HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2017-3406ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS AT THE FOLLOWING
SEGMENTS: 1) 50 MPH SPEED LIMIT ON OLYMPIC
PARKWAY BETWEEN HUNTE PARKWAY AND OLYMPIC
VISTA ROAD; 2) 45 MPH SPEED LIMIT ON OLYMPIC
PARKWAY BETWEEN OLYMPIC VISTA ROAD AND
WUESTE ROAD, AND AMENDING SCHEDULE X OF THE
REGISTER MAINTAINED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY
ENGINEER TO REFLECT THE ESTABLISHED SPEED LIMIT
WHEREAS, City staff completed an Engineering and Traffic Survey (E&TS) for
Olympic Parkway between Hunte Parkway and Wueste Road in accordance with the California
Vehicle Code, which provides that the posting of speed limits be determined by an E&TS for
each street with a posted speed limit within the City; and
WHEREAS, as described in the California Vehicle Code, the E&TS shall include 1)
Prevailing speeds as determined by traffic engineering measurements; 2) Accident records; and
3) Traffic/roadside conditions not readily apparent to the driver; and
WHEREAS, the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) states that the
speed limit shall be established at the nearest 5mph increment of the 85th percentile speed; and
WHEREAS, based on the 85th percentile speed of the roadway, as well as other roadway
characteristics outlined in the E&TS, staff has recommended that the following speed limits be
established: 1) a 50 mph on Olympic Parkway, between Hunte Parkway and Olympic Vista
Road; and 2) a 45 mph on Olympic Parkway, between Olympic Vista Road and Wueste Road;
and
WHEREAS, on April 5, 2017, the City of Chula Vista Safety Commission concurred
with staffs recommendation; and
WHEREAS, this recommendation and other information in the City Engineer's report has
been fully considered by the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows:
I. ESTABLISH SPEED LIMIT
That the speed limits on Olympic Parkway be established and Schedule X of the register
maintained in the office of the City Engineer be amended to reflect the revised speed limits as
follows:
Ordinance No. 3406
Page No. 2
10.48.020 Schedule X — Established Speed Limits in Certain Zones — Designated
Name of Street
Beginning At
Ending At
Proposed Speed Limit
1. Olympic Parkway
Hunte Parkway
Olympic Vista
Road
50 mph
2. Olympic Parkway
Olympic Vista Road
Wueste Road
45 mph
II. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force on the thirtieth day from and after its
final adoption.
Presented by
Ri ando ospk
Director Public W Ks
Approved as to form by
Gle6 R. Googins
Cit ttorney
Ordinance No. 3406
Page No. 3
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 13th day of June 2017, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Aguilar, Diaz, McCann, Padilla, and Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Mary las, Mayor
ATTEST:
Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance No. 3406 had its first reading at a regular meeting held on the 6th day of June 2017
and its second reading and adoption at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 13th
day of June 2017; and was duly published in summary form in accordance with the requirements
of state law and the City Charter.
lag
Date Donna R. Norris, CMC,ity Clerk