HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #2388 ORDINANCE NO. 2388
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE
BY AMENDING SECTIONS 10.12. 020 AND 10.12. 0503
LOWERING THE SPEED LIMIT ON HUNTINGTON STREET
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. The Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended by amending Sections 10.12. 020 and 10.12.050 to read as
follows :
10.12.020 Thirty m.p.h. prima facie speed limit . Upon
the basis of an engineering and traffic survey of the portions
of the streets hereinafter set forth, the city council deter-
mines and declares that a speed greater than the prima facie
limit of twenty-five (25) miles per hour would facilitate the
orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable
and safe upon said streets; that a prima facie speed limit of
thirty (30) miles per hour is the most appropriate to facilitate
the orderly movement of traffic and is reasonable and safe;
and that the prima facie limit of speed on a portion of said
streets shall be and is thirty (30) miles per hour:
(a) Bolsa Chica Street between Warner Avenue and south
city limits;
(b) Channel Lane between Admiralty and Gilbert Drives;
(c) Clay Avenue between Delaware Street and Beach Boule-
vard;
(d) Delaware Street between Indianapolis and Detroit
Avenues;
(e) Huntington Street between Yorktown and Atlanta
Avenues;
(f) Indianapolis Avenue between Beach Boulevard and
Newland Street;
(g) McFadden Avenue between Chemical Lane and Graham
Street;
(h) Orange Avenue between 17th and Main Streets;
(i) Parkside Lane between Edinger and Holt Avenues .
10.12. 050 Forty-five m.p.h. prima facie speed limit. Upon
the basis of an engineering and traffic survey of the portions
of streets hereinafter set forth, the city council determines
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and declares that the prima facie speed limit of sixty-five
(65) miles per hour is more than is reasonable or safe; that a
speed limit of forty-five (45) miles per hour is the most ap-
propriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and is
reasonable and safe; and that the prima facie limit of speed on
portions of the following streets shall be and is forty-five
(45) miles per hour:
(a) Adams Avenue between Beach Boulevard and east city
limits;
(b ) Bolsa Avenue between Sprindale and Goldenwest Streets;
(c) Bolsa Chica Street between Garfield and Hamilton
Avenues;
(d) Brookhurst Street between Garfield and Hamilton
Avenues ;
(e) Bushard Street between Garfield Avenue and Brookhurst
Street ;
(f) Edinger Avenue between Beach Boulevard and east city
limits;
(g) Ellis Avenue between Edwards and Goldenwest Streets;
(h) Garfield Avenue between Newland and Ward Streets;
(i) Garfield Avenue between Edwards and Goldenwest Streets;
Q ) Gothard Street between Edinger and Warner Avenues ;
(k) Graham Street between Bolsa and Edinger Avenues ;
(1) Magnolia Street between San Diego Freeway and Warner
Avenue; and between Garfield Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway;
(m) McFadden Avenue between Graham and Goldenwest Streets;
(n) Springdale Street between Edinger Avenue and north
city limits;
(o) Ward Street between Yorktown and Garfield Avenues ;
(p) Warner Avenue between Magnolia Avenue and Pacific
Coast Highway.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days
after its adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
of this ordinance and cause same to be published within fifteen
days after adoption in the Huntington Beach Independent , a news-
paper of general circulation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 6th
day of August 1979•
ATTEST:
Mayor
City Clerk
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REVIEWED AND APPROVED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Administrator --TCity Attorney
INITIATED AND APPROVED:
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Director of" 1 c Wor s
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Ord. No. 2388
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I ALICIA M. WENTWORTH the dulyelected d ualifie City
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Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the said City, do hereby certify that the whole number
of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven;
that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 16thday of July
19 79 , and was again read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 6th day of August 19 79 and
was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of
all the members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
Pattinson, Thomas, Mandic, MacAllister, Bailey, Yoder, Finley
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
#. Alicia m. Wentworth CITY
Huntin CEERK of the City of
gton Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Counci:, do he.eby certlty that a
ordinance has synopsis of this
Beach fn been Published In the Huntington Aendent on
fn accordant ri#h the Cit
y Charter of I9g••..:
said
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