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 City of Hermosa Beach --- 07-11-00
REQUEST FOR THREE-WAY STOP
CONTROL AT
Recommendation : It is recommended that the City Council deny the request for three-way stop control at Valley Drive and 18th Street.
Background : Residents in the vicinity of the intersection of Valley Drive and 18th Street have expressed concern for traffic safety at the intersection. They have requested that the city install stop signs on Valley Drive. The petitioners’ letter is attached for your information. A traffic study of this intersection has been completed. The study included a review of traffic, the physical conditions and existing traffic controls; an analysis of the Police Department records of reported accidents and observation speeds and traffic movement through the intersection. The study of many factors affecting traffic behavior at this intersection indicates that the installation of STOP signs controlling southbound and northbound traffic on Valley Drive at 18th Street, creating a three-way STOP controlled intersection, will not promote the safe and orderly movement of traffic. Therefore, the installation is not justified.
Analysis : CALTRANS WARRANT ANALYSIS FOR 3-WAY STOP – VALLEY DR. AT 18TH ST.
Based upon the Caltrans criteria, the conclusion of the technical analysis is that a three-way stop is not justified at this intersection. It should be pointed out, however, that a warrant analysis is not a hard-and-fast rule and is instead a suggested set of guidelines that should be used as input to the final decision. A jurisdiction may elect to install stop signs at a particular location even if the Caltrans warrants are not met if there are unique circumstances indicating that the stop signs would be advantageous. For example, when vehicles are parked along the west curb of Valley Drive north of 18th Street, visibility is partially blocked for motorists stopped at the 18th Street stop sign. A three-way stop would reduce the risks associated with these visibility restrictions. As an alternative to installing stop signs, the City could elect to paint 50 feet or so of red curb to eliminate parking near the intersection. In the spirit of minimizing traffic delay on collector streets in the City, Staff would recommend that the parking be eliminated instead of installing the 3-way stop control.
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Fiscal Impact : Funds for the installation of the required signs and markings are available under the current Operations and Maintenance budget of Street Maintenance.
RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING THE INTERSECTION OF VALLEY DRIVE AND 18TH STREET AS A THREE-WAY STOP CONTROL INTERSECTION. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, intends to continue to improve public convenience and safety, and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that there is particular danger to motorists and pedestrians crossing at the intersection of Valley Drive and 18th Street. NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the intersection of Valley Drive and 18th Street is designated as "Three-Way Stop Control Intersection" and the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to erect stop signs at all approaches to said intersection. SECTION 2. That the Director of Public Works is authorized to remove all conflicting signs and curb markings. SECTION 3. This resolution shall not become effective until appropriate signs giving notice of such three-way stop have been erected. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 11th day of July, 2000.
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