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FROM: Mike McCluskey,Director of Public Works
Prepared By: Timothy Scott Bochum,Deputy Director of Public Works
Terry Sanville,Principal Transportation Planner
SUBJECT: SANTA BARBARA STREET OPERATIONAL STUDY
CAO RECOMMENDATION
Support the revised traffic operations strategy for Santa Barbara Street as described in Exhibits A,B
&C and approve the funding and implementation strategy as recommended by staff.
REPORT IN BRIEF
At its July 6`s, 1999 meeting, the Council conducted a public hearing on the Santa Barbara Street
Operational Study and corresponding recommendations for street corridor improvements, phasing
and funding. After substantial public comment concerning on-street panting, Council directed staff
to return to the community and conduct a series of meetings to determine if a more appropriate
operational plan could be established that better addresses neighborhood and business owner
concerns, and the long-term operational improvements that will be necessary for the corridor. The
majority of public concern centered on the recommendations for parking removal along the west
side of Santa Barbara. Street, and the belief that the operational plan did not address long-term
safety issues for the corridor.
Staff has subsequently held a number of public meetings with affected business owners and
neighborhood residents and has solicited input and suggestions for revising recommendations for
Santa Barbara Street so that the road may be widened to accommodate a two way left turn lane
while retaining parking along it west side. Based upon this input, staff is now providing revised
recommendations for the Santa Barbara Street Corridor.
The primary modification in staff's recommendation for this corridor is that a seven (7) foot "plan
line" be established for the east side of Santa Barbara Street from Morro Street to Broad Street.
Other, more detailed revised recommendations address individual issues and suggestions received
from adjacent property owners along the corridor.
DISCUSSION
Background
At its meeting of June 16`h, 1998 the City Council discussed Santa Barbara Street operational issues
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The primary focus of this analysis was to address the intersection of High Street and the problems
associated with the Pacific Home Do-It Center (Do-It Center) driveway and lack of left-tum lanes.
It was emphasized that these"short"term solutions could be carried out within the existing right-of-
way. Upon investigation, staff determined that constructing the tum lane along Santa Barbara Street
by removing the parking lane, loading zone and bus stop might have detrimental effects upon
adjacent businesses. Staff therefore recommended that a more in-depth study be prepared that
would consider both long-term and short-term solutions to operational issues along Santa Barbara
Street to determine the best set of recommendations for the corridor.
In February 1999, the City Council authorized the CAO to hire a consultant to prepare a traffic
operations study for Santa Barbara Street. In addition to the previously identified areas of concern,
the Council asked that the study include all operational issues from the intersection of Leff Street to
High Street. The consultant solicited input from adjacent property and business owners and
completed its report and recommendations in June 1999.
At it's July 6', 1999 meeting, the Council conducted a public hearing on the Santa Barbara Street
Operational Study and subsequent recommendations. In general, the consultant recommended that
both short-term and long-term operational improvements take place within the current street right-
of-way — requiring that parking be removed along the street to improve traffic flow. Other
recommendations for operational improvements such as bulb-outs, increased comer radii and
median island installations were also suggested for the various intersections along the street.
The recommendations were based largely upon public input received to that point, and both staff
and the consultant felt that the recommendations represented a"best fit" strategy for the corridor in
addressing the highly controversial issues that had previously been identified. However, during
public testimony at the Council meeting,it became clear that additional work would be necessary to
devise a better strategy for the operational improvements, almost all of which received some sort of
negative comment from members of the community and particularly from the adjacent business
owners and neighborhood residents.The majority of public concern centered on removal of parking
along the west side of Santa Barbara Street, and the belief that the operational plan did not address
long-term safety and capacity issues for the corridor.
After substantial public comment, Council directed staff to return to the community and conduct a
series of meetings to determine if more appropriate operational methodologies could be established
that would better address neighborhood and business owner concerns, and also provide the long-
term operational improvements that will be necessary for the corridor in the future.
Staff subsequently held a number of public meetings with affected business owners and
neighborhood residents and solicited input and suggestions for inclusion in making revised
recommendations for Santa Barbara Street. In addition to the meetings, three development projects
- the City's Railroad Transportation Center (RTC), Do-It Center and the Rarig property located at
High — Santa Barbara have been submitted to the City for processing and are making their way
through the development review process.
Based upon this input, staff is now providing revised recommendations for the Santa Barbara Street
Corridor. The primary modification in staffs recommendation for this corridor is that a 7' "plan
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line" be established for the east side of Santa Barbara Street from Monro Street to Broad Street.
The plan line would effectively allow for widening of the street to create the needed two way left
tum lane (TVdLTL) and also maintain the parking/loading zones on the west side of Santa Barbara.
In addition, staff's revised recommendations reflect many of the individual issues and suggestions
for improvements that were received from adjacent property owners along the corridor. These
recommendations are summarized in the following section and are presented in detail in Table 1
(attached as Exhibit A)where they are compared to the July 1999 recommendations.
Public Input.
Council's direction to return to the community stakeholders and solicit input and suggestions for
inclusion in making revised staff recommendations was a prime objective of staff in following-up
on this issue. Two public workshops and a number of individual meetings;between staff and
property and business owners were conducted in the five-month period between August 1999 and
January 2000. Public input on. the Santa Barbara Street plan identified the following issues as
priorities:
• Parking is a premium. Maintain as much on-street parking a possible.
• Do not recommend an operational plan that would require employees to park along
adjacent residential streets and neighborhoods.
• The bicycle lanes along Santa Barbara Street should be maintained where needed.
• Create the Morro Street `Bicycle Boulevard" that has been discussed as the primary access
corridor for bicyclists into the Downtown.
• Minimize impacts of the recommended improvements to the adjacent businesses
particularly at critical intersections such as Leff, Upham and High Streets.
• Address speed and safety issues as necessary.
Staff used these objectives as benchmarks in creating revised recommendations for the corridor.
Table 1 lists staff's revised recommendations for the corridor and compares them to prior staff
recommendations that were considered by Council in July .1999. In preparing these revised
recommendations, staff determined that "segmenting" the corridor and addressing each location on
a block-by-block basis would offer the best understanding of individual property owner needs and
provide a more appropriate way of addressing their concerns.
A final public workshop was held on March 31,2000 where the revised recommendations for Santa
Barbara were presented to the stakeholders along the corridor. The recommendations were
generally well received by this group and many commented that these recommendations did a much
better job in addressing the special issues associated with this corridor.
Bey Issues Regarding the Revised Recommendations
• Leff Street Intersection (Exhibit C, Figure 1): The revised recommendations reflect
adjacent property owner requests to reduce the impacts of the pedestrian bulb-outs on the
on-street parking and loading zone areas near Gus' Grocery. Staff met with the proprietor of
the Grocery and walked through the previous recommendations. Staff is recommending that
an additional focused safety analysis be conducted for this area(the section of Santa Barbara
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between Leff Street and Church Street) prior to further improvements being implemented
by the City.
Rationale: This revised strategy of redesigning the bulb-outs, only installing the textured
crosswalks at this time and subsequent traffic analysis will address many of property owner
concerns. Why is deferral of the remaining improvements being recommended? The City
has previously spent thousands of dollars making modifications to this intersection and the
segment of Santa Barbara Street south to Church Street. Examples of these improvements
include the closures of Church Street, closure and relocation of Osos Street and creation of
the neighborhood parks. Prior to making any significant changes to this area(i.e.the median
islands, comer radius change) the City should first observe the effect of the proposed traffic
signal to be installed at the Upham Street intersection on this area to determine if the safety
concerns are alleviated by.the signal's disruption on through traffic flow.
• Leff to Morro Street (Exhibit C,Figures 1,2): Conduct additional safety investigation for
these segments. Upon installation of the Morro Street Bicycle Boulevard (BB), convert
bicycle lanes to white edgelines to minimize on-street parking loss, provide wider parking
areas and still differentiate bicycle area from thru travel lanes.
Rationale: See comments above under Leff Street Intersection. Upon completion of the
Monro Street BB, the cross-sectional area of the bicycle lanes north of Morro Street can be
converted to other uses to minimize the impacts of the creation of the Morro Street entry
treatment to the new bicycle boulevard. By converting these bike lanes to shoulder/parking
area, on-street parking loss can be reduced (a request of the Railroad Square Building
owners). The new edgelines will still offer bicyclists north of Morro additional separation
from the thru travel lanes.
At its March 24, 2000 meeting, the Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) considered the
issue of retaining or removing bicycle lanes on Santa Barbara Street and creating a bicycle
boulevard on Morro Street. The committee had received a report prepared by Public Works
staff (Exhibit D) that evaluated three bikeway routing options. The committee made the
following recommendations to the City Council:
■ Retain bicycle lanes on both sides of Santa Barbara Street.
■ Establish a bicycle boulevard along Morro Street as a preferred access route into
downtown San Luis Obispo.
■ Consider the removal of the bike lanes along Santa Barbara Street north of Morro Street
if a dedicated"bicycle boulevard"is created along Morro Street.
As part of the committee's discussion, individual members expressed concern for
maintaining some bicycle access to destinations north of Morro Street such as Gus'
Grocery. The BAC member also generally supported the installation of a traffic signal at
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the Morro-Upham intersection as a way of improving safety for bicyclists crossing Santa
Barbara Street to access the bicycle boulevard.
• Creation of the Morro Street Bicycle Boulevard (Closure of Morro Street, Exhibit C
Figures 3,4,8): Similar to the July 1999 recommendations, staff is recommending that
Morro Street be closed for safety purposes. However,the primary difference in these revised
recommendations is that the closure be constructed in such a manner as to create an "entry"
treatment for the Downtown and that a "bicycle boulevard" be created along Morro Street
that serves as the primary access way to the Downtown area Staff is also proposing to
signalize this intersection to allow for safe pedestrian and bicycle crossings of Santa
Barbara and also, for corridor safety purposes, to break up the constant flow of vehicle
traffic along Santa Barbara
The traffic signal would be installed as part of the Morro Street closure and creation of the
bicycle boulevard that is anticipated to be constructed as part of the City's pavement
resuffacing project in spring 2001.
Rationale: Closure of Morro Street allows the City to remove an existing safety concern
that results from the acute angle of intersection between Morro, Upham, and Santa Barbara
Street. Staff has developed an improved conceptual design that addresses many of the
concerns expressed by adjacent property/business owners and has solved the emergency
access issues associated with the previous 1999 recommendations. The new design also
allows for a more highly landscaped area that will be an aesthetic improvement to the area
The bicycle boulevard issue along Morro Street -has long been identified by the bicycle
community as being a primary goal in creating safe and efficient access to the Downtown
area Installing the signal at Morro/Upham Street and proposed RTC driveway will create
an entrance hub for bicycle and pedestrian that are filtered from the Jennifer Street Bridge,
the Railroad Recreational Trail and the class II bike lanes south along Santa Barbara Street.
• Morro Street to Broad Street — Establishing a seven (7') foot Plan Line (Exhibit C
Figures 3-10): A significant difference in staffs revised recommendations is the creation of
a 7' plan line(setback line) along the east side of Santa Barbara Street from Morro Street to
Broad Street. This 7' of additional right-of-way (ROW ) will allow for the installation of a
continuous centered turn lane along this segment that will limit the need to remove parking
along the west side of the street.
Staff is also proposing that Council establish a policy that as properties along the west side
of Santa Barbara Street develop or redevelop, that driveway access and location should be
limited to maximize on and off-street parking areas, interconnect rear-lot parking areas and
that ultimately, non-compatible street uses such as the loading zones be relocated to off-
street facilities to ensure proper safety along the street.
Rationale: Two identified goals of the stakeholders group were 1) to reduce the impacts of
removing on-street parking along Santa Barbara and 2) not to create a long-term scenario
where employee parking would spill over into the adjacent residential neighborhoods.
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Staff's recommendation for establishment of the 7' widening to the east side of Santa
Barbara Street meets the objectives of these goals by minimizing the on-street parking
reduction that was required under the July 1999 recommendations.
In addition,because three of the four properties located on the east side of Santa Barbara are
processing development permits, staff has had the unique opportunity to work with each
owner to integrate land use/property design issues with the necessary operational needs
along the street. The City, as project owner of the RTC project, has worked closely with the
adjacent Rarig property owner to integrate site designs and lesspn the impacts of the 7' plan
line. Both projects have already been designed with the 7' additional ROW and widening as
part of their site plans. (Note: it is essential that the Council establish clear direction for the
Santa Barbara Street plan line issue at its meeting of 04/18 meeting so that the design and
implementation of the City's RTC project can proceed and meet funding timeframes.)
The Do-It Center project has been a more complex project to integrate the 7' plan line
concept. The Do-It Center proposal is a two-phase redevelopment plan. Phase I merely
reconstructs the recently demolished cut lumber storage building that was removed late last
year. Phase II is the major expansion of the project site which does not include removal of
the buildings that would encroach into the 7' plan line area. 10' of previously acquired
ROW exists along the Do-It Center frontage that was preserved as part of the Haskin
Avenue abandonment approved in 1990(see Exhibit E).
As part of this operational plan and Phase I development, the Do-It Center is offering to
dedicate the 7' of additional ROW along Santa Barbara Street that does not conflict with the
locations of their existing structures. Thus, the portion of existing buildings within the
future widened area will need to be removed at some future time. Section 432.020 , Sub-
section J of the Municipal Code states, `°The city shall not require dedication of the portion
of a lot currently occupied by a building which existed...on the adoption date of the official
setback line maps." Simply stated, the City does not have the authority to require the
removal/relocation of these buildings.Further, when the City budgets funds for construction
of a street widening Section 432.010, Sub-section A states that, "Ibe city must pay to the
owner fair market value for the portion of the lot and improvements lying within the
proposed right-of-way".
The City Council could choose to not acquire the ROW due to other budgetary concerns.
Should this occur, the only mitigation available for the Phase 11 project would be the
removal of all parking, loading and bus zones along the west side of the street which will
have a detrimental effect on existing businesses. This option received highly critical public
comments at the July 1999 public hearing. Because the Do-It Center's proposed ingress
locations are off of Emily Street and the existing driveways along Santa Barbara Street, a
direct nexus for the removal of the existing structures and street widening (when an other
alternative mitigation strategy is available)can not be made under Phase II development.
By acquiring this ROW now the City is ensured that the costs associated with a public
widening of the street at some time in the future — when needed (if Phase 11 does not
proceed) are minimized. An alternative to this proposal would be to wait until a future time
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when widening of Santa Barbara at High Street is absolutely essential and then proceed with
purchase and relocation of the buildings. Staff is not recommending this alternative because
it is anticipated that City costs would be higher primarily due to the Do-It Center proposed
remodeling of this building area.
Under staffs recommendation, as part of Phase H of the Do-It Center project, the City will
acquire the ROW not gained in Phase I(the land under the buildings) and incur the costs of
reconstruction of the existing structures to be set back in accordance with the plan line area.
Once that has occurred, the Do-It Center will be required to perform the necessary street
widening in order to mitigate fuming issues associated with their expansion plans at their
driveway. The widening will also allow for a turn lane at High Street (a City objective).
The City on other plan line corridors such as Higuera and Santa Rosa Street has previously
used this procedure of acquiring ROW and reconstructing the buildings.
By City Ordinance, the establishment of a plan line for any street requires review of the Planning
Commission and an ordinance be adopted by the Council regarding the setback requirements. If
Council approves the plan line concept for Santa Barbara Street, staff will return to Council with
the appropriate ordinance for public hearing to enact the plan line.
• Roundhouse Street to Broad Street (Exhibit C, Figure 6): .The final significant
difference in staffs revised recommendations is that the 7' plan line and future widening
from Roundhouse to Broad Street take place on the east side of the street.
Rationale:Lane requirements and additional capacity at the intersection of Broad Street will
be highly dependant on the development of the "Albertson" property located south of the
Broad Street intersection. At a minimum, traffic demands at the south end of Santa Barbara
Street under near- and far-term conditions warrant the installation of a second southbound
left tum lane onto Broad Street. The 7' plan line will allow for the creation of this second
lane and will reduce the impacts to the adjacent Pizza Hut property that was previously
recommended.
The exact future re-design of this segment of Santa Barbara and needed capacity should be
determined as part of development of the "Albertson" property in order to mitigate project
specific impacts. Staffs recommendation to plan for widening along the east side of Santa
Barbara maintains flexibility in widening options along this segment.
CONCURRENCES
A final public meeting of the Santa Barbara Street stakeholders group was held on March 31,2000.
Staff presented the overall revised recommendations for the corridor and explained the process and
timing of the proposed operational improvements. The recommendations were generally well
received by the group with individual property owners expressing interest in working with the City
to further refine small design issues associated with the recommended strategies. The City will be
including these property owners in the design and implementation of the improvements to continue
successful relationship this process has created and address their suggestion for improvement.
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At its March 24th, 2000 meeting, the Bicycle Advisory Committee reviewed staff recommendations
for bicycle improvements for the Santa Barbara Street corridor. The BAC supported the creation of
the Morro Street bicycle boulevard, the conceptual "entry' treatment created by the Morro Street
closure and signalization of the future Upham-RTC driveway. They also recommended that the
bicycle lanes north of Monro Sheet be maintained, if possible, but acknowledged the need for their
conversion if it lessoned the impact of the Monro Street BB installation.
FISCAL IMPACT
Implementation of the Santa Barbara Sheet Operation Plan will be a combination of public and
private improvement projects that will take place in the short and long-term. The majority of the
costs associated with the 7' plan line and street widening will be shared between the .City and
adjacent development. Table 2, as attached in Exhibit B, depicts the estimated public costs and
timing associated with the Santa Barbara Street Operational Plan. Many of these costs are already-
budgeted for in the adopted FY 99-00 City CIP for the City's RTC project. The adopted FY 99-01
CIP budget also contains $75,000 for Downtown access improvements that can fund partial
development of the Morro Sheet Bicycle Boulevard The remaining $100,000 for signalization of
the Upham-RTC driveway intersection would need to be budgeted in a future year CIP program.
The adopted FY 99-01 budget also includes $5,000 to go towards improvements along the Santa
Barbara Street corridor. Staff is proposing to use these monies to conduct a property appraisal of the
Do-It Center and adjacent Art Cyclery properties where ROW acquisition is required. This
information can then be used to negotiate acquisition and relocation as development proceeds.
ALTERNATIVES
The City Council has the discretion of adopting, modifying or deleting all or part of the
recommendations being presented for the Santa Barbara Street corridor. In addition, the Council
has the discretion to accelerate these improvements or the timing of these actions that may require
additional analysis and fiscal commitment not included in this study.
One issue that has been identified as potentially being accelerated is the acquisition of the additional
ROW across the Do-It Center and Art Cyclery properties. Staff is currently proposing to only
conduct appraisals at this time and to negotiate for the right-of-way during Phase lI of the Do-It
Center project. Council may wish to accelerate this process if it deems it necessary to budget this
matter prior to the FY 01-02 budget process.
Attachments
Exhibit A: Table 1 —Santa Barbara Street Operational Improvements Description By Segment
Exhibit B: Table 2- Santa Barbara Street Operational Plan Costs &Phasing(Public Component)
Exhibit C: Figures 1-10 Proposed Santa Barbara Street Improvements& Site Plans
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Exhibit D Bicycle Comdor.Analysis
.Exhibit E: 1990 Staff Report and Minutes=Haskin.Avenue Abandonment
Note:A copy of the.July 6; 1999 Council Staff report is.available:in the Council readingfile.
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Exhibit B
Table 2-Santa Barbara Street Operational Plan Costs &Phasing(Public Component)
What How Much When Funding Source
Immediate im mvenieias:needed wid".tfiree ears ib�" ress_c irrentpro
_blems
Part of RTC Project:
Frontage Improvements,east-side,Upham $72,000 FY 99-00 RSHA,Prop 116
to Rarig ProRM
Street Reconstruction High Street,east of $25,000 FY 99-00 RSHA,Prop 116
SB;lane restriping on High,west of SB.
Bust turnout,east side of SB @ Church $7,400 FY 99-00 RSHA,Prop 116
St.
Left tum pockets on SB at Morro-Upham $4,800 FY 99-00 Pavement Management Funds
&at High (1)
Subtotal $109400.00
OtherImprovements:
Frontage Improvements,east side,Rarig Private FY 99-00 Private Development
Pro io High Street
Acquire ROW and relocate,reconstruct Unknown, Depends on General Fund(GF)
buildings on the Do-It Center property, property to be development
High to Roundhouse. appraised (DOD)
($100— 125Kest)
Frontage Improvements,east side,High Private DOD Private Development
Street to DO-It Center property line.
Facilities needed to close Morro St., $175,000(2) FY 99-00 RSHA,Prop 116,USHA
Create Bicycle Boulevard and signalize FY 01-02 (Downtown Bike Access
Upham-RTC driveway. Improvements),general fund
TWLTL w/left tum pockets between Private DOD Private Development
High and Roundhouse
Bulb outs,textured crosswalks,at Osos- $15,000 FY 01-02 GF
Leff
Property Appraisal Do-It Center Property $5,000(4) FY 00-01 GF
Additional Traffic Safety Analysis—Osos $15,000 FY 02-03 GF
to Church Street
Subtotal $205,000.00(3) (does not include Row acquisition)
TOTAL:IMMEDIATE CHANGES $314
_Near Term vements wttlua ten'esis to:a s_devei t"
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Add second west bound left turn lane $58,000(5) As warranted TIF,private
on SB at Broad by widening street by
development
TOTAL:NEAR TERM CHANGES $589000.00
GF=General Funds
TIF=Traffic Impact Fees
RSHA=Regional State Highway Account
USHA=Urban State Highway Account
Prop 116:State Bond Act
1. Satrca Barbara Street is scheduled to be repaved in the spring of 2000. Restnping costs described here would be incorporated into that project
2. Adopted 99-01 Fnancial Pian includes$75,000 for Downtown Bicycle access improvements that can be used to help implement the Morro Street BB.
3. Cost estimate does not include the right-of-way cost to acquire 7'plan line area and reconstr wUmlocate existing structures.
4. Adopted 99-01 Financial Plan includes$5.000 that can be used to conduct property appy.
S. Estimated public participation of jg=vcrncnts only.Cost estimate does not include the right-of-way cost to widen the rnxt
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N lei�� city of San LUIS OBISPO MEEfiNG DATE
Sept. 18 1990
COUNCIL AGETEM
NDA REPORT NUMBER
FROM:
David F. Romero, Public Works Dire or
Wayne A. Peterson, City Enginee
Prepared by: Gerald W. Kenny, Supervising Civil Engineer
SUBJECT:
Consideration of the abandonment of Haskins Avenue, between Santa
Barbara Street and the Southern Pacific Railroad Right of Way
RECOH24ENDATION:
Adopt resolution abandoning Haskin Avenue, subject to reservation
of a sanitary sewer easement, as recommended.
DISCUSSION:
The Council adopted a "resolution of intention" (Resolution No. 6855
(1990 Series) ] on August 21, 1990 setting the time and place of this
hearing to"consider the abandonment of a portion of Haskin Avenue,
between Santa Barbara Street and the SPRR R/W, (excluding Emily
Street) .
There is an existing public 6-inch sanitary sewer main within the
abandonment area. A 10-ft wide easement must be reserved for access,
maintenance and replacement of this main. There are no public utility
company facilities within the abandonment area. The westerly 10 feet
of Haskin Avenue is being excepted from the abandonment for possible
future widening of Santa Barbara Street.
The abandoned right of way will revert to the applicants per a Ticor
title report dated 8-29-89. The applicants have submitted a
preliminary "lot line adjustment map" to the Community Development
Department to combine resultant lots of record that would otherwise be
"landlocked". Technically, the abandonment should not be recorded
until after, or concurrently with, recordation of the Certificates of
Compliance legalizing these new parcels. The final abandonment
resolution, therefore, includes this provision. The Community
Development Director acts on Lot Line Adjustments such as this and
staff will coordinate the recording of the respective documents.
Council should now receive any public testimony and then decide whether
to approve or deny the abandonment, or to postpone final action until
any Council conditions are met.
The Community Development Director granted a negative declaration
regarding environmental impact.
ALTERNATIVES:
Option 1: Adopt resolution finding and determining that this right of
way is not necessary for present or future public purposes,
and abandoning same with reservation of an easement for
public sanitary sewer purposes. STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION.
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COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
Haskin Avenue Abandonment
Meeting of September 18, 1990
Page Two
Option 2: Conduct public hearing and continue action on abandonment
until any conditions deemed necessary by the Council are
met.
Option 3: Deny approval of abandonment if the Council finds that the
right of way is necessary for existing or future public
purposes.
FISCAL IMPACT: None
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION:
This is a hearing to receive public testimony. The public has been
informed of this hearing via newspaper legal advertisement and posting
at the site. The Planning Commission recommended abandonment
unanimously, subject to the reservations noted above. No public
comment was received during the Planning Commission hearing process.
CONCURRENCES:
All affected staff concur with the recommended action.
Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Co. have indicated
that they have no facilities affected by the abandonment and do not
need to reserve an easement for future use. Sonic Cable and Pacific
Bell have not responded to recent and earlier notices and apparently
have no facilities affected by this action nor do they need easement
reservations.
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt resolution finding and determining that Haskin Avenue, between
Santa Barbara Street and the Southern Pacific Railroad Right of Way,
except the westerly 10 feet as measured at right angles to Santa
Barbara Street, is not necessary for existing or future public purposes
and ordering the abandonment of same, subject to reservation of a
10-foot wide sanitary sewer easement, centered over the existing 6-inch
main.
Attachments:
1 - Draft Resolution of Abandonment
2 - Vicinity Map
3 - Resolution No. 6855 (1990 Series)
4 - Council Agenda Report (August 21, 1990)
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Resolution No . 6855 390 Series)
(14) days before the date set for hearing in accordance with
Section 8322 of the Streets and Highways Code.
SECTION 7 . The City Engineer shall notify utility companies
affected by the proposed abandonment at least ten (10) days after
adoption of the Resolution of Intention in accordance with Section
8347 of the Streets and Highways Code.
On motion of Councilman Roalman , seconded by
Councilwoman Pinard , and on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Roalman, Pinard, Reiss and Mayor Dunin
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilwoman Rappa
the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted this 21st day
of August , 1990.
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Tuesday, September 18, 1990 - 7:00 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. STREET ABANDONMENT - RASKIN AVENUE (File No. 535)
Council held a public hearing to consider the abandonment of Raskin Avenue,
between Santa Barbara Street and the Southern Pacific right-of-way, with the
reservation of an easement for public sanitary sewer purposes (continued from
8/21/90) .
Dave Romero, Public works Director, reviewed the agenda report with the
recommendation that Council adopt the resolution abandoning Raskin Avenue
subject to reservation of sanitary sewer easement as recommended.
Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing open.
Tim Carmel, representing Lyon i Picquet, Attorneys at Law, stated he was
available for any questions.
Emmons Blake, 634 Al-Nil Drive, questioned the status of Emily Street, a
neighboring street.
Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing closed.
Moved by Rama/Reiss (5-0) Resolution No. 6870 adopted approving the
abandonment of Raskin Avenue as recommended.
2. PARKING REVENUE PLAN (PHASE I1 (File No. 544)
Council held a public hearing to consider Phase I of the Parking Revenue Plan
to include proposals that would 1) raise expired meter fines, 2) establish a
40 cents per hour rate for 350 core meters and, 3) raise parking-in-lieu fees
to $6,000.
Dave Romero, Public works Director, reviewed the agenda report with the
recommendation that Council a) introduce an ordinance to print amending the
Municipal Code to raise expired meter and overnight parking fines from $5.00
to $10.00 effective January 1, 1991, b) introduce an ordinance to print
amending the Municipal code to increase 350 core meters from 30 cents to 40
cents per hour effective January 1, 1991 and c) adopt a resolution to increase
parking-in-lien fees for new construction from $4,000 to $6,000 per space and
use change from $1,000 to $1,500 per space effective January 1, 1991.
Bill Statler, Finance Director, reviewed the fiscal impact relative to the
program stating that the Parking Program is facing a serious cash flow
deficiency, and part of the action plan from the previous study session,
included developing a financial program to correct the revenue shortfall.
This would include a two phase program, both current and future. The first
phase would correct the present program's negative cash flow through 1) 1008
of parking fines to the Parking Fund, 2) increase parking fines for expired
meters, 3) increase meter rates in the .core area, 4) implement business City
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COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT ITEM NUMBER:
FROM: A2?PAS
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Ho sociate Planner
SUBJECT: Request to abandon Haskins Avenue between Santa
Barbara Street and the Southern Pacific Railroad
right-of-way.
CAO RECOMMENDATION I
Adopt resolution of intent to abandon to abandon Haskins
Street as recommended by the Planning Commission.
ADVISORY BODY RECOMMENDATION
At its July 11, 1990 meeting the Planning Commission voted 5 to 0
(Comm s. Gurnee and Schmidt absent) to recommended that the City
Council ;abandon Haskins Street, subject to three findings and two
conditions. Other than the applicant's comments, there was no
public comment on the street abandonment at the meeting.
BACKGROUND
Haskins Avenue is a one-block long "paper street" which crosses the
Pacific Home Improvement Center's parking lot and storage lot. The
property owner would like to provide for the future sale or
redevelopment of the property by formally abandoning the street,
and by adjusting lot lines to combine several small lots into five
larger lots. A lot line adjustment application is pending, and
will be considered following Council action on the street
abandonment request. Originally, the applicant had requested
abandonment of both Emily Street and Haskins Avenue; however the
request to abandon Emily Street was withdrawn due to access and
circulation needs for adjacent lots.
Haskins Avenue was dedicated as a public street with the Buena
Vista Addition, filed in 1887. Fee title to the underlying
property is held by the property owner. The City maintains a 6"
sewer main in Haskins Avenue; otherwise there are no public
improvements or public use. The owner is willing to grant an
easement to allow the sewer to remain in its present location
(letter from applicant, attached) . i
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Cities and counties follow the abandonment procedures set forth in
Section 8300, et. sea. , of the Streets and Highways Code. The
decision to abandon any public right-of-way is a legislative and
discretionary one, and the City is not required to abandon when in
the judgement of the City Council it would be unwise to do so.
The Planning Commission's action on the request is advisory to the
City Council. If the Council decides to abandon a street, it must
make findings that the street is unnecessary for present or future
public purposes, and that the abandonment is consistent with the
General Plan. If these findings cannot be made, the street may not
city of San Luis OBISpo
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Page 2
be abandoned. Upon abandonment, the City may impose reasonable
conditions and reserve easements for various public utilities.
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DATA SUMMARY
Applicant: Terence K. Orton, Westland Engineering
Representative: Roger Lyon
Property Owner: Roger Morf
Zoning: C-S
General Plan: Service-Commercial/Light Industrial
i Environmental Status: Negative Declaration granted.
City Processing Deadline: none.
j Site Description: Rectangular section of right-of-way, 50 feet
wide by..about 320 feet long, currently used for parking and outdoor
storage purposes.
EVALUATION
The area in which Haskins Avenue is located has been used and
maintained by Pacific Home Improvement Center as a parking lot and
outdoor storage yard for many years. While the right-of-way
(r.o.w. ) has existed since the late 18001s, there is no indication
that it was ever improved or used as a public street. The City
maintains a 6" sewer main in Haskins between Emily Street and Santa
Barbara Street, and the applicant intends to reserve a utility
easement to allow existing utilities to remain. In addition, there
i are plans to widen Santa Barbara Street to allow for future
installation of bikeways and related improvements, and the
applicant intends to reserve 10 feet of Haskins Avenue for that
purpose.
Access and circulation
Haskins Avenue does not appear to be needed for current or future
street purposes, since all lots bordering Haskins Avenue have
street access from Emily or Santa Barbara Streets. The applicant
owns fee title to the properties underlying and adjacent to the
I right-of-way. Abandonment would not affect neighboring properties,
but would merely recognize long-standing uses of the property.
Eventually, it is likely that the applicant's property will be
redeveloped with more intensive C-S uses. At that time, primary
access could be provided from High, Roundhouse, or Santa Barbara
Streets with secondary access from Emily Street.
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There is no likelihood that Haskins Avenue would be extended in
either direction, since it is bordered by railroad r.o.w. and
residential areas to the east, and commercial and residential
buildings to the west. Nor is it needed for emergency or fire
access. Haskins Avenue does, however, provide an option to link
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Emily Street with Santa Barbara Street for an internal commercial
street. This does not appear to be a necessary connection, now or
in the future, and may not be a desirable given its proximity to
High and Roundhouse Streets. If through circulation is needed in
the future, it may be possible to extend Emily Street to High
Street by acquiring excess railroad r. o.w.
General Plan
Abandonment would be consistent with the General Plan. The
Circulation Element Streets Master Plan does not show Haskins
Avenue. Current work on updating the Circulation Element is
focusing on the possible cross-town Bishop to South Street
connection; however Haskins Avenue is not expected to be a part of
that project.
Utilities
A 6" public sewer main is located in Haskins between Emily and
Santa Barbara Streets, and P.G. & E. and Southern California Gas
have asked that a utility easement be reserved if the street is
abandoned. Condition 1 requires that a utility easement be
reserved in Haskins Avenue prior to final street abandonment, to
the approval of the City Engineer. The applicant may also choose
to relocate existing utilities, with prior approval by the City's
Utilities Manager and City Engineer, and by the utility companies.
This is addressed in recommended condition number 1.
Street Widening
A 10-foot wide strip of the Haskins Avenue r.o.w. at Santa Barbara
Street should be reserved for future street widening. The
Circulation Element designates Santa Barbara Street as a 60-foot
wide arterial street; and the Bicycle Facilities Plan recommends
that bike lanes be provided along both sides of the street. A 10-
foot widening on both sides of Santa Barbara Street will allow the
eventual installation of bike lanes as recommended in the Plan.
In discussions with staff, the applicant agreed to reserving the
10-foot by 50-foot strip for future street widening, and this is
addressed in recommended condition 2 .
ALTERNATIVES
1. Continue consideration of the abandonment request, with
direction to staff or the applicant on additional information
or changes needed.
2. Adopt resolution to deny the abandonment request if the
council cannot make the mandated findings for approval .
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RECOMMENDATION
Adopt resolution of intent to abandon Haskins Avenue, as
recommended by the Planning Commission.
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Attachments:
-Draft Council Resolutions
-Vicinity Map
-Lot Line Adjustment Map
-Applicant's Letter
-Initial Environmental Study
-Planning Commission action
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RESOLUTION NO. 6855 (1990 Series)
A RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
OF INTENTION TO ABANDON HASRIN.§ AVENUE BETWEEN SANTA BARBARA STREET
AND THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. Findings. It is the intention of the City of
San Luis Obispo to abandon right-of-way on Haskins Avenue between
Santa Barbara Street and the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-
way as shown on the map marked "E)hibit A"', attached hereto and
incorporated herein by such reference.. pursuant to Section 8300 et.
sea. of the Streets and Highways Code. subject -to the following
findings:
1. The right-of-way proposed for abandonment is not needed
for present or future public purposes;
2. The proposed street abandonment is consistent with the
General Plan; and
3. The proposed street abandonment has been evaluated
under the City's Environmental Procedures and the
California Environmental Quality Act, and it has been
determined that the street abandonment will not have a
significant adverse environmental impact (ER45-88) .
SECTION 2. Conditions. Final abandonment of said right-of-
way shall be subject to the following conditions:
1. Final street abandonment shall be subject to the
reservation of a utilities easement, to the approvtZ41 the
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City Engineer.
2 . Final street abandonment shall be subject to the
reservation of a 10-foot by 50-foot strip of right-of-way
along Santa Barbara Street for future street improvements, to
the approval of the City Engineer and Community Development
Director.
SECTION 3. Copies of the map showing the details of the
proposed abandonment are available at the office of the City Clerk,
990 Palm Street, in San Luis Obispo, California.
_...�j SECTION 4. Tuesday, September 18, 1990 at 7:05 p.m. or such
later hour as may be established by the City Clerk, in the Council
Chamber of the City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo,
California, is the time and place set for hearing all persons
interested in or objecting to the proposed abandonment, which time
is not less than fifteen (15) days from the passage of this
resolution.
SECTION 5. This resolution, together with the ayes and noes,
shall be published once in full at least ten (10) days before the
public hearing on the proposed abandonment, in the Telegram-
Tribune, a newspaper published and circulated in this city.
SECTION 6. The City Engineer shall post at least three (3)
notices of the proposed abandonment along or adjacent to that
portion of the street proposed to be abandoned at least fourteen
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION
HASIaN AVENDE ABANDONMENT, BETWEEN SANTA BARBARA AVE. & SPRR R/W.
That portion of Baskin Avenue, in the City of San Luis Obispo,
County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, as shown on the
map of the Buena Vista Addition, filed in Book A, page 47 of Maps
and as shown on the map of the Fairview Addition, filed in Book
A, page 98 of Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said
County, described as follows:.
That portion of the above-described right of way, bounded on the
vest by a line distant 10 feet easterly of, and parallel to, the
easterly line of Santa Barbara Avenue, as shown on the above-
said maps, and bounded on the east by the westerly line of the
property conveyed to the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, by
deed dated and recorded November 28, 1890 in Book 11, page 42 of
Deeds.
E%CEPTrNG Emily Street right of way as shown on said maps.
RESERVING a 10-ft wide sanitary sewer easement, centered over the
existing sanitary sever within said abandoned Baskin Avenue right
of way.
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Tuesday, August 21, 1990 - 7:00 p.m.
C-3 FREEWAY SIGN LEGISLATION (File No. 424)
Council considered a resolution asking the League of California Cities to
sponsor legislation allowing local business signing along state highways.
Resolution No. 6853 (4-0-1, Councilwoman Rappa absent) adopted asking the
League of California Cities to sponsor legislation allowing City-sponsored
business logo signs along state highways as recommended.
C-4 LEAGUE DELEGATE (File No. 362)
Council. considered appointment of voting delegate and alternate to the Annual
League of California Cities Conference.
Moved by Roalman/Pinard (4-0-1, Councilwoman Rappa absent) Mayor Dunin
appointed as voting delegate and Vice-Mayor Reiss as alternate to the League
Annual conference as recommended.
C-5 SOLID WASTE RATES AND RECYCLING IMPROVEMENTS (File No. 142)
Council considered solid waste rates and recycling improvements.
Ordinance No. 1178 given final passage regarding solid waste billing
Procedures,, unauthorised dumping and landfill regulations, and Ordinance No.
1177 given final passage amending San Luis Garbage Companys franchise to
require additional recycling services (4-0-18 Councilwoman Rappa absent) as
recommended.
C-6 AREA COUNCIL JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT (File No. 1151)
Council considered ratifying the San Luis Obispo Area Coordinating Council
Joint Powers Agreement related to transit services.
Resolution No. 6854 (4-0-1, Councilwoman Rapper absent) adopted ratifying the
Joint Powers Agreement (Ai16-90-CC) and its amendments between the City and
member cities and the county, and allowing the Mayor to sign the JPA on behalf
of the City as recommended.
C-7 STREET ASANDANMENT - HASKINS STREET (File No. 535)
Resolution No. 6855 (4-0-1, Councilwoman Rappa absent) adopted showing intent
to abandon Raskin Street and public hearing set for Tuesday, September 18,
1990 as recommended.
C-8 FREE TRANSIT DAY (File No. 542)
Council considered designating 'Free Transit Day'.
Councilman Reiss suggested that if the City was serious about transit, to look
at this for at least a week as opposed to a day.
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April 17 , 2000 MEETING ,� AGENDA '
• �To: SLO Cit Council Members
DATE I F EfIJI #
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From: Bette Kulp , Frank Little
2362 Meadow Street , SLO
Re: Agenda Item # 1
On the Council ' s business agenda tomorrow, April. 18, is a matter
of concern to us , and we presume, others who walk to town and back
from our area.
The proposed alteration of Santa Barbara Street to widen it for
safer bicycle travel should also include sidewalks on both sides
of the street for pedestrian safety and convenience. Rather than
drive to town we frequently walk. The current situation, where no
sidewalk exists on the East side of Santa Barbara between Pacific
Home Do It and Railroad Square is hazardous to pedestrians .
Please include sidewalks here and elsewhere throughout the city to
show your support for individuals wishing to reduce traffic and
• improve the environment .
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Re: Santa Barbara Corridor Operational Study and Plan
Members of the City Council:
We read with some concern the proposed changes at the intersection of Santa
Barbara, Morro, and Upham Streets.
We have seen our little street become a busy shortcut over the years as Santa
Barbara street has become a way to get through town. Having a light at the
intersection of Morro, Santa Barbara, and Upham Streets is a good idea for
reasons of safety, but we have some concerns about what will happen to Upham
Street if this plan is implemented.
Upham Street is now used as a shortcut for drivers trying to get from Santa
Barbara to Chorro or to Broad Street. The neighborhood is part of Old Town and
many property owners in the area are refurbishing their houses and trying to
preserve the atmosphere of Old Town. Allowing drivers to turn onto Upham
Street with a left turn lane will bring more traffic onto our small street. This is
good for reasons of safety, but we are concerned about the prospect of more
traffic cutting through to Chorro. This also takes away from the Old Town
atmosphere that many of us are trying to preserve.
Our suggestion is this: Why not close off Upham Street altogether at the
intersection with Santa Barbara and Morro?This would eliminate the problem of
the left turns (assuming Morro Street is closed also). Bicyclists could also use
Upham Street as a safe place to ride. it may also help divert some of the traffic
going towards town on Chorro Street. As you know, this not a small problem.
We believe our Old Town could be better preserved by trying to reduce some of
the car traffic on these old streets. Perhaps our idea will help. Of course, we
have a vested interest in cutting down the traffic on our street. Cars coming
around the corner from Santa Barbara (from either direction) put on a lot of
speed as they come down Upham and it is a hazardous area already.
Our second concern is putting a new street in to connect Santa Barbara with the
railroad area at that intersection. This can only create more chaos. Widening
Santa Barbara may help a little, but what about where it changes into Osos
Street? There will be a bottleneck of traffic there no matter what you do to the
other end of Santa Barbara. Why not put the buses near the old Daylight
Gardens store?There is already a street there (High Street) and it is not a three-
way intersection. That street already connects to the railroad area.
'Ibank you for considering our suggestions.
RECEIVED
Chris and Phil Pe�
APR 18 2000
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FAX TRANSMISSION
To: City Council
Fax# 781-7109
From: Phil and Chris Perry
Fax #549-0814
Telephone: 549-8489
Re: Santa Barbara Corridor Operational Study and Plan Line
Date: April 18, 2000
Pages: 2 (including cover sheet)
Please give the enclosed letter to the City Council for their meeting this evening.
I cannot attend because I have to work tonight.
Thank you.
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Subject: Santa Barbara Street
San Luis Obispo is a growing vital city and over years we have accomplished many
improvements to achieve the lovely community we all enjoy. In one area, however,I believe we
may fail to preserve our future quality of life—that area is in traffic management. Survey after
survey shows this to be one of the greatest concerns of our citizens, and all of us who have
resided here any length of time have observed the growth of traffic and its implications for the
future.
For many years we were able to keep abreast of the.problem by widening streets, installing one
way streets,traffic signals, channelization and other engineering solutions. In more recent years
the City has relied less on engineering solutions and has attempted to resolve the ever-escalating
problem of traffic by discouraging use of the automobile and encouraging a change of modal
split to emphasize transit and bicycle use. Because of limitations inherent in the use of transit
and bicycles by the major segment of our population, this approach has not solved the problem,
but has allowed traffic congestion to proceed at an accelerated rate.
I believe the time has come to follow an approach which uses all of the tools available to us. A
timely opportunity would be in dealing with traffic demands of Santa Barbara Street as brought
out during a recent hearing on the Railroad District Plan.
There has long existed a substantial traffic demand.between the outer Broad Street area and
downtown. This has continued to generate ever-increasing traffic flows during good times and
bad, growth or no growth periods, despite the rerouting of Highway 227 and despite City efforts
to discourage use of the automobile and encourage alternative transportation. I would judge that
traffic flows will increase at an even faster rate in the future with continued development of the
Edna-Islay area,the airport,the Edna Valley wine industry and development in the airport
annexation, including our proposed sports complex. The attached graph provides a clear picture
of traffic flows on Broad, Chorro, and Santa Barbara over the past 39 years and a projection of
what we might expect in the relatively near and intermediate future.
What should we do about it? Because even planning for street widening is politically
uncomfortable, should we just not address the problem as City Councils have in the past?
Perhaps the hope has been that something will come along to change things. It's easier to let
some future Council deal with it. That approach allows the situation to deteriorate over a long
period of time, degrading our quality of life till some future Council will have to deal with it
which will be a very expensive and disruptive approach. As Council Members, we are elected to
make the hard decisions we know are necessary to preserve our quality of life for future
generations.
While we are in the process of adopting the plan for the Railroad District Plan, I propose we take
a most critical first step in assuring that this area develops in a proper fashion..
The Circulation Element contains the following applicable information:
Goal: "4) Widen and extend streets only when there is a demonstrated need and when the
projects will cause no significant long-term-environmental problems."
Comment: There is clearly a need; an EIR will determine if there are long-term
environmental problems.
Strategy: "San Luis Obispo will meet the transportation needs of current and planned-for
population by 5) focusing traffic on arterial streets and regional routes and highways; 6)
accepting some additional traffic on arterial streets and regional routes and highways; 7)
providing facilities that improve transportation safety."
Comment: Santa Barbara is designated as an arterial street; it is also designated as a
"Route of Regional Significance"by SLOCOG; it is designated as a truck route. It is on
a City bus route and may soon be a primary access for the Multi-modal Center. The
trucks and buses will create increased safety problems.
Traffic Management: "E) Manage the use of arterial streets,regional routes, and
highways so that traffic levels during peak traffic periods do not result in extreme
congestion, increased headways for transit vehicles, or unsafe conditions for pedestrians
or bicyclists."
Comment: Many of the conditions are already occurring and will only worsen as time
passes.
Type of streets: "Arterial streets: 2-4 travel lanes."
Comment: If the study indicates that 4 lanes are needed,the criteria will still be met.
Policy—Management Strategy: "B) When traffic reaches LOS E,the City will consider
the selective widening of.arterial streets, regional routes and highways when
improvements to public safety and traffic flow outweigh the fiscal and environmental
costs, and do not hinder this plan's alternative transportation policies."
Comment: Currently Santa Barbara operates at LOS D during peak hours, due primarily
to congestion at the Broad-Santa Barbara-South intersection. The main run of Santa
Barbara is free flowing at present because of the lack of cross street traffic. The level of
service would deteriorate rapidly with even a minor increase of cross street traffic or the
installation of a signal—both proposed as part of the Multi-modal project.
Policy—"8.7 Rights-of-way. Rights-of-way should be reserved through the building
setback line process or through other mechanisms so that options for making
transportation improvements are preserved."
Comment: This is my key point. We should not proceed in a manner which will
preclude future options. Initiating the necessary traffic analysis in this corridor will
provide the information needed to make an intelligent decision as to whether Building
Setback Lines should be established for the purpose of protecting future rights of way for
transportation purposes.
Program: "8.8 Setback Lines. The City will establish building setback lines for routes
listed on Figure 4."
Comment: Although Santa Barbara is not listed on Figure 4,the traffic analysis should
reveal whether it should be added.
In my judgment none of the Circulation Element goals, strategies,policies, or programs prevent
the City from going ahead with traffic analysis which could lead to the adoption of setback lines
on Santa Barbara
I, therefore, recommend that the City Council direct staff to prepare studies which would
ascertain whether the adoption of setback lines along Santa Barbara between Broad and Osos
Streets is an appropriate step to preserve right-of-way along this corridor.
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