HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Ord 1654 2016-03-14 ORDINANCE NUMBER 1654
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH AMENDING
SECTION 8.10.130 OF CHAPTER 8.10 (TRAFFIC
ADMINISTRATION) OF TITLE 8 (VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC) OF
THE SEAL BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO MAXIMUM
SPEED
WHEREAS, Section 8.10.130 of the Seal Beach Municipal Code establishes
maximum speed limits within the City of Seal Beach on certain streets and roads;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized by the California Vehicle Code 22357
and 22358 to establish prima facie speed limits as determined by engineering
and traffic surveys; and
WHEREAS, engineering and traffic surveys, dated February 2016, have been
completed and approved by resolution of the City Council as required by the
State of California Vehicle Code; and
WHEREAS, the City's local streets and roads are defined by the latest functional
usage and Federal-aid System Maps as determined by the Federal Highway
Administration; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it can be seen with certainty that there is
no possibility that the adoption of this Ordinance and the establishment of the
regulations hereby will have a significant effect on the environment, and therefor
this Ordinance is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality
Act, pursuant to Title 14, Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Code of
Regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH
■-- DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Seal Beach Municipal Code Section 8.10.130 is hereby
amended in its entirety to read as follows:
8.10.130 Maximum Speed.
A. The city council has determined, upon the basis of an engineering and
traffic survey that the speed permitted by state law outside of business and
residence districts is more than is reasonable or safe. Except as otherwise
provided in Subsection B, the prima facie speed limit for all streets and portions
of streets is declared to be 25 miles per hour.
B. Subsection A of this section shall not apply to the following:
1. Any state or federal highway posted with a speed limit by authority
of that jurisdiction.
2. Any of the following streets or portion of the following streets, upon
the basis that pursuant to engineering and traffic surveys, for safe operation of
vehicles on the following streets, the prima facie speed limit shall be set forth on
the following designated streets or portion thereof, when signs are erected giving
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notice thereof, in accordance with Vehicle Code Section 22358:
NAME OF STREET DECLARED PRIMA FACIE
OR PORTION THEREOF SPEED ZONE
Adolfo Lopez Drive from Seal Beach Thirty (30) Miles Per Hour
Boulevard to End
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Almond Avenue from Oleander Street Thirty (30) Miles Per Hour
to Violet Street
Balboa Drive from Pacific Coast Highway Twenty-five (25) Miles Per Hour
to Bolsa Avenue
Bolsa Avenue from Pacific Coast Highway Thirty (30) Miles Per Hour
to Seal Beach Boulevard
College Park Drive from Harvard Lane to Twenty-five (25) Miles Per Hour
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Electric Avenue from Seal Beach Thirty (30) Miles Per Hour
Boulevard to 6th Street
First Street from Marina Drive Thirty (30) Miles Per Hour
to Ocean Avenue
First Street from Marina Drive Forty (40) Miles Per Hour
to Pacific Coast Highway
Lampson Avenue from Seal Beach Forty-five (45) Miles Per Hour
Boulevard to Basswood Street
Lampson Avenue from Basswood Street Forty-five (45) Miles Per Hour
to East City Limits
Marina Drive from Pacific Coast Highway Thirty (30) Miles Per Hour
to West City Limits
North Gate Road from Seal Beach Thirty-five (35) Miles Per Hour
Boulevard to Leisure World Gate (End)
Ocean Avenue from 1st Street to 5th Street Twenty-five (25) Miles Per Hour
Rossmoor Center Way from Seal Beach Twenty-five (25) Miles Per Hour
Boulevard to West City Limits
Seal Beach Boulevard from Pacific Thirty (30) Miles Per Hour
Coast Highway to Electric Avenue
Seal Beach Boulevard from Pacific Fifty (50) Miles Per Hour
Coast Highway to Bolsa Avenue
Seal Beach Boulevard from Bolsa Fifty (50) Miles Per Hour
Avenue to Forrestal Lane
Seal Beach Boulevard from Forrestal Lane Fifty (50) Miles Per Hour
to Westminster Avenue
Seal Beach Boulevard from Westminster Fifty (50) Miles Per Hour
Avenue to 1-405
Seal Beach Boulevard from 1-405 to North Forty (40) Miles Per Hour
City Limits
Westminster Avenue from West City Limits Fifty (50) Miles Per Hour
to Road "B"
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Westminster Avenue from Road "B" Forty-five (45) Miles Per Hour
to Kitts Highway
Westminster Avenue from Kitts Highway Sixty (60) Miles Per Hour
to East City Limits
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3. Any other street or portion of any other street posted with signs
designating a greater speed as determined by the City Council based upon an
engineering and traffic survey, in which case the posted speed shall the prima
facie speed limit.
4. Streets, portions of streets, alleys or other areas for which a lesser
speed is dictated by law.
Section 2. The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed
to install appropriate signs upon each street or road designated herein, giving
notice of the prima facie speed limit established in this Ordinance.
Section 3. Any provisions of the Seal Beach Municipal Code, or
appendices thereto, or any other resolution of the City, to the extent that they are
inconsistent with this Ordinance, and no further, are hereby repealed.
Section 4. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrase of this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to
be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this Ordinance or any part hereof. The City Council of the City of Seal Beach
hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall go into effect and be in full force and
effect thirty (30) days after its final passage and adoption.
Section 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of
this Ordinance and shall cause the same or a summary thereof to be published
and posted in the manner required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Seal Beach City Council at a
regular meeting held on the 14th day of March, 201 by the following vote:
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I, Robin Roberts, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the
foregoing ordinance was introduced for First Reading at a regular meeting held
on the 22nd day of February , 2016 and was passed, approved and
adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on the 14th day of March,
2016 by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members: Massa-Lavitt, Varipapa, Deaton, Sloan, Miller
NOES: Council Members: None
�.. ABSENT: Council Members: None
ABSTAIN: Council Members: None
And do hereby further certify that Ordinance Number 1654 has been published
p u-nt 'Seal Beach City Charter and Resolution Number 2863.
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Robin L. Roberts, City Clerk