HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES CC 2001 1866 2001 0718RESOLUTION NO. 2001 -1866
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE
INSTALLATION OF STOP SIGNS AT THE INTERSECTIONS
OF SIERRA AVENUE /SHASTA AVENUE [NORTH] ; SIERRA
AVENUE /SHASTA AVENUE [SOUTH] AND SIERRA
AVENUE /LASSEN AVENUE
WHEREAS, Section 21354 of the California Vehicle Code
authorizes the City to provide for the installation of STOP signs
at one or more legs of any intersection under the jurisdiction of
the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that, in order to
better provide for the public safety, it is necessary and
appropriate to place STOP signs at one or more entrances to
certain intersections as described herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That certain conditions exist at and in the
vicinity of the intersections of Sierra Avenue and Shasta Avenue
[North], Sierra Avenue and Shasta Avenue [South] and Sierra Avenue
and Lassen Avenue, which justify the placement of STOP signs at
one or more entrances to each of those intersections, said
conditions being summarized as follows:
a. Sierra Avenue and Shasta Avenue are local residential
streets designed to primarily serve the residents of the
immediate residential tract;
b. Sierra Avenue and Shasta Avenue provide a path for non -
local traffic to travel between Los Angeles Avenue and
Poindexter Avenue;
c. Sierra Avenue and Shasta Avenue also provide a path for
non -local traffic to travel between Los Angeles Avenue
and /or Poindexter Avenue and the northeast entry to the
Mission Bell Plaza shopping Center via Lassen Avenue;
d. The use of the Lassen Avenue entrance to the shopping
center by non -local traffic is intensified by a number of
other traffic generators in the vicinity, including the
traffic signal at Leta Yancy Road [formerly Liberty Bell
Road], Poindexter Park and Chaparral Middle School;
e. These factors have attracted non -local traffic to use
Sierra Avenue and Shasta Avenue for trips to and from
areas outside the immediate neighborhood;
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f. The use of Sierra Avenue and Shasta Avenue by non -local
traffic has resulted in traffic volumes on these streets
which exceed twice the amount which would normally be
found on a residential street;
g. The increased traffic volume on Sierra Avenue and Shasta
Avenue, and the use of said streets by non -local traffic,
have contributed to a deterioration of safety levels for
both vehicular and pedestrian traffic within this
neighborhood; and
h. Sierra Avenue and Shasta Avenue lie on a pedestrian "Route
to School ".
SECTION 2. That the intersection of Sierra Avenue and Shasta
Avenue [South], as identified on Exhibit 'A' attached hereto and
made a part hereof, is hereby designated a stop intersection and
that STOP signs shall be erected at all entrances thereto.
SECTION 3. That the intersection of Sierra Avenue and Lassen
Avenue, as identified on Exhibit 'A', is hereby designated a stop
intersection and that STOP signs shall be erected at all entrances
thereto.
SECTION 4. That Sierra Avenue in the vicinity of Shasta
Avenue [North], as identified on Exhibit 'A', is hereby designated
a through street and a STOP sign is hereby directed to be placed
at the west leg (for eastbound traffic) of said intersection.
SECTION 5. That the City Manager is hereby directed to
provide for the installation and maintenance of appropriate signs
and markings to effectuate these requirements.
SECTION 6. 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 18`h dal
Attest:
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Deborah S. Traffenste t City Clerk
Attachments:
Exhibit 'A': Diagram
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF VENTURA ) ss.
CITY OF MOORPARK )
I, Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk of the City of
Moorpark, California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury
that the foregoing Resolution No. 2001 -1866 was adopted by the
City Council of the City of Moorpark at a meeting held on the
18th day of July, 2001, and that the same was adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Mikos, Millhouse
NOES: Councilmember Harper
ABSENT: Councilmember Wozniak and Mayor Hunter
ABSTAIN: None
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 2nd
day of August, 2001.
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Deborah S. Traffenste t, City Clerk
(seal)