HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-10-28 - AGENDA REPORTS - RESO COPPER HILL SPEED LIMIT (2)Agenda Item: 5
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval: ��Y1
Item to be presented by: Andrew Yi
DATE: October 28, 2014
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION TO REVISE SPEED LIMIT ON COPPER HILL
DRIVE, BETWEEN DECORO DRIVE AND 50 FEET NORTH OF
COPPERSTONE DRIVE
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council:
1. Adopt a resolution establishing a 50 -mile -per -hour speed limit for northbound traffic on
Copper Hill Drive, between Decoro Drive and the City/County limit 50 feet north of
Copperstone Drive, as indicated in the Engineering and Traffic Survey (Study).
2. Direct staff to distribute certified copies of the Study to the Los Angeles County Sheriffs
Department and Courts.
3. Direct staff to implement the necessary signage changes brought about by the provisions of
this Study.
4. Request the Sheriffs Department continue radar speed enforcement on City streets and
highways covered by this Study once the signing changes are made.
BACKGROUND
Staff received a request to review the existing 55 -mile -per -hour speed limit on Copper Hill
Drive, between Decoro Drive and Copperstone Drive, to see if it could be reduced to 50 miles
per hour, making it consistent with the section between Newhall Ranch Road and Decoro Drive.
An engineering and traffic survey (Study) was completed, as defined in Section 627 of the
California Vehicle Code (CVC). The Study was completed in accordance with the provisions of
the CVC and as recommended by the California Department of Transportation Manual on
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Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Once adopted, the Study will establish 50 miles per hour as the
safe and reasonable prima facie speed limit on this section of Copper Hill Drive. This section of
roadway had not been previously studied, as it was part of a recent annexation.
California cities, counties, and other state agencies must establish speed limits on the basis of an
engineering and traffic survey pursuant to the CVC to allow patrol officers to enforce speed
limits through the use of radar or laser. A speed limit which is not based on a properly performed
survey cannot be enforced by radar or laser, and patrol officers must rely on less effective
alternatives, such as pacing after speeding offenders.
The Sheriffs Department has reviewed the recommendation of this Study and supports its
findings. Since the City/County limit line runs down the centerline of this section of Copper Hill
Drive, City staff has consulted with the County Traffic Engineering Division. County staff
supports the modification and is currently scheduled to bring an agenda item to the Board of
Supervisors for establishment of the same speed limit for southtbound traffic on Copper Hill
Drive in November.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other alternatives as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
The estimated cost for the installation or minor adjustments to existing signs is estimated at
$500. Adequate funds are available in Street Maintenance Expenditure Account 14504-5141.008.
ATTACHMENTS
Vicinity Map
Engineering and Traffic Survey
Resolution
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RESOLUTION 14-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARrfA, CALIFORNIA,
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Sections 22357 and 22358 permit a local
authority, on the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, to establish prima facie speed limits
on highways within their jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 40802 requires speed limits be
justified by an engineering and traffic survey every seven years to use radar or laser for
enforcement; and
WHEREAS, the effective and efficient use of radar and laser for traffic speed
enforcement can enhance safety within the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby
resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. That the prima facie speed limit for northbound traffic on Copper Hill
Drive, between Decoro Drive and the City/County limit line fifty (50) feet north of Copperstone
Drive, shall be fifty (50) miles per hour.
SECTION 2. That staff shall distribute certified copies of the Engineering and Traffic
Survey (Study) to the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department and Courts.
SECTION 3. That staff shall provide for the necessary signage changes to implement
the provisions of the Study.
SECTION 4. That the Sheriffs Department will conduct appropriate enforcement of
the prima facie speed limit established by this resolution.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this day of 2014.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
INTERIM CITY CLERK
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Armine Chaparyan, Interim City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do 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
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day of
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2014, by the following vote:
INTERIM CITY CLERK
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