HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1975/02/25 Item 14 Agenda Item No. 14
February 25, 1975
Ordinance No. 1610 aGENDA ITEM N0. [ 14 �
CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL TfEETING OF: February 25, 1975
ITEDITITLE: Ordinance No. 1610 - Establishing a Prima Facie Speed Limit
of 35 Miles Per Hour on East Orange Avenue - Second Reading
and Adoption
INTTIATED BY: Director of Public Works/City Engineer �
BACKGROUND
This ordinance was placed on the agenda for a first
reading at the Council meeting of February 18 , 1975.
It is now before the Council for second reading and
adoption.
ATTACHED: Resolution [ ] Ordinance [ ] Agreement [ ] Plat [ ]
See EXHIBITS [ ] No.
Financial Statement:
N.A.
Commission-Board Recommendation:
N.A.
Department Head Recommendation:
Place ordinance on second reading and adopt.
City Dlanager Recommendation:
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Concur
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CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS CALIFORNIA
SAFETY COMMISSION
February 4 , 1975
Honorable Mayor and City Council
City of Chula Vista , California
Gentlemen :
After considerable discussion extending over two prior meetings ,
the Safety Commission at its adjourned regular January meeting
held Wednesday , January 29 , 1975 unanimously recommended that
the Trial Traffic Regulation of 40 mph on E . Orange Avenue between
Oleander and Hilltop Drive not be made permanent at the end of
' its trial period . Further , the Commission unanimously recommended
that any future speed limit in the subject area not exceed 35 mph
as long as a school crossing for students attending Rohr School is
located at the intersection of E . Orange Avenue and Max Avenue .
The contributing factors involved in the Commission ' s recommendations
were :
(a) A school crossing intersection was just past the crest of
a hill , in the middle of a reverse curve , at the inter-
section of Max Avenue .
(b) Both sides of the Max Avenue intersection are blind . The
four to five foot walls on the north side almost completely
mask the fact that there is an intersecting street entering
from the right for west bound traffic .
(c) The school crossing sign is too close to the intersection for "
a speed of 40 mph .
(d) Late afternoon sun tends to blind west bound traffic prior to
, and after reaching the crest of the hill on approaching Max
Avenue .
(e) The location of Loma Verde Park tends to extend the use of this
questionable unguarded crossing haven during after-school hours
and on weekends .
The width of E . Orange Avenue and the blind character of the Max Avenue
intersection due to walls and enbankments all contribute to making
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' the subject intersection a potentially hazardous one . The use of
this intersection as a school crossing , plus providing street crossing
access to Loma Verde Park, further dictates reasonable speed control
in approaches to this intersection . It is these factors that materially
influenced the Commission in not concurring in making the 40 mph speed
limit permanent at this time .
Respectfully submitted ,
/G��/��'vN"�'Gl
Ernest S . Arnold , Chairman
Safety Commission
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cc : Police Department
City Manager
Traffic Engineer
Commission Members
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