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Conduct a public hearing to consider the traffic volumes on Carmel Valley Road for Segment 7, pursuant to the 2010 Carmel Valley Master Plan, Carmel Valley Area.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors conduct a public hearing to consider the traffic volumes on Carmel Valley Road for Segment 7, pursuant to the 2010 Carmel Valley Master Plan, Carmel Valley Area.
SUMMARY:
On April 22, 2014, the Board set today's date and time to conduct a public hearing on the traffic volumes on Carmel Valley Road for Segment 7, pursuant to the 2010 Carmel Valley Master Plan, Carmel Valley Area. 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 noticed public hearing and potentially require additional road improvements for discretionary development projects that impact Carmel Valley Road. The required monitoring has been completed and an evaluation report of traffic volumes on Carmel Valley Road and Rio Road was prepared. Notice of this hearing was published on April 25, 2014 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 2013 was conducted on the week of June 17 and October 14. Schools were in session during October monitoring.
The CVMP requires at five year intervals, that the County monitor all thirteen (13) segments and the annual ...
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