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Home My WebLink About05 - Amending Chapter 12.24 of the NBMC Regarding Speed LimitsQ �EwPpRT CITY OF O � z NEWPORT BEACH <,FORN'P City Council Staff Report January 28, 2020 Agenda Item No. 5 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: David A. Webb, Public Works Director - 949-644-3311, dawebb@newportbeachca.gov PREPARED BY: Tony Brine, City Traffic Engineer, tbrine@newportbeachca.gov PHONE: 949-644-3329 TITLE: Ordinance No. 2020-1: Amending Chapter 12.24 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code Regarding Speed Limits ABSTRACT: At the January 14, 2020 City Council meeting, the City Council introduced and conducted the first reading of Ordinance No. 2020-1 amending Chapter 12.24 (Special Speed Zones) of the Municipal Code regarding Increasing and Decreasing State Speed Limits. RECOMMENDATION: a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; and b) Adopt Ordinance No. 2020-1, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Amending Chapter 12.24 of the Municipal Code Regarding Increasing and Decreasing Speed Limits. FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Sufficient funding is available in the current Capital Improvement Program budget for the purchase and installation of new speed limit signs. It will be expensed to the Traffic Signage, Striping and Marking project (19T03) account 01201927-980000-19T03. DISCUSSION: California Vehicle Code Section 40802 requires that the City review its speed limits every five (5), seven (7), or ten (10) years depending on changes to roadway conditions and other factors. At the January 14, 2020 City Council meeting, the City Council introduced and conducted the first reading of Ordinance No. 2020-1, which establishes updated speed limits on all non-residential streets. Updated legal speed limits are necessary to enable effective enforcement of speeds on streets throughout the City. Ordinance No. 2020-1 modifies speed limits on six (6) street sections. 5-1 Ordinance No. 2020-1: Amending Chapter 12.24 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code Regarding Speed Limits January 28, 2020 Page 2 The speed limits on the following two (2) street sections are increased: • Camelback Street: 35 mph to 40 mph MacArthur Boulevard : Ford Road to San Joaquin Hills Road : 55 mph to 60 mph The speed limits on the following four (4) street sections are decreased: • 15th Street: Superior Avenue to Monrovia Avenue : 40 mph to 35 mph • Newport Center Drive : Coast Highway to Newport Center Drive E/W : 45 mph to 40 mph • Ford Road : Newport Hills Drive to San Miguel Drive : 45 mph to 40 mph • Newport Ridge Drive W.: San Joaquin Hills Rd. to Newport Ridge Drive E. 45 mph to 40 mph Staff now request City Council conduct a second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2020- 1, to amend Chapter 12.24 (Special Speed Zones) of the Municipal Code Regarding Increasing and Decreasing Speed Limits as described above. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: Staff recommends the City Council find this action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. NOTICING: The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at which the City Council considers the item). ATTACHMENTS: Attachment A — Ordinance No. 2020-1 Attachment B — Engineering and Traffic Survey Summary 5-2 ATTACHMENT A ORDINANCE NO. 2020-1 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 12.24 OF THE NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING INCREASING AND DECREASING STATE SPEED LIMITS WHEREAS, the California Vehicle Code requires speed limits to be justified by an engineering and traffic survey ("E & TS") if the speed limits are to be enforced by radar; WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 40802 requires local agencies to conduct engineering studies to reevaluate non -statutory speed limits on segments of their roadways; WHEREAS, the most recent E & TS for the City of Newport Beach ("City") was approved in 2011; WHEREAS, an updated E & TS for the City was completed in 2019; and WHEREAS, the updated E & TS includes recommendations for speed limit adjustments on various roads within the City. NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach ordains as follows: Section 1: Section 12.24.052 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: The prima facie speed limit on the following named streets or parts thereof shall be sixty (60) miles per hour: Newport Coast Drive from Pacific Coast Highway to Route 73. MacArthur Boulevard from Ford Road to San Joaquin Hills Road. Section 2: Section 12.24.055 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: The prima facie speed limit on the following named streets or parts thereof shall be fifty-five (55) miles per hour: 5-3 Ordinance No. 2020-1 Page 2 of 5 Coast Highway from Cameo Shores Road to Newport Coast Drive. Jamboree Road from East Coast Highway to Campus Drive. MacArthur Boulevard from Campus Road to Jamboree Road. MacArthur Boulevard from Route 73 to Ford Road. MacArthur Boulevard from San Joaquin Hills Road to East Coast Highway. San Joaquin Hills Road from Marguerite Avenue to Newport Coast Drive. Section 3: Section 12.24.065 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: The prima facie speed limit on the following named streets or parts thereof shall be forty-five (45) miles per hour: Avocado Avenue from Coast Highway to San Miguel Drive. Birch Street from Bristol Street to Jamboree Road. Bison Avenue from MacArthur Boulevard to Jamboree Road. Bristol Street from Jamboree Road to Campus Drive. Campus Drive from MacArthur Boulevard to Jamboree Road. Coast Highway from Poppy Avenue to Cameo Shores Road. Dover Drive from West Coast Highway to Westcliff Drive. Irvine Avenue from Santa Isabel Avenue to Mesa Drive. Mesa Drive -Birch Street from Irvine Avenue to Bristol Street. Pelican Hill Road South from Newport Coast Drive to Pelican Hill Road North. Ridge Park Road from Newport Coast Drive to End of Street East. Santa Barbara Drive. Vista Ridge Road. Section 4: Section 12.24.070 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: The prima facie speed limit on the following named streets or parts thereof shall be forty (40) miles per hour: Bayside Drive from Coast Highway to Promontory Drive East. Camelback Street. Coast Highway from Avocado Avenue to Carnation Avenue. Dove Street from Campus Drive to Bristol Street. Eastbluff Drive North from Vista del Sol northerly to Jamboree Road. Ford Road from Newport Hills Drive to San Miguel Drive. Irvine Avenue from Westcliff Drive to Santiago Drive. 5-4 Ordinance No. 2020-1 Page 3 of 5 Marguerite Avenue from Fifth Avenue to San Joaquin Hills Road. Newport Center Drive. Placentia Avenue between Hospital Road and the north City limit. Quail Street from Birch Street to Dove Street. San Miguel Drive from MacArthur Boulevard to San Joaquin Hills Road. Spyglass Hill Road. Superior Avenue from Coast Highway to Industrial Way. Von Karman Avenue from MacArthur Boulevard to Campus Drive. Newport Ridge Drive East from San Joaquin Hills Road to Newport Ridge Drive West. Newport Ridge Drive West from San Joaquin Hills Road to Newport Ridge Drive East. Section 5: Section 12.24.075 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: The prima facie speed limit on the following named streets or parts thereof shall be thirty-five (35) miles per hour: Bayside Drive from Promontory Drive East to Marine Avenue. Coast Highway from Carnation Avenue to Poppy Avenue. Eastbluff Drive South from Vista del Sol southerly to Jamboree Road. Hospital Road from Newport Boulevard to Superior Avenue. Irvine Avenue from 16th Street to Westcliff Drive. Irvine Avenue from Santiago Drive to Santa Isabel Avenue. Jamboree Road from Bayside Drive to East Coast Highway. La Salud from La Felicidad to La Vida. Monrovia Avenue south of 16th Street to north of Production Place. Newport Center East/West from Newport Center Drive to Newport Center Drive. San Clemente Drive from Santa Barbara Drive to Santa Cruz Drive. San Miguel Drive from Newport Center Drive to MacArthur Boulevard. Santa Cruz Drive. Sea Lane between Goldenrod Avenue and Harbor View Drive. Westcliff Drive from Dover Drive to Irvine Avenue. 15th Street between Superior Avenue and Monrovia Avenue. 16th Street from Irvine Avenue to Dover Drive. Section 6: The recitals provided in this ordinance are true and correct and are incorporated into the substantive portion of this ordinance. 5-5 Ordinance No. 2020-1 Page 4 of 5 Section 7: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 8: The City Council finds the introduction and adoption of this ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. Section 9: Except as expressly modified in this ordinance, all other Sections, Subsections, terms, clauses and phrases set forth in the Newport Beach Municipal Code shall remain unchanged and shall be in full force and effect. Section 10: The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of this ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the ordinance, or a summary thereof, to be published pursuant to City Charter Section 414. 5-6 Ordinance No. 2020-1 Page 5 of 5 This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on the 14th day of January, 2020, and adopted on the 28th day of January, 2020, by the following vote, to -wit: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: WILL O'NEILL, MAYOR ATTEST: LEILANI I. BROWN, CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AARON C. HARP, CITY ATTORNEY 5-7 ATTACHMENT B SPEED SURVEY SUMMARY Roadway ID Number Location Direction Speed Limit 85th Percentile Speed 15th Street 1 Monrovia Ave to Superior Ave EB 35 36 WB 35 37 16th Street 2 Irvine Ave to Dover Dr EB 35 39 WB 35 39 Avocado Avenue 3 San Miguel Dr to Coast Hwy NB 45 45 SB 45 44 Coast Hwy to Waterfront Dr NB 30 33 SB 30 33 Balboa Boulevard Coast Hwy to 32nd St EB 30 32 WB 30 32 4 32nd St to 23rd St EB 30 33 WB 30 33 23rd St to Medina Wy EB 30 36 WB 30 37 Medina Wy to Main St EB 25 32WB 25 32 Bayside Drive Coast Hwy to Promontory Dr East EB 40 44 WB 40 43 Promontory Dr East to Marine Ave EB 35 39WB 35 41 5 Marine Ave to EI Paseo Dr EB 35 34 WB 35 37 EI Paseo Dr to Carnation Ave EB 25 29 WB 25 28 Carnation Ave to Marguerite Ave EB 30 32WB 30 33 Birch Street - Mesa Drive Irvine Ave to Bristol St South NB 45 45SB 45 47 6 Bristol St South to MacArthur Blvd NB 45 47 SB 45 45 MacArthur Blvd to Jamboree Rd EB 45 44 WB 45 43 5-8 Roadway ID Number Location Speed Direction Limit 85th Percentile Speed 7 Bison Avenue Jamboree Rd to MacArthur Blvd EB 45 47 WB 45 45 MacArthur Blvd to Route 73 EB 50 49 WB 50 47 Bonita Canyon Drive 8 MacArthur Blvd to East City Limit EB 50 50 WB 50 49 Bristol Street North 9 Jamboree Rd to Campus Dr EB NA NA WB 45 48 Bristol Street South 10 Campus Dr to Jamboree Rd EB 45 48 WB NA NA Camelback Street 11 Bison Ave to Jamboree Rd NB 40 44 SB 40 39 Campus Drive 12 Bristol St South to MacArthur Blvd NB 45 48 SB COUNTY OF ORANGE MacArthur Blvd to Jamboree Rd EB 45 48WB CITY OF IRVINE Cliff Drive 13 Riverside Ave to Dover Dr EB 30 34 WB 30 32 Coast Highway West City Limit to Superior Ave NB 50 See Appendix C SB 50 See Appendix C Superior Ave to Hoag Dr/Balboa Coves NB 45 See Appendix C SB 50 See Appendix C Hoag Dr/Balboa Coves to Riverside Ave NB 40 See Appendix C SB 45 See Appendix C 14 Riverside Ave to Tustin Ave NB 40 See Appendix C SB 40 See Appendix C Tustin Ave to Dover Dr NB 45 See Appendix C SB 40 See Appendix C Dover Dr to Bayside Dr NB 50 See Appendix C SB 45 See Appendix C Bayside Dr to Jamboree Rd NB 50 See Appendix C SB 50 See Appendix C Jamboree Rd to Avocado Ave EB 50 54 W B 50 56 5-9 Roadway ID Number Location Direction Speed Limit 85th Percentile Speed 14 Avocado Ave to Carnation Ave EB 40 38 WB 40 41 Carnation Ave to Poppy Ave EB 35 36 WB 35 35 Poppy Ave to Cameo Shores Rd EB 45 49 WB 45 49 Cameo Shores Rd to Newport Coast Dr EB 55 57 WB 55 57 Newport Coast Dr to Los Trancos Park NB 60 See Appendix C SB 60 See Appendix C Los Trancos Park to Crystal Heights NB 60 See Appendix C SB 60 See Appendix C Crystal Heights to Reef Point NB 60 See Appendix C SB 60 See Appendix C Reef Point to East City Limit NB 55 See Appendix C SB 55 See Appendix C Dove Street 15 Campus Dr to Bristol St North EB 40 38 WB 40 37 Dover Drive (w/o Channel) Coast Hwy to Westcliff Dr NB 45 45 SB 45 45 16 Westcliff Dr to Mariners Dr NB 35 39 SB 35 39 Mariners Dr to Irvine Ave NB 30 34SB 30 31 Eastbluff Drive 17 Jamboree Rd South to Vista Del Oro South NB 35 39 SB 35 39 Vista Del Oro South to Jamboree Rd North NB 40 44 SB 40 44 Ford Road 18 Jamboree Rd and MacArthur Blvd EB 50 51 WB 50 50 Newport Hills Dr to San Miguel Dr EB 40 38 WB 40 42 Hospital Road 19 Newport Blvd to Superior Ave EB 35 35 WB 35 35 Irvine Avenue 20 15th St to 16th St NB 30 37 SB 30 35 5-10 Roadway ID Number Location Direction Speed Limit 85th Percentile Speed 20 16th St to Westcliff Dr NB 35 37 SB 35 38 Westcliff Dr to Dover Dr NB 40 43 SB CITY OF COSTA MESA Dover Dr to Santiago Dr NB 40 47SB 40 47 Santiago Dr to Santa Isabel Ave NB 35 40 SB 35 38 Santa Isabel Ave to Mesa Dr NB 45 50 SB 45 48 Mesa Dr to Bristol St South NB 50 51 SB 50 51 Jamboree Road Bayside Dr to Coast Hwy NB 35 33 SB 35 35 Coast Hwy to San Joaquin Hills Rd NB 55 58 SB 55 58 San Joaquin Hills Rd to Ford Rd NB 55 59 SB 55 59 21 Ford Rd to Bison Ave NB 55 59 SB 55 59 Bison Ave to University Dr NB 55 59 SB 55 59 University Dr to MacArthur Blvd NB 55 56 SB 55 53 MacArthur Blvd to Campus Dr NB CITY OF IRVINESB 55 54 La Salud 22 La Felicidad to La Vida NB 35 39 SB 35 38 MacArthur Boulevard Campus Dr to Jamboree Rd NB 55 57 SB 55 55 Route 73 to Bison Ave NB 55 56 SB 55 55 23 Bison Ave to Ford Rd NB 55 57 SB 55 57 Ford Rd to San Joaquin Hills Rd NB 60 62 SB 60 60 San Joaquin Hills Rd to Coast Hwy NB 55 57 SB 55 55 5-11 Roadway ID Number Location Direction Speed 85th Percentile Limit Speed 24 Marguerite Avenue Fifth Ave to San Joaquin Hills Rd NB 40 44 SB 40 46 25 Monrovia Avenue 15th St to North City Limit NB 35 34 SB 35 35 Newport Boulevard Balboa Blvd to 32nd St NB 30 34 SB 30 34 32nd St to Finley Ave NB 30 35 SB 30 35 26 Finley Ave to West Coast Hwy NB 35 See Appendix C SB 35 See Appendix C West Coast Hwy to Hospital Rd NB 45 See Appendix C SB 40 See Appendix C Hospital Rd to North City Limit NB 45 See Appendix C SB 45 See Appendix C Newport Center Drive 27 Coast Hwy to Newport Center Dr E/W NB 40 43 SB 40 41 Newport Center Drive East/West 28 Newport Center Dr to Newport Center Dr NB 35 37 SB 35 37 Newport Coast Drive Coast Hwy to Pelican Hill Rd North NB 60 60 SB 60 62 29 Pelican Hill Rd N to San Joaquin Hills Rd NB 60 60 SB 60 59 San Joaquin Hills Rd to Route 73 NB 60 64 SB 60 64 Newport Ridge Drive East 30 San Joaquin Hills Rd to Terrace Ridge NB 40 40 SB 40 38 Newport Ridge Drive West 31 Terrace Ridge to San Joaquin Hills Rd NB 40 44 SB 40 44 Old Newport Boulevard 32 Coast Hwy to 15th St NB 35 34 SB 35 35 Pelican Hill Road North 33 Newport Coast Dr to Pelican Hill Circle North EB 50 48 WB 50 50 5-12 Roadway ID Number Location Direction Speed Limit 85th Percentile Speed 34 Pelican Hills Road South Pelican Hill Circle North to Newport Coast Dr EB 45 42 WB 45 46 35 Placentia Avenue Hospital Rd to North City Limit NB 40 42 SB 40 42 Quail Street 36 Birch St to Dove St EB 40 42 WB 40 42 Ridge Park Road 37 Newport Coast Dr to Vista Ridge Rd EB 45 48 WB 45 47 Riverside Avenue 38 Coast Hwy to Cliff Dr NB 30 35 SB 30 34 San Clemente Drive 39 Santa Barbara Dr to Santa Cruz Dr EB 35 36 WB 35 38 San Joaquin Hills Road Jamboree Rd to MacArthur Blvd EB 50 52 WB 50 53 MacArthur Blvd to Marguerite Ave EB 50 52 WB 50 53 40 Marguerite Ave to Spyglass Hill Rd EB 55 59 WB 55 59 Spyglass Hill Rd to Newport Ridge Dr W EB 55 56 WB 55 58 Newport Ridge Dr W to Newport Coast Dr EB 55 55 W B 55 56 San Miguel Drive Newport Center Dr to MacArthur Blvd NB 35 38 SB 35 35 41 MacArthur Blvd to San Joaquin Hills Rd NB 40 44 SB 40 43 San Joaquin Hills Rd to Ford Rd NB 50 51 SB 50 53 Santa Barbara Drive 42 Jamboree Rd to Newport Center Dr EB 45 45 WB 45 40 Santa Cruz Drive 43 San Joaquin Hills Rd to Newport Center Dr NB 35 35 SB 35 35 5-13 Roadway ID Number Location Direction Speed Limit 85th Percentile Speed 44 Sea Lane Goldenrod Ave to Harbor View Dr EB 35 35 WB 35 32 45 Spyglass Hill Road San Joaquin Hills Rd to San Miguel Dr NB 40 44 SB 40 40 Superior Avenue 46 Coast Hwy to Industrial Way NB 40 42 SB 40 42 University Drive 47 Jamboree Rd to East City Limit EB 50 48 WB 50 47 Via Lido 48 Newport Blvd to Lafayette Ave 28 WB 25 Vista Del Oro 49 Eastbluff Dr (North) to Vista Del Sol EB 30 29 WB 30 28 Eastbluff Dr (South) to Vista Del Sol EB 30 36 WB 30 34 Vista Ridge Road 50 Newport Coast Dr to Ridge Park Rd EB 45 45 WB 45 47 Von Karman Avenue 51 MacArthur Blvd to Campus Dr EB 40 41 WB 40 39 Westcliff Drive 52 Irvine Ave to Dover Dr EB 35 37 WB 35 37 Westminster Avenue 53 Newport Blvd to 15th St EB 30 33 WB 30 31 5-14