Berkeley Municipal Code Ch. 14.88 Pedestrian Malls in the Bateman Neighborhood

* Editor’s Note: This chapter was editorially renumbered from 14.20 to 14.88 during 1999 recodification.

"Attachment 1" pertaining to the Bateman Neighborhood pedestrian malls which accompanies Ord. 5623-NS can be found on file in the office of the City Clerk.

The authority to establish pedestrian malls is vested in the City Council by Berkeley City Charter Section 38 and by the Pedestrian Mall Law of 1960, being Division 13, part 1 of the Streets and Highways Code. (Ord. 5623-NS § 1, 1984)

The City Council, having adopted Resolution of Intent No. 52,262-N.S. on June 19, 1984, which proposes the establishment of three pedestrian malls in the Bateman neighborhood as hereinafter more particularly described and having held a duly noticed public hearing on October 9, 1984 and having considered evidence, testimony, objections and other comments and documents submitted regarding the proposed pedestrian malls and having further adopted Resolution No. 52,428-N.S. determining that such pedestrian malls should be established, hereby finds and declares as follows: That three pedestrian malls should be established in the Bateman neighborhood, located in the City of Berkeley at the following intersections which mall areas are more particularly described in Exhibits A-I, A-2, B, and C-1, C-2 and C-3 to the proposed construction maintenance agreement attached hereto as Attachment 1 which area hereby incorporated as though fully set forth anew:

A. South Hospital Drive at Colby Street, (Exhibits A-1 and A-2);

B. Regent Street immediately south of its intersection with South Hospital Drive (Exhibit B); and,

C. On Webster Street at two locations immediately east and west of its intersection with Bateman (Exhibits C-1, C-2 and C-3). (Ord. 5623-NS § 2, 1984)

That vehicular traffic and parking near and on the streets on which the three pedestrian malls are to be located will be subject to the following restrictions:

A. No through traffic by any vehicle except for emergency vehicles shall be permitted on any of the malls.

B. Vehicular access and use of that portion of Colby Street immediately south of Ashby Avenue and north of the South Hospital Drive-Colby Street mall shall also be subject to the conditions, requirements and restrictions contained in Resolution No. 52, 429-N.S., granting a major revocable permit to Alta Bates Hospital.

C. The creation of the two Webster Street malls will result in the creation of a cul-de-sac at the north end of Bateman Street where it intersects with Webster Street.

D. Staff is hereby directed to prepare the following additional amendments necessary to implement other traffic control measures, devices and programs;

1. Amendments to sections 13S-33.1 and 13W-9.2 of the Traffic Ordinance--Ordinance No. 3262-N.S. to delete certain parking meter zones located on South Hospital Drive and Webster Street and certain additional amendments to add parking meter zones onto Colby Street.

2. Amendments to section 23 of the Traffic Resolution, Resolution No. 36,574-N.S. to add no stopping areas on portions of Bateman, Colby, Regent and Webster Streets and South Hospital Drive in accordance with the final design plans approved by this Council for the malls.

3. Amendments to Resolution No. 52,352-N.S. to delete full diverters no. 16, located at Regent south leg, at South Hospital Drive, and no. 24, located at Webster Street, west leg at Bateman Street.

4. In addition to the City’s Public Works Department shall promulgate and carry out such further administrative regulations which it deems necessary to implement or supplement the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 5623-NS § 3, 1984)

The Council hereby also declares that the cost of constructing and maintaining the malls authorized by this resolution shall be paid for by Alta Bates Hospital and the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute an agreement with Alta Bates Hospital to carry out the provisions of this section, such contract to be in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 hereto. (Ord. 5623-NS § 4, 1984)