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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
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Meeting Date 10/82
Ordinance .~ O/ G Establishing Speed Limits on Sequoia Street
Between Oleander Avenue and W~s~~ I~~tR~G AND ADOPTION
City Engineer (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
In esponse to a citizen's request for speed limit signs on Sequoia Street,
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the Traffic Engineering Division completed an engineering traffic survey an
pos ed the speed limits outlined below. These speed limits have been in
eff ct and functioning as intended for nine months. Therefore, it is my
REC MMENDATION: That Council place this ordinance on First Reading
es bl i shi ng:
1. A 30 mph speed limit on Sequoia Street from Brandywine Avenue to West Point
Drive;
2. A 25 mph speed limit on Sequoia Street from Oleander Avenue to Brandywine
Avenue.
BO RD/COMMISSION
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b RECOMMENDATION:
to recommend that The
these Safety
speed Commission
limits be made voted 4-0 on
permanent.
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DISCUSSION:
Se uoia Street between Brandywine Avenue and West Point Drive is a 40 foot
wi a collector road with a desi gn speed of 30 mph. The adjacent 1 and use i s
si gle family homes fronting private streets. The 85th percentile speed is 34
mp Sequoia Street between Oleander Avenue and Brandywine Avenue is a 36-40
fo t wide collector road with 25 mph design speed. The adjacent land uses
in Jude single and multiple family homes (several homes fronting on Sequoia
St eet), a park, and an elementary school next to the park. The 85th
pe Gentile speed is 33 mph. The proposed speed limit of 25 mph is justified
du to the street design speed and the adjacent land uses. Since these speed
li its were posted, the 85th percentile speeds have not changed.
Schedule X - Decreasing State Law
Maximum Speed Limit
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Name of Street
Sequoia Street
Sequoia Street
Beginning at
Oleander Avenue
Brandywine Avenue
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