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Home My WebLink About2004-054 - Amending and Revising Rules and Redulations for the Approval and Installation . (JWF 6/29/04) RESOLUTION NO. 2004-054 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING AND REVISING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE APPROVAL AND INSTAllATION NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC PLANS AUTHORIZED BY CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE SECTION 21101 (f). BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOllOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. California Vehicle Code Section 21101(f) permits local agencies to install roadway design features including, but not limited to islands, curbs and traffic barriers intended to prohibit entry to or from streets for the purpose of reducing cut-through traffic in residential neighborhoods. . B. Vehicle Code Section 21101 (f) also requires such procedures implement the circulation element of the City's general plan, and to be consistent with local government's responsibility to provide for the health and safety of its citizens. C. Goal 6 of the Circulation Element of the Santa Ana General Plan calls for the protection of local streets from through traffic to preserve neighborhood character. The General Plan calls for Goal 6 to be implemented in residential areas that experience significant commuter traffic on local streets through the establishment of "Neighborhood Traffic Management Plans". In such cases, a traffic study assessment should be conducted and traffic diverters or other mechanisms should be implemented to reduce cut-through traffic. D. Since 1992, the City has maintained procedures for neighborhood traffic plans pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 21101 (f) (the "Existing Procedures"). In October 2003, the Existing Procedures were repealed in reaction to federal litigation regarding a traffic plan being implemented pursuant to said procedures, and Staff was directed to return with amended procedures consistent with Goal 6 and the court order. The following procedures and standards may be used as part of an overall traffic control and calming program to protect and maintain the safety and quality of life of neighborhoods in the City of Santa Ana. E. On July 6, 2004 the City Council by Resolution No. 2004-053 approved and certified negative declaration for environmental review 2004-153 for this Project. . Resolution No. 2004-054 Page 1 of 5 Section 2. Attached here to as Attachment A the procedures for considering and implementing Neighborhood Traffic Management Plans. Section 3. The Executive Director of Public Works and ETAC may adopt guidelines for the City staff and community for the implementation of this resolution, which should include such things as standards for the types of roadway design features to be used in neighborhood traffic plans, and details for the process including conduct of meetings, format for petitions, deadlines for submittals, etc., not otherwise inconsistent with the terms of this Resolution. Adoption of these guidelines is not necessary for approval of any Neighborhood Traffic Management Plans, however. Section 4. Nothing in this resolution is intended to limit the use of approved traffic control measures as approved by CalTrans, or street designs utilized by the Public Works Agency or the City for purposes other than as described in Vehicle Code Section 21101 (f). Section 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this Resolution. ADOPTED this 6th day of Julv, 2004. ~,~ Mayor . Attorney AYES: Councilmembers: Alvarez. Bist. Christv. Franklin. Garcia. Solorio (6) NOES: Councilmembers: None (0) ABSENT: Councilmembers: Pulido (1) ABSTAIN: Council members: None (0) Resolution No. 2004-054 Page 2 of 5 . . . CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2004-054 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on Julv 6. 2004. Date: 1"'/7-6JY . . Clerk of the Council City of Santa Ana Resolution No. 2004-054 Page 3 of 5 Attachment A Procedures for Neighborhood Traffic Management Plans Resolution 2004-054 1. The following procedures shall apply whenever it is determined there is a potential local traffic problem in a residential neighborhood attributable to cut-through or other non-locally generated traffic. 2. Prior to considering any actions covered by Vehicle Code Section 21101 (f), City staff shall conduct a study to consider modified traffic controls such as arterial improvements, stop signs or other traffic control measures, which would not cause a significant change in the existing traffic pattem. If warranted by the study, the recommended traffic controls shall be implemented to determine their effectiveness and acceptance. 3. If traffic control measures set forth above are found to be ineffective and/or infeasible, either the community may circulate a petition requesting preparation of a Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan, or ETAC or the City Council may initiate preparation of a plan. 4. In the case of a petition, the petition shall identify the problem and generally describe a solution. Before circulation, the community shall submit the proposed petition to City Staff who will determine the area to be petitioned (preliminary Area of Impact). The petition must be returned within 90 days with supporting signatures from at least 35% of the dwelling units and businesses in the preliminary Area of Impact in order to require further City staff work on the proposal. For non-petition initiated plans, ETAC shall designate a preliminary Area of Impact. 5. The Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan shall be developed by Staff in cooperation with a Neighborhood Traffic Committee appointed by the petition circulators, or Staff (if the circulators do not designate a neighborhood traffic committee, or if the process is Staff initiated.) 6. Police and Fire Department representatives shall participate in thè development of the plan, and recommended changes from said agencies shall be incorporated into the proposed plan prior to submittal to ET AC. 7. The Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan shall balance technical feasibility of the plan and perspective of the community, while conforming to the requirements of California Vehicle Code Section 21101 (f) and the Santa Ana General Plan. 8. When City Staff and the Neighborhood Traffic Committee agree on a draft plan, Staff shall mail a notice of the proposed Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan to Resolution No. 2004-054 Page 4 of 5 . all dwelling units and businesses in the preliminary Area of Impact, as well as any neighborhood associations whose boundaries include some or all of the preliminary Area of Impact. 9. City Staff and the Neighborhood Traffic Committee shall present the proposed neighborhood traffic plan at a neighborhood meeting, and may revise the plan based on comments received. 10. Thereafter, City staff shall submit the proposed Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan to ETAC for review and approval, conditional approval or denial. 11. ETAC may direct City staff to conduct an advisory poll of the proposed Area of Impact. Unless otherwise determined by ETAC, the poll shall be conducted both before and after temporary installation of the proposed Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan. The advisory poll form(s) shall be mailed to the occupants of each dwelling unit and business in the Area of Impact, and shall be returned to the City by a predetermined date in order to be considered. 12. The results of the advisory poll shall be presented to ET AC, who shall consider the poll results, along with Staff recommendation to determine whether to recommend to the Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan to the City Council. . 13. The ETAC recommendation on the Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan shall be submitted to the City Council to determine whether to temporarily implement the plan. 14.lf the City Council preliminarily approves the Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan, City staff shall implement the plan on a trial basis of up to six months so as to provide data on the effect and impacts of the proposed traffic plan on the Area of Impact and other areas of the community. 15. City staff, including Police and Fire departments, shall study the results of the trial period to determine the effectiveness of the plan, prepare all necessary studies to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) utilizing traffic data from the temporary installations, and conduct a second advisory poll (if applicable). 16. City Staff shall submit its analysis and recommendations, along with any poll results, to ETAC to determine whether to recommend to the City Council to finally implement the Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan. . 17. City Staff shall forward the ET AC recommendation, and supporting information to the City Council. The City Council shall consider such information and approve, conditionally approve or disapprove permanent installation of the proposed traffic plan. If approved, the Public Works Agency shall install the permanent improvements. Resolution No. 2004-054 Page 5 of 5