HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2026-3617ORDINANCE NO. 3617
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA DECREASING
THE SPEED LIMIT ON FIRST AVENUE BETWEEN ‘E’
STREET AND ‘L’ STREET AND SECOND AVENUE
BETWEEN ‘C’ STREET AND ‘L’ STREET FROM 30 MPH TO
25 MPH, AND AMENDING SCHEDULE X OF THE REGISTER
MAINTAINED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER TO
REFLECT THE REVISED SPEED LIMITS
WHEREAS, Section 515, as qualified by Section 240 of the California Vehicle Code
(CVC), defines a residence district as a road with at least 13 separate dwellings with approaches
on one side of a road segment within a quarter mile or at least 16 separate dwellings with
approaches on either side of a road segment within a quarter mile; and
WHEREAS, staff determined that First Avenue between ‘E’ Street and ‘L’ Street and
Second Avenue between ‘C’ Street and ‘L’ Street (collectively, the “Segments”) meet the criteria
to be considered a residence district in accordance with the CVC; and
WHEREAS, Section 22352 of the CVC sets a statutory speed limit of 25 mph for segments
that qualify as residence or business districts; and
WHEREAS, Section 40802 of the CVC defines a speed trap that would invalidate a posted
speed limit and defines conditions for exemptions to the speed trap definition; and
WHEREAS, both Segments meet the criteria in CVC Section 40802 to not be considered
a speed trap; and
WHEREAS, in a residence district, a 25-mph speed limit on a road can be enforced “prima
facie,” which means that the Police Department can use radar or lidar technology to enforce the
speed limit; and
WHEREAS, on August 14, 2025 and October 9, 2025, the City of Chula Vista Traffic
Safety Commission concurred with staff’s recommendations that the speed limit on First Avenue
between ‘E’ Street and ‘L’ Street and Second Avenue between ‘C’ Street and ‘L’ Street,
respectively, be reduced from 30 mph to 25 mph.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows:
Section I. Adjust Speed Limit
The posted speed limits and Schedule X of the register maintained in the office of the City Engineer
shall be amended to reflect the adjusted speed limits as follows:
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10.48.020 Schedule X – Established Speed Limits in Certain Zones - Designated
Street Name Beginning At Ending At Speed Limit
First Avenue ‘E’ Street ‘L’ Street 25 mph
Second Avenue ‘C’ Street ‘L’ Street 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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Presented by Approved as to form by
Rosina Constanza Flores, PE Marco A. Verdugo
Assistant Director of Engineering/Acting City Attorney
City Engineer, Engineering & Capital Projects
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 10th day of February 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Fernandez, Inzunza, Preciado, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
John McCann, 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. 3617 had its first reading at a regular meeting held on the 20th day of January 2026,
and its second reading and adoption at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 10th day
of February 2026 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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