DATE: March 11, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Public Works Department
TITLE: ADOPT A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING STOP CONTROLS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution establishing stop controls at various intersections within the City of Oceanside.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
Staff has received multiple requests from residents for the installation of additional stop controls at several intersections to improve neighborhood traffic safety. These requests include T-intersections and four-way intersections that currently lack stop controls, locations with limited corner sight distance, and areas where stop control placement is inconsistent within the surrounding street network.
The locations evaluated are within the South Oceanside neighborhood west of Coast Highway; the Fire Mountain neighborhood; the Crown Heights neighborhood; the East Side Capistrano neighborhood; the North Valley neighborhood near Libby Lake; and the Lake neighborhood, located north of Lake Boulevard. Staff conducted engineering evaluations consistent with the California Vehicle Code and the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD), including review of traffic volumes, pedestrian and bicycle activity, collision history, sight visibility, school proximity, and neighborhood traffic patterns.
Section 1: Stop Signs at T-Intersections
California Vehicle Code Section 21800 requires vehicles on a terminating highway to yield the right-of-way to any vehicle on the intersecting continuous highway. The California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD) recommends that yield or stop signs should be used at an intersection when the street is entering a designated through street.
1.1 - North Valley / Libby Lake (Exhibits A-1, A-2, A-3)
Staff recommends installing stop controls at various T-intersections within the North Valley neighborhood surroundin...
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