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HomeMy WebLinkAboutord2009-005 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 211119a9.2 CLEARANCES /IInitial Date Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned to: 3 Originator: JPK Y P 1/15/09 1/27/09 pub .Tdrks/Council C :: (i -Jl Division Head: JPR rt. P'R. dR 1/15/09 1 R b C u V E Dept. Head: FMA ,7, )ii570 l JAN 2 0 2009 Prosecutor DG R 4414547 Purchasing/Budget: BB WHATCO COUNTY COUNCIL Executive: PK TITLE OF DOCUMENT: Ordinance authorizing placement of temporary stop signs for a one-lane road and future road weight restrictions (if required by changing conditions) on Emerald Lake Way at each end of a landslide area below and adjacent to the roadway. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Memo to County Executive and Council 2. Ordinance 3. Vicinity map SEPA review required? ( ) Yes ( X ) NO Should Clerk schedule a hearing ? ( ) Yes ( X ) NO SEPA review completed? ( ) Yes ( ) NO Requested Date: SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE: (If this item is an ordinance or requires a public hearing, you must provide the language for use in the required public notice. Be specific and cite RCW or WCC as appropriate. Be clear in explaining the intent of the action.) To comply with RCW 46.61.200 and 47.36.110, it is found necessary and expedient to install temporary traffic control signs on Emerald Lake Way. • COMMITTEE ACTION:: COUNCIL ACTION: 1 / 27 / 2009 : Substituted page 229 and forwarded 1 /27 / 2009 : Council Adopted with substitute to Council for approval 7 -0 Ord . 2009 - 005 Related County Contract #: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number: Ord . 2009 -005 Please Note: Once adopted and signed, ordinances and resolutions are available for viewing and printing on the County 's website at: www. co.whatcom. wa.us/council. 1 . . SPONSORED BY: Consent 2 PROPOSED BY : Public Works - Engineering 3 INTRODUCTION DATE : 1 / 27 / 2009 4 5 ORDINANCE NO . 2009 - 005 6 An Emergency Ordinance regarding Temporary Installation of Stop Signs and Weight 7 Restrictions on 8 EMERALD LAKE . WAY . 9 10 WHEREAS , in compliance with RCW 46. 61 .200 and 47.36 . 110, it is found necessary 11 and expedient to install traffic control signs on certain County Roads ; and 12 13 WHEREAS , due to the recent severe weather, a slide immediately adjacent to a portion 14 of the Emerald Lake Way roadway has occurred , and it was determined that a one-way road is 15 needed with stop control at each end of the slide area and potential weight restrictions required ; 16 and 17 18 NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that stop 19 signs be installed on Emerald Lake Way at both ends of the slide area, Section 11 , Township 20 38 North , Range 3 East, W . M . ; and 21 22 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if the County Engineer, using Staff or Consultant 23 resources, determines that Emerald Lake Way at the slide area requires emergency weight 24 restrictions , is authorized per RCW 46.44.080, to imposed them as conditions warrant down to 25 5 tons ; and . 26 27 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Emerald Lake Way Slide is an emergency 28 situation involving public safety, and installation of stop control and weight restrictions should 29 occur in an expedient manner given the latest information available to the County Engineer; and 30 31 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that when the repairs to the slide area on Emerald Lake 32 Way are completed , the stop signs and weight restriction (if in effect) will be removed ; and 33 34 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Engineer is hereby directed to install the 35 appropriate signs and that the Whatcom County Sheriff is notified by a copy of this ordinance. 36 37 A © his 27th day of January , 2009 . 38 ._`�� -c Y C (� :'i.,o 39 \Y. ° 41-1A• • • • �.� Ta • •• •• WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL 41 °. igt � :000NTY • • &- WHATC • COUNTY WASHINGTON 42 = * * *e • F. • 43 = 44 qa: f\11141 Jr/ !ller 45 Dana Browri- Dads , Gptncil Clerk /, - th Fleetw • o • , Council Chair 46 47 '� � rrtrrn � � �►���� 48 APPROVED AS TO FORM : ( pproved ( ) Denied 49 5i [1� ;ma-4 , Jai 0143/0q 52 Asst. Chief Civil Deputy ProsecutorDate Pet Mme , Executive Date