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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-08-13 - AGENDA REPORTS - WILEYCYN SCHOOL RESO 91 119 (2)t AGENDA REPORT City Manager Item to be presented At &a : u.. DATE: August 13, 1991 SUBJECT: WILEY CANYON ROAD AT WILEY CANYON SCHOOL RESOLUTION NUMBER 91-119 DEPARTMENT: Community Development BACKGROUND The traffic engineering staff has determined that a school bus loading zone, effective 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on school days only, would be appropriate on the west side of Wiley Canyon Road south of La Glorita Circle. The location is adjacent to the Wiley Canyon Elementary School. A request for the zone was received last month from school authorities. The recommended zone would accommodate morning school bus drop-offs in order to reduce congestion on La Glorita Circle and in the school parking lot abutting La Glorita Circle during the morning arrival period. The bus would continue to use the front parking lot off of La Glorita Circle during the afternoon dismissal. This time frame is less congested due to staggered dismissals. The attached Traffic Engineer's Report outlines the details of the recommendation. Adopt Resolution No. 91-119 establishing "No Stopping 7 a.m. to 9.a.m. School Days - Buses Excepted" regulations on the west side of Wiley Canyon Road from 85 feet to 165 feet south of La Glorita Circle. Direct staff to post appropriate signs to effect this Resolution by the end of August to insure implementation by the time school resumes in.early September. ATTACHMENT Traffic Engineer's Report AGN:cle:488 Adopted:-'3-p�. Agenda Item: CITY OF SANTA CLARITA INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO:- Lynn Harris, Director of Comm unity Development FROM: Ed Cline, Traffic Engineer DATE: July16, 1991 SUBJECT: WILEY CANYON SCHOOL - BUS LOADING AREA Request Ms. Nellie Bertz, representing the Parent -Teachers group, and Mr. Don Hughes, Principal of Wiley Canyon Elementary School, request a school bus loading area on Wiley Canyon Road immediately- south of La Glorita Circle. They also request lane markings on La Glorita Circle to increase usable approach roadway width to the Wiley Canyon Road. (See location map, Exhibit "A".) Recommendation Evaluations of these requests have been completed. Based on the results of these evaluations, the following recommendations are submitted: • Establish a "No Stopping 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. School Days Only - Buses Excepted" zone on the west side of Wiley Canyon Road from 85 feet south to 165 feet south of La Glorita Circle (See attached sketch, Exhibit "B"). • Paint double yellow centerline markings and an eastbound white lane line on La Glorita Circle between Wiley Canyon Road and the school driveway 95 feet west of Wiley Canyon Road (See attached sketch, Exhibit "B"). Conditions Wiley Canyon Road in the vicinity of La Glorita Circle is a 64 -foot wide secondary highway on the City's General Plan. This width is striped for two lanes in each direction with a continuous left -turn median lane. The roadway width is reduced south of La Glorita Circle to a width which accommodates one traffic lane in each direction. La Glorita Circle is a 40 -foot wide local street serving direct access to Wiley Canyon Road and a moderate size residential community. Traffic on La Glorita Circle is required to stop before entering Wiley Canyon Road. There is a yellow school crosswalk marked across the south and west approaches to the intersection. Appropriate advance "Slow School Xing" pavement markings and warning signs are in place for both directions of traffic on Wiley Canyon Road approaching this location. An: adult- crossing guard is assigned to the corner. WILEY CANYON SCHOOL BUS LOADING AREA Page 2 Analysis The school district buses currently use the front driveways and faculty parking lot for drop-offs and pick-ups. Their driveways and parking lot are located on La Glorita. Circle in front of the school. This present situation creates congestion on both La Glorita Circle and the parking area as buses compete for maneuvering space with parents dropping off pupils from private vehicles. School authorities have decided to use the west side of Wiley Canyon Road for the morning drop-off. Schoolchildren can access the campus directly from Wiley Canyon Road by way of an existing gate located about 145 feet south of La Glorita Circle. Some difficulties have been experienced while stopping the bus at the curb in this area because of parents' vehicles competing for this space as well. Since priority at available curb space should be given to the school bus, a reserved zone for this purpose would be appropriate. Since the school district prefers to use the faculty parking area for the afternoon dismissal and school bus pick-up, the zone would only be needed in the morning. Limiting the effective time of the zone to school day mornings would minimize the potential impacts of -establishing -the bus zone in space frequently used by visitors to the school grounds in late afternoon and on weekends. The recommended zone will leave some space south of the bus zone for parent drop-offs, even during the morning period. The recommended lane striping on La Glorita Avenue will reduce congestion during the heavier traffic periods associated with arrivals.and dismissals of Wiley Canyon Elementary School pupils. Existing red curb markings on the south side of La Glorita Circle will accommodate this improvement without the need for additional parking restrictions. EC:hds:1097 Attachments RESOLUTION NO. 91-119 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA PROHIBITING THE PARKING OF VEHICLES EXCEPT SCHOOL BUSES ON THE WEST SIDE OF WILEY CANYON ROAD FROM 85 FEET TO 165 FEET SOUTH OF LA GLORITA CIRCLE FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 9:00 A.M. ON SCHOOL DAYS WHEREAS, a request was made to establish a morning only school bus zone on Wiley Canyon Road south of La Glorita Circle. WHEREAS, it is consistent with normal traffic engineering practices to establish school bus zones near schools; and WHEREAS, Section 22507 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California provides for local authorities to prohibit stopping or standing of vehicles on certain streets, or highways, or portions thereof, during all or certain hours of the day. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the parking of vehicles, except school buses, on the following streets, or highways, or portions thereof, shall be prohibited from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. each school day. (1) Wiley Canyon Road, on the west side, from 85 feet to 165 feet south of La Glorita Circle. SECTION 2. That the prohibition of parking of vehicles, except school buses, as.provided herein shall apply when appropriate curb markings or signs giving adequate notice thereof have been placed as described in Section 1. SECTION 3. That staff shall install the necessary curb markings or signs to effect this Resolution. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 1991. ATTEST: CITY CLERK day of Mayor I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and adopted by the City Council of the City meeting thereof, held on the day by the following vote of Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS NOES: ABSENT: foregoing Resolution was duly of Santa Clarita at a regular of , 1991 CITY CLERK PAPP �ti O � T R P� N Py y ' pP 1 6_ 2 s pT,IN 1 me a 7 - 31' - 34 R M 8 > t HILLS i U a ggCO y\P 9A y P FI OR a�MR 196-306-309 CSB -5408 a�L B•1248 N erg SEC 4RS 95 - 100 U ¢ RS 84 - 35 T 3 N R 16 W N� v fM 18513-1 CS 8-2523 LYONS CSB -285i I 306-309m N \ 1 SEC 4 T3N R16'R o W i- •193 ` Q 1 O At 4 3 g9 50 SEC 4 62 T3N R16W T A O WILEY CANYON ,Ltd a EIEM `yi i9i So ZO: 4 A ' IN 5Ep N. S• A.T © I PARK/N! 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