Loading...
Desingation of Chavaenlle Drive as Through StreetMasterpiece on the Mississippi TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Traffic Control along Chavenelle Road DATE: April 27, 2010 Dubuque hail All4mmicaCity I'll! 2007 City Engineer Gus Psihoyos recommends City Council approval of an ordinance designating Chavenelle Road as a "through street" from Associates Drive to the east right -of -way line of Seippel Road and from the west right -of -way line of Seippel Road to its northerly terminus. Designation of a particular route as a "through street" gives priority to traffic along that route, and automatically provides authority for the installation of stop signs on all side streets. I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval. MCVM:jh Attachment cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer Michael C. Van Milligen Masterpiece on the Mississippi Dubuque Nuimsdea Col III 1'r 2007 TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager FROM: Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer DATE: April 9, 2010 SUBJECT: Traffic Control along Chavenelle Road INTRODUCTION The purpose of this memorandum is to present to the City Council a recommendation by City staff to designate Chavenelle Road as a "through street ". DISCUSSION Chavenelle Road extends from Associates Drive to its terminus approximately one thousand feet west and north of Seippel Road. According to the City Code of Ordinances Section 9 -7- 321.322: STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS, vehicles traveling on Futuro Court, Chavenelle Court and Synergy Court are currently required to STOP at Chavenelle Road. Since traffic controls currently exist at the intersections of the Northwest Arterial, Radford Road and Seippel Road, this recommendation relates to the section of Chavenelle Road, from Associates Drive to the east right -of -way line of Seippel Road and from the west right -of -way line of Seippel Road to its northerly terminus. Chavenelle Road is 36 feet wide and functions as a collector street. As such, drivers would understandably assume they have the right -of -way over vehicles entering the roadway from an uncontrolled side street. According to State and City Codes, "when two (2) vehicles enter an intersection from different highways or public streets at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right of way to the vehicle on the right ". On occasion, this can lead to driver confusion as to which vehicle has the right -of -way at an uncontrolled intersection. The confusion is increased when one of these streets is wider and considered by drivers to be the through street. If designated a "through street ", City ordinance requires City staff to install stop or yield signs at all intersecting streets, current or future. RECOMMENDATION Based primarily on the need to clarify and assign right -of -way, I recommend that stop signs be placed at side street intersections along Chavenelle Road that are not currently controlled from Associates Drive to the east right -of -way line of Seippel Road and from the west right -of -way line of Seippel Road to its northerly terminus. The enclosed ordinance provides for the designation of a "through street" for Chavenelle Road. Designation of a particular route as a "through street" gives priority to traffic along that route, and automatically provides authority for the installation of stop signs on all side streets. With this designation, individual stop sign ordinances are not required at each of the intersecting side streets. ACTION TO BE TAKEN The City Council is requested to adopt the attached ordinance providing for the designation of Chavenelle Road, from Associates Drive to the east right -of -way line of Seippel Road and from the west right -of -way line of Seippel Road to its northerly terminus. Also the Council is requested to adopt the ordinance to delete existing streets that are covered under the STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTION section of the City Code of Ordinances. cc: Crenna Brumwell, Assistant City Attorney Bill Schlickman, Traffic Engineering Assistant ORDINANCE NO. 25-10 AMENDING CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES § 9 -7- 321.321 ENTERING THROUGH STREETS BY ADDING CHAVENELLE DRIVE, FROM ASSOCIATES DRIVE TO THE EAST RIGHT -OF -WAY LINE OF SEIPPEL ROAD AND FROM THE WEST RIGHT -OF -WAY LINE OF SEIPPEL ROAD TO ITS NORTHERLY TERMINUS Section 1. City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances § 9 -7- 321.321 is amended to reads as follow: (b) The following streets are designated as through streets: Chavenelle Drive, from Associates Drive to the east right -of -way line of Seippel Road and from the west right -of -way line of Seippel Road to its northerly terminus. Attest: Section 9 -7- 321.321. Entering Through Streets. Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect on publication. Passed, approved and adopted this 3rd day of eanne F. Schneider, CMC, City Clerk May , 2010. Roy D. Buol, Mayor ORDINANCE NO. 26-10 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, BY MODIFYING SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION § 9 -7- 321.322 THEREOF PROVIDING FOR THE DELETION OF THE STOP SIGN ON FUTURO COURT AT CHAVENELLE DRIVE NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA: Section 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, be amended by deleting from Subsection (A) of Section § 9 -7- 321.322 thereof as follows: Attest: Section 9 -7- 321.322. Stop and Yield Intersections (A) .. Eastbound Futuro Court and Chavenelle Road Passed, approved and adopted this 3 rd day of eanne F. Schneider, CMC, City Clerk May , 2010. Roy D. Buol, Mayor EFFECT OF AMENDMENT § 9 -7- 321.321. Entering Through Streets (b) The following streets are designated as through streets: Chavenelle Drive, from Associates Drive to the east right -of -way line of Seippel Road and from the west right -of -way line of Seippel Road to its northerly terminus.