CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Waive the first reading and pass the ordinance to establish one-way and two-way stop controls for streets within the Atwater subdivision (requires six positive votes)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Michael Prousa, TED Project Manager
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
On November 5, 2020 the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) recommended approval to establish one-way and two-way stop controls for streets within the Atwater subdivision. Approved (7-0).
BACKGROUND:
Atwater is a newer subdivision bordered by Diehl Road (north), Fairway Drive (east), North Aurora Road (south), and Shore Road (west). The streets in Atwater are currently operating under temporary one-way (T-intersections) and two-way stop controls that were put in place with the initial phases of the development. These were provided to accommodate construction traffic as well as facilitate traffic movement for the new residents.
When larger subdivisions approach build-out and the City assumes responsibility for street maintenance, staff evaluates the area to establish speed limits and basic right-of- way controls. In October, staff presented TAB with a recommendation to establish speed limits within the Atwater subdivision. Following TAB's positive recommendation, on October 20, 2020 the City Council passed the ordinance to establish a 25 MPH speed limit for the Atwater subdivision. This item is a follow-up to establish the right-of- way controls.
DISCUSSION:
The City applies various established federal, state, or local procedures in consideration of implementing stop controls depending on the street classification, type of stop control (all-way vs one/two way), or other considerations such as a school walk route. For a new subdivision, basic one-way and two-way stop controls are applied based on the authority of a municipality to designate stop control along a through street as allowed by Illinois Vehicl...
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