HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 2563ORDINANCE NO. 2563
NEW SERIES
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHING OF
SPEED ZONES ON STREETS IN THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD.
follows:
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as
further determines that a speed of 50,
hour is more appropriate to facilitate
vehicular traffic.
45, 40, 35, 30 or 25 miles per
the orderly movement of
(c) When the Council, by resolution, has designated a prima
facie speed limit other than applicable under the California Vehicle
Code, the Traffic Authority is authorized and directed to erect, post
and maintain appropriate signs on the streets or portions thereof
designating the prima facie speed limit pursuant to the provisions of
this article. All signs shall be as specified in, erected and placed
pursuant to, the California Vehicle Code.
SECTION 1.
Section 11.04.033 is hereby added to Chapter 11.04 of the
Municipal Code to read as follows:
11.04.033 Special Speed Zones.
(a) The Council may, by resolution, establish increased speed
zones when, on the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, it
determines that a speed of 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 or 55 miles per hour
facilitates the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be
reasonable and safe upon a street or highway otherwise subject to a
prima facie speed limit of 25 miles per hour applicable under the
California Vehicle Code.
(b) The Council may, by resolution, establish limited speed
zones when, on the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, it
determines that a speed limit of 55 miles per hour is more than is
reasonable or safe on any part of a street or highway when such speed
limit is 55 miles per hour under the California Vehicle Code and
(d) There is kereby established, pursuant to this chapter, an
official City "List of Speed Zones." The Traffic Authority shall
cause the prima facie limits, adopted pursuant to this section, to be
placed on the List of Speed Zones. The Traffic Authority shall keep
a record of all resolutions hereafter adopted designating the prima
facie limits of the speed zones and shall cause notation of such
records and such streets or portions thereof to be placed on said list
in his office. Whenever any such speed zone is hereafter amended,
deleted or changed, the Traffic Authority shall cause such fact to be
recorded upon the List. Said List of Speed Zones shall be prima facie
evidence of the existence and legality of the speed zones on streets
or portions thereof and the legality of the placing of the appropriate
signing as hereinabove provided. Said list as amended shall be deemed
to be incorporated herein.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the City
Charter provisions and shall become effective thirty (30) days from
and after the date of its passage.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed
and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 4th day of June , 1980, by
the following vote:
CI K Clerk of the
Co6~cil of the CJ~fy of Bakersfield
APPROVED this ~lth day of June
M6~-_~r~ ~}~% City of Bakersfield
, 1980
APPROVED as to form:
CITY ATTORNEY of the Ci~'~ of ~]akersfield
ff auit tln ttn80l)rilinaar a
STATE OF CALiFORNIA, I
County of Kern ss.
H. E. BERGEN, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That he is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield; and
that oa ...........................................J_.~.i~.~.....~ ......................................................19....~.~. he posted on the BuIletSn Board
at the City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the Council of said City
at a meeting thereof duly held on ............... .~.q..l~.~_..4 ~ ............................19...8..(~.., which ordinance
was numbered ......... ~.P~q ....... New Series, and entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHING OF
SPEED ZONES ON STREETS IN THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
9th day of June ,19 80