Resolution No.
STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN INITIAL STUDY/NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND APPROVING OF A PRECISE ROAD PLAN FOR THE MAIN STREET AND MARKET STREET COMPLETE STREETS PROJECT LOCATED BETWEEN CENTER STREET AND STATE ROUTE 99 OVERPASS (P25-0033) The applicant, City of Stockton Public Works Department, has submitted a Precise Road Plan application for the Main Street and Market Street Complete Streets Project (also referred to as the “project”); and The project area is located on Main Street between Hunter Street and State Route 99 overpass and Market Street between Center Street and Main Street; and The project and its environmental document is funded through a grant from the San Joaquin Council of Governments as part of the Measure K Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Safe Routes to School and Smart Growth Incentive Program. The grant is being managed by the Public Works Department; and The project improvements consist of reducing the number of vehicle travel lanes from two lanes to one lane, adding Class II buffered bicycle lanes, repairing sidewalks, upgrading traffic signals and streetlights, installing roundabouts at the intersections of Main Street/Market Street and Main Street/Filbert Street, “parklets” (small, landscaped amenity areas), and accessible street crossings with bulb-out round corners and bollards; and The completion of the Main Street and Market Street Complete Streets Project would provide equal priority to pedestrians, motorized vehicles, bicycles, and transit, and the redevelopment of the area has the potential to attract new residents, employees, and visitors to the downtown area; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON, AS FOLLOWS:
The City Council adopts the Initial Study/Negative Declaration for the project, and approves a Precise Road Plan for the Main Street and Market Street Complete Streets Project as set forth in Exhibit 1, attached hereto, based on the following Findings of Fact and Conditions of Approval:
Findings of Fact
1. The Precise Road Plan must be consistent with the general land uses, objectives policies, and programs of the General Plan and other adopted goals and policies of the City. The project complies with General Plan Land Use Policy LU-2.5, Transportation Policy TR-1.1, and Transportation Policy TR-3.1, as follows:
Land Use Policy LU-2.5, Promote Downtown Stockton as a primary transit node that provides multi-modal connections throughout the city and region – Approval of the Precise Road Plan will accommodate the proposed Main Street and Market Street complete streets project. The “Complete Streets” approach gives equal priority to pedestrians, motorized vehicles, bicycles, transit to reduce traffic congestion and enhance both the connectivity and the visual appearance of the corridor.
Transportation Policy TR-1.1, Ensure that roadways safely and efficiently accommodate all modes and users, including private, commercial, and transit vehicles, as well as bicycles and pedestrians and vehicles for disabled travelers – Approval of the Precise Road Plan would allow for the implementation of the Main Street and Market Street Complete Streets Project that would give equal priority to pedestrians, motorized vehicles, bicycles, and transit. The project would encourage pedestrian and bicycle travel as viable modes of movement throughout this corridor and provide safe and convenient pedestrian and bicycle facilities within as well as link commercial areas, residential neighborhoods, and employment areas.
Transportation Policy TR-3.1, Avoid widening existing roadways in an effort to preclude inducement of additional vehicle traffic – Approval of the Precise Road Plan would reduce the width of existing streets using bulb-outs, medians, landscaping, and similar methods, while not jeopardizing emergency response.
2. The Precise Road Plan must be in compliance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The City Council has reviewed and considered the Initial Study/Negative Declaration for the Main Street and Market Street Precise Road Plan Project and finds that the proposed project will not have a significant effect on the environment and, therefore, adopts the Initial Study/Negative Declaration under CEQA.
Conditions of Approval
Comply with all applicable Federal, State, County, and City codes, regulations and adopted standards and pay all applicable fees.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED April 15, 2025 .
CHRISTINA FUGAZI
Mayor of the City of Stockton
ATTEST:
KATHERINE ROLAND, CMC, CPMC
City Clerk of the City of Stockton