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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5843 RESOLUTION 5843 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING GENERAL PLAN CHANGE 95-001 PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CIRCULATION ELEMENT AND PARKS AND RECREATION ELEMENT AS PART OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DOWNTOWN 2000 PLAN WHEREAS, this General Plan Change was initiated by the City to amend the Circulation Element and the Parks and Recreation Element of the General Plan to provide implementation of the City's Downtown 2000 Plan by redesignating First Avenue as a "Collector Street" between Duarte Road and Foothill Boulevard; adding descriptions to the Circulation Element for "Major Arterial", "Secondary Arterial", "Collector Street" and "Local Street" and in the Parks and Recreation Element, rerouting the bikeway on First Avenue between California Street and Colorado Boulevard. WHEREAS, on January 24, 1995 a public hearing was held before the Planning Commission on said matter at which time all interested persons were given full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence; and WHEREAS, after the public hearing the Planning Commission voted 5-2 to adopt Resolution 1522 recommending approval of General Plan Change 95-001; and WHEREAS, on March 7, 1995, a public hearing was held before the City Council at which time all interested persons were given full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence; and WHEREAS, after the public hearing, the City Council voted 5-0 to approve General Plan Change 95-001; and -1- 5843 ( WHEREAS, as part of the record of this hearing, the City Council reviewed and considered: a. All staff reports and related attachments and exhibits submitted by the Development Services Department to the Planning Commission and City Council. b. The record of the Planning Commission hearing regarding G.P. 95-001. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the granting of General Plan Change 95-001 will not be detrimental to the public health or welfare, or injurious to the property or improvements in such zone or vicinity. Section 2. This Commission finds that the proposed General Plan changes to the Circulation Element and the Parks and Recreation Map provide for consistency between the General Plan and the adopted Downtown 2000 Plan. Section 3. That the granting of General Plan Change 95-001 will not have a significant effect on the environment. Section 4. That for the foregoing reasons this Council approves a Negative Declaration and approves General Plan Change 95-001 as follows: 1. That the Circulation Map in the General Plan be amended to reflect First Avenue between Duarte Road and Foothill Boulevard as a "Collector Street" (see attached Exhibit A), and 2. That the existing bikeway on First A venue as shown on the Parks and Recreation Facilities Map in the General Plan be amended per attached Exhibit B. -2- 5843 3. That the following descriptions shall be added to the Circulation Element: Major Arterial The "major arterial" street system serves the primary activity centers of the City, carries most of the trips entering and leaving the city, as well as most of the through movements bypassing the central city. Frequently, the major arterial system carries important intra-urban as well as inter-city bus routes. For major arterials, service to abutting land is subordinate to travel service to major traffic movements. Secondary Arterial The "secondary arterial" street system interconnects with and augments the major arterial system. The secondary arterial generally places more emphasis on land access than the major arterial does and offers lower traffic mobility. This system distributes travel to geographic areas smaller than those identified with the major arterial and may carry local bus routes but generally does not penetrate neighborhoods. Both major and secondary arterials are expected to provide a high degree of mobility for the longer trip length. Both carry traffic of local and collector streets to and from freeways and other major streets, with controlled intersections. Although direct access to properties may be provided, it is not their major function and some degree of access control is desirable to enhance mobility. -3- 5843 Collector Street The collector street system provides both land access service and traffic circulation within residential neighborhoods and commercial and industrial areas. The collector street is for traffic moving between arterial and local streets, generally providing direct access to properties. It differs from arterial systems in that streets on the collector system may penetrate residential neighborhoods, distributing trips from the arterials through the area to their ultimate destinations. Conversely, the collector street also collects traffic from local streets in residential neighborhoods and channels it into the arterial system. The collector street system may also carry local bus routes. Collector streets serve a dual function in accommodating the shorter trip and feeding the arterials. They must provide some degree of mobility and also serve abutting property. Local Street The local street system comprises all streets not identified as an arterial or collector street. It primarily permits direct access to abutting properties and connections to arterial and collector streets and usually contains no bus routes. Service to through-traffic movement usually is deliberately discouraged. Local streets have relatively short trip lengths, and because property access is their main function, there is little need for mobility or high operating speeds. -4- 5843 Section 5. The City CIerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. Passed, approved and adopted this 21st day of March ,1995. 77;hA~4*-'~ Mayor of th ity of Ar dia ATTEST: APPROVED BY '}r)~l/ /lJ7~ Michael H. iller, City Attorney STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 5843 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 on the 21st day of March , 1995, and that said Ordinance was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmember Chang, Kuhn, Margett and Young NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmember Lojeski Ci -5- 5843