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AGENDA REPORT
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From: Kenneth Gilbert, Director of Public Works
Date: September 22, 1999 (Council Meeting of 10 -6 -99)
SUBJECT: Consider Resolution No. Designating Laurelview
Drive to be a Through Street in the Vicinity of
Flowercreek Drive, and Directing the Placement of a
Stop Sign at the Flowercreek Drive Entrance Thereto
DISCUSSION
A. Location
Attached as Exhibit 1 is a map showing the location of the
subject intersection.
B. Requests for Traffic Controls
The City is in receipt of a request from a local resident in
the affected neighborhood that the City consider the
installation of a STOP sign at the "T" intersection of
Flowercreek Drive and Laurelview Drive, requiring westbound
traffic entering this neighborhood to stop before turning
right or left on to Laurelview.
C. Traffic Engineer's Recommendation
It is the recommendation of the City Traffic Engineer that
STOP signs only be installed when Stop Sign Warrants are met.
City staff and the City Traffic Engineer agree that the
intersection would not meet warrants for the installation of
the requested STOP sign. For this reason the City Traffic
Engineer does not recommend that the requested STOP sign be
installed.
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D. Director of Public Works' Recommendation
E.
The placement of a STOP
entry to a residential
control device throughout
as follows:
• Rolling Knoll Road at
• Pheasant Run Street at
sign at "T" intersections at the
neighborhood, is common traffic
the City. Some examples are listed
Laurelhurst Road
Westport Street
• Courtney Lane at Talmadge Road; and
• Woodhill Drive at Broadview Drive.
Based on this common traffic control design, the Director of
Public Works recommends that the subject STOP sign be
installed.
Design Immunity
For the reasons stated below, it will be necessary for the
City Council to make certain findings as a part of the
approval of the subject STOP sign.
1. Design Immunity: Cities rely on those provisions of the
law pertaining to design immunity when faced with
litigation involving the proper use and installation of
traffic control devices. In order to be protected by
design immunity the traffic controls in question must
have been approved by the legislative body prior to
installation, and the approval by the legislative body
must have been based upon substantial reasonable evidence
in support of said installation.
2. Warrants: In most cases, cities use as the evidence in
support of the installation of STOP signs, the existence
of one or more STOP sign warrants. As stated above, a
STOP Sign Warrant Study was not performed for the subject
intersection; and it is the view of staff that, if such a
study were to be performed, none of the Stop Sign
Warrants would be met.
3. Findings: It is the view of staff that there are certain
factors and conditions which justify the installation of
a STOP sign for westbound traffic at the subject
intersection. Those factors and conditions are listed as
follows:
a. The placement of a STOP sign at the non - through leg
of "T" intersection which is the entrance to a
residential neighborhood, is a common method of
traffic control throughout the City;
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b. The installation of a STOP sign at the westbound leg
of the intersection of Flowercreek Drive and
Laurelview Drive would be consistent with that design
standard and would, therefore, be consistent with the
expectation of drivers regarding traffic controls at
such intersection; and,
C. Traffic safety at the subject intersection would be
improved if questions regarding "right -of -way" were
clarified by requiring westbound traffic to stop
prior to entering the intersection.
RECOMMENDATION
It is the recommendation of staff that t
Resolution No 99- (Exhibit 2) making
directing the placement of a STOP sign fo
Flowercreek Drive at the intersection of
Laurelview Drive.
ATTACHMENTS
Exhibit 1: Location Map
Exhibit 2: Resolution
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certain findings and
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Flowercreek Drive and
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RESOLUTION NO. 99 -
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MOORPARK, DESIGNATING LAURELVIEW DRIVE TO
BE A THROUGH STREET IN THE VICINITY OF
FLOWERCREEK DRIVE, AND DIRECTING THE
PLACEMENT OF A STOP SIGN AT THE FLOWERCREEK
ENTRANCE THERETO
WHEREAS, Section 21354 of the California Vehicle Code (CVC)
authorizes the City to designate any City street to be a through
street, thereby allowing the placement of STOP signs at the
entrances to said street; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that, in order to
better provide for the safe movement of vehicular traffic at a
certain "tee" intersection, that is necessary and appropriate to
designate the "through" leg of that intersection as a through
street and to direct the placement of a STOP sign at the non -
through leg of said intersection.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE, FIND, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. There are certain factors and conditions
pertaining to traffic controls at certain types of "tee"
intersections which are relevant to the proper control of traffic
at the intersection of Flowercreek Drive and Laurelview Drive,
said factors being summarized as follows:
a. The placement of a STOP sign at the non - through leg of
"T" intersection which is the entrance to a residential
neighborhood, is a common method of traffic control
throughout the City;
b. The installation of a STOP sign at the westbound leg of
the intersection of Flowercreek Drive and Laurelview
Drive would be consistent with that design standard and
such a STOP sign would, therefore, be consistent with
the expectation of drivers regarding traffic controls at
such intersections; and,
C. Traffic safety at the subject intersection would be
improved if questions regarding "right -of -way" were
clarified by requiring westbound traffic to stop prior
to entering the intersection.
SECTION 2. The above stated factors and conditions justify
the placement of a STOP sign for westbound traffic entering the
intersection of Flowercreek Drive and Laurelview Drive.
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Resolution No. 99-
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SECTION 3. Laurelview Drive
Drive is, therefore, hereby desi(
vicinity of Flowercreek Drive and
to be placed at the east leg
intersection, as shown on Exhibit
part hereof.
in the vicinity of Flowercreek
3nated a through street in the
a STOP sign is hereby directed
(westbound traffic) of said
"A" attached hereto and made a
SECTION 4. The City Manager is hereby directed to provide
for the installation and maintenance of appropriate signs and
markings to effectuate these requirements.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this resolution and shall cause a certified resolution to be filed
in the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 1999.
Patrick Hunter, Mayor
ATTEST:
Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk
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Resolution No. 99-
Exhibit 'A'
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