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Home My WebLink Aboutord2004-008WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 2004 -097 CLEARANCES Initial Date Date Received in Council O ire Agenda Date Assi ned to: Originator: MEW I-22 -- .... "Ey 2 -10 -04 Public Works Comminee/Introduction Division Head: 0 Y/ i,ri�, 2 -24 -04 Hearing Depe Head: Prosecutor y I y Purchasingllmosec SUBJECT: Closure of a portion of Delta Line Road north of GrandviewRoad and south of the proposed new road alignment. !I ATTACHMENTS: 1. Memo to County Executive and Council 2. Letter from Jones Engineering on behalf of Delta Pacific, LLC 3. Leherfrom Washington State Department of Transportation 4. Map 5. Proposed Ordinance SEPA review required? ( ) Yes ( X ) NO SEPA review completed? ( ) Yes ( ) NO Should Clerk schedule a hearing 7 (X) Yes O NO Requested Date: 2124104 SUMMARYSTATEMENT: Whatcom County has been requested by Jones Engineering on behalf of Delta Pacific, LLC and Washington State Department of Transportation to eliminate the intersection of Delta Line Road at GrandviewRoad. The construction of anew Delta Line Road alignment access onto Vista Drive 400 feet north of Grandview would allow for the closure of Delta Line Road from the new alignment south to Grandview Road. Distribution Request Indicate those usio should receive a copy after council action . List specie names to the right. AS Facilities management AS Finance AS Human Resources ASinfo Service, Assessor Auditor Cooperative Extension District Court Executive Health Hearing Examiner jail COUNCIL ACTIONTAEEN: 1 2004 -97 2/1012004. Introduced ty l 2/24/2004: Adopted 7 -0, Ord. #2004 -008 Related County Contract #: ✓uvenOe Parks planning Prosecutor Public Works Joe Rutan Sheriff Superior Court Treasurer Other Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolu�'on Num er (this item): }} WHATCOM COUNTY ,noM DIVISION OF ENGINEERING PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT =,P ,'. ��, JOSEPH P. RU'rAN, P.E. JEFFREY M. MONSEN, P.E. ? „ " „; Assistant Director /County Road Engineer Director 5280 Northwest Drive, Suite C Bellingham, WA 98226 -9098 69sr,,,rntor Phone: (360)676 - 6730;(360)380 -8110 Fax: (360) 6766558 MEMO TO: The Honorable Pete Kremen, County Executive, and RECEIVED Honorable Members of the Whatcom County Council JAN 3 0 2004 FROM: Joseph P. Rutan, Asst. Director /County Road Engineer(„ Jeffrey M. Monsen, Public Works Director rr 11 PETE KREMEN CCIINTY EXECUTIVE DATE: January 27, 2003 SUBJECT: Closure of Delta Line Road North of Grandview and South of the Proposed Delta Line Road Re- alignment The Public Works Division of Engineering requests that the proposed ordinance for a partial closure of Delta Line Road be forwarded to the Council for consideration and adoption, see attached map. Barkg[Q{md rind Pnrnase: Mr. Klaus Mix has proposed a light industrial park off Delta Line road. The current access is onto Grandview Road. The existing intersection of Grandview Road and Delta Line Road does not meet the exiting sight distance requirements within both Washington State Department of Transportation and Whatcom County Public Works standards. The improvements required by both the County and the State would not sufficiently improve the sight distance and related safety concerns at the intersection because of it's very close proximity to the intersection of Grandview Road and Vista Drive. The alternative is to construct a re- alignment of Delta Line Road so it intersects with Vista Drive about 400 feet north of the Grandview Road and Vista Drive intersection. This alternative route would satisfy the state, county, and the developer. Infnrmntion: Sixteen feet of pavement would remain around the Grange building at the comer of Grandview Road and the existing Delta Line Road. The remaining pavement would be removed. No other property accesses would be affected. The new alignment of Delta Line Road, as shown on the attached map, would be constructed to the necessary width for full development of the industrial park as well as future development. Enc. Phone: (360) 6766730 county: (360) 380 -6110 FAX: (360) 676 6558 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 SPONSORED BY: Consent PROPOSED BY: Public Works INTRODUCTION DATE: 2/10/04 ORDINANCE NO. 2004 -008 ORDERING THE CLOSURE OF DELTA LINE ROAD, FROM SR548 TO 0.13 MILES NORTH OF SR548 WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council has been requested by Ferrotech Incorporated to close a portion of Delta Line Road from SR 548 to 0.13 miles north of SR548, and WHEREAS, the intersection of Delta Line Road and SR548 lacks the minimum sight distance and minimal turning radius because of the close proximity to the intersection of Vista Drive and SR548, and WHEREAS, Washington State Department of Transportation would like the intersection of Delta Line Road and SR 548 eliminated because of the above safety hazards, and WHEREAS, Ferrotech Incorporated has constructed a roadway within dedicated County right -of -way connecting the northern portion of Delta Line Road to Vista Drive, and WHEREAS, The County Council held a public hearing on the proposed closure on Feb. 24th 2004, and is authorized to close the roads according to provisions of RCW 36.32.120. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that the Public Works Department of Whatcom County is hereby directed, subject to further consideration for re- establishing access for adjoining property owners and the public, to close Delta Line Road from SR548 to 0.13 miles north of SR548 to vehicular traffic. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that as a condition of closure, Ferrotech Incorporated will install proper signs and barriers approved by Whatcom County Public Works at the approved location allowing pedestrian and no- motorized vehicle access along said portions of closed roads. ADOPTED this 24 day of February , 2004. WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL ATTEST: pru• ung.r•gp '' W O M COUNTY, WASHINGTON % G10010 ///G'� Dana Brown -D e,+90. Von McShane, Co ncil Chair Civil Deputy Pro s ncutnf �StNvS OF 4 Rzete Kremen, County Executive G� : hate: 3 f( gSHIN Pagelofl AV ENGINEERS Whatcom County Council 29 January 2004 Delivered by fax to Whatcom County Division of Engineering Fax No. 676 -6558 Dear Honorable Council Members, I am writing this letter on behalf of our client Delta Pacific, LLC, in support of the proposed closing of that section of Delta Line Road from it intersection with Grandview Road to a point approximately 385 feet north of that intersection. This closure will coincide with the construction of a connector from Delta Line Road to Vista Drive. Delta Pacific is in the process of building an industrial park that accesses Delta Line Road. Delta Line Road dead ends against the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail road right of way, and all traffic from the proposed industrial park area currently must use the above mentioned intersection with Grandview. The Grandview -Delta Line intersection is approximately 200 feet east of the four -way stop at the intersection of Grandview and Vista Drive. The southerly 600 feet of Delta Line Road has a pavement width of 20 feet. One of the conditions of the preliminary binding site plan is to widen this narrow portion of the road to 24 feet of Pavement with afoot shoulders. During the review process of the these proposed improvements it became apparent that the close proximity of the Delta Line and Vista Drive intersections with Grandview would create an unsafe traffic situation especially with increased truck traffic using Delta Line Road. Klaus Klix, one of the principals of Delta Pacific, LLC, approached Robert Brandt about the possibility acquiring property for constructing the proposed bypass to Vista Drive. He agreed. The proposal change to the alignment of Delta Line Road is the result multi -party discussions involving the Delta Pack group, the Whatcom County Engineering Division, Whatcom Land Services, the State Department of Transportation, and Jones Engineers, to arrive at a safe and economical means to access Delta Line Road. The closure of the portion of Delta Line Road is an important part of the proposed change. With the closure, the paving will be removed from the road so that the Delta Line — Grandview intersection will be eliminated entirely, creating a safer condition for Whatcom County motorists. On behalf of our client, Delta Pack, LLC, and Jones Engineers, hic.. I urge you to approve the proposed closure of Delta Line Road. Thank YOU for your time and consideration of this matter Sincerely, ../ av NeVY Jones Engineers, Inc. 1164 Merldiarf 51 e t • Suk a 200 - Bellingham, Weshingbn 98226 • Pflone (360) 733 -8888 • Fu ($60) 671 -6666 0 Washington State -/' Department of Transportation Douglas B. MacDonald Secretary of Transportation January 27, 2004 Mr. Joseph P. Rutan, P.E. Assistant Director Whateom County Public Works Department 5280 Northwest Drive, Suite C Bellingham, WA 98226 -9098 SUBJECT: SR -548 MP 0.93 Vic. CS 3750 Delta Tech Industrial Park Vista Drive Connector /Delta Line Road Closure Deaz�r— itvtan: Northwest Region I Mount Baker Area Skagit, Island, San Juan $ Whasom Counfirs 1043 Co:dcnrod Road, Suite 101 Ruriington. WA98233 -3415 360 -]5] -5999 TTY_ 1 -800 -033 -6388 ,vvm wsdotwa gov ,.;Yfl 4RRS This letter serves to convey WSDOT's support for the closure of Delta Line road, at its intersection with SR 542 /Grandview Road, and the proposed alternative of constructing a new access to the effected property owners from Vista Drive. As stated in previous correspondence regarding this issue, the intersection sight distance from the Delta Line Road stop bar onto SR 548 is substandard at 235 feet to the east and 185 feet to the west. The standard for intersection sight distance is 730 feet as per the WSDOT Design Manual, Figure 910-6. The standard (design) stopping sight distance is 460 feet as per WSDOT Design Manual, Figure 650 -2. Based on this information, and the intersections close proximity to the intersection of SR 548 /Grandview Road and Vista Drive, WSDOT has serious reservations as to safety with the continued use of Delta Line Road. WSDOT would like to thank you, and Ms. Mary White of your staff, for your continued efforts to identify and implement a long -term solution to improve highway safety in this location. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Roland Storme of our Development Services section at (360) 757 -5961. Sincerely, .L�� - Lee Conrad Area Operations Manager Northwest Region/Mount Baker Area RS rs I 9 2004 ,.;Yfl 4RRS This letter serves to convey WSDOT's support for the closure of Delta Line road, at its intersection with SR 542 /Grandview Road, and the proposed alternative of constructing a new access to the effected property owners from Vista Drive. As stated in previous correspondence regarding this issue, the intersection sight distance from the Delta Line Road stop bar onto SR 548 is substandard at 235 feet to the east and 185 feet to the west. The standard for intersection sight distance is 730 feet as per the WSDOT Design Manual, Figure 910-6. The standard (design) stopping sight distance is 460 feet as per WSDOT Design Manual, Figure 650 -2. Based on this information, and the intersections close proximity to the intersection of SR 548 /Grandview Road and Vista Drive, WSDOT has serious reservations as to safety with the continued use of Delta Line Road. WSDOT would like to thank you, and Ms. Mary White of your staff, for your continued efforts to identify and implement a long -term solution to improve highway safety in this location. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Roland Storme of our Development Services section at (360) 757 -5961. Sincerely, .L�� - Lee Conrad Area Operations Manager Northwest Region/Mount Baker Area RS rs MAP OF PROPOSED NEW ROAD ALIGNMENT AND . 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