mph
40 mph
PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
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Fiscal Impact
The cost of installing new or changing and posting speed limit signs will be covered
under the Public Works Street Maintenance Budget.
Prepared by: Rusty Beardsley, T.E.
Contract Traffic Engineer
Approved by: Walter Allison, P. E.
City Engineer
Vince Damasse, P.E.
Director of Public Works
Approved by: Grant M. Yates
City Manager
Attachments: Speed Limits Resolution 2014 -_
RESOLUTION NO. 2014-
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, AMMENDING RESOLUTION NO.
2006 -70 AND APPROVING THE DESIGNATION OF THE PRIMA
FACIE SPEED LIMIT FOR CERTAIN STREETS
WHEREAS, prima facie Speed Limits have been established on certain
designated portions of City Streets by Resolution 2006 -70; and
WHEREAS, portions of certain City streets do not have established prima facie
speed limits; and
WHEREAS, established prima facie speed limits on certain City streets will no
longer be valid for the enforcement of speed limits by radar and other electronic
measuring devices unless an Engineering and "traffic Survey is performed as required by
the State Vehicle Code; and
WHEREAS, An Engineering and Traffic Survey has recently been completed, a
copy of which is on file for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, Section 10.20.010 of Title 10 of the Municipal Code provides for the
designation of prima facie speed limits by resolution of the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby amends the prima facie speed limits set
forth in City of Lake Elsinore Resolution No. 2006 -70.
SECTION 2. That in accordance with the City of Lake Elsinore Municipal Code,
the City Council determines that:
1. The Engineering and Traffic Survey in the City of Lake Elsinore dated May
28, 2014, followed the procedures prescribed by the California Vehicle Code
and the California MUTCD and describes the speed limits to be established by
this Resolution.
2. The Prima Facie Speed Limits set forth in Exhibit `A' attached hereto are the
most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and to be
reasonably safe.
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -
Page 2 of 2
3. The prima facie speed limits established by this Resolution shall become
effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon the
streets specified.
4. The City Engineer shall place and maintain signs and markings sufficient to
notice such prima facie speed limits.
SECTION 3. This Resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its
passage and adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24 day of June, 2014, by the
following vote:
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NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Natasha Johnson, Mayor
City of Lake Elsinore
ATTEST:
Virginia Bloom, City Clerk
City of Lake Elsinore
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Barbara Leibold, City Attorney
City of Lake Elsinore
EXHIBIT'A'
ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC SURVEY
2013/14
ID
Street
From
To
85th
Percentile
Speed
Existing
Speed Limit
Recommended
Speed Limit
1
2nd St.
Camino Del Norte
Dexter Ave.
33.7
45 MPH
35 MPH
2
Ardenwood Way
Hwy. 74
Rosetta Cayon Dr.
35.6
Not Posted
35 MPH
3
Auto Center Dr.
Franklin St.
Mill St.
47.2
40 MPH
45 MPH
4
Auto Center Dr.
Mill St.
Diamond Dr.
43.9
40 MPH
45 MPH
5
Canyon Hills Rd.
Railroad Cyn. Rd.
Hillside Dr.
46.4
45 MPH
45 MPH
6
Canyon Hills Rd.
Hillside Dr.
Eastern City Limit
49.1
45 MPH
45 MPH
7
Corydon St.
(WB Only)
Western City Limit
Mission Trail
47.3
40 MPH
45 MPH
8
Dexter Ave.
Northern City Limit
Hwy. 74
49.2
30 MPH
45 MPH
9
Dexter Ave.
Hwy. 74
3rd St.
41.2
30 MPH
40 MPH
10
Diamond D
Railroad Cyn. n. Rd.
1000' east of Grape
Mission Trail
38.1
30 MPH
35 MPH
11
Diamond Dr.
Mission Trail
Malaga Rd.
39.3
35 MPH
35 MPH
12
Franklin St
Avenue 6
Canyon Estates Dr.
40.0
35 MPH
40 MPH
13
Grand Ave.
Machado St.
Riverside Dr.
41.1
45 MPH
40 MPH
14
Grand Ave.
Ortega Hwy.
Eastern City Limit
45.8
45 MPH
45 MPH
15
Grape St.
Railroad Cyn. Rd.
Southern City Limit
48.5
45 MPH
45 MPPH
16
Hillside Dr
Canyon Hills Rd.
Canyon Rim Dr.
41.2
Not Posted
40 MH
17
Hillside Dr
Canyon Rim Dr.
Private Gates
44.3
Not Posted
40 MPH
18
Lake St.
Walker Canyon Rd.
Nichols Rd.
53.8
50 MPH
50 MPH
19
Lake St.
Nichols Rd.
Mountain St.
53.5
50 MPH
50 MPH
20
Lakeshore Dr.
Machado St.
Riverside Dr.
41.6
40 MPH
40 MPH
21
Lincoln St.
Grand Ave.
Northern Terminus
43.3
40 MPH
40 MPH
22
Lincoln St.
Machado St.
Grand Ave.
47.2
40 MPH
40 MPH
23
Malaga Rd.
Mission Trail
Western Terminus
39.3
35 MPH
35 MPH
24
McVickers Cyn.
Park Road
Grand Ave.
Spectra Dr.
44.6
25 MPH
40 MPH
25
Minthorn St.
Collier Ave.
Chaney St.
41.9
35 MPH
40 MPH
26
Mission Trail
Malaga Rd.
Olive St.
52.2
50 MPH
27
Mission Trail
Olive St.
Corydon St.
51.7
50 MPH
28
Railroad Cyn. Rd.
Eastern City Limit
1 mile West of ECL
56.1
50 MPH
AMPH
29
Railroad Cyn. Rd.
1 mile West of ECL
1000' east of Grape
56.5
50 MPH
30 Summerhill
Dr.
Pointe Russo
Corte Seviui
46.3
45 MPH