Item 21 - Stop Sign Sycamore Valley Rd at Garden Rd
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TO: Honorable ~ayor and Members of City Council
FROM: James L. Bowersox, City Mana~
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iNITIATED BY: Mark S. Weston, Director of Engineering serviceJ7,~1
Michael H. Robinson, Traffic Engineer mu2..
DATE: January 4, 1994
SUBJECT: Stop Sign - Sycamore Valley Road at Garden Road
ABSTRACT
In conjunction with a review of the eastern Garden Road area, the Traffic Safety
Committee (TSC) has examined conditions at the intersection of Garden Road and Sycamore
Va 11 ey Road. Because of limited sight distance, the TSC recommends that stop controls
be installed on Sycamore Valley Road at Garden Road.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This action is categorically exempt from CEQA review under Section 15301 (f).
FISCAL IMPACT
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;osts will be limited to initial sign installation expense plus periodic replacement.
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE
Letters regarding this action were sent to Fran Hjalmarson and Pete Kelley.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that City Council approve the attached Resolution establishing stop
controls on Sycamore Valley Road at Garden Road.
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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members ~ City Council
FROM: James L. Bowersox, City Mana I
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INITIATED BY: Mark S. Weston, Director of Engineering service7fl'
Michael H. Robinson, Senior Civil Engineer I'Hle
DATE: January 4, 1994
SUBJECT: Stop Sign - Sycamore Valley Road at Garden Road
BACKGROUND
At citizen request, the Traffic Safety Committee (TSC) has reviewed conditions
on Garden Road in the Sycamore Canyon residential area. Some residents in the
area have become concerned that traffic is traveling too fast through their
neighborhood. To reduce speeds, the TSC has approved this location as a
primary location for the Radar Speed Control Program which will be implemented
this summer. Other regulatory and non-regulatory signs were recommended and
approved for installation in the area. Among those, the TSC has found that a
stop sign is warranted on Sycamore Valley Road at Garden Road.
TRAFFIC\SITE CONDITIONS
See Garden Road/Sycamore Valley Road site diagram, Attachment A.
Garden Road is a 40 foot wide residential collector in the Sycamore Canyon
area.
Speed Limit: Garden Road 35 MPH posted limit west of Sycamore
Valley Road (39.5 MPH 85th
percentile speed)
25 MPH posted limit east of Sycamore
Valley Road (not radar enforceable -
does not meet prima facie criteria)
Volumes: Garden Road west of Sycamore Valley - 800 EB 800 WB
Accidents: 1990 - 0 1991 - 0 1992 - 0 1993 - 0
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FINDINGS
On October 7, 1993 the radar display board was set up on Garden Road
approximately 400 feet east of Sycamore Valley Road to alert drivers during
the evening peak period. The 85th percentile speed of those cars recorded was
37 MPH.
All-way stop evaluations were completed for the Garden Road intersections with
Whitewater and Sycamore Valley. All-way stop controls at either of these two
locations would qualify the eastern segment of Garden as a prima facie 25 MPH
speed 1 i mit. Neither intersection met warrants.
The Sycamore Valley Road approach to Garden Road has obstructed sight
visibility caused by landscaping, an entry monument and equestrian fencing.
Because of the obstruction, the TSC has recommended that a stop sign be
installed to insure safety at the intersection. The approach sight visibility
is below 10 mph. This speed is required in locations such as "T"
intersections where the terminating street must yield to the through street,
but not necessarily stop. If the approach visibility is below 10 mph, as at
Sycamore Valley Road, a stop sign is suggested.
FISCAL IMPACT
Fiscal impacts will be limited to initial sign installation costs plus
- periodic replacement.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This action is categorically exempt from CEQA review under Section 15301 (f).
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE
A letter regarding this action was sent to Fran Hjalmarson and Pete Kelley.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that City Council approve the attached Resolution
establishing stop controls on Sycamore Valley Road at Garden Road.
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Attachments: A - Site diagram
B - Resolution
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
ESTABLISHING A STOP SIGN ON SYCAMORE VALLEY ROAD AT GARDEN ROAD
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WHEREAS, Section 21100 of the California Vehicle Code permits local
authorities to adopt by resolution traffic control measures meeting the
requirements set forth under Section 21351 of the California Vehicle Code; and
WHEREAS, Section 21351 of the California Vehicle Code permits the
establishment of stop controls in the City of Poway; and
WHEREAS, this Council has determined that stop controls should hereby be
established.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that in accordance with said Section
21351 of the California Vehicle Code, a stop sign shall be installed on
Sycamore Valley Road at Garden Road.
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway,
California at a regular meeting thereof, this 4th day of January, 1994.
Don Higginson, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Marjorie K. Wahlsten, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Marjorie K. Wahlsten, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby
certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 94- was
duly adopted by the City Council at a meeting of said City Council held on the
4th day of January, 1994, and that it was so adopted by the following votes:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Marjorie K. Wahlsten, City Clerk
City of Poway
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