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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 5111l_ •• .. • ORIGINAL RESOLUTION NO. 5111 RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF TP.E CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING RESOLUTION 4291 CHANGING THE CITYWIDE STOP INTERSECTION SYSTEM AND /.1AP The Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows: SECTION 1. Exhibit "A", which shows the existing stop sign system as adopted by Resolution 4291 anc! thereafter from time to time amended, is hereby changed and modified as set forth on Exhibit ''B", a map entitled "Proposed Modification to Stop Intersection system, July 1975," which is attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof. SECTION 2. The Council finds that the passage of this resolution will have no' significant environmental impact. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: July 14, 1975 r: JtES ~s> Carey, Clay, Comstock, Byerly, Norton, Witherspoon None ABSENT: Berwald, Sher ATTEST: APPROVED: ~f!t!w;:;_ _. Ma r ' ' - ~. ~-t:-2• • . .• ist~itYtTorney C.,-,. ' ' ...__ . APPROVED: Ci~ APPROVED: APPROVED: ._._,. ' ..... .~ " ... • EXHIBIT 118 II ADDITIONAL STOP SIGNS PROPOSED t«>DIF-:a.CATIONS TO STOP IN'l'ERSECTlON SYSTEM I. James Street/El camino Way (stop on James) No vehicular right-of-way control presently exists at this intersection. InadequRte sight-distance visibility due to extensive utilization of on- street parking areas along El Cemino Way creates a need for a st~p on James. This action will reduce the potential for accidents at this inter- lection • . J·: Mesa Avenue/Manuela Avenue (2-way stop) There is no right-of-way control at the intersection of Mancela and Mesa. Inadequate sight distance and lack of sidewalks or pathways for pedestrians substantiate the need for a 2-way stop intersection. with Manueia remaining a through street •.• , ~ .. ~ ""; _,- 3. Wilkie Way/Edlee Avenue Park Boulevard/Edlee Avenue (stop on Edlee) Preaently~ no vehicular .~ight-of-way controls exiat at these intera~ctions. The residents of this neighborhood have requested 3-way stops to control the right-of-way problem at both intersectiODB and the non·~sidential traf- fic on these streets~ The noainal amount of through traffic on Park and Edlee documented by the Olive-wast Meadow traffic study does not justify 3-way stops at tbeae int.ereectiODa. Poor sight distance visibility, however, does require a full atop on. bodl eDda of EcU.ee before entering the inter- sections. Desiguating Park and Wilkie aa through atreeta will help amelio- rate the vehicular right-of•-.y problem.. 4. ~ :-Pa a teur ~ive/Welch )load· (3-way atop) -. Pasteur Driw/Statlfod Beeital Sft'Vlce Road (3-•8% · ·~ There are a top af.sns · oa ifeJ,ch. at ita interaeetien with Paa teur Drive. Recently, Stanford 1Jai~•U:y (widiout the necessary prioT approval a, COUD- cil) installed eddit~l •tolt at.gne OL Paateur Drive creating 3-w.I)' •tOf* at the Pas~ul'/Staaford Bupltal Service 1toad and Pasceur/Welch illtereec- tiona. Tblti-e h•w beea 16 repofted accidenta at tbe illtenectioa of Pa•taur and Welch in the last five yeara. Although there ia •dequete •taht diatance visibility. the accideat record indic•C.• that tbeff 1e a de.fin.it• rigb.t-of- way problem. It 1a reco--nded chat the atop aign ea. Paateur-•t Wel~b1 . in• etalle4 by Stanford. reMin ad M autbortaed by the·. City of Palo Alto. Tai comple•nt the P~•tellr/Velcb. stOp ayetea, the atop aign oo. Paateur at the r_-· Stanford Hosp.ital S•nic• &Nd, aleo lll•talled by Sunford, ebould l'eMin aad be authorised by the Cl~y of Palo Alto. . ' ·{~:-·-. \"t. /) ~ '· {~ ·~: - f, S. Hanover Street/Galifornia Avenue Har\rard Street/California Avenue Oberlin Street/Cailifornia Avenue Amherst Street/Stanford Avenue Sowdoin Street/Stanford Avenue Columbia-Street/Stanford Avenue Cornell Street/Stanford Avenue Princeton Street/Stanford Avenue Williams Street/Stanford Avenue The recei,tly implemented closure of Hanover Street, Harvard Street, Obe'l'lin Street, Amherst S~reet, Bowdoin Street, Colud:lia Street, Cornell Street, Princeton Street, and Williams Street at their respective intersections at California Avenue and Stanford Avenue calls for the removal of the above stops, as indicated on the "Stop Intersection System'' map. 6. High Street/Lytton Avenue Florence Street/Lytton Avenue Gilman Street/Hamilton Avenue Portage Avenue/El Camino Curtner Avenue/El Camino Real Nelson Drive/Charleston Road The installation of new traffic-signals at these intersections necessitates the removal of the stop indicated on the ''Stop Intersection System11 map. 7. Christine Drive/Ross Road There is presently no right-of-way control at this intersection. Visibility restrictions are imposed by shrubbery at this intersection. Desi.gnat:!.on of Ross Road as a through street at its intersection with Christine Drive will ameliorate potential safety hazards at this location •. 8. Briarwood Way/FerM Avenue Briarwoe>d Way/Hemlock Court Boyce Avenue/Homer Avenue/Seneca Street Residents of these areas have reported reckless driving and speeding. The. residents believe that installation of 3-way stop aigna at the Briarwood/ Ferne and Briarwood/Hemlock intersections,. and a 4-vay atop sign at the Boyce/Hoaer/Seneca intersection will at lease help ameliorate the problems,. if not-resolve them entirely. Although the 3-way and 4-way stop intersections do not ·appear to be neces- sary solely on the.be~ts of recorded aceident history or for reasons of vehjcular right-of-way assignment:, the staff believe• that such new stop intersecti.Qns are suppor~able pending t~ development of comprehensive long~ range solutioo.s for the-neighborhood. through-traffic proble•. * * * Ba:hibit ".8° ·p·~ 2 -.. • • ... • . ~·,,. .... l .... ' . ". ,.. .. ·I j / ] ·:. . ·_,. -, ·f_,~· ) ~- I .ft· --- . ...-·" ... -\1', .. ....,,.... · . '· .Jill .. . - ~--- . - . • " .... --- -,. ... -· ( '· •. .. .. ... ~ • STOP-N ·. •' ' . . / . I ,/: '•. i " ·.· ..... · . .. · . ---...... RS.ECTION .. .. ;; ' .. " • ~ : • • ! ... l Q I~ r j .;. , .. .· .. . ~ . ;; . . ,. . ... . . .. -~· :,.1 -;· l -~----- .· '., .1.• ·;/ ·-.... • . .. ..• . -·~ ' . l -.. :-' . I • ........ - .... .. .-'I. - \"' "" .. -· ..... .,,. .. .. ... .. . ... _,,_ .. .. 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