Resolution 301PLANNING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. 301
A RESOLUTION TO THE'CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS RECOMMENDING
THE DENIAL OF A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE THOROUGHFARE PLAN
BY CHANGING THE STREET DESIGNATION OF OLYMPIC VIEW DRIVE AND 88TH
AVENUE WEST FROM "COMMUNITY ARTERIAL" TO "COLLECTOR" OR "RESIDENTIAL
ACCESS"; RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO A PROPOSAL THAT THE STREET DESIGNA-
TION OF OLYMPIC AVENUE FROM MAIN STREET TO OLYMPIC VIEW DRIVE BE
CHANGED ON THE COMPREHENSIVE THOROUGHFARE PLAN FROM "COMMUNITY ARTERIAL"
TO "COLLECTOR; AND RECOMMENDING FURTHER CERTAIN RIGHT-OF-WAY AND PAVE-
MENT WIDTHS FOR EACH OF THE THREE NAMED STREETS, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH
PLANNING COMMISSION FILE NO. CP-3-68.
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WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Edmonds,
pursuant to proper notice and publication, held a public hearing on
a proposal to amend the Comprehensive Thoroughfare Plan of the City
of Edmonds by changing the street designation of 88th Avenue West,
Olympic View Drive, and Olympic Avenue from "Community Arterial" to
"Collector Street" or "Residential Access"; and
WHEREAS, having made the findings set forth in Exhibit "A"
attached hereto, the Planning Commission determined that 88th Avenue
West and Olympic View Drive should retain their "Community Arterial"
designation on the Comprehensive Thoroughfare Plan, but that Olympic
Avenue from Main Street to Olympic View Drive should be changed to
"Collector Street"; and
FURTHER, the Planning Commission having determined that
improvement of 88th Avenue West and Olympic View Drive should be
based on the smallest possible arterial standards of 40 feet of
pavement in a 66-foot right-of-way, and that improvement of Olympic
Avenue be based on a 36-foot pavement in a 60-foot right-of-way;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That recommendation be and the same hereby is
made to the City Council of the City of Edmonds that the proposal
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to amend the Comprehensive Thoroughfare Plan be denied in the case
of 88th Avenue West and Olympic View Drive, and the proposal to
classify Olympic Avenue as a "Collector" be approved, all as set
forth herein.
DATED as of the 18th day of December, 1968.
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Chairman, Edmonds PlaTUiMg Commission
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Edmonds City Planner
File No.: CP-3-68
Initial Request by: Frank M. Johnson, et al
Date of Hearing: December 185 1968
Resolution No. 301
EXHIBIT "A"
The primary purpose of the arterial street system is to provide continuous,
efficient routes into and across the city. The determination of a street
classification must be based on the following four conditions: (1) projected
traffic volumes; (2) distance to other high volume streets or the availability
of other traffic carriers; (3) straightness of alignment or other topographic
difficulties; (4) length of the subject street.
88th Ave. W. from Main St. to Olympic View Drive in the future will carry
traffic volumes (about 3,000 to 4,000 cars per day) within a range normally
carried by a Collector Street. Using the rule that arterials should be
spaced about a mile apart, the .8 mile distance between this street and
other parallel, high volume streets indicates the need for an arterial
street. The straight alignment, level grade, and 1.7 mile length are
characteristics of an arterial.
Olympic View Drive from 196th St. S.W. to 76th Ave. W. Projected traffic
volumes (about 3,000 to 4,000 cars per day) will be within the range of
volumes normally carried by a Collector street. The distance between this
street and other parallel, high -volume streets indicates the need for an
arterial facility. The non -directional alignment of the street is not the
characteristic of an arterial; however, its 2.0 mile length places the
street in an arterial category.
Olympic Ave. from Main St. to Olympic View Drive. Projected traffic volumes
(3,000 to 4,000 cars per day), the close proximity to a parallel, high -volume
street (9th Ave. No.), the .8 mile length of the street - are characteristics
of a Collector type of street. The level grade and straight alignment are
arterial characteristics.