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Consider adoption of an ordinance amending section 12.16.010 of the Monterey County Code to establish Scenic Road as a one-way highway from the Carmel-By-the-Sea City limit, located 360 feet west of the intersection with Martin Way, to the intersection with Carmelo Street in the unincorporated area of the County of Monterey and repealing a paragraph of section 12.16.010 that designated a portion of Scenic Road as a one-way highway only on July 4 annually.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors consider adoption of an ordinance amending section 12.16.010 of the Monterey County Code to establish Scenic Road as a one-way highway from the Carmel-By-the-Sea City limit, located 360 feet west of the intersection with Martin Way, to the intersection with Carmelo Street in the unincorporated area of the County of Monterey and repealing a paragraph of section 12.16.010 that designated a portion of Scenic Road as a one-way highway only on July 4 annually.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On June 12, 2012, the Board introduced, waived the reading, and set today’s date and time to consider adoption of the ordinance for a one-way highway on a portion of Scenic Road. The County has received multiple public requests for one-way traffic on Scenic Road for public safety because of pedestrian traffic and erosion to the hillside that supports the roadway. On January 25, 2012, a well attended public meeting was held and the proposal to change to one direction was nearly unanimous. A Coastal Administrative Permit to allow the installation of traffic controls to change the relevant portion of Scenic Road to one-way traffic was approved by the County on March 14, 2012.
The Department of Public Works recommends one-way vehicular movement in a southerly direction from the Carmel-By-The-Sea City limit, located 360 feet west of the intersection with Martin Way, to the intersection with Carmelo Street to provide safety for pedestrian traffic and to minimize the ...
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