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04-10-1985 - Minutes TC t CITY TRAFFIC COMMISSION � MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING A�ri1 10, 1985 , AGENDA MOTION MINUTES ROLL CALL PRESENT Gommissioners: G. 5haw, M. Baumann, D. �'urner, D. Yarger Staff: P. Ke11ey, Lt. Scherer ABSENT Commissioners : D. Smith APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION D. Turner SECOND D. Yarger AYES Unanimous --------------------------------------- ----------- ------------------------------------------------ CONSENT CALENDAR A. Request for Handicap Parking .i54 S. Shaffer Street St. John's Lutheran Church 154 S. Shaffer Street Orange, CA 92666 RECOMME'NDA TION: APPROUE MOTION D. Turner SECOND D. Yarger AYES Unanimous B. Request for No Par.king Anytime- , 740 W. Col�ins Avenue John Ikerd, Contract Administrat r Orange Uni fi ed School Di s tri ct 370 N. Glassel� Street � Orange, CA 92666 RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE MOTION D. Turner SECOND D. Yarger AYE'S Unanimous C. Request for Limited Tim_e , Parking (20 Min.) I1I1 E. Katella Avenue Stephen W. Prough, President 11.I1 E. Katella Avenue Orange, CA 92667 RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE MOTION D. Tuxner SECOND D. Yarger ' AYES Unanimous � ' CITY TRAFFIC CO�ISSION - MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING April 10, 1985 , . AGENDA MOTION MINUTES . _ ,_.........�.._.. D. Request for Driveway Vision Zon I111 E. Katel�a Avenue Stephen fV. Prough, Presiclent 1111 E. Katella Avenue Orange, CA 92667 RECOMl7ENDATION: APPROVE r10TIDN D. Turner SECOND D. Yarger AYES Unanimous �. Request for 1'�id-block Crosswalk Ca.Z i forni a & Cambri d ge Regan E. Ke11, V.P. and General Consul 1111 E. Kate.Zla Avenue Orange, CA 92667 RECOPII�IENDATION: DE1VY 1�10TIDN D. Turner SECOND D. Yarger AYES Unanimous CONSIDERATION ITEI�IS Z. Request for l�lodification of - A request was submitted by residents Ol'�IC - Chapter 10.82 - Dona.Zd and Doris Hanashey, 2942 Skateboards A1apletree Drive, Orange, CA 92667, via Donald S. Hanashey the City Council, to amend the current 2942 Mapletree Drive sl�ateboard ordinance (O.1'�.C. I0.82.D.Z�) . Orange, CA 92667 Request is to expand the existing ordinance to icnlude prohibition of skateboard use on all city sidewalks. The City of Oran�e's current municipal ordinance regarding the regu.Zation 'of skateboard usage, O.M.C. 20.82.010, reads as follows: , ' - "A. lt is unlawfuZ for any person� to �skatE or to ride or propel a sj�ateboard in � � a public roadway. -' 3 . � � B. It is un.Zawful to skate or to ride or propel a skateboard in a business district. C. Any person skating or riding or propelling a skateboard upon any � sidewalk sha11 exercise due care and e ' CITY TRAFFIC CO�IISSION _ - MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING April 10, 1985 � AGENDA MOTION MINUTES . CONSIDERATION ITEMS CONTINUED sha11 yield the right-Of--.wa��to• �• a11 pedestrians." A survey of Orange County cities indicates no total prohibition of skateboarding exists in those cities. The beach clties do have specific prohibitions dealing with f�uctuating seasonal pedestrian traffic which would not be apz�licable to the City of Orange. The current City skateboarding ordinance appears to address those areas in which the greatest ha�ard to the pedestrian traf.fic exists - crowded commercial areas and pub.Zic parks. Additionally, the banning of skateboards from the roadways also protects the skateboarder as we11 as vehicular traffic. The requirement to "exercise due care" and "uield the right- of-way to a11 pedestrians" regard.Zess of location, provides the necessary enforcement tool to monitor residential areas for any "a_qgravated" conditions existing. Any damage that might result from errant skateboarders, such as broken sprinkler heads, uprooted shrubbery, etc. , is prosecutable under provisions of . the Penal Code (P.C. 594 - Malicious Mischief) , and restitution available through civil lnrocess. Enforcer:2ent is predicated on the officer, observing the violation. The total prohibition of skateboarding from aY1 city sidewalks would sti11 require on-view observation of vio.Zators, as is currently the case. Sufficient enforcement authorit� exists to address hazardous skateboarding conditions. Recommend the Municipa.Z Ordinance, 10.82.O1G . remain as stated and denial o�,�the�-request. RECOMMENDATION:� DENY l•10TION G. Shaw ; �� SECOND D. Yarger . AYES Unanimous ' CITY TRAFFIC CO�iISSION . MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING Apri1 Z0, 1985 - AGENDA MOTION MINUTES ; 2. Request �or No Parking 4P - 6P 5taff presented the traf.fic st�rd�•-�eport. Taft Ave. between Les.Zie GVay . and Glassell Street Taft Ave. is an east-west primary arterial Mark Schmidt, President street (84') wide between Batay.ia St. and Glassell St. with a posted speed .Zimit of ��Ia?sh Enterpri�es; Tnc, 40 MPH. 1633 N. Leslie b�Vay Oran ge, CA 92667 Channe.Zization of Taft Ave. consists of twc thru-lanes, two-way left striping/left turn pockets and parking on both sides of the street. The eastbound approach to the Glassell St., Orange-O.Zive Rd. intersection consists of a short Ieft-turn pocket, two thru-lanes and a right turn Zane. There is a contro.Zled grade crossing on Taft Ave. at Glassell St. of the A.T.&S.F. railroad. (Average Annual Daily Traffic) for Taft Ave. is approximately I7,574 vehicles per day. Turning movement volumes for eastbound vehicles at Glassell St. during the PM peak hours are as follows: Left turn = 246 Through = 862 Right turn = 134 The concerns indicated by the applicant focus primari.Zly on the peak hour time of 4:30 pr� to 6:00 pm. Congestion is indicated to occur to such an extent that the capacity of the street to accomodate the intended usage/function is dim�nished (i.e. , vehicular access to Taft Ave. from the side streets or Taft Ave. to the side- streets west of Glassel� St. is hindered � - and easy, availab.Ie access tc�--��e--east- ' , bound right-turn on Taft Ave. �t GlasselZ - � � St. is sever.ly limited) . _ ; "� CITY TRAFFIC CONIl�iISSION , . MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING April .IO, 3985 - AGENDA MOTION MINUTES CONSIDERATION ITEMS CONTINUED Based on street width, signal �yc,1e- 1-en-gth . and traffic composition the calcuZated capacity of Taft Ave. is .Z500 vehicles per hour. A street when operating within its capacity limits, for example, should affort its usinq motorists a travel speed at or near its posted Iimit, freedom or abi.tity to maneuver (change lanes) , relative ease and safety of access to cross-streets an� abutting properties, and minimal delays at controlled intersections. As a street approaches or exceeds its capacity, the opposite begins to occur. Speeds are reduced or become erratic, there is an increasing difficulty in manuevering, as traffic compresses due to increased volume there are fewer and smaller "gaps" for turning,-�and access movements and the delay at controlled intersections increases from a periodic inconvenience of one or two cycle changes to a major irritation when waits through 3, 4, or 5 cycle changes are not unusual. The most commonly used method to provide additional street capaicty on developed . streets is through the elimination of on-street parking. This method is based on the premise that the primary function of a street is for the movement of vehicular traffic. The parking prohibition, dependina upon the traffic flow characteristies of the street and certain safety considerations can be on either a fu11 or part-time basis. There are two primary safety consi�erations involved in the subject parking prohibition and the limits of the street selection. • On an extendQd prohibition, �he� l�ne must ' be available at the appropriate time and po1 i ce enforcement wi 11 be rec�ui red, on an ongoing basis, to both assure this and relieve the City of any subsequent Iiability. At their present and anticipated staffing levels the Po3ice Department has advised that they cannon make this assurance and are also concerned with the confusion relate� to this and any other "now you car� n�w uou Can't" parkinq restructions. CITY TR.AFFIC CO?�'�IISSION , MINUTES �F A REGULAR MEETING Apri1 10, 1985 . - AGENDA MOTION MINUTES CONSIDERATION ITEMS CONTINUED • The Iength of the additional-�lane'� �� section is dependent upon demand and controllable terminus. The on-street parking that is occuring in the subject area in the parking lane is minimal and seemingly presents an "open" Iane to the eastbound motorist wishing to negotiate a right turn at GZassel.Z St. Fu11 a11 time prahibitions exist at the intersection for a distance of 570 feet, thus permitting a striped right turn Iane. A possib.Ze mitigation measure to enhance the availability of t1�is right turn Iane to the motorist could involve fu11-time a11-time prohibition of parl�ing on the south side of Taft Ave. This would indeed enhance the acce�ss to the right turn Zane: The westbound motorist wishing to gain access to the area via O'Donnell Way would , be subjected to 3 opposing lanes of traffic rather than the existing two Ianes. Left turning vehicles at the intersection some- times overflow into the #1 through .Iane during the "peak hour" derrand period thus causing delay and resu.Ztant congestion (the - physical location of the railroad signals provides for a striped left turn lane of 40+ feet, a storage capacity of approximatelz 2-3 vehicles) . The request for part-time parking prohibitior on the south side of Taft Ave. between Leslie Way and Glassell St. cannot be supported from a street design capaicty or demand standpoint. Implementation of the part-time parking prohibition would involve strict Police enforcement on an ongoing basis, the Police Department cannot make that a.ssurance, and can result in confusion � regarding "now r�ou can - now ydu��n�'t" � � . park. This wouZd not occur with a fu.Z1 time a11-time parking restrictio.�. . CITY TRAFFIC COMMISSION . MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING Apri1 .ZO, 1985 w AGENDA MOTION MINUTES CON5IDERATION ITEMS CONTINUED --• : ��-_- -�- � RECOMMENDATION: Ful1 time a11 time parking restrictions (No Parking Anytime) for the south side of Taft Ave. between Leslie 6aay and Glassell St. be approved. MOTIDN D. Turner SECOND M. Baumann AYES Unanimous � ,