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11-7-88
Inter- Com
DATE: NOVEMBER 1, 1988
TO: WILLIAM HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
FROM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION
$O8JEGT: TRAFFIC STUDY AT YORBA STREET AND HEIGHTS DRIVE
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RECOMMENDATION:
That the Tustin City Council at their meeting of November 7, 1988
authorize the removal of all on-street parking along Yorba Street (both
sides) between Irvine Boulevard and Seventeenth street, and the
restriping of Yorba Street to provide continuous left-turn
channelization and two travel lanes in each direction for the entire
length of Yorba Street.
BACKGROUND:
At the October 3, 1988 City Council meeting, a concern was raised
regarding left-turn movements from Yorba Street to Heights Drive. Staff
was directed to review this intersection with respect to providing a
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protected left-turn lane.
DISCUSSION:
Staff reviewed both the feasibility of providing a northbound left-turn
channelization onto westbound Heights Drive and the placement of a stop
sign on Yorba Street at Heights Drive.
Yorba Street is classified as a secondary arterial highway having a
street width of 64 feet between curbs between Irvine Boulevard and
Seventeenth Street. This street width can accommodate a 12-foot wide
left-turn lane and two travel lanes in each direction with the
prohibition of parking.
In addition to the Heights Drive intersection, there are fourteen other
streets intersecting with Yorba Street that would benefit from. the
installation of a channelized left-turn lane along the entire length of
Yorba Street between Irvine Boulevard and Seventeenth Street.
The installation of this left-turn channelization along Yorba Street
would require the removal of all on-street parking. In most instances,
the majority of residences do not front onto Yorba Street and would not
be directly.affected by the parking prohibition. However, the following
parcels may experience some hardship due to the required parking
removal.
* Office building at 17291 Irvine Boulevard utilizes some on-street
parking on the westerly side of Yorba Street from 2505 feet
northerly of Irvine Boulevard to Roseleaf Avenue.
* Residence at 14632 Yorba Street on the easterly side of street.
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* Residence at 14372 Yorba Street on the easterly side of street.
This parcel is planned for redevelopment and future access will
be taken from Norwood Park~ Place. ·
* Residence at 14332 Yorba Street on the easterly side of the
street.
A warrant study for the placement of a stop sign on Yorba Street at
Heights Drive was completed and the subject intersection did not satisfy
the stop sign warrants. This is primarily due to the low volumes of
traffic accessing Yorba Street from Heights Drive residential area. The
stop sign installation could lead to the willful disregard of the
signage by drivers utilizing Yorba Street.
Bob Led~ndecker
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
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