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April 5, 1967
Perry Scott, City Manager
Bartlett L. Kennedy, City Engineer
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Proposed Vacation of Portion of South Ocean Avenue
Stith the cornpl.etion of construction of Barnard ',lay and
the'acco;npanying widening of Ocean Avenue between Bicknell
Avenue and Hollister Avenue, a very dangerous traffic con-
dition has developed at the intersection of Bicknell Avenue,
Ocean Avenue, and South Ocean Avenue (see attached map).
This is an extremely wide intersection, one that is made
even more hazardous by the fact that Bicknell is one of
the two entrances to the beach parking lots.
Ocean Avenue, between Pico Boulevard at Neilson 'vday and
Bay Street, is one-way southbound: south of Bay Street it
is tyro-way. South Ocean Avenue, from Pico Boulevard a.t
Appian L1ay to Bicknell, is tyro-way and serves only the Del
iYlar Club.
Two dangerous traffic movements occur at this intersection
vahich we feel should be eliminated in the interest of ;public
safety. To accomplish this objective, it is the reco.~menda-
tion of this office that South Ocean Avenue between Bay
Street and Bicknell Street be vacated and closed. This
action will el;ninate the follovring hacardous moveri~ents;
1) ?ig~t turns from southbound Ocean Avenue traffic
either must merge with or weave across thepatih
01 southbound traffic on South Ocean Avenue..
:inasmuch as Bicknell Avenue, ,vhich enters this
carne intersection, is also the entrance to the
beach parking-lot, both of these sout'bound
movements are further complicated 'oy the heavy}
right turn movement into the parkin;; area.
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April 5, 196 Page 2.
SubJect: Proposed Vacation of Portion
of South Ocean Avenue
2j Due to the peculiar alignment of the intersection,
northbound traffic on Ocean Avenue enters South
Ocean Avenue on what is almost a direct line.
.Ocean Avenue north of Bicknell actually enters
at a relatively sharp angle as shown on the
attached map, leaving a broad area of intersection
exposed to traffic conflict between north and
southbound vehicles.
Patrons of the Del Mar Club destined to, or originating
from, the area-south of the club itself would be somewhat
inconvenienced by having to traverse a path utilizing Ocean
Avenue and Bay Street. However, in-our opinion, this slight
inconvenience vrould be more than offset by the improved
safety of the Ocean Avenue-Bicknell intersection.
The property on both sides of the portion of South Ocean
Avenue proposed to be vacated is City-owned - the small
landscaped parcel on the east side as well as the park on
the west side.
It is recommended that the City Council be requested to
authorize the Street Superintendent to initiate proceed-
ings for the vacation of that portion of South Ocean Avenue
between Bay Street and Bicknell.
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City. Engineer
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