DATE: November 18, 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 implementation of stop controls at various intersections to enhance clarification of the right-of-way. Some of these locations include neighborhoods exhibiting inconsistencies in the arrangement of stop controls and intersections currently lacking stop controls.
The specific intersections under consideration for all-way stops are Minnesota Avenue at Brooks Street and Tremont Street at Minnesota Avenue; and stop controls at T-intersections in the John Landes Park Neighborhood, Keyport Street at Big Sur Street, and on Corto Street at South Barnwell Street.
Section 1: Stop Controls at T-Intersections / On the Minor Street
Staff received requests for the installation of stop controls at various three-legged and four-legged intersections within the City. These intersections currently lack stop controls, and residents have expressed a need for such controls to clarify right-of-way protocols.
According to the California Vehicle Code, Section 21800, a terminating highway, shall 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.
Staff recommends establishing stop controls at various T-intersections where stop controls are being recommended only on the minor streets at the following locations:
John Landes Park Neighborhood:
Marvin Street at Yvonne Street (Exhibit A)
Marvin Street at Annette Street (E...
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