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ORDINANCE NO. 752
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION
10.20.020 OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA CITY CODE
REGARDING PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ON FOOTHILL
BOULEVARD FROM GROVE AVENUE TO EAST AVENUE
A. RECITALS.
(i) California Vehicle Code Section 22357 provides that the City Council may, by
ordinance, set prima facie speed limits upon any portion of any street not a state
highway.
(ii) The City Traffic Engineer has conducted an engineering and traffic survey, of
certain streets within the City of Rancho Cucamonga which streets as specified
in Part B of this Ordinance.
(iii) The determinations concerning prima facie speed limits set forth in Part B,
below, are based upon the engineering and traffic survey identified in Section A
(ii), above.
B. ORDINANCE.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
CUCAMONGA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1:
Section 10.20.020 hereby is amended to the Rancho Cucamonga City Code to read,
in words and figures, as follows:
10.20.020 Decrease of state law maximum speed. It is determined by City
Council resolution and upon the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation that the speed permitted by state law is greater than is
reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist upon such streets,
and it is declared the prima facie speed limit shall be as set forth in this
section on those streets or parts of streets designated in this section when
signs are erected giving notice hereof:
(Ord. 169 Section I (part), 1982; Ord. 39 Section 5.1, (1978). Rancho Cucamonga 5/82124
Name of Street and Limits
Existing Posted
Speed Limit (mph)
Proposed Prima Facie
Speed Limit (mph)
1. Foothill Boulevard, Grove Avenue to
Baker Avenue
2. Foothill Boulevard, Baker Avenue to
Vineyard Avenue
45
45
45
45
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Name of Street and Limits
3. Foothill Boulevard, Vineyard Avenue to
Hellman Avenue
4. Foothill Boulevard, Hellman Avenue to
Archibald Avenue
5. Foothill Boulevard, Archibald Avenue to
Hermosa Avenue
6. Foothill Boulevard, Hermosa Avenue to
Haven Avenue
7. Foothill Boulevard, Haven Avenue to
Spruce Avenue
8. Foothill Boulevard, Spruce Avenue to
Milliken Avenue
9. Foothill Boulevard, Milliken Avenue to
Rochester Avenue
10. Foothill Boulevard, Rochester Avenue to
Day Creek Boulevard
11. Foothill Boulevard, Day Creek Boulevard to
1-15 Freeway
12. Foothill Boulevard, 1-15 Freeway to
Etiwanda Avenue
13. Foothill Boulevard, Etiwanda Avenue to
East Avenue
Existing Posted Proposed Prima Facie
Speed Limit (mph) Speed Limit (mph)
45 45
45 45
45 45
45 45
50 50
55 50
55 50
55 50
55 50
55 50
55 55
(i) Both six1y-five (65) miles per hour and fifty-five (55) miles per hour are speeds
which are more than are reasonable or safe; and
(il) The miles per hour as stated are the prima facie speeds which are most
appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and are speed limits
which are reasonable and safe on said streets or portions thereof; and
(ill) The miles per hour stated are hereby declared to be the prima facie speed limits
on said streets; and
(iv) The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized and directed to install appropriate
signs upon said streets giving notice of the prima facie speed limit declared
herein.
SECTION 2:
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall cause the
same to be published as required by law.
SECTION 3:
The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance and the City Clerk shall cause the same to
be published within fifteen (15) days after its passage at least once in The Inland
Dailv Bulletin, a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Ontario,
California, and circulated in the City of Rancho Cucamonga.
Ordinance No. 752
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 21st day of December 2005.
AYES: Alexander, Gutierrez, Michael, Spagnolo, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
ATTEST:
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Debra J. Ada ,CMC, City Clerk
I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a Regular Meeting of the Council of
the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 7'h day of December 2005, and was passed at a Regular
Meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 21st day December 2005.
Executed this 27th day of December 2005, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
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