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RESOLUTION AMENDING THE OFFICIAL LIST OF
DESIGNATED SPEED ZONES.
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Bakersfield, pursuant
to Sections 22357 and 22358 of the California Vehicle Code and
Chapter 10.24 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code, desires to enact
prima facie speed limits on portions of a roadway within the City
of Bakersfield; and
WHEREAS, said prima facie speed limits are being
established for streets in the City of Bakersfield after traffic
engineering surveys were conducted; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City
of Bakersfield as follows:
1. The foregoing recitals are true and incorporated
herein.
2. Under provision of Sections 22357 and 22358 of the
California Vehicle Code, the prima facie speed limit for the
following streets; or portions thereof, are hereby determined and
declared to be as shown below, and shall be included in the
official City "List of Speed Zones":
Fairview Road, from Monitor Street to
Union Avenue, to be forty-five (45) miles per hour.
Pacheco Road, from East City Limit to
Monitor Street, to be forty (40) miles per hour.
Pacheco Road, from Monitor Street to
South "H" Street, to be forty (40) miles per hour.
Pacheco Road, from Wible Road, to
Akers Road to be fifty (50) miles per hour.
Pacheco Road, from Akers Road to
Stine Road, to be fifty (50) miles per hour.
Park View Drive, from Carvalho Court to
White Lane to be forty (40) miles per hour.
Stine Road, from Belle Terrace to
Ming Avenue, to be forty (40) miles per hour.
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Stine Road, from Ming Avenue to
Wilson Road, to be forty (40) miles per hour.
Stockdale Highway, from Stine Road to
Wible Road, to be forty (40) miles per hour.
Stockdale Highway, from Ashe Road to
Gosford Road to be forty-five (45) miles per hour.
Brimhall Road, from Coffee Road to
Calloway Drive to be fifty (50) miles per hour.
Hageman Road, from Calloway Drive to
Coffee Road to be forty-five (45) miles per hour.
Harris Road, from Ashe Road to
Gosford Road to be forty-five (45) miles per hour.
Panama Lane, from South "H" Street to
Union Avenue to be fifty (50) miles per hour.
Sillect Avenue, from Pierce Road to
Arrow Street to be forty (40) miles per hour.
Planz Road, from Union Avenue to
Bakersfield Airport to be forty (40) miles per hour.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed
and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular
meeting thereof held on FEB 08 ~ , by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERDeMOND, CARSON, SMITH, McDERMOTT, ROWLES, CHOW, SALVAGGIO
NOES: COUNC~
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL~E~BER
ABSENT: COUNCII~B~R
CITY CLERK and EX OFFICIO CLERK of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED FEB 08 1995
!
BOB PRICE
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
JUDY SKOUSEN .
CITY ATTORNEY of the City of ~]~akersfield
BBU/wrn
C:BPEEDZN.-RES1495
MTG:02/08/95
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ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS ON CITY STREETS
In an effort to provide for the safe and efficient movement of traffic, speed limits have been
established throughout the City. These speed limits were first established in 1989 and have either
been revised as traffic patterns have changed or expanded as the City has continued to grow.
The California Vehicle Code (C.V.C.) gives us the criteria by which we can establish speed limits.
Certain speed limits are defined in the C.V.C. based on the condition or type of roadway. These
speed limits are as follows:
15 m.p.h.
a. At "blind" railroad crossings. (CVC Section 22352.a.1.)
b. At "blind" intersections. (CVC Section 22352.a.2)
c. On any alley. (CVC Section 22352.a.3)
25 m.p.h.
a. In a "residence" district. (CVC Section 22352.b. 1)
b. In a "business" district. (CVC Section
c. In a school zone. (CVC Section ~5~.b.2)
55 m.p.h.
Any street which does not fall into the categories listed in numbers 1 and ~ above.
(CVC Sections 22349 and 40802)
The CVC allows the 25 m.p.h. speed limit to be raised (Section 22357) or the 55 m.p.h. speed limit
to be lowered (Section 22358) to facilitate the smooth orderly flow of traffic. This increase or
reduction is done by an "Engineering and Traffic Survey". The survey must be done in accordance
with State mandated procedures and must be renewed every five (5) years.
The speed limit which is proposed in the subject resolution has been established as a result of an
"Engineering and Traffic Survey".
Pursuant to the requirements of the CVC, staff recommends changes to existing speed limits on
the following street segments:
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Speed Existing Proposed
Zone Speed Speed
Council Ward #1
Fairview Road,
from Monitor Street to Union Avenue 55 m.p.h. 45 m.p.h.
Pacheco Road,
from East City Limit to Monitor Street
45 m.p.h. 40 m.p.h.
Planz Road,
from Union Avenue to Bakersfield Airport
50 m.p.h. 40 m.p.h.
Council Ward #4
Park View Drive,
from Carvalho Court to White Lane
45 m.p.h. 40 m.p.h.
Stockdale Highway,
from Ashe Road to Gosford Road
50 m.p.h. 45 m.p.h.
Brimhall Road,
from Coffee Road to Calloway Drive
55 m.p.h. 50 m.p.h.
Hageman Road,
from Calloway Drive to Coffee Road
55 m.p.h. 45 m.p.h.
Harris Road,
from Ashe Road to Gosford Road
55 m.p.h. 45 m.p.h.
Council Ward #5
Stine Road,
from Belle Terrace to Ming Avenue
45 m.p.h. 40 m.p.h.
Stine Road,
from Ming Avenue to Wilson Road
45 m.p.h. 40 m.p.h.
Stockdale Highway,
from Stine Road to Wible Road
35 m.p.h. 40 m.p.h.
Stockdale Highway,
from Ashe Road to Gosford Road
50 m.p.h. 45 m.p.h.
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Speed Existing Proposed
Zone Speed Sp~d
Council Ward #5 Contd.
Sillect Avenue,
from Pierce Road to/Lrrow Street
55 m.p.h. 40 m.p.h.
Council Ward #6
Pacheco Road,
from Wible Road to Akers Road
55 m.p.h. 50 m.p.h.
Pacheco Road,
from Akers Road to Stine Road
55 m.p.h. 50 m.p.h.
Stine Road,
from Ming Avenue to Wilson Road
45 m.p.h. 40 m.p.h.
Council Ward #7
Pacheco Road,
fxom Monitor Street to South "H" Street
45 m.p.h. 40 m.p.h.
Panama Lane,
from South "H" Street to Union Avenue
55 m.p.h. 50 m.p.h.
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