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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4687 Ordinance - Amending PMC 10.35.030 Burns Rd Speed LimitORDINANCE NO.4687 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, AMENDING PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 10.35.030 "SPEED LIMITS IN CERTAIN ZONES,',' TO ESTABLISH A NEW SPEED LIMIT ON BURNS ROAD WEST OF BROADMOOR BLVD. WHEREAS, Burns Road west of Road 100 was annexed into the City of Pasco (City) boundary on June 15, 2015, (Sharma Short Plat) and January 3, 2017, (Barker Ranch up to Archer Estates Ph 2); and WHEREAS, with the significant amount of residential development on both sides of Burns Road, the current posted speed of 50 miles per hour (MPH) no longer provides reasonable and safe conditions; and WHEREAS, a 35 MPH speed limit is recommended for this new section of roadway based on a speed study prepared by a licensed Traffic Engineer; and WHEREAS, the speed study considered roadway geometrics; Average Daily Traffic counts, 85th percentile speeds, and vehicle counts; crash history; capacity/volume data; and access/intersection density and spacing considerations, as compared with standard industry and City guidelines. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That Section 10.35.030 entitled "Speed Limits in Certain Zones" of the Pasco Municipal Code is hereby amended and shall read as follows: 10.35.030 Speed limits in certain zones. It is determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the speed permitted by state law upon the following streets is less than is necessary for safe operation of vehicles thereon, by reason of the designation and sign posting of the streets as arterial highways and/or by reason of widely spaced intersections, and it is declared that the speed limit shall be as hereinafter set forth on those streets or parts of streets designated in this section at the times specified when signs are erected giving notice thereof 45 MPH. E. "A" Street (S. Cedar Avenue to SR-12); Harris Road (W. Court Street to Broadmoor Boulevard); W. Lewis Street (N. 20th Avenue to N. 28th Avenue); N. 4th (north line Section 19 to City limits — Glade North); Ordinance — Amending PMC 10.35.030 - 1 Version 09.01.23 N. Oregon Street (Hillsboro to north City limits); Road 68 (Sandifur Parkway north to north City limits); Broadmoor Boulevard (Franklin County Irrigation Canal to Bedford Street); Road 100 (Chelan Drive to FCID Canal); Capital Avenue (Hillsboro Street to Foster Wells Road). 40 MPH. S. 10th Avenue (Ainsworth Avenue to south City limits on the Intercity Bridge); Heritage Boulevard (SR-12 to "A" Street); W. Court Street (Road 48 to Road 100); E. Lewis Street (N. Cedar Avenue to SR-12); Argent Road (N. 20th Avenue west to Road 36); Argent Road (Road 44 west to Road 52); W. Ainsworth Avenue (1 Oth Avenue to Oregon Avenue); N. Oregon Avenue (E. Ainsworth Street to SR-12); Burden Boulevard (Road 36 to Road 60); Road 36 (Argent Road to Burden Boulevard). 35 MPH. W. "A" Street (N. 20th Avenue to S. Wehe Avenue); E. "A" Street (S. Wehe Avenue to S. Cedar Avenue); E. Ainsworth Street (Oregon Avenue to Sacajawea Park Road); Argent Road (Road 68 west to Road 84); Broadmoor Boulevard (Bedford Street to north City limits); W. Court Street (Road 36 to Road 48); W. Lewis Street (N.12th Avenue to N. 20th Avenue); N. 4th Avenue (E. Court Street to SR-12); N. 4th Avenue (SR-12 to north line Section 19); S. 4th Avenue (W. "A" Street to W. Ainsworth Street); W. Sylvester Street (N. 20th Avenue to Road 60); Sandifur Parkway (Road 44 to Broadmoor Boulevard); Commercial Avenue (Kartchner to Kahlotus Highway); Industrial Way (Kartchner to Foster Wells Road); Foster Wells Road (SR-395 to N. Oregon Avenue); Sacajawea Park Road (SR-12 to E. Ainsworth Street); Burden Boulevard (Road 60 to Road 76); Road 100 (W. Court Street to Chelan Drive); Road 60 (W. Sylvester Street to W. Court Street); Road 68 (200 feet north of Valley View PI to Sandifur Parkway); Road 52 (Burden Blvd. to Sandifur Parkway); Road 60 (Burden Blvd. to Sandifur Parkway); Argent Road (From 20th Avenue to the east); Madison Avenue (Road 44 to Burden Blvd.); Ordinance — Amending PMC 10.35.030 - 2 Version 09.01.23 Road 44 (Argent to Madison Avenue); Chapel Hill Blvd. (FCID Canal right-of-way to Churchill Downs Lane). Burns Road (Broadmoor Blvd to Shoreline Road) 30 MPH. S. 1 Oth Avenue (W. Ainsworth Avenue to W. Sylvester Street); N. 20th (W. "A" Street to airport terminal); W. "A" Street (N. 20th Avenue to Road 28); W. Clark Street (W. 5th Avenue to N. 18th Avenue); W. Court Street (N. 1 st Avenue west to Road 36); W. Court Street (Road 100 to Harris Road); E. Lewis Street (N. Beech Avenue to N. Cedar Avenue); 28th Avenue (W. "A" Street to W. Lewis Street); W. Sylvester Street (N. 20th Avenue to N. 7th Avenue); Road 34 (W. Sylvester Street to W. Court Street); Road 84 (Chapel Hill Blvd. to Argent Road); Clemente Lane (Burden Blvd. to Wrigley Drive); Wrigley Drive (Road 76 to Clemente Drive). [Ord. 4488 § 1, 2020; Ord. 4151, 2014; Ord. 4045, 2012; Ord. 4025, 2011; Ord. 4024, 2011; Ord. 3928, 2009; Ord. 3868, 2008; Ord. 3730 § 1, 2005; Ord. 3716 § 1, 2005; Ord. 3630 § 1, 2003; Ord. 3395 § 1, 1999; Ord. 3293 § 1, 1998; Ord. 3292 § 1, 1998; Ord. 3217 § 1, 1997; Ord. 2891 § 1, 1992; Ord. 2818 § 1-4, 1991; Ord. 2795 § 1-5, 1990; Ord. 2644 § 1, 1987; Ord. 2536 § 1, 1985; Ord. 2493 § 1, 1984; Ord. 2486 § 1, 1984; Ord. 2165 § 1, 1980; Ord. 1979 § 1, 1978; Ord. 1793 § 1, 1976; Ord. 1578 § 1, 1973; Ord. 1475 § 1, 1971; Code 1970 § 10.24.040; Code 1954 § 8-14.12.] Section 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance should be held to the invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause phrase or word of this ordinance. Section 3. Corrections. Upon approval by the city attorney, the city clerk or the code reviser are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including scrivener's errors or clerical mistakes; reference to other local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations; or numbering or referencing of ordinances or their sections and subsections. Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take full force and effect five (5) days after approval, passage and publication as required by law. Ordinance — Amending PMC 10.35.030 - 3 Version 09.01.23 PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, on this 16'h day of October, 2023. Blanche arajas Mayor ATTEST: Debra Barham, CMC City Clerk Published: AU t5dew' Ordinance — Amending PMC 10.35.030 - 4 Version 09.01.23 APPROVED AS TO FORM: Kerr guson Law, PLLC 00 Attorneys