Title
Amendment to the Master Plan of Arterial Highways
Overview
The Orange County Transportation Authority administers the Master Plan of Arterial Highways, including the review and approval of amendments requested by local agencies. The City of Westminster has requested an amendment to the Master Plan of Arterial Highways that is recommended for approval. A status update on the active Master Plan of Arterial Highways amendments is also provided.
Recommendation(s)
A. Approve an amendment to the Master Plan of Arterial Highways to reclassify the following facilities from secondary (four-lane, undivided) arterials to divided collector (two-lane, divided) arterials:
• Garden Grove Boulevard between Interstate 405 northbound off-ramp/State Route 22 eastbound off-ramp/State Route 22 eastbound on-ramp and Edwards Street;
• Edwards Street between Garden Grove Boulevard and Trask Avenue;
• Trask Avenue between Edwards Street and Hoover Street;
• Hoover Street between Garden Grove Boulevard and Bolsa Avenue.
The proposed amendment will become final, contingent upon the Orange County Transportation Authority receiving documentation that the City of Westminster has amended their general plan, and has complied with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act.
If the originally proposed Master Plan of Arterial Highways amendment is modified as a result of the California Environmental Quality Act and/or general plan amendment process, the modified Master Plan of Arterial Highways amendment shall be returned to the Orange County Transportation Authority’s Board of Directors for consideration.
B. Direct the Executive Director of Planning, or his designee, to file a Notice of Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act in support of the amendment to the Master Plan of Arterial Highways.
C. Receive and file a status report on active Master Plan of Arterial Highways amendments.