Burbank Municipal Code Art. 15 Special Speed Zones

6-1-1501: PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ON CITY STREETS:

It is determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the orderly movement of vehicular traffic would be facilitated in a reasonable and safe manner by establishing enforceable speed limits under the conditions found to exist upon the following streets. It is declared that the prima facie speed limits shall be as herein set forth on these streets or parts of streets herein designated when signs are erected giving notice thereof.

This section does not apply to any twenty-five (25) mile per hour prima facie limit which is applicable when passing a school building or the grounds thereof or when passing a senior center or other facility primarily used by senior citizens.

Speed Limit
Street From To (mph)

Alameda Avenue Riverside Drive Buena Vista 35 Street

Alameda Avenue Buena Vista Street Victory 35 Boulevard

Alameda Avenue Victory Boulevard Glenoaks 35 Boulevard

Amherst Drive San Fernando Glenoaks 25 Boulevard Boulevard

Angeleno Avenue Third Street Ikea Way 25

Bob Hope Drive Alameda Avenue Riverside Drive 35

Speed Limit Street From To (mph)

Buena Vista Street Riverside Drive Olive Avenue 35

Buena Vista Street Olive Avenue Burbank 35 Boulevard

Buena Vista Street Burbank Boulevard San Fernando 35 Boulevard

Buena Vista Street San Fernando Glenoaks 30 Boulevard Boulevard

Burbank Boulevard Clybourn Avenue Buena Vista 35 Street

Burbank Boulevard Buena Vista Street Victory 35 Boulevard

Burbank Boulevard Victory Boulevard Third Street 35

Chandler Boulevard Clybourn Avenue Mariposa Street 30 (North)

Chandler Boulevard Westerly City Limit Victory 30 (South) Boulevard

Clark Avenue Clybourn Avenue Buena Vista 25 Street

Clark Avenue Buena Vista Street Victory 25 Boulevard

Clybourn Avenue Victory Boulevard Chandler 35 Boulevard

Clybourn Avenue Clark Avenue Ventura 30 Freeway

Delaware Road San Fernando Glenoaks 25 Boulevard Boulevard

Edison Boulevard Westerly City Limit Burbank 30 Boulevard

Empire Avenue Clybourn Avenue Hollywood Way 40

Empire Avenue Hollywood Way I-5 Freeway 35

First Street San Fernando Angeleno 30 Boulevard Avenue

Flower Street Olive Avenue Southerly City 30 Limit

Front Street Burbank Boulevard Verdugo 40 Avenue

Glenoaks Boulevard Northerly City Limit Scott Road 40

Glenoaks Boulevard Scott Road Amherst Drive 35

Glenoaks Boulevard Amherst Drive Providencia 30 Avenue

Glenoaks Boulevard Providencia Avenue Southerly City 35 Limit

Hollywood Way Northerly City Limit Valhalla Drive 40

Hollywood Way Valhalla Drive Chandler 35 Boulevard

Hollywood Way Chandler Boulevard Olive Avenue 35

Ikea Way Angeleno Avenue Providencia 30 Avenue

Jeffries Avenue Clybourn Avenue Buena Vista 25 Street

Kenneth Road Glenoaks Boulevard Scott Road 25

Kenneth Road Scott Road Magnolia 25 Boulevard

Kenneth Road Magnolia Boulevard Southerly City 25 Limit

Lake Street Southerly City Limit Magnolia 25 Boulevard

Speed Limit Street From To (mph)

Lincoln Street San Fernando Empire Avenue 35 Boulevard

Magnolia Boulevard Sunset Canyon Drive Glenoaks 25 Boulevard

Magnolia Boulevard Glenoaks Boulevard First Street 30

Magnolia Boulevard First Street Buena Vista 35 Street

Magnolia Boulevard Buena Vista Street Clybourn 35 Avenue

Main Street Victory Boulevard Alameda 35 Avenue

Main Street Alameda Avenue Southerly City 30 Limit

Oak Street Pass Avenue Buena Vista 25 Street

Oak Street Olive Avenue Main Street 25

Olive Avenue Sunset Canyon Drive Glenoaks 35 Boulevard

Olive Avenue Glenoaks Boulevard First Street 30

Olive Avenue First Street Verdugo 35 Avenue

Olive Avenue Verdugo Avenue Alameda 35 Avenue

Olive Avenue Alameda Avenue Southerly City 35 Limit

Ontario Avenue San Fernando Empire Avenue 25 Boulevard

Pacific Avenue Hollywood Way Buena Vista 30 Street

Pass Avenue Verdugo Avenue Olive Avenue 35

Riverside Drive Westerly City Limit Olive Avenue 35

Riverside Drive Olive Avenue Buena Vista 35 Street

Riverside Drive Keystone Street Easterly City 35 Limit

San Fernando Winona Avenue Lincoln Street 35 Boulevard

San Fernando I-5 Freeway Grinnell Drive 35 Boulevard

San Fernando Magnolia Boulevard Verdugo 25 Boulevard Avenue

San Fernando Verdugo Avenue Southerly City 35 Boulevard Limit

San Fernando North City Limit Winona Avenue 30 Boulevard (at Claybeck Avenue) (North) (East of RR)

San Fernando North City Limit Hollywood Way 40 Boulevard (at Cohasset Street) (West of RR)

San Fernando Hollywood Way Lincoln Street 35 Boulevard (West of RR)

Scott Road Glenoaks Boulevard San Fernando 30 Boulevard

Scott Road Kenneth Road Glenoaks 30 Boulevard

Scott Road Westerly City Limit Kenneth Road 25

Speed Limit Street From To (mph)

Sixth Street Scott Road Birmingham 25 Road

Sunset Canyon Drive Walnut Avenue Southerly City 25 Limit

Third Street Amherst Drive Burbank 25 Boulevard

Third Street Burbank Boulevard Verdugo 30 Avenue

Thornton Avenue Hollywood Way Lincoln Street 30

Toluca Park Drive Clybourn Avenue Pass Avenue 25

Vanowen Place Clybourn Avenue Buena Vista 40 Street

Verdugo Avenue Clybourn Avenue Hollywood Way 35

Verdugo Avenue Hollywood Way Olive Avenue 35

Verdugo Avenue Olive Avenue Victory 35 Boulevard

Verdugo Avenue Glenoaks Boulevard Front Street 30

Verdugo Avenue Glenoaks Boulevard Sunset Canyon 25 Drive

Victory Boulevard Clybourn Avenue Hollywood Way 35

Victory Boulevard Hollywood Way Burbank 35 Boulevard

Victory Boulevard Burbank Boulevard Verdugo 35 Avenue

Victory Boulevard Verdugo Avenue Southerly City 35 Limit

Victory Place Lincoln Street Burbank 35 Boulevard

Winona Avenue San Fernando Glenoaks 25 Boulevard Boulevard

Winona Avenue Hollywood Way San Fernando 35 Boulevard

[Formerly numbered Section 29-82; amended by Ord. No. 22-3,980, eff. 11/11/22; 21-3,961; 18-3,908; 15-3,867; 13-3,847; 3767, 3649, 3203, 3058, 2827, 2360, 2343.]

6-1-1501.1: PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS IN SCHOOL ZONES:

A. For purposes of this section "school zone" means that area within 500 feet approaching or passing a school building or the grounds thereof that is contiguous to a highway and on which is posted a standard "SCHOOL" warning sign, while children are going to or leaving the school either during school hours or during the noon recess period. "School zone" also includes the area approaching or passing any school grounds that are not separated from the highway by a fence, gate, or other physical barrier while the grounds are in use by children if that highway is posted with a standard "SCHOOL" warning sign.

B. An engineering and traffic survey is taken into consideration and it is declared that the prima facie speed limit in school zones of fifteen (15) miles per hour shall be set forth in a residence district, on a street with a posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour or slower, at a distance of less than 500 feet from, or, passing, a school building or the grounds of a school building, contiguous to a street and posted with a school warning sign that indicates a school zone speed limit of fifteen (15) miles per hour while children are going to or leaving the school, either during school hours or during the noon recess period. The prima facie speed limit of fifteen (15) miles per hour shall also apply when approaching, at a distance of less than 500 feet from, or passing, school grounds that are not separated from the street by a fence, gate, or other physical barrier while the grounds are in use by children and the street is posted with a school warning sign that indicates a speed limit of 15 miles per hour.

C. The prima facie speed limit of fifteen (15) miles per hour shall apply only to streets that contain a maximum of two traffic lanes and have a maximum posted thirty (30) miles per hour prima facie speed limit immediately prior to and after the school zone.

D. A prima facie speed limit of fifteen (15) miles per hour shall not be effective until a school warning sign that indicates a speed limit of fifteen (15) miles per hour while children are going to or leaving the school, either during school hours or during the noon recess period, is erected upon the street within 500 feet of school grounds. [Added by Ord. 18-3,908, eff. 12/28/18.]

6-1-1502: DECREASE OF STATE LAW MAXIMUM SPEED:

[Formerly numbered Section 29-83. Deleted by Ord. No. 3649, eff. 10/30/04; 3326, 3203, 3058, 2493, 2406, 2179.]

6-1-1503: DECREASING STATE SPEED LIMIT BETWEEN BUSINESS OR RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS WITH OR WITHOUT INCREASING STATE SPEED LIMIT WITHIN SUCH DISTRICTS:

[Formerly numbered Section 29-84. Deleted by Ord. No. 3649, eff. 10/30/04; 3058, 2179.]

6-1-1504: REGULATION OF SPEED OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS:

The Public Works Director 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 districts or at intersections, and shall erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof. [Formerly numbered Section 29-85; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

6-1-1505: OPERATION OF VEHICLES ON PUBLIC GROUNDS:

A. No person shall drive a vehicle in any public park, golf course, parking area, or other public ground owned by the City, other than a dedicated street, at a speed in excess of ten (10) miles per hour on such property under the control of the Burbank Water and Power or Public Works Department, or in excess of fifteen (15) miles per hour within Olive Avenue Park, or in excess of twenty (20) miles per hour elsewhere, but in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property.

B. No person shall drive a vehicle in such public ground in willful disregard for the safety of persons or property, or recklessly, or in a speed contest or drag race, or in an exhibition of speed or power, nor shall any person aid or abet such conduct.

C. The department head in control of such public ground shall cause signs to be erected and maintained at each entrance into and at other appropriate places near or on any road, way, or parking area within such public ground, indicating the maximum speed herein established.

D. No person shall drive or operate any vehicle, except a City owned or authorized vehicle, upon any public park or other property or grounds owned or leased by the City except upon streets, roadways and parking areas specifically set apart for use by the public. [Formerly numbered Section 29-86; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3723, eff. 7/3/07; 2404.]