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Introduce, waive the reading, and set June 26, 2012 at 10:30 a.m., as the date and time to 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 introduce, waive the reading, and set June 26, 2012 at 10:30 a.m., as the date and time to 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:
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.
After a review of the site, 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 pede...
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