The City Council may determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey that a speed greater than 15 miles per hour would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe upon any street other than a state highway otherwise subject to a prima facie limit of 15 miles per hour, the local authority may by ordinance determine and declare a prima facie speed limit of 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 miles per hour or a maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour, whichever is found most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and is reasonable and safe.
(Ord. 2019-26; Ord. 2023-10)
The City Council may determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey that the limit of 55 miles per hour is more than is reasonable or safe upon any portion of any street other than a state highway where the limit of 55 miles per hour is applicable, the local authority may by ordinance determine and declare a prima facie speed limit of 50, 45, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, or 15 miles per hour, whichever is found most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and is reasonable and safe.
The City Council may, by ordinance, declare and post a 25 miles per hour prima facie speed limit on a highway contiguous to a business activity district, as defined in Section 14.06.030, Business Activity District.
(Ord. 2019-26; Ord. 2023-10)
The City Council may establish by resolution a speed limit of less than 25 miles per hour for any street near a school that would otherwise be subject to the state limit of 25 miles per hour.
The City Council may establish by ordinance a speed limit of less than 25 miles per hour for any street in a business or residential area or in a park or having a width of 25 feet or less that would otherwise be subject to the state limit of 25 miles per hour.
(Ord. 2023-10)
The City Council may establish by resolution a speed limit of less than 25 miles per hour on any street having a grade in excess of 10% that would otherwise be subject to the state limit of 25 miles per hour.
(Ord. 2019-26)
The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to regulate the timing of traffic signals so as to permit the movement of traffic in an orderly and safe manner at speeds slightly at variance from the speeds otherwise applicable within the district or at intersections, and shall erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof.
The City Council may establish by resolution a speed limit of less than 55 miles per hour for large trucks on any street that would otherwise be subject to the state limit of 55 miles per hour.