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ORDINANCE NO.2] 90
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ARCADIA MUNIC]PAL
CODE REGARDING PRIMA F AC]E SPEED LIMITS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA,
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
The Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended by
deleting in their entirety Sections 322] through and including 322] .23 and
Sections 3222 through and including 3222.9 of Article III, Chapter 2, Part 2,
Divisions I and 2.
SECTION 2.
Article III, Chapter 2, Part 2, Division I of the Arcadia
Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a new Section 322] to read as
follows:
"322 I.
SPEED LIMITS INCREASED. The City Council may
determine by resolution, from tirne to time, that on the basis of an engineering and
traffic survey, a speed greater than that permitted by State law would facilitate the
orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe upon
certain streets. The prima facie speed limit on those streets may be increased by
resolution of the City Council, and shall be effective when appropriate signs giving
notice thereof are erected upon the street. Such prirna facie speed limits shall not
thereafter be revised except upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey."
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SECTION 3.
Article III, Chapter 2, Part 2, Division 2 of the Arcadia
Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a new Section 3222 to read as
follows:
"3222.
SPEED LIMITS DECREASED. The City Council may
determine by resolution, from time to time, that on the basis of an engineering and
traffic survey, the speed permitted by State Law outside of business and residence
districts as applicable is more than is reasonable or safe upon certain streets and
should be decreased to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic in a manner which
is reasonable and safe. The prima facie speed limit on those streets may be
decreased by resolution of the City Council, and shall be effective when
appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon the street."
SECTION 4.
The City Clerk of the City of Arcadia shall certify to the
adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause a copy of the same to be published in
the official newspaper of said City within fifteen (] 5) days after its adoption. This
Ordinance shall take effect on the thirty-first (3151) day after its adoption.
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Passed, approved and adopted this 2nd day of March
,2004.
ATTEST:
~~ U' '"<0
,~ity Clerk !J \
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the
foregoing Ordinance NO.2] 90 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City
of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 2nd day of March, 2004 and that said Ordinance was
adopted by the following vote, to wit:
A YES: Councilmember Chang, Kovacic, Marshall, Wuo and Segal
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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