HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2020-3482ORDINANCE NO. 3482
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA INCREASING
THE SPEED LIMITS AT THE FOLLOWING SEGMENTS: (1)
EAST “H” STREET BETWEEN SOUTHWESTERN DRIVE
AND OTAY LAKES ROAD FROM 35 MPH TO 45 MPH, (2)
TELEGRAPH CANYON ROAD BETWEEN HALECREST
DRIVE AND CREST DRIVE/OLEANDER AVENUE FROM 40
MPH TO 45 MPH, AND (3) TELEGRAPH CANYON ROAD
BETWEEN PASEO DEL REY AND OLD TELEGRAPH
CANYON ROAD FROM 45 MPH TO 50 MPH, AND
AMENDING SCHEDULE X OF THE REGISTER
MAINTAINED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER TO
REFLECT THE ESTABLISHED SPEED LIMITS
WHEREAS, staff completed an Engineering and Traffic Survey (E&TS) for East “H”
Street between Buena Vista Way and Otay Lakes Road and for Telegraph Canyon Road between
Halecrest Drive and Otay Lakes Road/La Media Road in accordance with the California Vehicle
Code (CVC), which indicates that the posting of speed limits be determined by an E&TS for
each street with a posted speed limit in the City; and
WHEREAS, the E&TS includes (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 5 mph increment to the 85th percentile speed; and
WHEREAS, based on the 85th percentile speed of the roadways, as well as other
roadway characteristics outlined in each E&TS, staff has determined that the speed limit on East
“H” Street between Southwestern Drive and Otay Lakes Road be increased to 45 mph, that the
speed limit on Telegraph Canyon Road between Halecrest Drive and Crest Drive/Oleander
Avenue be increased to 45 mph, and the speed limit on Telegraph Canyon Road between Paseo
del Rey and Old Telegraph Canyon Road be increased to 50 mph; and
WHEREAS, on October 2, 2019, the City of Chula Vista Safety Commission concurred
with staff’s recommendation that the speed limit on East “H” Street be 45 mph between
Southwestern Drive and Otay Lakes Road; and
WHEREAS, on November 6, 2019, the City of Chula Vista Safety Commission
concurred with staff’s recommendation that the speed limit on Telegraph Canyon Road be 45
mph between Halecrest Drive and Crest Drive/Oleander Avenue and 50 mph between Paseo Del
Rey and Old Telegraph Canyon Road.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows:
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Section I. Establish Speed Limit
The established speed limits and Schedule X of the register maintained in the office of
the City Engineer shall be amended to reflect the revised speed limits as follows:
10.48.020 Schedule X – Established Speed Limits in Certain Zones - Designated
Street Name Beginning At Ending At Speed Limit
East “H” Street Buena Vista Way Otay Lakes Road 45 mph
Telegraph Canyon Road Halecrest Drive Paseo del Rey 45 mph
Telegraph Canyon Road Paseo Del Rey Otay Lakes Road 50 mph
Section II. Severability
If any portion of this Ordinance, or its application to any person o r circumstance, is for
any reason held to be invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional, by a court of competent
jurisdiction, that portion shall be deemed severable, and such invalidity, unenforceability or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining portions of the
Ordinance, or its application to any other person or circumstance. The City Council of the City of
Chula Vista hereby declares that it would have adopted each section, sentence, clause or phrase
of this Ordinance, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, sentences, clauses
or phrases of the Ordinance be declared invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional.
Section III. Construction
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista intends this Ordinance to supplement, not to
duplicate or contradict, applicable state and federal law and this Ordinance shall be construed in
light of that intent.
Section IV. Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force on the thirtieth day after its final passage.
Section V. Publication
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause
the same to be published or posted according to law.
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Presented by Approved as to form by
William S. Valle Glen R. Googins
Director of Engineering & Capital Projects City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 10th day of March 2020, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Diaz, Galvez, McCann, and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Padilla
Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance No. 3482 had its first reading at a regular meeting held on the 3rd day of March 2020,
and its second reading and adoption at a regular meeting of said Cit y Council held on the 10th
day of March 2020; and was duly published in summary form in accordance with the
requirements of state law and the City Charter.
Dated Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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