HomeMy WebLinkAboutF-1 Staff Report - Adoptioon of Ordinance Speed LimitsOrdinance Amending Azusa Municipal Code relating to Prima Facie Speed Limits Citywide
April 7, 2025
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SECOND READING ITEM
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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
VIA: SERGIO GONZALEZ, CITY MANAGER
FROM: ROBERT DELGADILLO, P.E., DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY
ENGINEER
DATE: APRIL 7, 2025
SUBJECT: SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2025-01
AMENDING SECTION 74-231 AND 74-232 OF THE AZUSA MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS CITYWIDE
BACKGROUND:
On March 17, 2025 the City Council introduced Ordinance No. 2025-01. The ordinance of the
City Council of the City of Azusa amends Section 74-231 and 74-232 of the City of Azusa
Municipal Code relating to prima facie speed limits citywide. The purpose of tonight’s action is
adoption of the ordinance. Once adopted, it becomes effective in thirty (30) days and once signs
are posted advising of the revised speed limits on the affected segments.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Council read by title only, waiving further reading, and adopt the following
Ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA AMENDING
SECTION 74-231 AND 74-232 OF THE AZUSA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS CITYWIDE
ANALYSIS:
On October 17, 2023, Engineering staff issued a task order to Willdan Engineering, an “On-Call”
engineering consultant, to provide professional traffic engineering services to prepare an
Ordinance Amending Azusa Municipal Code relating to Prima Facie Speed Limits Citywide
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Engineering & Traffic Survey Report to re-certify speed limits on forty-eight 48 roadway segments
throughout the City. These roadway segments were last surveyed in 2015. The California Vehicle
Code (CVC) sections 40801 and 40802 require Engineering and Traffic Surveys that verify the
prima facie speed limit before enforcement by such a device is legal. The law further specifies that
these surveys be conducted every 7 years.
Cities and Counties in California are required to follow the California Vehicle Code (CVC),
primarily Sections 22357 and 22358, to establish speed limits within their jurisdiction. The law
requires speed limits to be set by ordinance on the basis of an engineering and traffic survey.
Following the CVC requirements allows local law enforcement to use radar equipment to enforce
the speed limit. The speed limit survey in the 2024 Engineering and Traffic Survey Report are
attached hereto as Exhibit “A”.
As shown in Table-1, results of the Engineering and Traffic Survey indicate that six (6) of the
existing speed limits will be reduced by 5 miles per hour (mph). The remaining forty-two (42)
speed limits will remain the same.
Table 1 – Street Segments with Recommended Speed Changes
No Street Limits Existing (mph) New (mph)
5 Arrow Highway 855’ East of Citrus Ave to Cerritos Avenue 45 40
25 Foothill Boulevard Vernon Avenue to Todd Avenue 45 40
26 Foothill Boulevard Todd Avenue to Westerly City Limit 45 40
29 Gladstone Street Grandin Avenue to Vernon Avenue 45 40
30 Gladstone Street Vernon Avenue to Westerly City Limit 45 40
48 Vincent Avenue Gladstone Street to Arrow Highway 45 40
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE:
This action is exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the
activity is covered by the commonsense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects that have
a potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty
that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the
environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. The action merely reaffirms and makes a minor
amendment to existing speed limits on certain street segments, and there is no possibility that
approving the amendment will have a significant effect on the environment. Therefore, no
environmental analysis is required.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for the recommended actions. Upon City Council approval, the Public
Works Streets Division will install the recommended signage as a part of normal operations.
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Prepared by: Reviewed by:
Christina Curiel Robert Delgadillo, P.E.
Public Works Project Manager Director of Public Works/ City Engineer
Miguel Cabanas, P.E.
Principal Civil Engineer
Reviewed and Approved by:
Sergio Gonzalez
City Manager
Attachment:
1) Ordinance 2025-01
a. Exhibit “A” - Engineering and Traffic Survey Report