HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1996-2667 ORDINANCE NO. 2667
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SCHEDULE IX, SECTION
10.48.030 OF THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE,
INCREASING STATE LAW SPEED LIMITS IN CERTAIN AREAS
FROM 30 M.P.H. AND ESTABLISHING A SPEED LIMIT OF 35
M.P.H. ON HILLTOP DRIVE FROM EAST RIENSTRA STREET TO
ORANGE AVENUE
WHEREAS, based on the provisions of the California Vehicle Code Section 40803, and
pursuant to authority under the Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 10.48,030, the city
engineer has determined that based on a traffic and engineering study, the speed limit on
Hilltop Drive between East Rienstra Street and Orange Avenue be increased from 30 m.p.h.
to 35 m.p.h.; and
WHEREAS, the safety commission at its meeting of February 8, 1996 voted 6-0-I
(Miller/Smith) to approve staff's recommendation and recommend that the city council adopt
an ordinance establishing the speed limit of 35 m.p.h. on Hilltop Drive from East Rienstra
Street to Orange Avenue.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows:
SECTION h That Schedule IX of Section 10.48.030 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code,
Increasing State Law Maximum Speed Limits in Certain Areas, is hereby amended to include
the following changes:
10.48.030 Schedule IX - Increased Speed Limits in Certain Areas
Name of Street Beginning At Ending At Proposed Speed
Limit
Hilltop Drive E. Rienstra Street Orange Avenue 35 M.P.H.
SECTION Ih This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force on the thirtieth day
from and after its adoption, or when the appropriate signs are erected giving notice of the
maximum speed limit, whichever occurs last.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Ordinance 2667
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 7th day of May, 1996, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Alevy, Moot, Padilia, Rindone, Horton
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None
Shirlq~ Horton, Mayor
ATTEST:
Beverly A/Authelet, City Clerk -
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Beverly A. Authelet, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Ordinance No. 2667 had its first reading at a regular meeting held on the 23rd
day of April, 1996 and its second reading and adoption at a regular meeting of said City
Council held on the 7th day of May, 1996.
Executed this 7th day of May, 1996.
Beverly A./Authelet, City Clerk