HomeMy WebLinkAbout94-54RESOLUTION NO. 94-54
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF UKIAH DECLARING ITS INTENT TO DEVELOP
AND IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO LESSEN TRAFFIC IMPACTS IN THE
RESIDENTIAL AREAS ON FORD STREET AND CLARA AVENUE
WHEREAS, the City of Ukiah recognizes that the Wagenseller and Orr Creek
Neighborhood (the Neighborhood) and its streets have been devoted historically to
residential and other uses; and
WHEREAS, Ford Street and Clara Avenue have become "collector" streets,
being the only east-west streets currently available north of Perkins Street able to
accommodate traffic to and from shopping areas developed along Orchard Avenue;
and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that recently approved expansion plans for KMart
along Orchard Avenue will be completed prior to infrastructure improvements to
Orchard Avenue and Brush Street; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this resolution is to assist in the preservation of
residential uses in the Wagenseller/Orr Creek Neighborhood by discouraging the use of
Clara Avenue and Ford Street as primary routes for cars and trucks trying to reach
businesses on Orchard Avenue; and
WHEREAS, nothing in this resolution is intended to, or has the effect of, limiting
the City Council's discretion in adopting or amending general plan documents or zoning
ordinances, or otherwise performing the planning and zoning functions assigned by law
to the legislative body of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Ukiah:
1. Declares its commitment to have the Public Works, Planning, and Public Safety
staff work with representatives of the Neighborhood in a timely and effective manner to
develop and implement a Neighborhood Traffic Management Program to reduce
impacts of traffic on Clara Avenue and Ford Streets.
2. The City's commitment shall include immediate steps to enforce the 25 MPH
speed limit on Clara Avenue and Ford Street to ensure continued observance of safe
driving in the Neighborhood.
3. The City's commitment shall include efforts to discourage increased use of the
Neighborhood streets by any traffic generated by new developments along Orchard
Avenue in excess of projections by Barton-Aschman Associates' Traffic Impact Analysis
prepared for the KMart project.
4. The City's commitment includes considering and implementing, where practical
and financially feasible, any other mitigation measures deemed appropriate to lessen
impacts, as mutually worked out by City staff and Neighborhood residents over time,
and as appropriately phased with other regional traffic improvements which individually
and cumulatively lessen the need for Clara Avenue and Ford Street to be utilized as
"collector" streets to accommodate cross-town traffic.
5. In considering and implementing any mitigation measures which may include
physical alterations to right-of-way segments, the City and Neighborhood residents
shall refer to applicable resource material and literature to guide their proposals,
including, but not limited to, "Traffic Calming" written and published by CART (Citizens
Advocating Responsible Transportation).
6. Any proposals which require physical alterations to existing street right(s)-of-
way shall be evaluated and approved by the City Engineer and Traffic Engineering
Committee prior to implementation to assure that the public safety and welfare are not
compromised.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1st of June, 1994, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Counc i lmember s
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Mastin, Malone, Wattenburger, Shoemaker and
Mayor Schneiter
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