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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-08-28 - AGENDA REPORTS - DEL MONTE DR PARKING (2)CONSENT CALENDAR DATE: August 28, 1990 Ll AGENDA REPORT City Manager Approval ��++ Item to be presented hy: SUBJECT: DEL MONTE DRIVE PARKING Resolution No. 90-167 DEPARTMENT: Public BACKGROUND John E. Medina At the request of the Valencia North Valley and Santa Fe Homeowners Associations, the traffic engineering staff has conducted a study of Del Monte Drive for driver -sight distance restrictions associated with on -street parking. Del Monte Drive is 40 feet wide between curbs, and parking is permitted on both sides of the street. Existing driver -sight distance at intersecting streets is restricted by the .curving alignment.of the street and by parked vehicles. The driver -sight distance can be improved by the -prohibition of parking on the south side of Del Monte Drive between E1 Paseo Drive an Huerta Drive, and on the north side of the street at entrances to the Santa Fe .condominium project. Attached for your information is the staff report on the subject. RECOMMENDATION Adopt Resolution No. 90-167 authorizing the installation of parking prohibitions on Del Monte Drive. Direct staff to install the appropriate signs and markings to effect the parking prohibitions. ATTACHMENT Resolution No. 90-167 Engineer's Report JEM:kj:hs Adopted4rv Agenda Item: 0 Crown Management Services Specializing m Homeowner Auoc d.. Management August 2, 1990 Mr. John Medina Director of Public Works City of Santa Clarita 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 300 Valencia, California 91355 Dear Hr. Medina: • REce:Ive, AUG 0 6 1990 PUBLIC liASu14Y T-L•III CITYCF SANTA CA This letter is being written on behalf of the Valencia North Valley Homeowners Association and the Santa Fe Homeowners Association regarding the traffic and parking conditions on West Del Monte Drive. Representatives from both of the Associations met yesterday with Hr. Ken Johnson, Assistant Traffic Engineer, and as a result of that meeting would like to request the following: 1. That the curbs on either side of the three entrances on Del Monte Drive into the Santa Fe Condominium Complex be painted red a minimum of 50 feet (or longer if deemed necessary for the safety of those people exiting the complex). 2. That parking be permanently restricted on the south side of Del Monte Drive between E1 Paseo Drive and Huerta Drive. It is believed that the above requests will help to alleviate the problems that people from both of these Associations have encountered while trying to enter Del Monte Drive from the North Valley side and from the Santa Fe side of the street. Thank you for your consideration of this matter. Sincerely, CROWN R& COMPANY. man P. Lerch Association Management cc: Valencia North Valley Homeowners Association Santa Fe Homeowners Association Ken Johnson,. Assistant Traffic Engineer 28245 Ave. Crocker, #104, Valencia, CA 91355 • (805) 295-8494 0 RESOLUTION NO. 90-167 0 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, PROHIBITING THE STOPPING OR STANDING OF VEHICLES ON PORTIONS OF DEL MONTE DRIVE IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA WHEREAS, the safety of the motoring public would be enhanced by the prohibition of parking on certain portions of Del Monte Drive. WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 22507 provides for local authorities to prohibit or restrict the stopping, parking or standing of vehicles on certain streets or highways, or portions thereof during all or certain hours of the day. THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That stopping,standing or parking of vehicles during all hours of the day shall be prohibited as follows: (1) Del Monte Drive, on the south side, between E1 Paseo Drive and Huerta Drive. (2) Del Monte Drive, on the north side, for 80 feet west of and 30 feet east of the three driveways to Santa Fe condominiums. Section 2. That the prohibition of stopping, standing or parking of vehicles as provided herein shall apply when appropriate signs or curb markings- giving adequate notice thereof have been placed as described in Section 1. Section 3. That staff shall install the necessary signs or curb markings to effect this Resolution. ATTEST: PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS day of , 1990. CITY CLERK MAYOR 0 0 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the day of 1990 by the following vote of Council: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS —2— CITY CLERK • CITY OF SANTA CLARITA I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M TO: John Medina, Director of Pub c Works FROM: Ed Cline, Traffic Engineer DATE: August 14, 1990 SUBJECT: DEL MONTE DRIVE PARKING PROHIBITIONS REQUEST The Valencia North Valley Homeowners Association and the -Santa Fe Homeowners Association have requested an investigation of on -street parking on Del Monte Drive. The City has received a number of expressions of concern from the homeowners associations and residents of the area about driver visibility for vehicles entering Del Monte Drive. Reduced visibility from parked vehicles are the main areas of concern. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that on -street parking be prohibited on: 1. The south side of Del Monte Drive between E1 Paseo Drive and Huerta Drive. 2. The north side of Del Monte Drive for 80 feet east of and 30 feet west of each of the three driveways to the Santa Fe condominium complex. CONDITIONS Del Monte Drive is a two-lane residential collector street about 0.7 miles long. It has a curb -to -curb width of 40 feet over most of its length, and parking is permitted on both sides of the street. Del Monte Drive has a curvilinear alignment, and it is posted for a 35 m.p.h. speed limit. Del Monte Drive is the main access street for about 600 housing units. The south side of the street is developed with single-family residential housing, served by a seriesof short cul-de-sacs about 250 feet apart. This area is within the. Valencia North Valley Homeowners Association. The Santa Fe condominium complex is developed on the north side of Del Monte Drive, and this development has three main driveways to -Del Monte Drive which are located opposite three of the cul-de-sacs on the south side. None of the housing units front on Del Monte Drive. 0 0 DEL MONTE DRIVE PARKING PROHIBITIONS August 14, 1990 Page 2 On -street .parking is permitted on both sides of the street, and up to 50 vehicles have been observed parking on Del Monte Drive between E1 Paseo Drive and Huerta Drive. The vehicles are parked primarily on the north side of the street in the vicinity of the three entrances to Santa Fe. About 40 percent of the 80 available parking spaces are occupied on the north side of Del Monte Drive between E1 Paseo Drive and Huerta Drive, and about 15 percent of the 65 available spaces on the south side are occupied. The concensus of the homeowners group representatives is that most of the on -street parking is from residents of the Santa Fe condominiums. The observations also showed that about 25 percent of the parked vehicles an Del Monte Drive were stored for longer than 72 hours. DISCUSSION The sight distance issue was initially brought to the attention of staff by several residents of Valencia North Ranch who were concerned about exiting Benito Court and Sival Court to Del Monte Drive. Parked vehicles and high travel speeds an Del Monte Drive restricted the view of oncoming vehicles. Short sections of red curb were installed on Del Monte Drive at these streets to improve driver sight distance. After additional inquiries about parking restrictions at other locations on Del Monte Drive, the homeowners associations for Santa Fe and Valencia North Ranch were contacted to discuss consistent parking controls for the entire street. A meeting was held on August 1, 1990, with the two homeowners groups along Del Monte Drive. Both representatives were concerned about driver sight distance at access points to Del Monte Drive. Also, of concern was the retention of some parking on Del Monte Drive for excess Santa Fe parking demand so that these vehicles would not park in cul-de-sacs on the south side of the street. It was the consenses of the group to prohibit parking along the entire south side of Del Monte Drive and also prohibit parking near the Santa Fe driveways. A letter from the homeowners associations is attached with their specific requests. A review of the parking demand on Del Monte Drive showed that parking should be prohibited on the south side of Del Monte Drive to provide sufficient driver sight distance between the closely spaced cul-de-sacs. Additionally, parking should be prohibited on the north side of Del Monte Drive for 30 feet west and 80 feet east of each of the three Santa Fe driveways. Sufficient driver sight distance will be provided with these parking prohibitions. The remaining available on -street parking supply of about 65 parking spaces will be sufficient to accommodate existing parking demand on Del Monte Drive. The proposed parking prohibitions are illustrated on the attached sketch. EC:kj:hds Attachment 011-� a 5 r 30' F0 _--� 80' IDs r I 30 YJ ._gp' rJ MofJTE �6 x 26 F- J U j O O jO z m /fro m` � l-1 PROHIBITION V eleo°,a i 7 City of Santa Clarita • 'RECOMMENDED PARKING PROHIBITION Fi�u�ee !