HomeMy WebLinkAbout1720 - ORDINANCES - 10/3/2007' ORDINANCE NO. 1720
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 ON
VARIOUS CITY STREETS.
Citv Attornev'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 1220.020 "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 July 13, 2007, prepared by Albert
Grover & Associates 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.
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STREET SEGMENT
FACIE
SPEED
LIMIT
Alejo Road West End to Via Miraleste
35
Via Miraleste to Avenida Caballeros
40
Avenida Caballeros to Sunrise Way
40
Sunrise Way to Farrell Drive
45
' Amado Road I N. Indian Canyon Drive to Avenida Caballeros
Avenida Caballeros to Sunrise Way
35
40
Sunrise Way to Farrell Drive
40
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Avenida Caballeros
San Rafael Drive to Vista Chino
40
Vista Chino to Tachevah Drive
40
PRIMA
STREET
SEGMENT
FACIE
SPEED
LIMIT
Avenida Caballeros
Tachevah Drive to Tamarisk Road
35
Tamarisk Road to Alejo Road
35
Alejo Road to Tahquitz Canyon Way
35
Tahquitz Canyon Way to Raman Road
35
Baristo Road
Avenida Caballeros to Sunrise Way
40
Sunrise Way to Farrell Drive
40
Farrell Drive to El Cielo Road
40
Barona Road
E. Palm Canyon Drive to South End
25
Bogert Trail
S. Palm Canyon Drive to Palm Canyon Wash
30
Palm Canyon Wash to South End
35
Calle El Segundo
_
Alejo Road to Amado Road
35
Amado Road to Tahquitz Canyon Way
30
Tahquitz Canyon Way to Ramon Road
35
Calle Encilia
Alejo Road to Amado Road
35
Amado Road to Tahquitz Canyon Way
30
Tahquitz Canyon Way to Arenas Road
Arenas Road to Ramon Road
30
35
Camino Real
E. Palm Canyon Drive to La Verne Way
35
La Verne Way to Avenida Granada
30
Avenida Granada to Murray Canyon Drive
30
Crossley Road
Ramon Road to 34th Avenue
45
Dillon Road
Diablo Road to Melissa Lane
55
Dinah Shore Drive
Gene Autry Trail to Crossley Road
45
Crossley Road to East City Limit
50
E. Palm Canyon Dr.
S. Palm Canyon Dr. to Sunrise Way
45
Sunrise Way to Farrell Drive/Barona Road
45
Farrell Drive/Barona Road to Rim Road
50
Rim Road to Cherokee Way
50
Cherokee Way to Gene Autry Trail
50
El Cielo Road
Tahquitz Canyon Way to Ramon Road
45
Ramon Road to Mesquite Avenue
45
Mesquite Avenue to Escoba Drive
45
Escoba Drive
El Cielo Road to L. Palm Canyon Drive
45
Farrell Drive
Racquet Club Road to Vista Chino
45
Vista Chino to Tamarisk Road
45
Tamarisk Road to Alejo Road
45
Alejo Road to Tahquitz Canyon Way
45
'
Tahquitz Canyon Way to Ramon Road
45
Ramon Road to Mesquite Avenue
45
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Mesquite Avenue to E. Palm Canyon Dr.
45
Garnet Avenue
N. Indian Canyon Dr. to West City Limit
55
PRIMA
STREET
SEGMENT
FACIE
SPEED
LIMIT
Gene Autry Trail
Interstate 10 to Vista Chino
55
Golf Club Drive
Avenue 34 to Palm Canyon Wash
35
Palm Canyon Wash to E. Palm Canyon Dr.
35
La Verne Way
E. Palm Canyon Dr. to Camino Real
40
Camino Real to Calle Palo Fierro
40
Calle Palo Fierro to S. Palm Canyon Dr.
40
Mesquite Avenue
West End to S. Palm Canyon Dr.
30
S. Palm Canyon Dr. to Camino Real
35
Camino Real to Sunrise Way
35
Sunrise Way to Farrell Drive
40
El Cielo Road to Vella Road
35
Vella Road to Gene Autry Trail
35
Murray Canyon Dr.
S. Palm Canyon Dr. to Camino Real
50
Camino Real to Toledo Avenue
50
N. Indian Canyon Dr.
18th Avenue to Interstate 10
55
'
Interstate 10 to Tramview Road
Tramview Road to San Rafael Drive
55
45
San Rafael Drive to Racquet Club Road
45
Racquet Club Road to Vista Chino
45
Vista Chino to Tachevah Drive
40
Tachevah Drive to Alejo Road
40
Alejo Road to Amado Road
30
Amado Road to Andreas Road
30
Andreas Road to Tahquitz Canyon Way
30
N. Palm Canyon Dr.
Vista Chino to Tachevah Drive
40
Tachevah Drive to Alejo Road
35
Racquet Club Road
N. Palm Canyon Dr. to N. Indian Canyon Dr.
45
N. Indian Canyon Dr. to Avenida Caballeros
45
Avenida Caballeros to Sunrise Way
45
Sunrise Way to Farrell Drive
45
Ramon Road
West End to S. Palm Canyon Dr.
25
S. Palm Canyon Dr. to Avenida Caballeros
40
Avenida Caballeros to Sunrise Way
40
Sunrise Way to Farrell Drive
40
Farrell Drive to El Cielo Road
40
El Cielo Road to Gene Autry Trail
45
Gene Autry Trail to San Luis Rey Drive
40
'
San Luis Rey Dr. to East City Limit (eastbound)
40
San Luis Rey Drive
Ramon Road to Mesquite Avenue
30
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San Rafael Drive
N. Palm Canyon Dr. to N. Indian Canyon Dr.
50
N. Indian Canyon Dr. to Avenida Caballeros
50
'
PRIMA
STREET
SEGMENT
FACIE
SPEED
LIMIT
San Rafael Drive
Avenida Caballeros to Sunrise Way
50
S. Indian Canyon Dr.
Tahquitz Canyon Way to Arenas Road
30
Arenas Road to Ramon Road
30
Ramon Road to Camino Parocela
35
S. Palm Canyon Dr.
Ramon Road to Mesquite Avenue
40
Mesquite Avenue to E. Palm Canyon Dr.
40
E. Palm Canyon Dr. to La Verne Way
40
La Verne Way to Avenida Granada
40
Avenida Granada to Boqert Trail
40
Sunny Dunes Road
Belardo Road to S. Palm Canyon Dr.
35
S. Palm Canyon Dr. to Calle Palo Fierro
35
Calle Palo Fierro to Sunrise Way
35
Compadre Road to El Cielo Road
35
El Cielo Road to Paseo Dorotea
30
Paseo Dorotea to Gene Autry Trail
30
Sunrise Way
Gene Autry Trail to Crossley Road
Four Seasons Blvd. to San Rafael Drive
40
40
San Rafael Drive to Racquet Club Road
45
Racquet Club Road to Vista Chino
45
Vista Chino to Tachevah Drive
45
Tachevah Drive to Alejo Road
40
Alejo Road to Tahquitz Canyon Way
40
Tahquitz Canyon Way to Ramon Road
35
Ramon Road to Mesquite Avenue
40
Mesquite Avenue to E. Palm Canyon Dr.
45
Tachevah Drive
N. Indian Canyon Dr. to Via Miraleste
25
Via Miraleste to Avenida Caballeros
25
Avenida Caballeros to Sunrise Way
45
Sunrise Way to Farrell Drive
45
Tahquitz Canyon Way
Indian Canyon Dr. to Calle El Sequndo
35
Calle El Segundo to Avenida Caballeros
40
Avenida Caballeros to Sunrise Way
40
Sunrise Way to Farrell Drive
40
Farrell Drive to El Cielo Road
40
Tipton Road
Highway 111 to Wendy Road
50
Wendy Road to Interstate 10
50
Toledo Avenue
La Verne Way to Murray Canyon Drive
50
'
Vella Road
Ramon Road to Mesquite Avenue
30
Vista Chino
Gene Autry Trail to East City Limit
50
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In accordance with California Vehicle Code Section 40802(a)(2), the prima facie speed
limits established herein shall remain valid for a period of five (5) years from the date of
the engineering and traffic survey, until July 13, 2012.
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 July 13, 2014, 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 July 13, 2017, 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.
APPROVED, PASSED, AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of October, 2007
RON ODEN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Ames Thompson, City Clerk
Ordinance No. 1720
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS)
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, California, do hereby
certify that Ordinance No. 1720 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was introduced at a
regular meeting of the Palm Springs City Council on September 19, 2007, and adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 3`d day of October, 2007, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember McCulloch, and Mayor Oden.
NOES: Councilmember Mills, and Mayor Pro Tern Pougnet,
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
/dames Thompson, City Clerk
/ ,L�ity of Palm Springs, California