HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2011-3193ORDINANCE NO. 3193
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
ESTABLISHING A 50 MPH SPEED LIMIT ON HUNTE
PARKWAY BETWEEN EASTLAKE PARKWAY AND
OLYMPIC PARKWAY 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 a speed survey along Hunte Parkway between Olympic
Parkway and Eastlake Parkway in accordance with the California Vehicle Code Sections 22357,
22358, 40802 and the Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 10.48.020, which indicate that the
posting of speed limits be determined by an Engineering and Traffic Survey at least once every
seven years; and
WHEREAS, as described in the California Vehicle Code, the speed survey 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 (2010 MUTCD, Traffic
Operations Policy Directive 09-04) states that the speed limit shall be established at the neazest
Smph increment of the 85th percentile speed. Also, if the Smph reduction is applied, the
Engineering and Traffic Survey shall document in writing the conditions and justification for the
lower speed limit and be approved by a registered Civil or Traffic Engineer; and
WHEREAS, based on the 85th percentile speed of the road~+ay, as well as other roadway
chazacteristics outlined in the Engineering/Traffic Survey, staff has determined that the speed
limit on Hunte Pazkway between Eastlake Parkway and Olympic Pazkway should be 50 mph;
and
WHEREAS, on June 1, 2011, the City of Chula Vista Safety Commission concurred with
staff s recommendation that the speed limit on Hunte Parkway between Eastlake Parkway and
Olympic Pazkway should be 50 mph; and
WHEREAS, this recommendation and other information in the City Engineer's report has
been fully considered by the City Council.
Ordinance No. 3193
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby ordain as
follows:
I. ESTABLISH SPEED LIMIT
That the speed limit on Hunte Pazkway between Eastlake Parkway and Olympic Pazkway
be established at 50 mph and Schedule X of the register maintained in the office of the City
Engineer be revised to show the following:
10.48.020 Schedule X -Established Speed Limits in Certain Zones -Designated
Name of Street Beginning At Ending At Proposed Speed Limit
Hunte Pazkway Olympic Parkway Eastlake Pazkway 50 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
Approved as to form by
chard A. Hopki len R. ogins ,
Director of Public Works ey
Ordinance No. 3193
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 19th day of July 2011, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Aguilar, Bensoussan, Castaneda, Ramirez and Cox
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
ATTEST:
Donna R. Noms, CMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
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Cheryl Cox, yor
I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance No. 3193 had its first reading at a regular meeting held on the 12th day of July 2011
and its second reading and adoption at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 19th
day of July 2011; and was duly published in summary form in accordance with the requirements
of state law and the City Charter.
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Dated Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk