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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6305 RESOLUTION NO. 6305 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE CIRCULATION AND TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN. WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia recently conduc.ted a Transportation Master Plan study to evaluate future growth in the City, identify existing and future transportation deficiencies and recommend circulation system changes and future transportation improvements; and WHEREAS, the results of the Transportation Master Plan study affect the General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element and require an amendment to update the document; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by the Planning Commission on April 23, 2002, at which time all interested persons were given full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence; and WHEREAS, on April 23, 2002, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 1668 recommending approval of amendments to the General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act, the Development Services Department performed an initial study for the proposed General Plan amendment and prepared a Negative Declaration. Said initial study did not disclose any substantial or potentially substantial adverse change in any of the physical conditions within the area affected by the project including land, air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, ambient noise and objects of historical or aesthetic significance. -1- 6305 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA. DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOllOWS: SECTION 1. The factual data submitted by the Development Services Department in the attached staff report dated June 4, 2002 is true and correct. SECTION 2. The City Council approves the amendment to the City's General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element to reflect the following: 1. New names for the Circulation System street designations (Exhibit "A"). 2. The change of designation for eleven (11) streets from the previous plan (Exhibit "B"). 3. An updated circulation system map with new street designations and eleven street designation changes (Exhibit "C"). 4. A revision to the Circulation and Transportation section text to identify the changes and the future deficiencies (Exhibit "D"). 5. A revision to the Circulation and Transportation section text to identify grade separations at Santa Anita Avenue and First Avenue/Santa Clara Street at proposed locations of the Metro Gold Line Rail crossings (Exhibit "E"). SECTION 3. The approval of this General Plan Amendment will not have a significant effect on the environment and a Negative Declaration has been approved for this project. SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. [SIGNATURES ON NEXT PAGE] -2- 6305 Passed, approved and adopted this 4th ATTEST: Ji...-& p~ J Alford City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: , ~r~ Stephen Deitsch, City Attorney City of Arcadia day of June 2002. -3- 6305 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the foregoing Resolution No. 6305 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 4th day of June, 2002 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: A YES: Councilmember Chang, Kovacic, Segal, Wuo and Marshall NOES: None ABSENT: None of Arcadia 4 6305 EXHIBIT "A" ARCADIA CIRCULATION SYSTEM ARTERIAL DESIGNATIONS TABLE 3-1 ARTERIAL LANES ROW DIVIDED CURB TO CURB Major 8 200' YES 160' to 180' Major (Modified One-Way) 3 80' NO 56' to 64' Prirrulry 4/6 100' to 106' YES 84' Secondary 4 84' NO 60' to 68' Secondary (Modified) 2 80' NO 40' to 56' Collector 2 64' NO 40' to 48' EXIDBIT "B" GENERAL PLAN CIRCULATION ELEMENT AMENDMENT CIRCULATION SYSTEM CHANGES Previous Roadwav Limits Desienation New Desienation Reason Second Ave. Huntington Dr. to Duarte Rd. Two-lane Undivided Modified Secondary Arterial Increased Traffic Baldwin Ave. Foothill Blvd. to Orange Grove Ave. Two- Lane Undivided! Secondary Arterial Uniformity Four Lane Divided Baldwin Ave. Huntington Dr. to Camino Real Ave. Four-Lane Undivided Primary Arterial Increased Traffic Foothill Blvd. Second Ave. to East City Limits Four-Lane Undivided Primary Arterial Increased Traffic Campus Dr. Holly Ave. to Santa Anita Ave. Not Included Secondary Arterial Functional Use Sierra Madre Blvd. Santa Anila Ave. to West C.L. Not Included Collector Functional Use Colorado Blvd. Colorado PI. to East c.L. Not Included Collector Functional Use Sixth Ave. Live Oak Ave. to North C.L. Not Included Collector Functional Use Tenth Ave. North C.L. to South c.L. Not Included Collector Functional Use Michilinda Blvd. Sunset Blvd. to North C.L. Two-Lane Divided Removed Not Within City Grandview Ave. Santa Anita Ave, to West c.L. Collector Removed Not Within City City of . )lrcadia Circulation System N Major Arterial N Major Arterial- Modified 1Way N Primary Arterial or Modified N Secondary Arterial ,. 'Y. Secondary Arterial Modified /.. .. Collector . w s . . -' . ~ ~ N -.-,...... .J'\'I .-~'] L......,.J I l i '-. EXHIBIT C tis ---...Dop-.., Eng/,..erlrtg DM.Jon ~tyRSGaull.llrl..w.m1g,2OO'I EXHffiIT "D" GENERAL PLAN CIRCULATION ELEMENT AMENDMENT TEXT AMENDMENT (Revision to page 3-2, replace last paragraph) Issues Arcadia's roadway network is nearly built out, consisting of the Foothill Freeway (1-210), regional arterial roadways, collectors and local streets. The Functional Classification of the City's arterial and collector road system is defined in Table 3-1. The existing system is capable of serving the current traffic volumes at an adequate level of service on typical weekdays and weekends. The circulation system identifYing the network of arterials and collectors is shown on figure 3-1. A few streets have been identified as needing an enhanced street section to handle projected traffic volumes from future planned development. In accordance with the Functional Classification System (Table 3-1) and the Circulation System (Figure 3-1) some streets such as Baldwin Ave., Foothill Blvd. and Second Ave. will require additional dedications. (Revision to page 3-9, first paragraph, replace last sentence) Six intersections have been identified as falling below level of service D in the future buildout condition. Those intersections are: N. Baldwin Ave.! 1-210 Westbound Ramps & Foothill Blvd. Baldwin Ave. & Duarte Rd. Santa Anita Ave. & 1-210 Eastbound Ramps Santa Anita Ave. & Huntington Dr. Santa Anita Ave. & Duarte Rd. Michilinda Ave. & Sunset Blvd. The Transportation Master Plan Study prepared in May of2001, analyzed the deficiencies and proposes various improvements at each of intersection to bring them into confurmance with the LOS D requirement. The intersection of Michi1inda Ave. and Sunset Blvd. is only partially within the limits of the City of Arcadia and improvements could not be implemented solely within the City limits to mitigate the deficiencies. Therefore, the City will work cooperatively with the County to determine future improvements to solve the deficiencies. The five intersections in the City of Arcadia will be monitored closely to ensure acceptable levels of service are maintained. Future development proposals will be reviewed by the City to ensure that they are consistent with maintenance of the adopted level of service standards. Where impacts are created by new development. The City will require the developer to mitigate the impacts through either construction or fair share contributions to master planned projects. EXHIBIT "E" GENERAL PLAN CIRCULATION ELEMENT AMENDMENT TEXT AMENDMENT (Add to page 3-7 as the last paragraph under the foUowing heading) GENERAL PLAN APPROACH Public Transit As the planning progresses for the extension of the light rail system from Pasadena to Claremont along the existing rail right-of-way, the City should pursue grade separations with its two remaining at-grade crossings, Santa Anita Avenue and First Avenue/Santa Clara Street. These two crossings are located at either end of Arcadia's proposed rail station site. Grade separations will provide the least disruption with vehicular traffic as the trains enter and leave the station. (Add to page 3-27 under the foUowing section) GENERAL PLAN STRATEGIES Vehicular Circulation FS-9A To minimize disruption to traffic flow, pursue grade separations with rail crossings at Santa Anita Avenue and First Avenue/Santa Clara Street as part of any future rail system improvements.