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BACKGROUND The Functional Classification Map is a means of categorizing roadways based on the type of service they are intended to provide Definitions are as follows o Interstates, and freeways and expressways provide a high level of mobility with limited entry points These roadways generally do not provide direct access to abutting land © Principal and Minor Arterials serve the major activity centers These streets carry high traffic volumes and provide land access through limited driveways The arterial roadways carry the majority of trips entering and leaving the urban area ® Collector Roads provide both land access and traffic circulation by collecting traffic from local streets and channeling it into the arterial roadway system o Local Roadways (both residential and commercial) provide maximum access to the abutting land through frequent driveways, and provide access to the higher level roadway system of collectors and arterials Caltrans is responsible for maintaining the roadway functional classification for California Incorporated cities are responsible for initiating changes to the functional classification of city streets A resolution of the City Council is required by Caltrans and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to initiate any changes in the classification map The California Vehicle Code (40802) specifies that any "non-local" roadway identified on the map can be enforced by radar only if the speed limit is justified by an Engineering and Traffic Survey Local roadways are exempt from this requirement and may be posted as 25 mph and enforced by radar Changing the classification of Independence Drive to a local road would allow for radar speed enforcement of the 25 mph speed limit Independence Drive (between Bernal Avenue and Junipero Street) is currently classified as a collector and is currently posted at 30 mph With the recommended classification change to local the portion of Independence Drive (from 300 feet south of Crystal Lane to Junipero Street) can be changed from a 30 mph speed limit to a 25 mph speed limit The 30 mph speed limit on the portion of Independence Drive from 300 feet south of Crystal Lane to Bernal Avenue would remain unchanged (this portion of Independence Drive has no fronting residents) The portion of Independence Drive from Junipero Street to Lund Ranch Road already is a local roadway and posted with a 25 mph speed limit There would be no change to the speed limit or roadway classification for this portion of Independence Drive Page 2 of 4