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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-11-22 - AGENDA REPORTS - VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITS (2)A AGENDA REPORT City Manager Approval Item to be presented y: Anthony J. Nisich � r� NEW BUSINESS DATE: November 22, 1994 SUBJECT: ORDINANCE NO. 94-14 - VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITS AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 12.48.060 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE DEPARTMENT: Community Development BACKGROUND Traffic Engineering staff has received complaints from residents that trucks are using Rainbow Glen Drive and Via Princessa, which is at the extension of the recently opened Whites Canyon Road/Via Princessa connection. The subject roadways are not designated as truck routes. Staff has evaluated the subject streets to determine if trucks should use these roadways or should be directed to alternative routes. Rainbow Glen Drive, between Soledad Canyon Road and Via Princessa, is a north/south collector street with a 40 foot width roadway. This roadway has an existing sidewalk and curb/gutter along both sides of the street. Also, it is striped with a double -yellow centerline with one lane for each direction. Rainbow Glen Drive provides direct access for local streets, alleys, and driveways that connect to this roadway, and to adjacent residential neighborhoods, and truck traffic at this segment of the road is not desirable. Therefore, Rainbow Glen Drive is not recommended as a truck route. Via Princessa, between Rainbow Glen Drive and Whites Canyon Road, is an east/west secondary street with a 64 foot width roadway. This roadway has an existing sidewalk and curb/gutter along both sides of the street. Also, it is striped with two lanes for each direction with a two-way left -turn lane/painted median island. The roadway terminates just 350 feet west of Rainbow Glen Drive. Although this road is a secondary highway, it is not recommended as a truck route at this time because this segment of Via Princessa does not connect to any truck route, major or secondary highway. The Council in the future may, by ordinance, designate this segment of Via Princessa as a truck route when the connection of Via Princessa to San Fernando Road is completed. Based on the above findings, staff recommends that the following streets be included in the list of roadways on Section 12.48.060 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code: a -n 1,9-1,3 e U _9 Item: ORDINANCE NO. 94-14 November 22, 1994 - Page 2 1. Rainbow Glen Drive. On Rainbow Glen Drive between Soledad Canyon Road and Via Princessa. These vehicles may use Whites Canyon Road, between Soledad Canyon Road and Via Princessa as an alternate route. 2. Via Princessa. On Via Princessa between Rainbow Glen Drive and Whites Canyon Road. These vehicles may use Soledad Canyon Road, between Whites Canyon Road and Rainbow Glen Drive as an alternate route. RECOMMENDATION Introduce Ordinance No. 94-14, waive further reading and pass to second reading. Vicinity Map Ordinance No. 94-14 BJ:MS:lkl:hds councilVare4-l4.ry ORDINANCE NO. 94-14 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 12.48.060 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 12.48.060 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 12.48.060. Vehicles Exceeding 14,000 Pounds -- Operation on Certain Highways Prohibited -- Alternate Routes. It is unlawful to drive, operate or cause or permit to be driven or operated any commercial vehicle exceeding a gross weight of 14,000 pounds on any of the following highways: A. Placerita Canyon Road. On Placerita Canyon Road from 12th Street to 1,600 feet west of Sierra Highway. These vehicles may use San Fernando Road as an alternate route. B. Soledad Canyon Road. On Soledad Canyon Road between Sierra Highway and Shadow Pines Boulevard. These vehicles may use the Antelope Valley freeway, Via Princessa and Sierra Highway as an alternate route. C. Wiley Canyon Road. On Wiley Canyon Road between Orchard Village Road and Calgrove Boulevard. These vehicles may use Orchard Village Road, Lyons Avenue, and Interstate 5 as an alternate route. D. Sand Canyon Road. On Sand Canyon Road between the Antelope Valley freeway and Placerita Canyon Road. These vehicles may use the Antelope Valley freeway and Placerita Canyon Road as an alternate route. E. Rainbow Glen Drive. On Rainbow Glen Drive between Soledad Canyon Road and Via Princessa. These vehicles may use Whites Canyon Road, between Soledad Canyon Road and Via Princessa as an alternate route. F. Via Princessa. On Via Princessa between Rainbow Glen Drive and Whites Canyon Road. These vehicles may use Soledad Canyon Road, between Whites Canyon Road and Rainbow Glen Drive as an alternate route. SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by law. 0 ORDINANCE NO. 94-14 November 22, 1994 - Page 2 PASSED AND APPROVED this day of �� ATTEST: CITY CLERK STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) § CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) 19 I, Donna M. Grindey, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 94-14 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the day of , 19 . That thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the day of 19 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS COUNCILMEMBERS COUNCILMEMBERS CITY CLERK MS:lkl:hds council\ar99-19.ma ,r� i -a- prapo-�1 ?Yo b;-�iu� VICINITY MAP N T. S. N.T.S.