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Home My WebLink About03 - Restricting Trucks on Ridge Park Rd CTY OF J+ - NEWPORT BEACH City Council Staff Report September 22, 2015 Agenda Item No. 3 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: David A. Webb, Public Works Director- (949) 644-3330, dawebb@newportbeachca.gov PREPARED BY: Antony Brine, City Traffic Engineer PHONE: 949-644-3329 TITLE: Ordinance Restricting Trucks on Ridge Park Road ABSTRACT: As requested by area residents, staff is introducing an Ordinance prohibiting commercial vehicles over eight thousand (8,000) pounds on Ridge Park Road between Newport Coast Drive and Vista Ridge Road. RECOMMENDATION: Introduce Ordinance 2015-28, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Extending Section 12.32.022 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code Prohibiting Commercial Vehicles Over Eight Thousand (8,000) Pounds on Ridge Park Road between Newport Coast Drive and Vista Ridge Road. FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: The current adopted budget includes sufficient funding for this item. DISCUSSION: Ordinance 2005-15 was previously approved by the City Council which added Section 12.32.022 of the Municipal Code establishing prohibition of commercial vehicles over eight thousand (8,000) pounds on Ridge Park Road. Ordinance 2005-15 was introduced and approved for the purpose of addressing parent and teacher concerns with the considerable number of construction trucks driving past the school on Ridge Park Road. In 2005, there were a number of large residential projects under development at the top of Ridge Park Road. Municipal Code Section 12.32.022 C. stated that 'This section shall remain in effect until September 1, 2008 and is repealed as of that date unless a later enacted ordinance deletes or extends that date." In 2005 it was estimated that construction of the new homes would take roughly another two to three years, and the truck issue would substantially go away at that time. Thus, the repeal date of September 1, 2008 was approved. 3-1 Within the last year, residents and parents have indicated that the number of trucks has increased again based on new development in the area. The concern has been raised anew regarding their potential interface with the children, parents and vehicles as they go back and forth to school several times during the school day. This proposed Ordinance would divert any construction and other large trucks to Vista Ridge Road as shown on the attached vicinity map. The presence of the school causes the number of pedestrians to be greater at the intersection of Newport Coast Drive and Ridge Park Road than at any other intersection in Newport Coast. Staff recommends that the weight restriction on Ridge Park Road be permanent because, while the volume of trucks may vary over the years, the concern for school safety will always exist. 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: Description Attachment A- Location Map Attachment B - Ordinance 3-2 ATTACHMENT A NOT TO SAE .�,._ ..J u Buck Gully g c< \GAN R/OGE OR GCE59 —" 00 0 S E CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH LOCATION MAP PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RIDGE PARK RD 9/22/2015 M 3-3 ATTACHMENT B ORDINANCE NO. 2015- AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING SECTION 12.32.022 OF THE NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES OVER EIGHT THOUSAND (8,000) POUNDS ON RIDGE PARK ROAD BETWEEN NEWPORT COAST DRIVE AND VISTA RIDGE ROAD WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2005-15 was adopted on August 9, 2005 adding Section 12.32.022 to the Newport Beach Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, as adopted by the City Council, Municipal Code Section 12.32.022 prohibited commercial vehicles over eight thousand (8,000) pounds on Ridge Park Road between Newport Coast Drive and Vista Ridge Road; and WHEREAS, Municipal Code Section 12.32.022 provided that "This section shall remain in effect until September 1, 2008 and is repealed as of that date unless a later enacted ordinance deletes or extends that date'; and WHEREAS, Newport Coast residents have now requested that the eight thousand (8,000) pound vehicle weight restriction be extended; and WHEREAS, The City Council now desires to extend the prohibition on commercial vehicles over eight thousand (8,000) pounds on Ridge Park Road between Newport Coast Drive and Vista Ridge Road; NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach ordains as follows: Section 1: Section 12.32.022 of Newport Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended to read: A. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall operate any commercial vehicle exceeding eight thousand (8,000) pounds gross weight at any time upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in subsection (B) of this section. The City Traffic Engineer shall erect and maintain appropriate signs on those streets affected by this section. B. The following streets are the streets designated by the City Council upon which commercial vehicles exceeding eight thousand (8,000) pounds weight may not be operated: 1. Ridge Park Road, from Newport Coast Drive to Vista Ridge Road. 3-4 Section 2: The recitals provided in this ordinance are true and correct and are incorporated into the substantive portion of this ordinance. Section 3: 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, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 4: The City Council finds the approval of this ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Section 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 to have a significant effect on the environment. Section 5: 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 6: 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 once in the official newspaper of the City, and it shall be effective thirty (30) days after its adoption. This Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on the day of 2015, and adopted on the day of , 2015, by the following vote, to-wit: AYES, COUNCILMEMBERS NOES, COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT COUNCILMEMBERS MAYOR EDWARD D. SELICH ATTEST: Page 12 3-5 LEILANI I. BROWN, CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AARON C. HARP, CITY ATTORNEY Page 13 3-6