HomeMy WebLinkAboutord2009-061 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 2009-304A
CLEARANCES Ini 'i 1 Date Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned to:
7/21/09 Council
Originator:GB �1 10
LI R E C E (I V r- r Introduction
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NIL �� 0 8/4/09 Council Hearing
Division Head:JPR 91'� 99
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Dept.Head:FMA V741 JUL 1 4 2009
Prosecutor:DG 01/o?/o9 WH ATCOM COUNTY
Purchasing/Budget:BB COUNCIL
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Executive:PK ' 7O?1Og
TITLE OFDOCU NT:: Ordinance authorizing placement of temporary stop signs on Abbott and Van Dyk Roads at the
intersection of Thiel Road and implementation of temporary road weight restrictions on portions of Abbott,Thiel,and Van Dyk
Roads.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Memo to County Executive and Council
2. Ordinance
3. Vicinity map
SEPA review required? ( ) Yes ( X ) NO Should Clerk schedule a hearing? ( X ) Yes ( ) 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.)
This ordinance authorizes the installation of temporary stop signs and imposes a temporary weight limit along the
detour route for the Hannegan Road Scott Ditch Bridge No.245 Replacement Project(CRP 908014). These temporary
measures are necessary to enhance safety and to prevent road damage along Abbott,Thiel,and Van Dyk Roads.
COMMITTEE ACTION: COUNCIL ACTION:
7/21/2009: Introduced
8/04/2009: Council Adopted 6-0 Crawford
absent Ord. 2009-061
Related County Contract#: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number:
Ord. 2009-061
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: 7/21/2009
4 ORDINANCE NO. 2009-061
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6 AUTHORIZING PLACEMENT OF TEMPORARY STOP SIGNS ON ABBOTT AND VAN DYK
7 ROADS AT THE INTERSECTION OF THIEL ROAD AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TEMPORARY
8 ROAD WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS ON PORTIONS OF ABBOTT, THIEL, AND VAN DYK ROADS.
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10 WHEREAS, as authorized by RCW 46.61.200 and 47.36.110, it is found necessary and
11 expedient to install traffic control signs on certain County Roads; and
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13 WHEREAS, due to construction of the Hannegan Road Scott Ditch Bridge No. 245
14 Replacement(CRP 908014), traffic from Hannegan Road will be diverted onto a detour along
15 Abbott, Thiel, and Van Dyk Roads, and it was determined that stop control is needed on Abbott and
16 Van Dyk Roads at their intersections with Thiel Road, to make a 4-way stop at both intersections for
17 the duration of the detour; and
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19 WHEREAS, as authorized by RCW 46.44.080, concern over roadway damage along said
20 detour route warrants a weight restriction on the detour route, and the Washington State
21 Department of Transportation has been notified of said planned weight limit due to potential traffic
22 impacts to State Route 539;
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24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that temporary
25 stop signs be installed on westbound and eastbound Abbott Road at Thiel Road and on westbound
26 and eastbound Van Dyk Road at Thiel Road, Sections 27/28, Township 40 North, Range 3 East,
27 W.M.; and
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29 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that Abbott Road between
30 Hannegan and Thiel Roads, Thiel Road between Abbott and Van Dyk Roads, and Van Dyk Road
31 between Thiel and Hannegan Roads be signed to limit vehicle weight to 15 Tons, excepting school
32 buses, garbage collection trucks, and local deliveries to addresses along the detour route; and
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34 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that when the replacement of Hannegan Road Scott Ditch
35 Bridge No. 245 is completed, this ordinance will expire and the temporary stop signs and weight
36 restriction will be removed; and
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38 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Engineer is hereby directed to install the
39 appropriate signs prior to commencement of the Hannegan Road Scott Ditch Bridge No. 245
40 Replacement, and that the Whatcom County Sheriff be notified by providing him a copy of this
41 ordinance.
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43 .�` CCAQ COA 43 is 4th day of August , 2009.
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53 APPROVED AS TO FORM: ( pproved ( ) Denied
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