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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. 1433-2010ORDINANCE NO. 1433-2010 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AN ORDINANCE UPDATING CHAPTEP: 11.68 OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATED TO PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT ON CITY STREETS WHEREAS, Chapter 11.68 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code, relating to prima facie speed limit on City streets, was last updated in 2007; and WHEREAS, amendments to Chapter 11.68, based on a Engineering and Traffic Survey are required by state law in order to justify use of radar for speed limit radar enforcement; and WHEREAS, this Ordinance updates the City's regulatory framework for prima facie speed limit on city streets based on the current Engineering and Traffic Survey; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it benefits tree public interest, safety, and welfare to regulate vehicle speed limits in the manner set forth. in this Ordinance. NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of South San Francisco does hereby ordain as follows: SECTION L AMENDMENTS. Chapter 11.68 PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT ON CITY STREETS 11.68.005 Determination and declaration of prima facie speed limits. The City Council. approves and adopts the engineering and traffic: survey dated July 14, 2010, prepared by the Police Department and City Engineer, for t:he streets and portions thereof set forth therein, copies of which are on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the City Clerk and City Engineer. The City Council finds and determines that the survey was conducted in accordance with the Vehicle Code and methods of conducting engineering and traffic surveys prescribed in the California Department of 'T'ransportation and that the survey justifies the speed limits set forth. in this chapter. The City Council further finds and determines upon the basis of the survey that a speed greater than twenty-five miles per hour will facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and will be reasonable and safe upon the streets or portions of streets designated in Sections 11.68.015 through 11.68.035 and declares that the prima facie speed limit of each street or portion thereof is the most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and is reasonable and safe. Thc; City Council declares these speed limits as prima facie speed limits for the streets or portions thereof, which limits shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are e-rected upon the streets or portions thereof. 11.68.010 Prima facie speed limit declared twenty-five miles per hour. The twenty-five mile per hour prima facie speed limit shall aT-ply to the following streets: Alida Way -from Northwood Drive to Ponderosa Road Alta Loma Drive -from Arroyo Drive to San Felipe Avenue Alta Vista Drive -from Conmur Street to Valverde Drive Arroyo Drive -from El Camino Real to Junipero Serra Boulevard Avalon Drive -from City Limits to Dorado Way Baden Avenue -from Airport Boulevard to Chestnut Avenue Commercial Avenue -from Chestnut Avenue to Linden Avenue Del Monte Avenue -from Alta Loma Drive to Arroyo Drive Evergreen Drive -from Hillside Boulevard to Mission Road Grand Avenue -from Airport Boulevard to Mission Road Hillside Boulevard Linden Avenue to Sister Cities Boulevard Linden Avenue -from Airport Boulevard to Railroad Avenue S. Linden. Avenue -from Railroad. Avenue to San Mateo Avenue Littlefield Avenue -from Harbor Way to Utah Avenue S. Maple Avenue -from South Canal Street to Tanforan Avenue McLellan Drive -from El Camino Real to Hibiscus Miller Avenue -from Airport Boulevard to Chestnut Avenue W. Orange Avenue -from El Camino Real to Railroad Avenue Olympic Drive -from Shannon Drive to Westborough Boulevard Ponderosa Road -from El Camino Real to Valencia Drive Railroad Avenue -from Orange Avenue to Spruce Avenue Spruce Avenue -from Maple Avenue to Railroad Avenue Valverde Drive -from Alta Vista Drive to Avalon Drive Victory Avenue -from South Linden Avenue to South Spruce Avenue All other local streets in residential and business districts in the City not included in this chapter. 11.68.015 Prima facie speed limit declared thirty miles per hour. The thirty mile per hour prima facie speed limit shall apply to the following streets: South Airport Boulevard -from Airport Boulevard/Produce Avenue to Utah Avenue Allerton Avenue -from East Grand Avenue to Forbes Boulevard North Canal Street -from South Linden Avenue to West Orange Avenue South Canal Street -from South Linden Avenue to South Spruce Avenue Callan Boulevard -from King Drive to Westborough Boulevard Chestnut Avenue -from Grand Avenue to Hillside Boulevard and from Commercial Avenue to El Camino Real DNA Way -from Forbes Boulevard to Point San Bruno Boulevard Dubuque Avenue -from East Grand Avenue to Oyster Point :Boulevard Eccles Avenue -from Forbes Boulevard to Oyster Point Boulevard. Grandview Drive -from East Grand Avenue to Point San Bnino Boulevard Harbor Way -from East Grand Avenue to Littlefield Avenue Littlefield Avenue -from East Grand Avenue to Utah Avenue Mission Road -from Chestnut Avenue to City Limits Mitchell Avenue -from Harbor Way to South Airport Boulevard Noor Avenue -from El Camino Real to Huntington Avenue Oyster Point Boulevard -from Eccles Avenue to east end Railroad Avenue -from Linden Avenue to Spruce Avenue San Mateo Avenue -from Airport Boulevard/Produce Avenue to South Linden Avenue/ Tanforan Avenue Shaw Road -from City Limits to San Mateo Avenue South Spruce Avenue -from El Camino Real to Railroad Ave-nue Utah Avenue -from South Airport Boulevard to Harbor Way Westborough Boulevard -from Camaritas Avenue/West Orange Avenue to El Camino Real 11.68.020 Prima facie speed limit declared thirty-five miles per hour. The thirty-five mile per hour prima facie speed limit shall apply to the following streets: Airport Boulevard -from Sister Cities Boulevard to San Mateo Avenue South Airport Boulevard -from City Limits to Utah Avenue Forbes Boulevard -from East Grand Avenue to DNA Way Gateway Boulevard -from Oyster Point Boulevard to South Airport Boulevard Gellert Boulevard -from Shannon Drive to King Drive East Grand Avenue -from Airport Boulevard to east end Gull Road -from Forbes Boulevard to Oyster Point Boulevard Oyster Point Boulevard -from Eccles Avenue to Gateway Boulevard Produce Avenue -from San Mateo Avenue to Terminal Court Utah Avenue -from Harbor Way to Littlefield Avenue (east e;nd) Westborough Boulevard -from City Limits to Junipero Serra Boulevard 11..68.025 Prima facie speed limit declared forty miles per hour. The forty mile per hour prima facie speed limit shall apply to the fallowing streets: Hickey Boulevard -from City Limits to El Camino Real Hillside Boulevard/Hillside Boulevard Extension -Chestnut Avenue to Sister Cities Boulevard Huntington Avenue -from Noor Avenue to South Spruce Avenue Sister Cities Boulevard -from Airport Boulevard to Hillside ]Boulevard South San Francisco Drive Hillside Boulevard Extension to Sister Cities Boulevard l 1.68.030 Prima facie speed limit declared forty-five miles per hour. The forty-five mile per hour prima facie speed limit shall apply to the following streets: Westborough Boulevard -from West Orange Avenue/ Ca~marltaS Avenue to Junipero Serra Boulevard 11.68.035 Prima facie speed limit declared fifty miles per Hour. The fifty mile per hour prima facie speed limit shall apply to ithe following streets: Junipero Serra Boulevard -from. Avalon Drive to Hickey Boulevard SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of this Ordinance, including the application of such part or provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall continue in full force and effect. To this end, provisions of this Ordinance are severable. The City Council of the City of South San Francisco hereby declares that it would have passed each. section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph., sentence, clause, or phrase hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases be held unconstitutional, invalid., or unenforceable. SECTION 3. PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. Pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 36933, a summary of this Ordinance shall be prepared by the City Attorney. At least five (5) days prior to the Council meeting at which this Ordinance is scheduled to be adopted, the City Clerk shall (1) publish the Summary, and (2) post in the City Clerk's Office a certified copy of this Ordinance. Within fifteen (15) days after the adoption of this Ordinance, the City Clerk shall (1) publish the summary, and (2) post in the City Clerk's Office a certified copy of the full text of this Ordinance along with the names of those City Council ine;mbers voting for and against this Ordinance or otherwise voting. This ordinance shall become effective thirty days from and after its adoption. Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco, held the 28th day of July, 2010. Adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South Francisco at a regular meeting of the City Council held the 1 lth day of August, 2010 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Pedro Gonzalez, Richard A. Garbarino, and Karyl Matsumoto, NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Vice Mayor Kevin Mullin and Mayor Mark Addiego ATTEST: City Clerk As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco, I l~ he~b3~-a~rove the foregoing Ordinance this 11th day of August, 2010.