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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2004DocuSign Envelope ID: 1BC3C8BE-3146-4456-94A7-9553EC7AB36D ORDINANCE NO. 2004 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME AMENDING CHAPTER 13.20.010 OF THE BURLINGAME MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD STOP SIGNS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE CITY; CEQA DETERMINATION: EXEMPT PURSUANT TO STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15378 AND 15061(B)(3) WHEREAS, the City periodically receives requests for new stop signs to address traffic safety needs; and WHEREAS, in order to determine the viability of stop signs, a stop sign warrant analysis and associated traffic studies are conducted by staff as required by State laws. The stop sign warrant analysis includes review of traffic counts and reported accident data of the affected intersections. Other factors taken into consideration are the proximity to a school, the traffic controls at adjacent intersections, as well as right-of-way assignment; and WHEREAS, staff presented permanent stop sign installation recommendations to the Traffic Safety and Parking Commission (TSPC) at their February 10, 2022 meeting. Based on the Commission's discussion and public input received, the TSPC recommended installation of permanent stop signs at the following intersections: • Sanchez Avenue and Paloma Avenue (Multi -Way Stop); • Oak Grove Avenue and Ansel Road (Multi -Way Stop); • Howard Avenue and Victoria Road (Multi -Way Stop); • Hunt Drive and Alcazar Drive (Multi -Way Stop); • Winchester Drive and Corbitt Drive (One -Way Stop); and WHEREAS, Section 13.20.010 of the Burlingame Municipal Code (BMC) provides for a list of all stop signs in the City, and thus in order to add the recommended stop controls, BMC Section 13.20.010 of the Burlingame Municipal Code must be amended. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The recitals set forth above are true and correct, and are hereby incorporated herein by this reference as if fully set forth in their entirety. Section 2. The City Council hereby finds that the proposed Ordinance is in the public interest. Section 3. The proposed Ordinance is not a project within the meaning of section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines because it has no potential for resulting in physical DocuSign Envelope ID: 1BC3C8BE-3146-4456-94A7-9553EC7AB36D change in the environment, either directly or ultimately. In the event that this Ordinance is found to be a project under CEQA, it is subject to the CEQA exemption contained in CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty to have no possibility of a significant effect on the environment. Section 4. If any section, subsection, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion or sections of the Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Burlingame hereby declares that it would have adopted the Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional. Section 5. Subsections in 13.20.010 of the Burlingame Municipal Code are amended as follows. Additions are reflected by underlined text. Provisions of the Section 13.20.010 not listed below remain unchanged. (a) Alcazar Drive approaching Hunt Drive; (a) Ansel Road approaching Oak Grove Avenue; (c) Corbitt Drive approaching Winchester Drive; (h) Howard Avenue approaching Victoria Road; (h) Hunt Drive approaching Alcazar Drive; (o) Oak Grove Avenue approaching Ansel Road; (p) Paloma Avenue approaching Sanchez Avenue; (s) Sanchez Avenue approaching Paloma Avenue; (v) Victoria Road approaching Howard Avenue; Section 6. This Ordinance shall go into effect 30 days following its adoption. Section 7. The City Clerk is directed to publish this ordinance in a manner required by law. Section 8. Section 5 of this Ordinance shall be codified in the Burlingame Municipal Code. Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 shall not be so codified. Ricardo Ortiz, Mayor DocuSign Envelope ID: 1BC3C8BE-3146-4456-94A7-9553EC7AB36D I, Meaghan Hassel -Shearer, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, certify that the foregoing ordinance was introduced at a public hearing at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 21 st day of March, 2022, and adopted thereafter on the 4th day of April, 2022, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, O'BRIEN KEIGHRAN, ORTIZ NOES: Councilmembers: NONE ABSENT: Councilmembers: NONE Meaghan Hassel -Shearer, City Clerk