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Meeting Date 10-.24c80
ITEM TITLE: Ordinance 1925 Establishing speed limits on Bay Boulevard between
"L" Street and Palomar Street
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION
SUBMITTED BY:
City Engineer 0//
(4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
The 40 mph speed limit has been in effect on Bay Boulevard for eight months. There have
been no reported problems and the speed limit is functioning as intended. Therefore ,
it is my
RECOMMENDATION: That Council adopt this ordinance establishing a 40 mph speed limit on
Bay Boulevard between "L" Street and Palomar Street.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: The Safety Commission voted 5-0 on August 13, 1980,
to recommend that this speed limit be made permanent.
DISCUSSION:
Prior to the completion of the industrial park on Bay Boulevard, the speed limit was
prima facie 55 mph. The increase in turning traffic and on-street parking as a result
of this project made it necessary to establish a lower speed limit. The following
trial traffic regulation has been in effect for eight months:
SCHEDULE X - Decreasing State Law
Maximum Speed Limit
Name of Street Beginning At Ending At Speed Limit
Bay Boulevard "L" Street Palomar Street 40 MPH
The 40 mph speed limit was established ahave result
been no reported the accidents
percentile speed problems
measured on Bay Boulevard (43 mph) . There
on Bay Boulevard since the speed limit was posted.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
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