HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2021-3510ORDINANCE NO. 3510
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA DECREASING
THE SPEED LIMIT ON MOSS STREET BETWEEN
BROADWAY AND SECOND AVENUE FROM 35 MPH TO 30
MPH AND BETWEEN SECOND AVENUE AND THE
EASTERLY CUL-DE-SAC FROM 35 MPH TO 25 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 Moss Street
between Industrial Boulevard and the Easterly Cul-de-Sac, adjacent to Fire Station 3, 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, as described in the CVC, 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 California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD)
states that the speed limit shall be established at the nearest 5 mph increment to the 85th percentile
speed; and
WHEREAS, the permanent closure of Moss Street between Alpine Avenue and Naples
Street approved by City Council on November 19, 2019 to accommodate the new Fire Station 3
(formerly 9) affected the operation of Moss Street between Second Avenue and its new cul-de-sac
such that it functions and meets the criteria of a residence district per the CVC; and
WHEREAS, based on the 85th percentile speed of the roadway, as well as other roadway
characteristics outlined in each E&TS, staff has determined that the speed limit on Moss Street
between Industrial Boulevard and Second Avenue be 30 mph, that the speed limit on Moss Street
between Second Avenue and the easterly cul-de-sac be 25 mph; and
WHEREAS, on May 5, 2021, the City of Chula Vista Safety Commission concurred with
staff’s recommended speed limits described above.
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Ordinance No. 3510
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows:
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 established and 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
Moss Street Industrial Boulevard Second Avenue 30 mph
Moss Street Second Avenue East Cul-de-Sac 25 mph
Section II. Severability
If any portion of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or 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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Ordinance No. 3510
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Presented by Approved as to form by
William S. Valle, P.E. 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 August 2021, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Cardenas, Galvez, McCann, Padilla, and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
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. 3510 had its first reading at a regular meeting held on the 27th day of July 2021,
and its second reading and adoption at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 10th day
of August 2021; 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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