Whenever the Council finds on the basis of an engineering and traffic survey that a speed of 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, or 55 miles per hour facilitates the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be safe upon any highway otherwise subject to a prima facie limit of 25 miles per hour under the State Vehicle Code, the Director shall post appropriate signs upon such highways specifying such speed limits.
(Ord. 89-12, 6/27/1989)
Whenever the Council finds and determines upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey that the speed limit of 55 miles per hour is more than is reasonable or safe upon any portion of the highway where such speed limit of 55 miles per hour is applicable under the State Vehicle Code, and further determines that a speed of 50, 45, 40, 35, 30 or 25 per hour is more appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and is reasonable and safe, the Director shall post appropriate signs upon such highways specifying such speed limits of 50, 45, 40, 35, 30, or 25 miles per hour as the case may be.
(Ord. 89-12, 6/27/1989)
Whenever the Council finds upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey that the prima facie speed limit of 25 miles per hour established by paragraph (2) subdivision (b) of Section 22352 of the State Vehicle Code is more than is reasonable or safe, and declares a prima facie speed limit of 20 or 15 miles per hour, whichever is justified as the appropriate speed limit, as provided in Section 22358.4 of the State Vehicle Code, the Director shall erect and maintain appropriate signs specifying the speed limit so determined.
(Ord. 89-12, 6/27/1989)
Whenever the Council finds on the basis of an engineering and traffic survey the maximum speed, not less than five miles per hour, which can be maintained with safety on any bridge or elevated structure, and a public hearing is held as provided in Section 22404 of the State Vehicle Code, the Director shall erect and maintain suitable signs specifying the maximum speed so determined.
(Ord. 89-12, 6/27/1989)
Whenever the Council finds on the basis of an engineering and traffic survey that the prima facie speed limit of 25 miles per hour in a business or residence district or in a public park on any street having a roadway not exceeding 25 feet in width, other than a state highway, is more than is reasonable or safe, and declares a prima facie speed limit of 20 or 15 miles per hour, whichever is found most appropriate and is reasonable and safe, as provided in Section 22358.3 of the State Vehicle Code, the Director shall erect and maintain appropriate signs specifying the prima facie speed limit so determined.
(Ord. 89-12, 6/27/1989)
Whenever the Council finds upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey that the prima facie speed limit of 25 miles per hour is more than is reasonable and safe on any portion of a street having a grade in excess of 10 percent, and declares a maximum limit of 20 or 15 miles per hour, whichever is found most appropriate and is reasonable and safe, as provided in Section 22413 of the State Vehicle Code, the Director shall erect and maintain appropriate signs specifying the maximum speed so determined.
(Ord. 89-12, 6/27/1989)
Whenever the Council finds that by reason of snow or ice conditions a speed in excess of 25 miles per hour is more than is reasonable and safe upon any portion of a highway, the Director shall post appropriate signs on such portion of the highway indicating a speed of 25 miles per hour as provided in Section 22363 of the State Vehicle Code. Such signs may be placed and removed as snow or ice conditions vary. When such signs are in place, the prima facie speed limit on the portion of the highway so posted shall be 25 miles per hour.
(Ord. 89-12, 6/27/1989)