INSTALLATION OF OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS ON

THIRD STREET EAST OF PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY AND

OCEAN VIEW BETWEEN THIRD AND FOURTH STREET

Recommendation:

It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Approve the installation of a raised barrier channelizing Third Street east of Pacific Coast Highway and converting Third Street from One-way to Two-way between Pacific Coast Highway and 120 feet east of Pacific Coast Highway, and
2. Approve the installation of a raised island to channelize Ocean View such that only left turns southbound from Ocean View at Third Street are allowed.

Background:

At the May 28, 1998 meeting of the City Council said Council considered a request by concerned residents to close a portion of Ocean View between Third and Fourth Streets and to develop a park.

Also the residents requested that a barrier be built on Third Street so that commercial traffic would be limited to the parking lot behind the buildings on Pacific Coast Highway.

Analysis:

The City Traffic Engineer has reviewed the traffic circulation and access impacts of the residents suggestions. His report is attached.

In brief, the closure of Ocean View at "Lot 21" and placement of a barrier on Third Street would be a benefit to the residents in the area and would not detrimentally affect the commercial activities adjacent to Pacific Coast Highway. Please see Attachment "1".

Further, the circulation and access to the Ocean View/Third Street area would not be too circuitous with the closure and barrier.

An alternative to total closure of Ocean View in this short section is to provide raised channelization, i.e. an island. Please see Attachment "1". This would force Ocean View traffic to only turn a left out of Ocean View at Third Street and to prohibit an eastbound left turn from Third Street into Fourth Street.

Fiscal Impact:

Maintenance forces can implement said barrier similar to those at other locations east of Pacific Coast Highway with signing and marking, this should not exceed $2,000. A raised island with candlesticks and striping would cost an additional $2,000.

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