HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-06-23 - AGENDA REPORTS - RESO 92-106 FOUR WAY STOP (2)AGENDA REPORT
City Manager
Item to be presented
CONSENT CALENDAR
DATE: June 23, 1992
SUBJECT: 15TH STREET AND NEWHALL AVENUE
FOUR-WAY STOP.CONTROLS
Resolution Number: 92-106
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
BACKGROUND
As part of approved Conditional Use Permit (CUP) #89-004 for the Boys and
Girls Club, the four-way stop and related street striping at the 15th Street
and Newhall Avenue intersection was to be installed prior to occupancy. The
four-way stop installation is to be approved by the City Council prior to
installation.
Per the above requirement, the Traffic Engineering staff has completed a study
of traffic conditions at 15th Street and Newhall Avenue. The results indicate
that traffic flow .and safety can be enhanced by making the intersection a
four-way stop.
These determinations are based on existing intersection traffic conditions,
plus project trip rates generated by the new.Boys and Girls Club facility.
The projected traffic volumes for the intersection are shown -as part of the
traffic analysis.
The aquatic facilities of the Boys and Girls Club will be open on
June 24, 1992, and the rest of the facilities are scheduled to open by.the end
of July 1992. The installation of the four-way stop at 15th Street and
Newhall Avenue will be coordinated with the opening of the aquatic facilities.
Adopt Resolution No. 92-106, and direct staff to take appropriate measures to
implement this action.
Resolution No. 92-106
Project Vicinity Map
Traffic Study
Adopted:
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Agenda (tem:
RESOLUTION NO. 92-106
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA
ESTABLISHING FOUR-WAY STOP CONTROLS AT THE
INTERSECTION OF 15TH STREET AND NEWHALL AVENUE
IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 21354 allows local
authorities to designate any intersection under their exclusive jurisdiction
as a stop intersection.
THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does resolve
as follows:
Section 1. That the. intersection of 15th Street and Newhall Avenue
is designated as a four-way stop intersection. -
Section 2. That the four-way stop designation as provided herein
shall apply when appropriate signs and pavement markings, giving adequate
notice thereof have been placed as described in Section 1.
Section 3. That staff shall install necessary signs and pavement
markings to effect this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of ,-1992.
Jill Klajic, Mayor
ATTEST:
Donna M. Grindey, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) as
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA)
I, Donna M. Grindev. DOHEREBYCERTIFY that the above and 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 ,1992
by the following vote of Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Donna M. Grindey, City Clerk
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City of Santa Clarita
TRAFFIC STUDY
DATE: February 28, 1989
SUBJECT: Newhall Avenue/15th Street - Four -Way Stop
INITIATED BY: Ed Cline, Traffic Engineer
BACKGROUND
A four-way stop installation study was done at the intersection of Newhall
Avenue and 15th Street using two scenarios., First, the study was done using
existing conditions, then it was done using projected traffic volumes from a
proposed new Boy/Girls Club facility. The results are as follows:
Under the first scenario (existing conditions), the criteria for installing a
four-way stop could not be met. Traffic volumes on 15th Street are not high
enough to"justify stopping traffic flow on Newhall Avenue. Also, there is no
history in the past three years of traffic accidents that can be attributed to
lack of right-of-way assignment at this intersection. Pedestrian traffic is
also too light to justify a four-way stop.
Under the second scenario, three assumptions were made regarding projected
traffic volumes. First, the ingress/egress access for the proposed Boys/Girls
Club would be changed to align opposite of 15th Street. Second, the two
existing bus driveways on Newhall Avenue would be closed with the proposed
change to school parking; and finally, school traffic would also use the same
access road as the proposed Boys/Girls Club.
The attached figure shows projected traffic volumes for the intersection using
the second scenario. Using trip generation rates for the Boys/Girls Club and
the school, the -traffic volume criteria for a four-way stop installation are
met. This is due to the traffic generated from the Boys/Girls Club and the
student/staff parking facility.
RECOMMENDATION
The four-way stop control at Newhall Avenue and 15th Street should only be
installed if the improvements discussed above are constructed.
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