Buena Park Municipal Code Ch. 10.44 Special Speed Zones (CA)

§ 10.44.010. Speed limits on certain streets.¶

It is hereby determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the prima facie speed limits permitted by state law upon certain city streets are not the most appropriate to facilitate the reasonable, safe, and orderly movement of traffic on those streets. It is hereby declared that the prima facie speed limits shall be as set forth in this section on those streets or parts of streets designated in this section when signs are erected giving notice thereof.

Name of Street	Portion Affected	Prima Facia Speed Limit (mph)
Altura Boulevard	Descanso Avenue to Artesia Boulevard	35
Artesia Boulevard	West city limits to Knott Avenue	40
Artesia Boulevard	Knott Avenue to Beach Boulevard	35
Artesia Boulevard	Beach Boulevard to east city limits	35
Auto Center Drive	CarMax roundabout to Western Avenue	25
Auto Center Drive	Western Avenue to Beach Boulevard	35
Auto Center Drive	Beach Boulevard to I-5 off-ramp	35
Auto Center Drive	I-5 off-ramp to Orangethorpe Avenue	35
Ball Road	West city limits to east city limits	45
Beach Boulevard	Ninth Street to SR-91 Freeway	35
Beach Boulevard	SR-91 Freeway to Medieval Times	35
Beach Boulevard	Medieval Times to La Palma Avenue	35
Beach Boulevard	La Palma Avenue to Crescent Avenue	40
Beach Boulevard	Crescent Avenue to south city limits	40
Caballero Boulevard	Valley View Street to Regio Avenue	35
Caballero Boulevard	Regio Avenue to Knott Avenue	35
Cameron Drive	Beach Boulevard to Country Club Drive	30
Cerritos Avenue	Valley View Street to Carlotta Avenue	45
Commonwealth Avenue	Auto Center Drive to Beach Boulevard	35
Commonwealth Avenue	Beach Boulevard to east city limits	40
Country Club Drive	Malvern Avenue to Fox Hills Avenue	25
Crescent Avenue	West city limits to Valley View Street	45
Crescent Avenue	Valley View Street to Knott Avenue	45
Crescent Avenue	Knott Avenue to Beach Boulevard	45
Crescent Avenue	Beach Boulevard to Dale Street	45
Crescent Avenue	Dale Street to east city limits	40
Dale Street	South city limits to La Palma Avenue	40
Dale Street	La Palma Avenue to Artesia Freeway (SR-91)	40
Dale Street	Auto Center Drive to Commonwealth Avenue	40
Dale Street	Commonwealth Avenue to Artesia Boulevard	40
Dale Street	Artesia Boulevard to Malvern Avenue	40
Descanso Avenue	Altura Boulevard to Caballero Boulevard	35
Eighth Street	Cu-de-sac to Knott Avenue	35
Eighth Street	Knott Avenue to Western Avenue	25
Firestone Boulevard	Artesia Boulevard to Knott Avenue	30
Grand Avenue	South city limits to Crescent Avenue	30
Holder Street	Cerritos Avenue to Myra Avenue	35
Holder Street	Myra Avenue to Ball Road	35
Holder Street	Ball Road to Orange Avenue	35
Holder Street	Orange Avenue to Lincoln Avenue	35
Holder Street	Lincoln Avenue to Crescent Avenue	30
Knott Avenue	South city limits to Crescent Avenue	40
Knott Avenue	Crescent Avenue to La Palma Avenue	40
Knott Avenue	La Palma Avenue to Orangethorpe Avenue	40
Knott Avenue	Orangethorpe Avenue to Artesia Boulevard	40
Knott Avenue	Firestone Boulevard to north city limits	40
La Mirada Boulevard	West city limits to Beach Boulevard	40
La Palma Avenue	Valley View Street to Knott Avenue	45
La Palma Avenue	Knott Avenue to Beach Boulevard	40
La Palma Avenue	Beach Boulevard to Dale Street	40
La Palma Avenue	Dale Street to east city limits	40
Lincoln Avenue	West city limits to Knott Avenue	40
Los Coyotes Drive	Beach Boulevard to Country Club Drive	35
Malvern Avenue	Beach Boulevard to Tahoe Circle	45
Malvern Avenue	Tahoe Circle to Links Road	45
Malvern Avenue	Links Road to east city limits	45
Melrose Street	Knott Avenue to Western Avenue	35
Orange Avenue	West city limits to east city limits	35
Orangethorpe Avenue	West city limits to Knott Avenue	45
Orangethorpe Avenue	Knott Avenue to Western Avenue	40
Orangethorpe Avenue	Western Avenue to Beach Boulevard	35
Orangethorpe Avenue	Beach Boulevard to Stanton Avenue	35
Orangethorpe Avenue	Stanton Avenue to east city limits	45
Regio Avenue	Altura Boulevard to Caballero Boulevard	35
Rosecrans Avenue	West city limits to east city limits	50
Rostrata Avenue	Artesia Boulevard to Kensington Drive	35
St. Andrews Avenue	Los Coyotes Drive to Somerset Street	25
Stage Road	West city limits to Beach Boulevard	40
Stanton Avenue	South city limits to La Palma Avenue	40
Stanton Avenue	La Palma Avenue to Orangethorpe Avenue	40
Stanton Avenue	Orangethorpe Avenue to Auto Center Drive	40
Stanton Avenue	Auto Center Drive to Artesia Boulevard	40
Valley View Street	Ball Road to Cerritos Avenue	45
Valley View Street	Lincoln Avenue to Crescent Avenue	45
Valley View Street	Crescent Avenue to La Palma Avenue	45
Valley View Street	La Palma Avenue to Orangethorpe Avenue	45
Valley View Street	Orangethorpe Avenue to Artesia Boulevard	45
Western Avenue	South city limits to La Palma Avenue	40
Western Avenue	La Palma Avenue to Orangethorpe Avenue	40
Western Avenue	Orangethorpe Avenue to Artesia Boulevard	40
Whitaker Street	Stanton Avenue to Dale Street	35

(Prior code § 17-113; amended during 1990 codification; Ord. 1219 § 3, 1988; Ord. 1291 § 1, 1993; Ord. 1301 § I, 1993; Ord. 1357 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1426 § 2, 2002; Ord. 1452 § 2, 2004; Ord. 1532 § 2, 2009; Ord. 1561 § 2, 2013; Ord. 1637 § 2, 2017; Ord. 1756, 7/22/2025)

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