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Conduct a public hearing to consider the 2019 Annual Carmel Valley Traffic Report on traffic volumes for Segments 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10 (on Carmel Valley Road), pursuant to the 2010 General Plan, Carmel Valley Master Plan.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors accept the 2019 Annual Carmel Valley Traffic Report on the traffic volumes for Segments 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10 (on Carmel Valley Road), pursuant to the 2010 General Plan, Carmel Valley Master Plan.
SUMMARY:
Policy CV-2.17 of the 2010 General Plan/Carmel Valley Master Plan (CVMP) requires an annual report reflecting twice yearly monitoring (in June and October) of traffic volumes and travel times on segments 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10 of Carmel Valley Road plus any other segments that fall within 20% of the CVMP established average daily traffic volume thresholds. Although not required by the CVMP, RMA generally monitors all 13 road segments listed in Policy CV-2.17 and is providing that information with this annual report. As required, this report was completed and presented to the Carmel Valley Road Committee in December 2019. If the monitoring reveals that traffic volumes of any segment exceed certain established criteria, the Board of Supervisors must conduct a noticed public hearing in January.
The required monitoring has been completed and an evaluation report of traffic volumes on Carmel Valley Road and Rio Road has been prepared. The six (6) segments do not exceed the Average Daily Traffic (ADT) thresholds but five (5) of the six (6) fall within 20% of the ADT threshold and; Segment 5 in October and Segment 7 in June and October of 2019 exceeded the Percent-Time-Spent-Following (PTSF) established thresholds. This means a public hearing is required pursuant to Policy CV-2.17 of the 2010 General Plan. Where a discretionary permit application results in impacts to a Segment exceeding the threshold, the project shall be conditioned to complete additional roadw...
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