Recommendation for Traffic Safety
Improvements on South Reese Place
and South Orchard Drive Near
Raising Cane’s Restaurant
CITY COUNCIL
August 23, 2022
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
Overview
1. Adopt a resolution authorizing and establishing
a) A preferential parking district on the 100-200 blocks of South Reese Place and South Orchard Drive
b) Speed humps on South Reese Place
c) A temporary street closure on South Orchard Drive
2. Amend the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget to implement the temporary street closure
Background
• June 22, 2021 – City Council directed Staff to commence an update to the Rancho Providencia Neighborhood Protection Plan (NPP)
• April 7, 2022 – Staff held first public meeting with community regarding Rancho Providencia NPP
• June 7, 2022 – Raising Cane’s restaurant opened. City staff collaborated to develop a temporary traffic control plan for opening
• July 7, 2022 – Temporary elements of traffic control plan (curb restrictions, active police traffic management) discontinued Public Engagement
• Over 160 calls and emails directly to CDD
• Coordination with neighboring businesses
• Public survey for South Orchard Drive and South Reese Place • Primary neighborhood concerns
o Business parking in residential zone
o Speeding on neighborhood streets
o Drive-through queue encroaching into residential zone on Orchard
Parking Issues
• Raising Cane’s patrons utilizing residential parking in neighborhood
o Secondary issues of loitering, littering, noise
o Peaks hours 7:00PM to 10:00PM
Parking Utilization
Highest Demand 15 -Minute Period
Residential Zones Only
Mid-Day Evening
Mar '22 Aug '22 Mar '22 Aug '22
Orchard
(59 spaces)
69.5% 64.4% 55.9% 64.4%
Reese
(57 spaces)
33.3% 42.1% 42.1% 50.9%
Drive-Through Operations Issues
• Queuing on Olive
o With initial curb restriction, six parking spaces unavailable o Without curb restriction, cars tend to queue in travel lane o Raising Cane’s guard waves off any vehicles past Orchard Drive, but that interaction causes a backup
o Reduces visibility at intersection
• Queuing down Orchard Drive
o Not the planned queue but happens when guard explains pattern to motorists
o Prevents cars from exiting the neighborhood, blocks
driveways
Speed and Volume Issues
Vehicle Volume
(Avg # Cars per Day)
Jan '22 Jul '22 Aug ‘22
Reese
N/B 126 248 154
S/B 292 932 564
Total 418 1180 718
Orchard
N/B 220 670 490
S/B 281 571 350
Total 501 1241 840
Vehicle Speed
(85th Percentile MPH)
Jan '22 Jul '22 Aug ‘22
Reese
N/B 32.7 26.1 31.1
S/B 32.3 26.8 24.4
Orchard
N/B 27.7 24.3 27.9
S/B 25.7 29.4 25.1
• After Raising Cane’s opened
o Speeds consistent except northbound Reese
o Volumes increased on both streets, especially southbound Reese
Enforcement
• Enhanced police presence helped ensure orderly vehicle queue from June 7th to June 21st. Raising Cane’s paid cost of BPD traffic control
• Issues continue, including blocking intersections and disobeying turn restrictions
• BPD Traffic personnel have dedicated significant resources and overtime budget to address these issues to date, but
enforcement alone will not solve these concerns
Recommendations
1. Preferential parking district on the 100-200 blocks of South Reese Place and South Orchard Drive
2. Speed humps on South Reese Place
3. A temporary street closure on South Orchard Drive
Permit-Only Preferential Parking
• Permit-only parking from 8:00AM to
10:00PM
• Residents eligible for
o Up to 5 annual permits ($15 each),
o 2 annual guest permits ($15)
o Daily guest permits ($1)
• Businesses on Olive can request a set
number of permits for employees
o Raising Cane’s will not request
permits
• Neighboring streets can petition for
corresponding restrictions
Permit-only Preferential Parking
Benefits Drawbacks
Restricts parking for Raising Cane’s
patrons
Requires that residents register
online
Frees up existing parking spaces Requires that guests register online Limits associated issues like
littering, loitering, noise
Increases need for local parking
enforcement
• 78% of residents on South Orchard support
• 79% of residents on Reese Place support
Speed Humps
• Recommended on South Reese Place between Olive and Oak • Traffic calming tool utilized to manage speeding on local residential streets
• Before and after speed on South Reese Place over 30 mph • Effective speed management tool in the neighborhood
Source: LADOT
“Before” 85th Percentile Vehicle Speed
Collected January 2022
Speed Humps
Vehicle Speed
(85th Percentile MPH)
Jan '22 Jul '22 Aug ‘22
Reese
N/B 32.7 26.1 31.1
S/B 32.3 26.8 24.4
Orchard
N/B 27.7 24.3 27.9
S/B 25.7 29.4 25.1
Speed Humps
Benefits Drawbacks
Reduce vehicle speed Delay emergency response
Reduce speeding-related collisions Cause vehicles noise Improves safety for road users not
in vehicles
Require placement of additional
signage on street
• 60% of residents on South Reese Place support
Temporary Closure
• On South Orchard Drive
• From just south of Raising Cane’s driveway to just north of business parking area
• Six-month evaluation period to allow traffic pattern to adapt, to allow other local Raising Cane’s restaurants to open, and to gather more data
Temporary Closure
Benefits Drawbacks
Eliminates queueing down Orchard Blocks residential and emergency access from Olive
Reduces likelihood of queuing on
Olive
Diverts trips to neighboring streets
Eliminates conflict and turn risk for
cars exiting Orchard
Requires waste trucks and other
vehicles to U-turn in two
northernmost driveways
Entrance
Closed
Single entrance
and exit
Current Traffic Flow
Pick-up entrance
and exit for all
Drive through
entrance
Temporary
Closure
Proposed Traffic Flow
Temporary Closure
Benefits Drawbacks
Eliminates queueing down Orchard Blocks residential and emergency access from Olive
Reduces likelihood of queuing on
Olive
Diverts trips to neighboring streets
Eliminates conflict and turn risk for
cars exiting Orchard
Requires waste trucks and other
vehicles to U-turn in two
northernmost driveways
City Authority
• Permit Parking
• California Vehicle Code (CVC) authorizes the City Council to impose a preferential parking program by ordinance or resolution • Speed Humps
• City may install consistent with its design standards and the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
• Street Closure
• CVC allows street closures to implement the general plan • Supported by Burbank2035 General Plan Mobility Element • “Burbank’s transportation infrastructure minimizes cut‐through traffic in residential and commercial neighborhoods to maintain neighborhood quality of life” (Page 4-4)
Environmental Review
• Exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 CCR Section 15301(c) and (f)
• Involve maintenance or alteration of existing streets that does not result in any expansion of the use
• Add safety or health protection devices in conjunction with existing facilities
• Do not expand the capacity, use of the streets, or amount of overall vehicle travel
Cost, Funding, Schedule
• Full installation by end of September 2022
• Request that City Council
o Accept funds from the Raising Cane’s restaurant in the amount of $30,000
o Amend the FY 2022-2023 Adopted Budget by appropriating $30,000
Recommendation Cost Funding Source
Permit Parking $1,000 FY2022-2023 CDD permit parking budget Speed Humps $6,000 FY2022-2023 Public Works speed hump budget Temporary Closure $30,000 Raising Cane’s
Conclusion
• Recommend Council amend the Fiscal Year 2022-23 budget and adopt the proposed resolution to implement three neighborhood protection measures
• Permit parking on South Orchard Drive and South Reese Place • Speed humps on South Reese Place
• A temporary closure of South Orchard Drive
• Recommend these immediate measures be implemented to
address the parking and traffic effects around Raising Cane’s • Recommend these measures be implemented as part of the overall Rancho Providencia NPP so that their effects on other streets be identified and evaluated in the coming months Questions?
David Kriske
Assistant Community Development Director
[email protected]
Chris Buonomo
Assistant Transportation Planner
[email protected]