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a. Accept the Annual Evaluation Report of Traffic Volumes on Carmel Valley Road and Rio Road, pursuant to 2010 Carmel Valley Master Plan; and
b. Set May 6, 2014, at 1:30 p.m., as the date and time to conduct a public hearing on the traffic volumes on Carmel Valley Road for Segment 7, pursuant to the 2012 Carmel Valley Master Plan, Carmel Valley Area.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Accept the Annual Evaluation Report of Traffic Volumes on Carmel Valley Road and Rio Road, pursuant to Carmel Valley Master Plan 2010; and
b. Set May 6, 2014, at 1:30 p.m., as the date and time to conduct a public hearing on the traffic volumes on Carmel Valley Road for Segment 7, pursuant to the 2012 Carmel Valley Master Plan in the Carmel Valley Area.
SUMMARY:
The 2010 General Plan include policies that require annual monitoring and reporting of traffic volumes and travel times on Carmel Valley Road and Rio Road. If the annual monitoring results in 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 has been prepared.
DISCUSSION:
The 2010 General Plan has a supplemental policy regarding the circulation of traffic in Carmel Valley in the Carmel Valley Master Plan Supplemental Policies amended as of February 12, 2013. Carmel Valley Master Plan Policy CV-2.17(a), requires a twice yearly monitoring (in June and October) of daily traffic volumes and peak hour traffic volumes at thirteen locations on Carmel Valley Road and Rio Road by the Resource Management Agency - Public Works (RMA-PW). Policy CV-2.17(b) requires that an annual evaluation of traffic flow patterns be conducted using two traffic analysis methods called Average Daily Traffic (ADT) and Percent-Time-Spent...
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