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<br />(JWF 6/29/04) <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2004-054 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING AND REVISING <br />RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE APPROVAL <br />AND INSTALLATION NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC <br />PLANS AUTHORIZED BY CALIFORNIA VEHICLE <br />CODE SECTION 21101 (t). <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br />and declares as follows: <br /> <br />A. California Vehicle Code Section 21101 (t) permits local agencies to install <br />roadway design features including, but not limited to islands, curbs and <br />traffic barriers intended to prohibit entry to or from streets for the purpose <br />of reducing cut-through traffic in residential neighborhoods. <br /> <br />B. Vehicle Code Section 21101 (f) also requires such procedures implement <br />the circulation element of the City's general plan, and to be consistent <br />with local government's responsibility to provide for the health and safety <br />of its citizens. <br /> <br />C. Goal 6 of the Circulation Element of the Santa Ana General Plan calls for <br />the protection of local streets from through traffic to preserve <br />neighborhood character. The General Plan calls for Goal 6 to be <br />implemented in residential areas that experience significant commuter <br />traffic on local streets through the establishment of "Neighborhood Traffic <br />Management Plans". In such cases, a traffic study assessment should be <br />conducted and traffic diverters or other mechanisms should be <br />implemented to reduce cut-through traffic. <br /> <br />D. Since 1992, the City has maintained procedures for neighborhood traffic <br />plans pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 21101 (t) (the "Existing <br />Procedures"). In October 2003, the Existing Procedures were repealed in <br />reaction to federal litigation regarding a traffic plan being implemented <br />pursuant to said procedures, and Staff was directed to retum with <br />amended procedures consistent with Goal 6 and the court order. The <br />following procedures and standards may be used as part of an overall <br /> <br />Resolution No. 2004- <br />Page 1 of 6 <br /> <br />75F-8 <br />