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Home My WebLink About01-10 CC OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 01-10 AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA ADDING SECTION 10.44.010 TO THE TEMECULA MUNICIPAL CODE DESIGNATING HONORS DRIVE FROM MARGARITA ROAD TO TEE DRIVE AND TEMEKU DRIVE FROM TEE DRIVE TO LA SERENA WAY AS ROADS ON WHICH GOLF CARTS ARE PERMI'I-I'ED PURSUANT TO VEHICLE CODE SECTION 21115 AND SETTING THE SPEED LIMIT THEREON THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Code to read as follows: Section 10.44.010 is hereby added to the Temecula Municipal "Chapter 10.44 Streets Designated for Joint Use of Golf Carts and Vehicles "Section 10.44.010. Honors Drive and Temeku Drive "A. The City Council of the City of Temecula does hereby find, determine and declare that: Honors Drive from Margarita Road to Tee Drive and Temeku Drive from Tee Drive to La Serena Way are streets within the jurisdiction of the City of Temecula and, for the purposes of this Section, shall be collectively referred to as the "Street." (2) The Street is located adjacent to and provides access to the Temeku Hills Golf course. Further, the Street is located between the golf course and the place where golf carts are parked or stored. The Street is within one mile of the golf course. (3) The Street is within and bounded in part by a real estate development offering golf facilities. (4) The Street is designed and constructed so as to safely permit the use of regular vehicular traffic and also the driving of golf carts on the Street. "B. Pursuant to the authority of Vehicle Code Section 21115 the City Council of the City of Temecula hereby designates the Street as a street for the combined use of vehicles and golf carts. "C. Pursuant to the authority of Vehicle Code Section 21115, the following rules and regulations are hereby enacted for the use of vehicles and the use of golf carts on the Street. It shall be unlawful for a vehicle or golf cart to be operated in violation of the following rules and regulations, which shall have the force of law: Ords\01-10 I (1) A white line of six inches in width shall be painted on the Street at a distance of fourteen (14) feet from the centerline of the street so as to designate an area for vehicular traffic and a separate area for golf cart traffic. (2) Vehicles shall travel in the designated fourteen (14) foot travel lanes closest to the centerline and shall not travel in the area designated for golf carts unless necessary for an emergency. (3) Golf carts shall travel in the designated eight (8) foot lane between the white line and the edge of tl~e roadway. Golf carts shall not travel in the vehicular lane. (4) The posted speed limit for vehicles traveling on the Street shall be 35 miles per hour. (5) The speed limit for golf carts traveling on the portion of the street designated for golf carts shall be 25 miles per hour. (6) Golf cart crossings shall be permitted across the Street at the locations designated in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein as though set forth in full. (7) Golf cart crossings shall conform to the plans and the signage requirements set forth in Exhibit "B", attached hereto and incorporated herein as though set forth in full. ~f a golf cart is operated on the Street during darkness, the golf cart shall be subject to the provisions of Vehicle Code Section 24001.5 regarding equipment. Section 2. The designation, and the rules and regulations described in Section 1 shall become effective upon the posting of signage on the Street which gives notice of the speed limit and the rules and regulations governing operation of vehicles and golf carts. Section 3. If any sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid. Section 4. This ordinance is adopted as an urgency ordinance pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Sections 36934 and 36937 and shall be effective immediately upon its adoption. The City Council hereby finds and determines that it is necessary to clarify the status of Honors Drive from Margarita Road to Tee Drive and Temeku Drive from Tee Drive to La Serena Way as to whether golf carts are permitted to use the Street and necessary to determine the appropriate rules and regulations governing the joint use of the Street by vehicles and golf carts. The rules and regulations provide for safety features designed to minimize the potential conflicts between vehicle use and golf cart use so that it must be implemented immediately. Therefore, the City Council finds and determines that the adoption of this ordinance as an urgency ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety pursuant to the requirements of Government Code Sections 36934 and 36937. Orals\01-10 2 Section 5. The City Clerk of the City of Temecula shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published and posted in the manner required by law. ATTEST: PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of August, 2001. Jeff"~merchero, Mayor [SEAL] STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )ss CITY OF TEMECULA ) I, Susan W. Jones, CMC, City Clerk of the City of Temecuta, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 01-10 was duly adopted and passed as an urgency ordinance at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 14th day of August 2001 by the following vote to wit: AYES: 5 NOES: 0 ABSENT: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBERS: Naggar, Pratt, Roberts, Stone, Comerchero None None s, CMC City Clerk Ords\01-10 3 14.'/ ~ lO0 DU 66.~ aC 356 DU 14.6 ac 175DU MH nc. ho MH .181 DU ordinance No. 01- - Exhibit "A" Proposed Golf Cart Crossing.~ SPEED MIN · X · 1 ~H 'I"YPICAJ. CROSSING LAYOUT pLAN VIEW STOP SIGN R1 18' x 18' --~ T L QVOH 9NIX ~.~.~ GOLF CART pATHWAY GOLF CART CROSSING ~,,' WARNING SIGN SIDEWALK ~/........~ CURB . MIN 10 FF-.~T ~,~c 8' WHFrE DASHED UNE ? -- '-'-"" XIN~G~' GOLF CART CROSSING WARNING SIGN ROADWAY SIDE~NALK 16.5 FT MIN Ordinance No. 01- - Exhibit "B' Golf Cart Crossing Signing and Markt