File #: 14-1378    Name: Conduct a public hearing to consider traffic volumes on Carmel Valley Rd
Type: General Agenda Item Status: Passed
File created: 12/11/2014 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 1/27/2015 Final action: 1/27/2015
Title: Conduct a public hearing to consider the traffic volumes on Carmel Valley Road for Segments 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10 pursuant to the 2010 Carmel Valley Master Plan, Carmel Valley Area.
Sponsors: Public Works / RMA
Attachments: 1. Board Report, 2. Notice of Public Hearing, 3. Attachment 1 - Average Daily Traffic Volumes, 4. Attachment 2-Percent Time Spent Following, 5. Attachment 3-Location Map, 6. Completed Board Order
Title
Conduct a public hearing to consider the traffic volumes on Carmel Valley Road for Segments 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10 pursuant to the 2010 Carmel Valley Master Plan, Carmel Valley Area.

Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:

Conduct a public hearing to consider the traffic volumes on Carmel Valley Road for Segments 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10 pursuant to the 2010 Carmel Valley Master Plan, Carmel Valley Area.

SUMMARY:
The 2010 General Plan includes policies that require annual monitoring and reporting of traffic volumes and travel times on said roads. If the annual monitoring reveals traffic volumes exceeding certain thresholds, the Board of Supervisors must conduct a public hearing. The required monitoring has been completed and an evaluation report of traffic volumes on Carmel Valley Road and Rio Road has been prepared. No segments exceed the threshold for Average Daily Traffic (ADT); however, two segments exceed the Percent Time Spent Following (PTSF) threshold. Notice of this hearing was published on January 8, 2015 in the Monterey County Weekly.

DISCUSSION:
The 2010 General Plan includes a policy to monitor the circulation of traffic in Carmel Valley. The Carmel Valley Master Plan (CVMP) Policy CV-2.17 requires twice yearly monitoring (in June and October) of peak hour traffic volumes and daily traffic volumes on six (6) roadway segments indicated in bold in the list of thirteen (13) segments and an evaluation of traffic flow patterns using two methods - Average Daily Traffic (ADT) and Percent-Time-Spent-Following (PTSF). Peak hour monitoring in 2014 was conducted on the week of June 15, and October 26.

Attachment 1 is a table displaying the Average Daily Traffic (ADT) volumes for the six segments, and the threshold value from the Carmel Valley Master Plan. The ADTs do not exceed the threshold or come within 100 ADT of the threshold.

Using these volumes, the Percent Time Spent Following (PTSF) was...

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