HomeMy WebLinkAbout1FCITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: January 13, 2022 CONSENT CALENDAR
SUBJECT: SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2055
AMENDING PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 12.20.020 TO
UPDATE THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS OF VARIOUS CITY
STREETS
FROM: Justin Clifton, City Manager
BY: Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk
RECOMMENDATION:
Waive the second reading of the ordinance text in its entirety and read by title only; and
adopt Ordinance No. 2055 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 12.20.020 OF THE
PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIMA
FACIE SPEED LIMITS OF VARIOUS CITY STREETS."
BACKGROUND:
On December 9, 2021, the City Council introduced Ordinance No. 2055 for first reading,
as noted below:
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HOLSTEGE, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER
KORS, CARRIED 5-0, to introduce Ordinance No. 2055 entitled, "AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 12.20.020 OF THE PALM SPRINGS
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIMA FACIE
SPEED LIMITS OF VARIOUS CITY STREETS.”
City Attorney’s Summary: This Ordinance establishes prima facie speed limits in
accordance with the California Vehicle Code.
This report provides for the City Council to waive further reading and adopt the ordinance.
The ordinance shall be effective 30-days from adoption.
REVIEWED BY:
Department Director: Anthony J. Mejia
City Manager: Justin Clifton
ATTACHMENT: Ordinance No. 2055
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ATTACHMENT 1
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ORDINANCE NO. ____
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 12.20.020 OF THE
PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS OF
VARIOUS CITY STREETS
City Attorney’s Summary
This Ordinance establishes prima facie speed limits in accordance
with the California Vehicle Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. REVISED TITLE. Section 12.20.020 “Decrease of State Maximum Speed Law” is
hereby amended to read: Section 12.20.020 “Prima Facie Speed Limits Established.”
SECTION 2. AMENDED CODE. The text of Section 12.20.020 is hereby deleted and replaced
with the following:
In accordance with California Vehicle Code Sections 22357 and 22358, it is determined, based
upon an engineering and traffic survey dated November 24, 2021, prepared by Kimley Horn and
Associates, Inc. at the direction and under the supervision of the City Engineer of the City of Palm
Springs, that a speed greater than 25 miles per hour would facilitate the orderly movement of
vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe upon the City streets so designated herein
otherwise subject to a prima facie limit of 25 miles per hour; and, as the case may be, that the limit
of 65 miles per hour is more than is reasonable or safe upon the City streets so designated herein.
It is declared that the prima facie speed limit shall be as herein set forth on the following streets
designated in this section, when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon the street.
No. Location Name Segment Start Segment End
Prima
Facie
Speed
Limit
1 18th Avenue West City Limits Indian Canyon Dr 25
2 19th Avenue Karen Ave Indian Canyon Dr 25
3 20th Avenue West City Limits Indian Canyon Dr 25
4 Acanto Dr S Palm Canyon Dr East End 25
5 Alejo Rd West End Miraleste 30
6 Alejo Rd Via Miraleste Avenida Caballeros 40
7 Alejo Rd Avenida Caballeros Sunrise Way 40
8 Alejo Rd Sunrise Way Farrell Dr 40
9 Alejo Rd Farrell Dr East End 30
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No. Location Name Segment Start Segment End
Prima
Facie
Speed
Limit
10 Amado Rd West End Indian Canyon Dr 25
11 Amado Rd Indian Canyon Avenida Caballeros 35
12 Amado Rd Avenida Caballeros Sunrise Way 40
13 Amado Rd Sunrise Way Farrell Dr 35
14 Andreas Rd Hermosa Dr Sunrise Way 25
15 Andreas Rd Sunrise Way Farrell Dr 25
16 Andreas Rd Farrell Dr East End 25
17 Araby Dr E Palm Canyon Dr South End 25
18 Arenas Rd West End Indian Canyon Dr 25
19 Arenas Rd Indian Canyon Dr Calle El Segundo 25
20 Arenas Rd Calle El Segundo Hermosa Dr 25
21 Avenida Caballeros North End San Rafael Dr 25
22 Avenida Caballeros San Rafael Dr Vista Chino 40
23 Avenida Caballeros Vista Chino Tachevah Dr 40
24 Avenida Caballeros Tachevah Dr Tamarisk Rd 35
25 Avenida Caballeros Tamarisk Rd Alejo Rd 35
26 Avenida Caballeros Alejo Rd Tahquitz Canyon Way 35
27 Avenida Caballeros Tahquitz Canyon Way Ramon Road 35
28 Avenida Granada S Palm Canyon Dr Camino Real 25
29 Baristo Rd Avenida Caballeros Sunrise Way 40
30 Baristo Rd Sunrise Way Farrell Dr 35
31 Baristo Rd Farrell Dr El Cielo Rd 35
32 Barona Rd E Palm Canyon Dr South End 30
33 Belardo Rd Alejo Rd Tahquitz Canyon Way 25
34 Belardo Rd Tahquitz Canyon Ramon Rd 25
35 Belardo Rd Ramon Rd Sunny Dunes Rd 35
36 Belardo Rd Sunny Dunes S Belardo Rd/Palm
Canyon Dr 35
37 Bogert Trail South Palm Canyon Palm Canyon Wash 30
38 Bogert Trail Palm Canyon Wash South End 30
39 Broadmoor Dr Cherry Hills Dr E Palm Canyon Dr 25
40 Caliente Dr La Verne Way Via Estrella 25
41 Calle Alvarado Alejo Rd South End 25
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No. Location Name Segment Start Segment End
Prima
Facie
Speed
Limit
42 Calle El Segundo Alejo Rd Amado Rd 30
43 Calle El Segundo Amado Rd Tahquitz Canyon Way 30
44 Calle El Segundo Tahquitz Canyon Way Ramon Road 30
45 Calle Encilia Alejo Rd Amado Rd 35
46 Calle Encilia Amado Rd Tahquitz Canyon Way 30
47 Calle Encilia Tahquitz Canyon Arenas Rd 30
48 Calle Encilia Arenas Rd Ramon Rd 30
49 Calle Palo Fierro Mesquite Rd E Palm Canyon Dr 25
50 Calle Palo Fierro E Palm Canyon Dr La Verne Way 25
51 Calle Palo Fierro La Verne Way South End 25
52 Camino Real Ramon Rd Riverside Dr 25
53 Camino Real Riverside Dr E Palm Canyon Dr 25
54 Camino Real E Palm Canyon Dr La Verne Way 35
55 Camino Real La Verne Way Avenida Granada 25
56 Camino Real Avenida Granada Murray Canyon Way 25
57 Cerritos Rd North End Racquet Club Dr 25
58 Cerritos Rd Racquet Club Dr Vista Chino 25
59 Cerritos Rd Vista Chino Tachevah Dr 25
60 Cerritos Rd Tachevah Dr Alejo Rd 25
61 Cerritos Rd Alejo Rd Amado Rd 25
62 Cerritos Rd Mesquite Ave E. Palm Canyon Dr 25
63 Civic Dr Aviation Rd Tahquitz Canyon Way 30
64 Civic Dr Tahquitz Canyon Way Baristo Rd 25
65 Compadre Rd Baristo Rd Ramon Rd 25
66 Compadre Rd Ramon Rd Sunny Dunes Rd 25
67 Lawrence Crossley Rd Ramon Rd 34th Street 45
68 De Anza Rd/Cortez Rd Yorba Rd Zanjero Rd 25
69 Dillon Rd Diablo Rd Melissa Lane 55
70 Dillon Rd Melissa Ln Indian Canyon Dr 55
71 Dinah Shore Dr Gene Autry Trail Crossley Rd 45
72 Dinah Shore Dr Crossley Rd East City Limits 50
73 E Palm Canyon Dr S. Palm Canyon Dr Sunrise Way 45
74 E Palm Canyon Dr Sunrise Way Farrell Dr 45
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No. Location Name Segment Start Segment End
Prima
Facie
Speed
Limit
75 E Palm Canyon Dr Farrell Dr Rim Rd 50
76 E Palm Canyon Dr Rim Rd Cherokee Way 50
77 E Palm Canyon Dr Cherokee Way Gene Autry Way 50
78 Eastgate Rd/Tramview Rd Gateway Rd Indian Canyon Dr 25
79 El Cielo Rd North End Tahquitz Canyon Way 40
80 El Cielo Rd Tahquitz Canyon Way Ramon Rd 40
81 El Cielo Rd Ramon Rd Mesquite Ave 40
82 El Cielo Rd Mesquite Ave Escoba Dr 45
83 Escoba Dr El Cielo Rd E Palm Canyon Dr 40
84 Farrell Dr Racquet Club Dr Vista Chino 45
85 Farrell Dr Vista Chino Tamarisk Rd 45
86 Farrell Dr Tamarisk Rd Alejo Rd 45
87 Farrell Dr Alejo Rd Tahquitz Canyon Way 40
88 Farrell Dr Tahquitz Canyon Way Ramon Rd 40
89 Farrell Dr Ramon Rd Mesquite Ave 45
90 Farrell Dr Mesquite Avenue E Palm Canyon Dr 40
91 Francis Dr Indian Canyon Dr Avenida Caballeros 25
92 Francis Dr Avenida Caballeros Sunrise Way 25
93 Francis Dr Sunrise Way East End 25
94 Garnet Rd West City Limits Indian Canyon Dr 30
95 Garnet Rd Indian Canyon Dr East End 25
96 Gene Autry Trail I-10 Vista Chino 55
97 Lawrence Crossley Rd 34th Street Palm Canyon Wash 35
98 Lawrence Crossley Rd Palm Canyon Wash E. Palm Canyon Dr 35
99 Hermosa Dr Francis Dr Racquet Club Dr 25
100 Hermosa Dr Racquet Club Dr Vista Chino 25
101 Hermosa Dr Tachevah Dr Alejo Rd 25
102 Hermosa Dr Alejo Tahquitz Canyon 25
103 Hermosa Dr Tahquitz Canyon Wy Tiffany Circle S 25
104 La Verne Way E Palm Canyon Dr Camino Real 40
105 La Verne Way Camino Real Calle Palo Fierro 40
106 La Verne Way Calle Palo Fierro S. Palm Canyon Dr 40
107 Mesquite Ave West End S. Palm Canyon Dr 30
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No. Location Name Segment Start Segment End
Prima
Facie
Speed
Limit
108 Mesquite Ave S. Palm Canyon Dr Camino Real 30
109 Mesquite Ave Camino Real Sunrise Way 35
110 Mesquite Ave Sunrise Way Farrell Dr 40
111 Mesquite Ave El Cielo Rd Vella Rd 25
112 Mesquite Ave Vella Rd Gene Autry Trail 40
113 Murray Canyon Dr S Palm Canyon Dr Camino Real 40
114 Murray Canyon Dr Camino Real Toledo Ave 40
115 N Indian Canyon Dr Dillon Rd 18th Avenue 55
116 N Indian Canyon Dr 18th Avenue I-10 55
117 N Indian Canyon Dr I-10 Tramview Rd 55
118 N Indian Canyon Dr Tramview Rd San Rafael Dr 45
119 N Indian Canyon Dr San Rafael Dr Racquet Club 45
120 N Indian Canyon Dr Racquet Club Dr Vista Chino 45
121 N Indian Canyon Dr Vista Chino Tachevah Dr 45
122 N Indian Canyon Dr Tachevah Dr Alejo Rd 40
123 N Indian Canyon Dr Alejo Rd Amado Rd 30
124 N Indian Canyon Dr Amado Rd Andreas Rd 30
125 N Indian Canyon Dr Andreas Rd Tahquitz Canyon Way 30
126 N. Palm Canyon Dr Vista Chino Dr Tachevah Dr 40
127 N. Palm Canyon Dr Tachevah Dr Alejo Rd 35
128 N. Palm Canyon Dr Alejo Rd Tahquitz Canyon Way 25
129 Paseo Dorotea Ramon Rd Mesquite Ave 25
130 Paseo El Mirador West End Avenida Caballeros 25
131 Paseo El Mirador Avenida Caballeros Sunrise Way 25
132 Racquet Club Rd West End N. Palm Canyon Dr 25
133 Racquet Club Rd N Palm Canyon Dr Indian Canyon Dr 45
134 Racquet Club Rd Indian Canyon Dr Avenida Caballeros 45
135 Racquet Club Rd Avenida Caballeros Sunrise Way 45
136 Racquet Club Rd Sunrise Way Farrell Dr 45
137 Radio Rd/McCarthy Rd San Rafael Dr Indian Canyon Dr 25
138 Ramon Rd West End S. Palm Canyon Dr 25
139 Ramon Rd S. Palm Canyon Dr Avenida Caballeros 45
140 Ramon Rd Avenida Caballeros Sunrise Way 45
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No. Location Name Segment Start Segment End
Prima
Facie
Speed
Limit
141 Ramon Rd Sunrise Way Farrell Dr 45
142 Ramon Rd Farrell Dr El Cielo Rd 45
143 Ramon Rd El Cielo Rd Gene Autry Trail 45
144 Ramon Rd Gene Autry Trail San Luis Rey Dr 40
145 Ramon Rd San Luis Rey Dr East City Limits 40
146 S Indian Canyon Dr Tahquitz Canyon Way Arenas Rd 25
147 S Indian Canyon Dr Arenas Rd Ramon Rd 25
148 S. Palm Canyon Drive Tahquitz Canyon Rd Ramon Rd 25
149 S. Palm Canyon Drive Ramon Rd Mesquite Ave 40
150 S. Palm Canyon Drive Mesquite Ave E. Palm Canyon Dr 40
151 S. Palm Canyon Drive E. Palm Canyon Dr La Verne Way 40
152 S. Palm Canyon Drive La Verne Way Avenida Granada 40
153 S. Palm Canyon Drive Avenida Granada Bogert Trail 40
154 S. Palm Canyon Drive Bogert Trail South City Limits 40
155 San Luis Rey Dr Ramon Rd Dinah Shore Dr 35
156 San Rafael Dr N. Palm Canyon Dr Virginia Rd 40
157 San Rafael Dr Virginia Rd Indian Canyon Dr 40
158 San Rafael Dr Indian Canyon Dr Avenida Caballeros 50
159 San Rafael Dr Avenida Caballeros Sunrise Way 50
160 Sierra Way Camino Palo Fierro Toledo Way 25
161 Sonora Rd S. Palm Canyon Dr Camino Real 25
162 Sonora Rd Sagebrush Rd Sunrise Way 25
163 Sonora Rd Sunrise Way Farrell Dr 25
164 Sonora Rd Farrell Dr El Cielo Rd 25
165 Stevens Rd Via Monte Vista Indian Canyon Dr 25
166 Sunny Dunes Rd S. Palm Canyon Dr Calle Palo Fierro 30
167 Sunny Dunes Rd Calle Palo Fierro Sunrise Way 35
168 Sunny Dunes Rd Compadre Way El Cielo Rd 30
169 Sunny Dunes Rd El Cielo Rd Paseo Dorotea 30
170 Sunny Dunes Rd Paseo Dorotea Gene Autry Trail 30
171 Sunny Dunes Rd Gene Autry Trail Crossley Rd 40
172 Sunny Dunes Rd Belardo Rd S. Palm Canyon Dr 30
173 Sunrise Way North End Racquet Club Rd 45
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No. Location Name Segment Start Segment End
Prima
Facie
Speed
Limit
174 Sunrise Way Racquet Club Dr Vista Chino 45
175 Sunrise Way Vista Chino Tachevah Dr 45
176 Sunrise Way Tachevah Dr Alejo Rd 45
177 Sunrise Way Alejo Rd Tahquitz Canyon Way 40
178 Sunrise Way Tahquitz Canyon Way Ramon Rd 35
179 Sunrise Way Ramon Rd Mesquite Ave 40
180 Sunrise Way Mesquite Ave E. Palm Canyon Dr 45
181 Tachevah Dr Indian Canyon Dr Via Miraleste 30
182 Tachevah Dr Via Miraleste Avenida Caballeros 30
183 Tachevah Dr Avenida Caballeros Sunrise Way 35
184 Tachevah Dr Sunrise Way Farrell Dr 40
185 Tahquitz Canyon Way Calle El Segundo Avenida Caballeros 40
186 Tahquitz Canyon Way Avenida Caballeros Sunrise Way 40
187 Tahquitz Canyon Way Farrell Dr El Cielo Rd 40
188 Tahquitz Canyon Way West End Indian Canyon Dr 25
189 Tahquitz Canyon Way Indian Canyon Dr Calle El Segundo 35
190 Tahquitz Canyon Way Sunrise Way Farrell Dr 40
191 Tamarisk Rd Indian Canyon Dr Ave Caballeros 25
192 Tamarisk Rd Ave Caballeros Sunrise Way 25
193 Tamarisk Rd Sunrise Way Farrell Dr 25
194 Tipton Rd Hwy 111 Wendy Rd 50
195 Tipton Rd Wendy Rd I-10 50
196 Toledo Avenue La Verne Way Murray Canyon Dr 40
197 Twin Palms Dr S Palm Canyon Dr Camino Real 25
198 Twin Palms Dr Camino Real La Verne Way 25
199 Vella Rd Ramon Rd Mesquite Ave 35
200 Verona Rd Racquet Club/Farrell Dr East End 25
201 Via Escuela West End Indian Canyon Dr 25
202 Via Escuela Indian Canyon Dr Ave Caballeros 25
203 Via Escuela Ave Caballeros Sunrise Way 25
204 Via Escuela Sunrise Way Farrell Dr 25
205 Via Escuela Farrell Dr Gene Autry Trail 25
206 Via Las Palmas Via Monte Vista Palm Canyon Dr 25
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No. Location Name Segment Start Segment End
Prima
Facie
Speed
Limit
207 Via Miraleste Francis Dr Racquet Club Dr 25
208 Via Miraleste Racquet Club Dr Vista Chino 25
209 Via Miraleste Vista Chino Tachevah Dr 25
210 Via Miraleste Tachevah Dr Alejo Rd 25
211 Via Monte Vista Vista Chino Crescent Dr 25
212 Vista Chino Via Monte Vista Palm Canyon Dr 25
213 Vista Chino Gene Autry Trial East City Limits 50
214 W Gateway Dr Hwy 111 Eastgate Rd 25
215 Yorba Rd Palm Canyon Dr Zanjero Rd 25
In accordance with California Vehicle Code Section 40802(a)(2), the prima facie speed limits
established herein shall remain valid for a period of at least five (5) years from the date of the
engineering and traffic survey, until November 24, 2026 or as established by any subsequent
amendment to the California Vehicle Code.
In accordance with California Vehicle Code Section 40802(c)(1), the prima facie speed limits
established herein shall remain valid for a period of seven (7) years from the date of the engineering
and traffic survey, until November 24, 2028 or as established by any subsequent amendment to
the California Vehicle Code, provided the criteria associated with the arresting officer identified
therein Section 40802(c)(1) is satisfied.
In accordance with California Vehicle Code Section 40802(c)(1), the prima facie speed limits
established herein shall remain valid for a period of ten (10) years from the date of the engineering
and traffic survey, until November 24, 2031 or as established by any subsequent amendment to
the California Vehicle Code, provided the criteria associated with the arresting officer identified
in Section 40802(c)(1) is satisfied, and the City Engineer evaluates the prima facie speed limit and
determines that no significant changes in roadway or traffic conditions have occurred, including,
but not limited to, changes in adjoining property or land use, roadway width, or traffic volume.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30)
days after passage.
SECTION 4. PUBLICATION. The City Clerk is hereby ordered and directed to certify to the
passage of this Ordinance, and to cause the same or a summary thereof or a display advertisement,
duly prepared according to law, to be published in accordance with law.
ADOPTED this 9th day of December, 2021.
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Resolution No. _____
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JUSTIN CLIFTON, CITY MANAGER
ATTEST:
ANTHONY MEJIA, CITY CLERK
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Resolution No. _____
Page 3
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, ANTHONY MEJIA, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Ordinance No. _____ is a full, true and correct copy as was duly adopted at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on December 9, 2021, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ANTHONY MEJIA, CITY CLERK
City of Palm Springs, California
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