Title
Consider an ordinance designating the intersection of Hermitage Drive and Chaparral Drive as an all-way stop intersection. (Second Reading)
Body
Proposed ordinance designating the intersection of Hermitage Dr. and Chaparral Dr. as an all-way stop intersection. The residential intersection of Hermitage Dr. and Chaparral Dr. has functioned as a one-leg, southbound, stop control for a number of years. Under this configuration, the legs of Hermitage Dr., eastbound and westbound, have acted as the major roadway; while the leg of Chaparral Dr. has been considered the minor roadway, and has been forced to stop and yield the Right of Way. Recent observations of the intersection, by the Transportation Department, exposed that the legs of both, Hermitage Dr. and Chaparral Dr., share similar design and operating characteristics affecting the perceived Right of Way to road users.
Further, the intersection at Hermitage Dr. and Chaparral Dr. is located along a safe route to school for Old Town Elementary, and consequently manages pedestrian movements for a number of neighborhood children and families heading to, and from, school. The ambiguity of Right of Way, coupled with the need to increase Pedestrian Safety, provide the basis for the Transportation Department's recommendation for the implementation of an All-Way Stop configuration at the intersection of Hermitage Dr. and Chaparral Dr.