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Home My WebLink About _ 9.11(j)--Ordinance amending RMC Chapter 11.12, Speed Limits � � �' � � � � � � ' � �' � � ' � ` CITY OF REDDING REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: November 5, 2024 FROM: Michael Webb, Public Works ITEIVI NO. 9.11(j) Director ***APPROVED BY*** � �c a� � �bEi� 'c�r�Cs I7�reetcsr 1C�f?�i2t}`?� r5�' �p�i��,C�i �r� �, ItJ�'3C��'2{�? mwebb@cityofredding.org btippin@cityofredding.org SUBJECT: 9.11(j)--Consider Ordinance amending Redding Municipal Code Chapter 11.12, S eed Limits, in the Cit of Reddin Recommendation Approve and authorize the following: (1) Offer Ordinance amending Redding Municipal Code Title 11 (Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 11.12 (Speed Limits) by amending Section 1112.010 (Established on Certain Streets) for first reading by title only and waive the full reading; (2) Direct the City Attorney to prepare a summary ordinance, if needed, and authorize the City Clerk to publish the summary ordinance according to law; and (3) Find that the action is categorically exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) — Common Sense Exemption. Fiscal Impact There is no direct fiscal impact with amending the Speed Limits Ordinance. Suffieient funds for the staff time to implement the requisite Engineering and Traffic Survey (E&TS) changes are included in the adopted Public Works' Streets Division's Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget. Alternatzve Action The City Council (Cauncil) may chaase not to adopt the attached ordinance and retain the zones as they were last adopted. The City of Redding Police Department would be restricted on where it could use radar or other electronic devices, and citations would be vulnerable to overturning by the courts based on speed trap laws in accordance with Sections 627 and 40802 of the California Vehicle Code (CVC). Report to Redding City Council October 30,2024 Re: 9.12(j)--Ordinance amending RMC Chapter 11.12, Speed Limits Page 2 Background/Analysis Generally, speed limits between 55 miles per hour (mph) and 25 mph on local roadways may be determined by ordinance of the local authority if the speed zone is justified by an E&TS. Several. E&TSs within the City of Redding (City) are approaching expiration and need to be updated to ensure they are enforceable. The process for preparing an E&TS, and the constraints on setting speed limits, is specified in the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CaM�UTCD). This process has resulted in staffs recommendation to revise Chapter 11.12 of the Redding Municipal Code (RMC) to set intermediate speed limits that reflect the results of the recently prepared E&TS. Section 22349 of the CVC establishes maximum speed limits of 65 mph on highways and 55 mph on two-lane undivided highways. CVC Section 22352 establishes prima facie speed limits of 15 mph for rail crossings, sight-obstructed intersections, and alleys, and 25 mph for business and residential districts and school zones. Additionally, CVC Section 22358.8 enables the retaining of a current speed limit, if after completing an E&TS, the local authority finds that the speed limit is still more than is reasonable or safe. CVC Sections 22357 and 22358 also allow local authorities to declare intermediate speed limits between 55 mph and 25 mph on the basis of an E&TS. Speed zones that are justified by an E&TS allow the Police Department to enforce the limits using radar or laser technology in accordance with CVC Section 40802. This section also requires that the E&TS be reevaluated every seven years if local law enforcement of�cers are trained in the use of radar or laser equipment. This may be extended to every 14 years if, in addition to the radar training requirements, there are no significant changes in the roadway or traffic conditions. The methodology for an E&TS is provided in CVC Section 627 and CaMUTCD Section 2B13. These sections require local authorities to consider the following when setting speed limits: • Prevailing speeds; • Accident records; • �Iighway, traffic, and roadside conditions not readily apparent to a driver; • Residential density; and • Pedestrian and bicyclist safety. The CaMUTCD and CVC Section 21400(b} require that speed limits normally be set at the nearest five mph increment of the 85th percentile speed, which is de�ned as the speed at which 85 percent of the traffic travels, or slower. This is the speed traveled by a majority of drivers and it is considered to be reasonable and prudent. The posted speed limit may be reduced by five miles per hour with justification based on a limited set of conditions by a registered professional traffic or civil engineer. A larger reduction would constitute a speed trap. Consequently, some increases in speed limits are being recommended with this update. The CaMUTCD goes on to state that speed limits cannot be set arbitrarily low because they: • Create violators of the majority of drivers; • Require constant enforcement; • Would not command the respect of the public; and • Generally,result in an increase in collision rates. Report to Redding City Council October 30,2024 Re: 9.12(j)--Ordinance amending RMC Chapter 11.12, Speed Limits Page 3 RMC Section 11.12.010 sets forth the various streets, broken into four volumes, where speed limits other than prima facie apply within the City. The Council may amend this chapter to establish reasonable and prudent speed limits. Staff has prepared an updated E&TS Volume 3, as Volume 3 has recently expired. The attached summary (Attachment A) provides a ]ist of the current and proposed speed limits for each of the street segments included in Volume 3 to be updated with this recommended action. In summary, staff is recommending the addition of one street, Meadow View Drive, decreasing the speed limit of three street segments, increasing the speed limit of one street segment and adjusting the boundaries of two street segments. The remaining street segments, including posted speed limits and boundaries, will remain unchanged. The attached draft ordinance for the Council's consideration incorporates the recommendations as described above. Environmental Review Staff has determined that the action is Categorically Exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, per Section 15061(b)(3). CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. The action has been reviewed and it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the action will have a significant effect on the environment; therefore, the activity is not subject to CEQA Council PrioNity/City ManageN Goals • This agenda item is a routine operational item. Attachments ^Clean Ordinance 2024 ^Strikeout Ordinance 2024 ^Attachment A_Engineering&Traffic Surveys 2024 Update Summary-Volume 3 NOE Amending RMC Title ll ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDDING AMENDING TITLE 11 (VEFIICLES AND TRAFFIC) CHAPTER 11.12 (SPEED LI�MITS) BY AMENDING SECTION 11.12.010 TO UPDATE VOLUME III, RELATIVE TO SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN STREETS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section l. Title 11 (Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter ll.12 (Speed Limits), Volume III of Section 1112.010 is hereby amended to read as follows: 11.12.010-Established on certain streets. SPEED LIMITS ON VARIOUS STREETS VOLUIVIE III 1 Alta Mesa Drive Hartneli Ave. to Saturn Skw . 35 MPH Saturn Sk . to Rancho Rd. 30 MPH 2 Ar le Road Hartnell Ave. to Air ort Rd. 45 MPH 3 Colle e View Drive Churn Creek Rd. to Cit �imits 45 MPH 4 Coll er Drive Hawle Rd. to Poison Oak Ln. 45 MPH 5 Dana Drive Hillto Dr. to Victor Ave. 30 MPH 6 Goodwater Avenue Rancho Rd. to Cit Limits 35 MPH 7 Loma Vista Drive Bechelli Ln. to Churn Creek Rd. 30 MPH 8 Meadow View Drive Cit Limits to Air ort Rd. 40 MPH 9 Mistletoe �ane Hillto Dr. to Victor Ave. 35 MPH 10 Old Alturas Road Churn Creek Road to Brownin St. 30 MPH Brownin St. to Cit Limits 40 MPH 11 Rancho Road Churn Creek Rd. to Sarato a Dr. 40 MPH Sarato a Dr. to Air ort Rd. 45 MPH 12 Shasta View Drive Colle e View Dr. to Tarmac Rd. 45 MPH Tarmac Rd. to �eonard St. 35 MPH Leonard St. to Rancho Rd. 40 MPH 13 Vikin Wa Abernath �n. to Old Ore on Trl. 40 MPH Section 2. The passage of this ordinance is not a "project" according to the definition in the California Environmental Quality Act,and therefore is not subject to the provisions requiring environmental review. Section 3. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance and the application of such provision will remain in effect to the extent permitted by 1aw. Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect thirty(30) days after the date of its adoption, and the City Clerk sha11 certify to the adoption thereof and cause its publication according to law. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced and read by the City Council of the City of Redding at a regular meeting on the Sth day of November, 2024, and was duly read and adopted at a regular meeting on the day of , 2024, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: TENESSA AUDETTE, Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: SHARLENE TIPTON, City Clerk CHRISTIAN M. CURTIS, City Attorney OLD LANGUAGE: �" ��=�- - NEW LANGUAGE: I)� ��I�F AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDDING AMENDING TITLE 11 (VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC) CHAPTER 11.12 (SPEED LIMITS) BY AMENDING SECTION 11.12.010 TO UPDATE VOLUME IV, RELATIVE TO SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN CITY STREETS 11.12.010-Estabiished on certain streets. SPEED LIMITS ON VARIOUS STREETS VOLUME III 1 Alta Mesa Drive Hartnell Ave. to °� ��- n ��fi�r� �k� . 35 MPH ��ar� ��vv . tc� �r��a� ci. �� 2 Ar le Road Hartnell Ave. to Air ort Rd. 45 MPH 3 Colle e View Drive Churn Creek Rd. to - �" -��:-� �-�f- mm' ��. �i� �ir�r��t� 45 MPH 4 Coll er Drive Hawle Rd. to Poison Oak Ln. 45 MPH 5 Dana Drive Hillto Dr. to Bradford Wa 30 MPH Bradford Wa to Victor Ave. �� 3� MPH 6 Goodwater Avenue Rancho Rd. to � � , �- � , �` �� cfi L�r�� - �� MPH 7 Loma Vista Drive Bechelli Ln. to Churn Creek Rd. �� MPH � ��s��nr �� ri�� it I�is�i�� t�a �ir �r� ��. 4C� ��8 9 Mistletoe �ane Hillto Dr. to Victor Ave. 35 MPH 10 Old Alturas Road Churn Creek Road to ��--# . °.�� - Brownin St. 30 MPH �� Brownin St. to Cit �imits 40 MPH 11 Rancho Road Churn Creek Rd. to �� + m�� Sarato a Dr. 40 MPH � �:-- ��-�� Sarato a Dr. to Air ort Rd. 45 MPH 12 Shasta View Drive Colle e View Dr. to Tarmac Rd. 45 MPH Tarmac Rd. to ��I�- : ��ac��rd ;��. 35 MPH - ��- . ��rd ��, to Rancho Rd. 40 MPH 13 Vikin Wa Abernath Ln. to Old Ore on Trl. 40 MPH ATTACHMENT A Engineering&Traffic Surveys 2024 Update Summary-Volume 3 Criticai Nearest Street Existing Speed 5 mph Proposed Conditions justifying additionai 5 mph Speed Limit g5th% Increment Speed�imit reduction 1. Alta Mesa Drive Rancho Rd.to Satum Skwy. 35 37 35 tc� �': Residential District,Ped.&Bicycle Safety Saturn Skw .to Hartneli Ave. 35 39 40 35 2. Argyle Road Hartnell Ave.to Airport Rd. 45 50 50 45 3. College View Drive Churn Creek Rd.to City Limits 45 52 50 45 4. Collyer Drive Hawie Rd.to Poison Oak Ln. 45 51 50 45 5. Dana Drive Hilltop Dr.to Churn Creek Rd. 30 37 35 30 Churn Creek Rd.to Bradford Way 30 36 35 30 Bradford Wa to Victor Ave. 35 36 35 3(' r"t Pedestrian and Bic cle Safet 6. Goodwater Avenue Rancho Rd.to 250 ft south of Madison River Dr. 30 39 40 3� +a 7. Loma Vista Drive Bechelii Ln.to Churn Creek Rd. 35 35 35 =�? -.5 Residential District,Ped&Bic cle Safet 8. Meadow View Drive Cit Limits to Airport Rd. f�e�+v 44 45 40 9. Mistletoe Lane Hilltop Dr.to Churn Creek Rd. 35 37 35 35 Churn Creek Rd.to Victor Ave. 35 38 4� 35 10. OId Alturas Road Churn Creek Rd.to Browning St. 30 37 35 30 Browning St.to Oak Mesa�n. 40 46 45 40 Oak Mesa Ln.to City Limits 40 45 45 40 11. Rancho Road Churn Creek Rd.to Saratoga Dr. 40 44 45 40 Saratoga Dr.to Airport Rd. 45 51 50 45 12. Shasta View Drive Rancho Rd.to�eonard St. 40 43 45 40 �eonard St.to Tarmac Rd. 35 39 40 35 Tarmac Rd.to Old Alturas Rd. 45 49 50 45 Old Aituras Rd.to Colle e View Dr. 45 50 50 45 13. Viking Way Abernath Ln.to Old Ore on Trl. 40 41 40 40 Underscore-Denotes change from existing speed limit. 10/23/2024 +DTIC� +DF EXEMPTION 'To: � Office of I'Ianning and Research �ItOM; City of Redding 1400 Tenth Street,Room 121 Pu1�1ic Works I�epartment Sacramento, CA 95814 7'77 Cypress Avenue Redding,CA 96001 `L�� Shasta�a��nty Clerk Caunty of Sliasta P.C?.BQx 99088fl; 1b43 Market Stre�t Redding, CA 9b099-08$0 Project Titles Traffic C?rdinance Ubdate,Reddin�Municipal Code Title 11 Pro�ect Location—Speci�ic;City of Reddin� Project Lacatian—City, Reddin�Project Location—County: Shasta Description of P�oject: The City_of Redding is amending Redding Municipal Code RMC) Title l 1 (Vehicles and Traffic) Chapter 11 12 (Spe�d Limits} bv amending 5ectian 11 12 t110 (Established on Certain Streets} The purpose of tl�e alnendmer�t is ta document the r•esults of the recentiv prepared En�ineerin�& Traffic Studies (E&TS). This actian is consistent with the California Vehicle Code;per Secticsns 22357 and 22358. Name of Public Agency Approving Project: City of Reddin�; 1`�ame of Person or Agency Carrying t7utP`raject: Jon Caldwell, Traffic 4perations Mal�a�er Exempt�tatus, (check one) � Ministerial [Section 21080(b){1); 15268] � Declared Emerge�cy [S�ction 21t�80(b}(3), 1526�{a}] � Emergency Praject [Section 21080{b}(4}; 15269(b}} Cl Statutory Exernptions. State code n�irnber: 0 Cornmon Sense Exemption(This prcrject daes not falt within an exempt class,but it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the�ctivity rnay have a sigmficant effect on the envirc�nment(14 CGR 15601[b][3]}. ❑ Categorical Exempti4n. State type and section num6er: ❑ No exceptiotis apply that wauld bar the use of a categorical exemption(PRI3 21084 and 14 CCR 15300.2}: Reasans s�hy project is exempt: �EQA a�plies only to proiects which h�ve the patential far causin�a significant effect on the environment. The action has been reviewed and it can be seen with certainty that there is na possibility that the aetion may have a si�nificant effect on the environment�therefore the activity_is not su�sject to CE4A. Lead Agency Contact Person: Amber II�..elley Te�ephone: 530.225.404� If Filed hy Applieant; 1. Attach certified document of exemption finding: 2. Has a notice of exemption been filed by the public agency approving the project? Q Yes n Na Signature: : �• � 7}ate: ��'°l�.�� Title; Environmental Complia��ce Man r �Signed by Lead Agency Date received it�r filing at t:71'l�: ❑ Signed by Applicant