Pursuant to Section 22357 and 22358 of the
Vehicle Code, the City Council hereby determines, upon the basis of engineering and traffic investigation, that a speed greater than 25 miles per hour would be reasonable and safe upon the streets designated in Section
10.60.015 of this title which are otherwise subject to a prima facie speed limit of 25 miles per hour under the said
Vehicle Code, and that the maximum limit of 55 miles per hour is more than is reasonable and safe upon the streets designated in Section
10.60.015, which are otherwise subject to a maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour under the said
Vehicle Code. The Public Works Department is hereby authorized and directed to establish appropriate signs giving notice of the prima facie speed limits established by Section
10.60.015.
(Ord. 4069, 1980)
Pursuant to Section 22357.1 of the California
Vehicle Code the
prima facie speed limit on Shoreline Drive between Loma Alta Drive
and the westerly terminus of Shoreline Park shall be 25 miles per
hour, every day, from sunrise to sunset.
(Ord. 4804, 1993; Ord. 5685, 2015)
Whenever the Council finds on the basis of an engineering investigation,
the maximum speed, not less than five miles per hour, which can be
maintained with safety on any bridge or elevated structure within
the City, and a public hearing is held as provided in Section 516(22404)
of the
Vehicle Code, the Council may make its order in writing determining
such maximum speed and the City Transportation Engineer shall erect
and maintain signs specifying such maximum speed in the manner provided
by law.
(Prior code §31.44; Ord. 2713, 1959)
Pursuant to Section 22358.4 of the
Vehicle Code of the State
of California, the City Council hereby extends the length of the prima
facie school zone speed limit of 25 mph, established by Section 22352
of the
Vehicle Code of the State of California, at certain school
zones. Where appropriate school zone warning signs are erected giving
notice thereof, the prima facie speed limit of 25 miles per hour shall
be in effect while children are going to or leaving the school, either
during school hours or during the noon recess period, at the following
locations:
A. Anacapa
Street - East Islay Street to East Micheltorena Street
B. Flora
Vista Drive - Calle Andulucia to Cliff Drive
C. Hope
Avenue - Lincoln Road to Pueblo Avenue
D. Laguna
Street - East Los Olivos Street to a point 30 feet north of East Islay
Street.
(Ord. 5685, 2015; Ord. 5904, 2019)