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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-3340 Reducing Speed on South 24th Avenue & North 40th Avenue ~; 3 3 4 0 ORDINANCE NO :. AN ORDINANCE relating to traffic control; reducing the speed limit on South 24th Avenue between Lila Avenue and Mead Avenue from forty miles per hour to thirty miles per hour; reducing the speed limit on South 24th Avenue between Mead Avenue and Washington Avenue from forty miles per hour to thirty -five miles per hour; reducing the speed limit on North 40th Avenue between Englewood Avenue and Fruitvale Boulevard from forty miles per hour to thirty -five miles per hour; amending Subsections D and E of Section 9.50.370 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code; and repealing Subsection F of Section 9.50.370 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. Subsection 9.50.370D of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "D. Thirty miles per hour: • 1. 'B' Street from 8th Street to 6th Avenue, 2. Englewood Avenue from North 23rd Avenue to west City limits, 3. Fair Avenue from Chestnut Street - to High Street, 4. Front Street from Beech Street to 'I' Street, 5. Fruitvale Boulevard from 5th Avenue to 6th Avenue, 6. Hathaway Avenue from 15th Avenue to 16th Avenue, 7. 'I' Street from 6th Avenue to 1st Street, 8. Lincoln Avenue from 8th Street to west City limits, 9. Mead Avenue from South 11th Avenue to South 16th Avenue, 10. Nob Hill Boulevard from 6th Street to 40th Avenue, 11. Pacific Street from 10th Street to 3rd Street, 12. Summitview Avenue from 7th Avenue to 40th Avenue, • 1 - (ord /speed.rp) 13. Tieton Drive from 5th Avenue to 50th Avenue, • 14. Walnut Street from South 8th Street to South 5th Avenue, 15. Yakima Avenue from 9th Street to 6th Street and from 7th Avenue to 16th Avenue, 16. 1st Street from Pine Street to 'D' Street, 17. 2nd Street from Walnut Street to 3rd Street, 18. 3rd Street from Walnut Street to 1st Street, 19. 3rd Avenue from Mead Avenue to Lincoln Avenue, 20. 5th Avenue from 'I' Street to Tieton Drive, 21. 6th Street from Yakima Avenue to Nob Hill Boulevard, 22. 6th Avenue from Hathaway to Fruitvale Boulevard, 23. 8th Street from Walnut Street to 'G' Street, 24. 10th Street from High Street to Pacific Street, 25. 20th Avenue from Fruitvale Boulevard to Willow Street and from McKinley Avenue to Lincoln Avenue, 26. 24th Avenue from Nob Hill Boule- vard to Mead Avenue, 27. 56th Avenue from Arlington Avenue to Englewood Avenue;" Section 2. Subsection 9.50.370E of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "E. Thirty -five miles per hour: 1. Fruitvale Boulevard from North 6th Avenue to west City limits, 2. Mead Avenue from South 10th Street to South 11th Avenue, 3. Nob Hill Boulevard from South 10th Street to South 6th Street and from South 40th Avenue to west City limits, 4. Scenic Drive from a point seven hundred thirty -five feet east of 58th Avenue to a point four hundred twenty feet west of 58th Avenue, 410 - 2 - (ord /speed.rp) 5. Summitview Avenue from North • 40th Avenue to west City limits, 6. Terrace Heights Way from east City limits to 9th Street, 7. Tieton Drive from South 50th Avenue to west City limits, 8. West Washington Avenue from South 1st Street to South 16th Avenue, 9. South 1st Street from south City limits to East Pine Street, 10. North 1st Street from 'D' Street to north City limits, 11. South 3rd Avenue from West Washington Avenue to Mead Ave- nue, 12. South 10th Street from Nob Hill Boulevard to Pacific Street and from Lindy Lane to Mead Avenue, 13. 10th Avenue from Spokane Street to Fremont Street, 14. 16th Avenue from south City limits to north City limits, 15. 20th Avenue from north City limits to Fruitvale Boulevard, • 16. 40th Avenue from West Washington Avenue to Fruitvale Boulevard, 17. South 48th Avenue from south City limits to Nob Hill Boule- vard and from Tieton Drive to Summitview Avenue, 18. 64th Avenue from Midvale Road to Tieton Drive, 19. West Washington Avenue from South 16th Avenue to west City limits, 20. 24th Avenue from Mead Avenue to Washington Avenue;" Section 3. Subsection 9.50.370F of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby repealed. Section 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter. • - 3 - (ord /speed.rp) PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 19th day of February , 1991. • Qat 44,„,d4t- Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Publication Date: / Effective Date <J'o mi V V • - 4 - (ord /speed.rp) MEMORANDUM December 3, 1990 TO: Dick Zais, City Manager ��ii. FROM: Shelley Harlington, Acting Supervising Traffic Enginee SUBJ: Speed Limit: 24th Avenue - Lila Avenue to Washington Avenue Traffic Engineering has completed a traffic engineering investigation on South 24th Avenue between Clinton and Washington Avenue to determine whether existing speed limits are appropriate. The speed limit between Nob Hill Boulevard and Lila Avenue is 30 mph and fran Lila to Washington Avenue the speed limit is 40 mph. Data collected was analyzed based on the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Traffic and Transportation Handbook and the manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Data collected indicated that the maximum speed limit on 24th Avenue between Lila and Washington Avenue should be 35 mph. However, there are it such as the number of pedestrians and proximity of McClure Elementary School that would indicate that the speed limit should be reduced to 30 mph between Mead and Lila. The Police Department was contacted and a request was made for their comments, • which are attached. Staff recommends that the speed limit on South 24th Avenue be established at 30 mph from Nob Hill Boulevard to Mead and 35 mph from Mead to Washington Avenue. (See attached sketch). /dlc attachments. YPD Memorandum Summary of Analysis Sketch • SUMMARY OF ANALYSIS • 24TH AVENUE - LILA TO WASHINGTON DATA COLLECTED BETWEEN 9/17/90 AND 11/9/90 AVERAGE SPEED 33 MPH CRITICAL SPEED (85% OF VEHICLES TRAVELING AT THIS OR A LOWER SPEED) 37 MPH PACE (10 MPH SPEED WARE CITY OF VEHICLES TRAVEL) 30 MPH -40 MPH % OF CARS OVER PACE RANGE 7% OF CARS UNDER PACE RANGE 5% NUMBER OF SCHOOL CROSSINGS 1 AVERAGE SPACING BETWEEN INTERSECTIONS 750 • • EXIST/t✓G /,2o ^ SEC 3() MP�1 C L 1 NTQ nI 2 M PI+ \JiaLA 4- LILA • v M E,:1 b t1DM P/ C/ ) . MPN Y V Li) AS i 1CcIL'nJ A kiE c ALA ; uonl� YAKIMA POLICE DEPARTMENT INTER - OFFICE MEMO DATE: November 16, 1990 TO Shelley Har gton, Acting Supervising Traffic Engineer FROM Chief Gree 1 '.y Sergeant Verran SUBJECT Speed Limit 24th Avenue - Lila Avenue to Washington Avenue The Yakima Police Department supports the Traffic Engineer's recommendation to establish the speed limit on South 24th Avenue as follows. 30 miles per hour from Nob Hill to Mead Avenue and 35 miles per hour from Mead Avenue to Washington Avenue. The area west of 24th Avenue, south of Nob Hill, has developed into a fairy high density residential neighborhood resulting in increased vehicular traffic as well as pedestrian and bicycle traffic along 24th Avenue. McClure Grade School, located at 22nd Avenue and West Viola, has • approximately 515 students. Of these, approximately 155 live west of 24th A\,enue. These students cross 24th Avenue two times a day. The crossing times are 8 15 to 8 45 am and 3 10 to 3 30 pm. In addition there are two mid day crossing times for kindergarten children, 11 30 am and again at 12 15 pm. Shelley Harlington advises the school crossing at 24th Avenue And Clinton Way be relocated to 24th Avenue and Viola. The new location is situated on the crest of a hill on 24th Avenue and thus pro\7des increased visibility. By decreasing speed further south on 24th Avenue motorists will have additional time to actually slow to the posted speed before reaching the school crossing.