HomeMy WebLinkAbout653 - Ordinances ORDINANCE NO. 653
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION
10.20.020 OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA CITY CODE TO
ESTABLISH A PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MPH ON
CHURCH STREET BETWEEN MILLIKEN AVENUE AND
ROCHESTER AVENUE
A. Recitals
(i) California Vehicle Code Section 22357 Provides that this 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
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA DOES 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 5/82 124
Existing Posted Proposed Prima
Facie
Name of Street and Limits Speed Limit (mph) Speed Limit (mph)
1. Church Street-Milliken Ave. to Rochester Ave. NP 45
(i) Both sixty-five (65) miles per hour and fifty-five (55) miles per hour are speeds which
are more than are reasonable or safe; and
(ii) The miles per hour as stated are the prima facie speeds which are most appropriate
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(iii) to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and are speed limits which are
reasonable and safe on said streets or portions thereof; and
(iii) 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 inThe Inland Daily Bulletin, a newspaper of
general circulation published in the City of Ontario, California, and circulated in the City of
Rancho Cucamonga.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 21 st day of February 2001.
AYES: Alexander, Biane, Curatalo, Duffon, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
William/~e~ander, Mayor
ATTEST:
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I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, CITY CLERKof 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 7u' day of February 2001, and was passed at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 21st day of February
2001.
Executed this 21 st day of February 2001, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
, City Clerk
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VICINITY MAP
Churda Strict
Milliken Aveau= to Roch~ter Avenue
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TRAFFIC AND ENGINEERING SURVEY
City of Rancho Cucamonga, Engineering Department
Street: CHURCH STREET Bv: Judy Acosta Date: 12]13/00
From: Mfllikcn Ave. Ta: Rochester Ave.
1, DEBRA J. ADAMS, City Clerk of the Ci~/ofRancho Cucamonga, hereby ~crtify
Dcbra J. Adams, City Cl~rk Date
Thc Traffic and Engineering Suv/ ~pared under the supervision of:
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OAD: CHURCH STREET (D ,~'
ROM: Milllken Ave TO: Rochester Ave RANCHO CUCAMONGA DATE: 12J13100
DCATION: @ RADAR SURVEY SHEET BEGIN: 7:30 END: 9:OO
fEATHER/ROAD COND.: clear / dry
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POSTED SPEED: NP ·
IRECTION: Eastbound DIRECTION: Westbound
I NUMBER OF VEHICLES I NUMBER OF VEHICLES
PH 5 10 15 20 25 30
MPH 5 t0 15 20 25 30 3
55 55
40
30 30
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i PERCENTILE SPEED 43 10 MPH PACE: 41 - 50 15 PERCENTliE SPEED 43 10 MPH PACE: 41 - 50
I PERCENTlIE SPEED" 45 # OF VEHICLES IN PACE: 92 50 PERCENTlIE SPEED 45 # OF VEHICLES IN PACE: 94
i PEItCENTI/E SPEED 48 % OF VEHICLES IN PACE: 92 85 PI:RCI:NTILE SPEED 48 % OF VEHICLES IN PACE: 94