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Home My WebLink About7260 RESOLUTION NO. 7260 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS ON CITY STREETS OTHER THAN THOSE SET FORTH BY STATE LAW WHEREAS, in accordance with California Vehicle Code Sections 22357 and 22358, Sections 3221 and 3222 of the Arcadia Municipal Code authorize the City Council, on the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, to increase or decrease the prima facie speed limit otherwise allowed by State law on certain streets in order to facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic in a manner that is reasonable and safe; and WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia has recently conducted an engineering and traffic survey which together with earlier such engineering and traffic surveys, indicates that a speed either greater than or less than that otherwise permitted by State law upon certain streets in the City would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires and intends to keep in place without interruption those certain increases and decreases in the prima facie speed limit on certain streets set forth in Arcadia Municipal Code Sections 3221 and 3222; and WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted Ordinance No. 2190 which permits the City Council, by resolution to increase or decrease the prima facie speed limit on certain streets based on an engineering and traffic survey, while at the same time removing from the Arcadia Municipal Code those certain increases or decreases in prima facie speed limits in existence at the time of adoption of Ordinance No. 2190. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: 1 SECTION 1. On the basis of an engineering and traffic survey conducted by the City, an increase in the speed otherwise permitted by State law upon the following streets would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe. Therefore, the prima facie speed limit shall be as hereinafter set forth on those streets or parts of streets specified hereinafter in this Section 1: Baldwin Avenue between Huntington Drive and Foothill Boulevard, forty (40) miles per hour. Campus Drive between Holly Avenue and Santa Anita Avenue, forty (40) miles per hour. Golden West Avenue between Huntington Drive and the south City Limit, thirty (30) miles per hour. Live Oak Avenue between Santa Anita Avenue and the east City Limit, forty (40) miles per hour. Lower Azusa Road between the west City Limit and the east City Limit, forty-five (45) miles per hour. SECTION 2. On the basis of an engineering and traffic survey conducted by the City, the speed permitted by State law upon the following streets is more than is reasonable and safe. Therefore, the prima facie speed limit shall be as hereinafter set forth on those streets or parts of streets specified hereinafter in this Section 2, and such prima facie speed limits are hereby determined to be appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and are reasonable and safe: Baldwin Avenue between Orange Grove Avenue and Foothill Boulevard, forty (40) miles per hour. 2 Baldwin Avenue between Huntington Drive and Camino Real Avenue, thirty (30) miles per hour. Baldwin Avenue between Camino Real Avenue and Live Oak Avenue, forty (40) miles per hour. Camino Real Avenue between the west City Limit and the east City Limit, thirty- five (35) miles per hour. Clark Street between Peck Road and Durfee Avenue, thirty-five (35) miles per hour. Colorado Boulevard between Colorado Street and Fifth Avenue, thirty-five (35) miles per hour. Colorado Place between Colorado Boulevard and Huntington Drive, forty (40) miles per hour. Colorado Street between Michillinda Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, forty-five (45) miles per hour. Duarte Road between the west City Limit and east City Limits, thirty-five (35) miles per hour. El Monte Avenue between Duarte Road and the south City Limit, thirty-five (35) miles per hour. First Avenue between Foothill Boulevard and Huntington Drive, thirty-five (35) miles per hour. First Avenue between Diamond Street and Las Flores Avenue, thirty-five (35) miles per hour. 3 Foothill Boulevard between the west City Limit and Santa Anita Avenue, forty-five (45) miles per hour. Foothill Boulevard between the east City Limit and Santa Anita Avenue, thirty-five (35) miles per hour. Goldring Road between Peck Road and the east City Limit, thirty (30) miles per hour. Highland Oaks Drive between Foothill Boulevard and Orange Grove Avenue, thirty (30) miles per hour. Holly Avenue between Huntington Drive and Live Oak Avenue, thirty (30) miles per hour. Huntington Drive between Michillinda Avenue and Holly Avenue, forty-five (45) miles per hour. Huntington Drive (Westbound) between Colorado Place and Holly Avenue, forty- five (45) miles per hour. Huntington Drive (Eastbound) between Holly Avenue and Colorado Place, forty- five (45) miles per hour. Huntington Drive between Colorado Place and Fifth Avenue, thirty (30) miles per hour. Las Tunas Drive between Baldwin Avenue and Live Oak Avenue, forty (40) miles per hour. Live Oak Avenue between the west City Limit and Santa Anita Avenue, thirty-five (35) miles per hour. 4 Longden Avenue between the east City Limit and the west City Limit, thirty-five (35) miles per hour. Mayflower Avenue between the north City limit and the south City Limit, thirty-five (35) miles per hour. Peck Road between the north City Limit and the south City Limit, forty (40) miles per hour. Orange Grove Avenue between the west City Limit and Santa Anita Avenue, thirty- five (35) miles per hour. Santa Anita Avenue between Huntington Drive and south City Limit, forty (40) miles per hour. Santa Anita Avenue between Huntington Drive and the north City Limit, thirty-five (35) miles per hour. Santa Clara Street between Huntington Drive and Fifth Avenue, thirty-five (35) miles per hour. Second Avenue between Foothill Boulevard and Live Oak Avenue, thirty-five (35) miles per hour. Sierra Madre Boulevard between West City limits and Santa Anita Avenue, thirty (30) miles per hour. Sixth Avenue between the north City Limit and Live Oak Avenue, thirty-five (35) miles per hour. Sunset Boulevard between Michillinda Avenue and the south City Limit, thirty-five (35) miles per hour. 5 Tenth Avenue between the north City Limit and the south City Limit, thirty-five (35) miles per hour. SECTION 3. The increase in prima facie speed limits set forth in this Resolution shall be effective upon the date that Ordinance No. 2190 becomes effective, and further when appropriate signs either exist or are erected upon the applicable street giving notice of the foregoing prima facie speed limits. SECTION 4. This Resolution shall take effect upon its adoption. SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. Passed, approved and adopted this 18th day of June , 2019. Al/oAr ,�.r of the City of Arcadia ATTEST: "411Ferk 1 APPROVED AS TO FORM: 57t. Stephen P. Deitsch City Attorney 6 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, GENE GLASCO, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the foregoing Resolution No. 7260 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 18th day of June, 2019 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Amundson, Beck, Chandler, Tay, and Verlato NOES: None ABSENT: None y Cler' oft,e City of Arcadia 7