Ordinance Number 680ORDINANCE NO. 680
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO,
CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT ON LA
NOVIA AVENUE TO 2,800 FEET EAST BY AMENDING SECTION
4-6.501, ARTICLE 5, TITLE 4 OF THE SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 22358 provides that local entities
may declare prima facie speed limits of 15 miles per hour and greater on City streets on
the basis of an engineering survey; and,
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 627 defines an engineering and
traffic survey to include a consideration of all of the following;
(1) Prevailing speeds as determined by traffic engineering measurements;
(2) Accident records;
(3) Highway, traffic, and roadside conditions not readily apparent to the
driver; and,
WHEREAS, the City of San Juan Capistrano has completed an engineering and
traffic survey pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 22358.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Establishment of Prima Facie Speed Limits.
The San Juan Capistrano Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Article 5
"Section 4-6.501. Established.
"Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 22357, 22358, and 22358.3 of the
California Vehicle Code, prima facie speed limits in the City of San Juan Capistrano are
hereby determined and declared as follows:
"(a) Fifteen miles per hour. The prima facie speed limits on the following
streets, or portions of streets, shall be fifteen (15) miles per hour:
'K I) Los Rios Street from Verdugo Street to Mission Street.
"(b) Twenty miles per hour. The prima facie speed limits on the following
streets, or portions of streets, shall be twenty (20) miles per hour:
"(1) Los Rios Street from Del Obispo Street to Verdugo Street.
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"(c) Twenty -Five miles per hour. The prima facie speed limits on the
following streets, or portions of streets, shall be twenty-five (25) miles
per hour:
"(I) Calle Arroyo from La Novia Avenue to Avenida Siega;
"(2) Camino Capistrano from Del Obispo Street to Ortega Highway;
"(3) Via de Agua from Camino Las Ramblas to Calle Delgado;
"(4) Avenida de la Vista from southerly end to Oso Road;
"(5) El Camino Real from Forster Street to La Zanja Street; and,
"(6) Ortega Highway from 1-5 to Camino Capistrano.
"(d) Thirty miles per hour. The prima facie speed limits on the following
streets or portions of streets, shall be thirty (30) miles per hour:
"(1) Avenida Aeropuerto from Camino Capistrano to San Juan Creek;
"(2) Calle Aspero from Del Obispo Street to Peppertree Bend; and,
"(3) Village Road from Rancho Viejo Road to Trabuco Creek Road.
"(e) Thirty -Five miles per hour. The prima facie speed limits on the
following streets, or portions of streets, shall be thirty-five (35) miles
per hour:
"(I) Calle Arroyo from Rancho Viejo Road to La Novia Avenue;
"(2) Camino Capistrano from San Juan Creek Road to Del Obispo
Street;
"(3) Camino Capistrano from Ortega Highway to La Zanja Street;
"(4) Del Obispo Street from Calle Aspero to Ortega Highway;
"(5) Highland Drive from Rancho Viejo Road to Hillside Terrace;
"(6) La Novia Avenue from Ortega Highway to 1,000 feet southeast of
Paseo Azalea and from Valle Road to 2,800 feet easterly;
"(7) Camino La Ronda from La Novia Avenue to Paseo Establo;
"(8) Rancho Viejo Road from Calle Arroyo to Ortega Highway;
"(9) San Juan Creek Road from La Novia Avenue to Avenida La
Mancha; and,
"(10) Trabuco Creek Road from Rancho Viejo Road to Village Road.
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"(f) Forty miles per hour. The prima facie speed limits on the following
streets, or portions of streets, shall be forty (40) miles per hour:
"(1) Alipaz Street from Camino del Avion to Del Obispo Street;
11(2) Camino Capistrano from La Zanja Street to Junipero Serra Road;
"(3) Camino del Avion from the west City limits to Alipaz Street;
11(4) Del Obispo Street from Camino del Avion to Calle Aspero;
11(5) Camino Las Ramblas from the southerly City Limits (I-5) to
Kinkerry Lane;
"(6) Junipero Serra from Camino Capistrano to Rancho Viejo Road; and,
11(7) Rancho Viejo Road from Junipero Serra Road to the northerly City
limits.
"(g) Forty -Five miles per hour. The prima facie speed limits on the following
streets, or portions of streets, shall be forty-five (45) miles per hour:
"(1) Camino Capistrano from the southerly City limits to San Juan
Creek Road; and, from Junipero Serra Road to the northerly City
limits;
11(2) Del Obispo Street from the southerly City limits to Camino del
Avion;
"(3) Rancho Viejo Road from Ortega Highway to Junipero Serra Road;
and,
"(4) San Juan Creek Road from Camino Capistrano to La Novia
Avenue."
SECTION 2. Legislative Findings in Support of Prima Facie Speed Limits.
The City Council hereby makes the following findings pursuant to California
Vehicle Code Section 627(bX3) of the prima facie speed limits set forth below:
LA NOVIA AVENUE
Valle Road to 2,800 feet easterly
Numerous horizontal curves on this section of street are designed for 35 miles
per hour.
THE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS IN SUPPORT OF PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
previous set forth by the City Council in Ordinance No. 520, adopted on October 16,
1984, in Ordinance No. 588, adopted on December 16, 1987, Ordinance No. 621, adopted
on January 19, 1988, Ordinance No. 659, adopted on February 20, 1990, and Ordinance
No. 661, adopted on April 3, 1990, shall continue to remain in effect.
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SECTION 3. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days after its
passage.
SECTION 4. City Clerk's Certification.
The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause the
same to be published once as required by law and posted at the duly designated posting
places within the City of San Juan Capistrano within fifteen (15) days after its passage.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 11th day
of December 1990.
KENNETH E. FRIESS MAYOR
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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I, CHERYL JOHNSON, City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano,
California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of
Ordinance No. 680 which was introduced at a meeting of the City Council of the City
of San Juan Capistrano, California, held on December 4 1990, and adopted at
a meeting held on December 11 , 1990, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilman Jones, Buchheim, Vasquez
and Mayor Friess
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Councilman Hausdorfer
(SEAL)
CHERYL 3OHNbON, CITYY CLQ
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