Adelanto Municipal Code Ch. 10.24 Special Speed Zones

A. Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, whenever the City Council determines, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, that a greater speed would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be safe upon any street otherwise subject to a prima facie limit of twenty-five (25) miles per hour under the Vehicle Code, the City Council shall determine and declare a higher prima facie speed limit. When such determination has been made, the City Council shall by resolution direct the City Engineer to erect and maintain signs upon such street as provided in the Vehicle Code indicating file appropriate prima facie speed limit. Such signs may be supplemented by appropriate pavement markings.

B. Removal. Whenever the City Council, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions for which a speed limit has been determined as provided in Subsection A. of this Section no longer exist, the City Council shall by resolution direct the City Engineer to remove such signs and markings from such street.

A. Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, whenever the City Council determines, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, that the limit of sixty-five (65) miles per hour is more than is reasonable or safe upon any street or highway where such limit of sixty-five (65) miles per hour is applicable under the Vehicle Code, the City Council shall determine and declare a lower prima facie limit which is appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and is reasonable and safe. When such determination has been made, the City Council shall by resolution direct the City Engineer to erect and maintain signs upon such street or highway as provided in the Vehicle Code indicating the appropriate speed limit. Such signs may be supplemented by appropriate pavement markings.

B. Removal. Whenever the City Council, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions for which a speed limit has been determined as provided in Subsection A. of this Section no longer exists, the City Council shall by resolution direct the City Engineer to remove such signs and pavement markings from such street or highway.

A. Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, whenever the City Council determines, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, that the limit of sixty-five (65) miles per hour is more than is reasonable or safe upon any portion of a street or highway for a distance of not exceeding two thousand (2,000) feet in length between either business or residential districts, the City Council may determine and declare a reasonable and safe prima facie limit thereon lower than sixty-five (65) miles per hour, but not less than twenty-five (25) miles per hour. When such determination has been made, the City Council shall by resolution direct the City Engineer to erect and maintain signs thereon as provided in the Vehicle Code. Such signs may be supplemented by appropriate pavement markings.

B. Removal. Whenever the City Council finds, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, that the conditions for which a prima facie limit lower than sixty-five (65) miles per hour has been determined as provided in Subsection A. of this Section no longer exist, it shall by resolution direct the City Engineer to remove such signs and markings from such portion of street or highway.

Pursuant to the “Speed Zoning Engineering & Traffic Survey” report dated February 8, 2022, and pursuant to California Vehicle Code Sections 627, 22357 and 22358, the City Council of the City of Adelanto determines that the maximum speed limits for the following streets, along their entire length unless noted otherwise, in the City of Adelanto are reasonable and safe and established as follows:

[Ord. No. 479, Section 1.02, 6/25/08; Ord. No. 630, Section 2, 5/25/22.]

The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to regulate the timing of traffic signals so as to permit the movement of traffic in an orderly and safe manner at speeds slightly at variance from the speeds otherwise applicable within the district or at intersections and shall erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof.