HomeMy WebLinkAbout1120 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 1120
WHEREAS the limited access facility of Lewis Street between
Road 28 and 18th Avenue was constructed by the State of Washington in
1952 and that Lewis Street was classified as a Federal Aid Primary
Highway and functioning as PSH No. 3, and
WHEREAS Lewis Street was at that time serving National,
State and Regional transportation needs, and
WHEREAS the need or desirability on having access to the
abutting property was insignificant because of the agricultural and
rural nature of the abutting county property, and
WHEREAS the construction of a modern four lane freeway, SR
12, resulted in the certification and turn back of Lewis Street in
1965 because it no longer served State transportation needs, and,
WHEREAS since that time the abutting and vicinal property
is now within a well developed commercial area of the City of Pasco,
and
WHEREAS the present and projected use of the city street
primarily serves the local community, and
WHEREAS the removal of limited access designation would not
significantly affect the capability of the street to handle present
or projected traffic thereon, and
WHEREAS with a reduction in speed limit from 45 mph to a
proposed 35 mph would reduce the potential for serious accidents and
in particular vehicle -pedestrian accidents; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO:
That it is the considered intention and desire of the Pasco
City Council to remove the limited access designation from Lewis
Street (Road 18 to 28th) and that a copy of this resolution be
transmitted to the Federal Highway Administration via the Washington
State Highway for the purpose of requesting the authorization or
approval of such intended action since it is reauired because Lewis
Street is in the Federal Aid Metropolitan System and Federal dollars
were involved in the original construction of Lewis Street between
18th and 28th.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington,
this 3 day of October , 1977.
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Tan dric , Mayor
ve We ls, Deputy City Clerk
APP)9 OVED AS T F
ichael E. Cooper( ty attorney
POST OFFICE BOX 293 I. PASCO, WASHINGTON 99301
October 4, 1977
Mr. W. A. Bulley
Acting Secretary
State Department of Transportation
Highway Administration Building
Olympia, Washington 98504. .
Dear Mr. Bulley:
The Pasco City Council, at their Regular Meeting of October 3, 1977,
adopted Resolution No. 1120, a copy of which is attached hereto, and
requested that this Resolution be transmitted through your department
to the Federal Highway Administration for their consideration. I would,
therefore, appreciate you referring this request to Mr. Gregson of the
Federal Highway Administration, in order that the necessary approval can
be obtained in the event the City Council wishes to amend the Pasco
Municipal Code to remove the existing limited access designation from
Road 28 to Road 18 on Lewis Street.
Sincerely,.
gds:pt George D . Smith
encl. City Manager - Pasco
cc: Jim Ajax, Director of Community Development
Michael Cooper, City Attorney
Leo Olney,/City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 1120
a 1 rue and Correct Copy of e
document on file to The Cid►
of P ca, W6wn" `
i'D pUTy City CTerk
WHEREAS the limited access facility of Lewis Street between
Road 28 and 18th Avenue was constructed by the State of Washington in
1952 and that Lewis Street was classified as a Federal Aid Primary
Highway and functioning as PSH No. 3, .and
WHEREAS Lewis Street was at that time serving National,
State and Regional transportation needs, and
WHEREAS the need or desirability on having access to the
abutting property was insignificant because of the agricultural and
rural nature of the abutting county property, and
WHEREAS the construction of a modern four lane freeway, SR
12, resulted in the certification and turn back of Lewis Street in
1965 because it no longer served State transportation needs, and
WHEREAS since that time the abutting and vicinal property
is now within a well developed commercial area of the City of Pasco,
and
WHEREAS the present and projected use of the city street
primarily serves the local community, and
WHEREAS the removal of limited access designation would not
significantly affect the capability of the street to handle present
or projected traffic thereon, and
WHEREAS with a reduction in speed limit from 45 mph to a
proposed 35 mph would reduce the potential for serious accidents and
in particular vehicle -pedestrian accidents; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO:
That it is the. considered intention and. desire of the Pasco
City Council to remove the limited access designation -from Lewis
Street (Road 18 to 28th) and that a copy of this resolution be
transmitted to the Federal Highway Administration via the Washington
State Highway for the purpose of requesting the authorization or
approval of such intended action since it is reauired because Lewis
-Street is in the Federal Aid.Metropolitan System and Federal dollars
were involved in the original construction of Lewis Street between
18th and 28th.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington,
this 3 day of October , 1977.
ATT: v �J
� Jan zdric , Mayor
veiyh-'We ls, Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED AS T FO.
Michael E, Cooper, City Attorney