Claremont Municipal Code Ch. 10.48 Special Speed Zones (CA)

§ 10.48.010. Speed limits on certain streets.¶

A. It is determined, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, that the speed permitted by state law upon the following streets is either:

Less than is necessary for safe operation of vehicles thereon by reason of the designation and sign-posting of such streets as through highways, or by reason of widely spaced intersections; or
Greater than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist upon such streets.

B. It is declared that the prima facie speed limit 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:

No.	Street Name	Roadway Segment	Roadway Segment	Speed Limit Miles per Hour (Exp. Sept. 2033)
		From	To
1	Alamosa Drive	Mills Avenue	Padua Avenue	25
2	American Avenue	Indian Hill Boulevard	College Avenue	25
3	American Avenue	College Avenue	Mills Avenue	25
4	Arrow Highway	Indian Hill Boulevard	College Avenue	40
5	Arrow Highway	College Avenue	Claremont Boulevard/Mills Avenue	40
6	Arrow Highway	Cambridge Avenue	Indian Hill Boulevard	45
7	Auto Center Drive	Indian Hill Boulevard	End of Public Road	25
8	Base Line Road	West City Limits	Towne Avenue	40
9	Base Line Road	Towne Avenue	Mountain Avenue	40
10	Base Line Road	Mountain Avenue	Indian Hill Boulevard	40
11	Base Line Road	Indian Hill Boulevard	Mills Avenue	40
12	Base Line Road	Mills Avenue	East City Limits	40
13	Bonita Avenue	West City Limits	Cambridge Avenue	30
14	Bonita Avenue	Cambridge Avenue	Indian Hill Boulevard	30
15	Cambridge Avenue	Arrow Highway	Bonita Avenue	30
16	Claremont Boulevard	Arrow Highway	First Street	30
17	Claremont Boulevard	First Street	Sixth Street	35
18	Claremont Boulevard	Sixth Street	Foothill Boulevard	40
19	Claremont Boulevard	Foothill Boulevard	Windham Drive	40
20	Claremont Boulevard	Windham Drive	Monte Vista Avenue	40
21	College Avenue	San Jose Avenue	Oak Park Drive	25
22	College Avenue	Oak Park Drive	Arrow Highway	25
23	College Avenue	Arrow Highway	First Street	25
24	College Avenue	First Street	Bonita Avenue	25
25	College Avenue	Bonita Avenue	Sixth Street	25
26	College Avenue	Sixth Street	10th Street	25
27	College Avenue	10th Street	Foothill Boulevard	25
28	College Way	Williams Avenue	Piedmont Avenue	30
29	First Street	College Avenue	Columbia Avenue	30
30	First Street	Columbia Avenue	Claremont Boulevard	35
31	Foothill Boulevard	Towne Avenue	Mountain Avenue	40
32	Foothill Boulevard	Mountain Avenue	Indian Hill Boulevard	40
33	Foothill Boulevard	Indian Hill Boulevard	Mills Avenue	40
34	Foothill Boulevard	Mills Avenue	East City Limits	40
35	Garey Avenue	Arlington Drive	Smith Drive	35
36	Garey Avenue	Smith Drive	College Way	35
37	Harrison Avenue	Harvard Avenue	Indian Hill Boulevard	25
38	Indian Hill Boulevard	American Ave	San Jose Ave	35
39	Indian Hill Boulevard	San Jose Avenue	Vista/Oak Park Drive	35
40	Indian Hill Boulevard	Vista/Oak Park Drive	Arrow Highway	35
41	Indian Hill Boulevard	Arrow Highway	First Street	30
42	Indian Hill Boulevard	First Street	Bonita Avenue	25
43	Indian Hill Boulevard	Bonita Avenue	Harrison Avenue	25
44	Indian Hill Boulevard	Harrison Avenue	Eighth Street	30
45	Indian Hill Boulevard	Eighth Street	Foothill Boulevard	30
46	Indian Hill Boulevard	Foothill Boulevard	Claremont High	35
47	Indian Hill Boulevard	Claremont High	Base Line Road	35
48	Indian Hill Boulevard	Base Line Road	Armstrong Drive	35
49	Lassen Avenue/Lindenwood Drive	Scottsbluff Drive	Shenandoah Drive	25
50	Mills Avenue	Foothill Boulevard	Rockford Drive	35
51	Mills Avenue	Rockford Drive	Base Line Road	35
52	Mills Avenue	Base Line Road	Miramar Avenue	35
53	Mills Avenue	Miramar Avenue	Alamosa Drive	35
54	Mills Avenue	Alamosa Drive	Pomello Drive	35
55	Mills Avenue	Pomello Drive	Mt. Baldy Road	35
56	Miramar Avenue	Mills Avenue	Padua Avenue	25
57	Monte Vista Avenue	Base Line Road	Claremont Boulevard	40
58	Monte Vista Avenue	Claremont Boulevard	Foothill Boulevard	40
59	Mountain Avenue	San Jose Avenue	Arrow Highway	25
60	Mountain Avenue	Bonita Avenue	Harrison Avenue	25
61	Mountain Avenue	Harrison Avenue	10th Street	30
62	Mountain Avenue	10th Street	Foothill Boulevard	30
63	Mountain Avenue	Foothill Boulevard	Scripps Drive	30
64	Mountain Avenue	Scripps Drive	Base Line Road	30
65	Mountain Avenue	Base Line Road	Thompson Creek	30
66	Mountain Avenue	Thompson Creek Trail	End	25
67	Mt. Baldy Road	Mills Avenue	Via Padova/Grand Avenue	40
68	Mt. Baldy Road	Via Padova/Grand Avenue	Padua Avenue	40
69	Mt. Baldy Road	Padua Avenue	East City Limits	45
70	Oxford Avenue	Scripps Drive	Hood Drive	25
71	Oxford Avenue	Hood Drive	Colby Drive	25
72	Padua Avenue	Base Line Road	Miramar Avenue	40
73	Padua Avenue	Miramar Avenue	Mt. Baldy Road	40
74	Padua Avenue	Mt. Baldy Road	Via Saint Ambrose	25
75	Padua Avenue	Via Saint Ambrose	Via Padova	25
76	Pomello Drive	Mills Avenue	Padua Avenue	30
77	Radcliffe Drive	Indian Hill Boulevard	Mills Avenue	25
78	San Jose Avenue	Mountain Avenue	Indian Hill Boulevard	30
79	San Jose Avenue	Indian Hill Boulevard	College Avenue	25
80	San Jose Avenue	College Avenue	Mills Avenue	25
81	Scottsbluff Drive	Mills Avenue	Lassen Avenue	25
82	Scripps Drive	Towne Avenue	Mountain Avenue	25
83	Scripps Drive	Mountain Avenue	Indian Hill Boulevard	25
84	Shenandoah Drive	Lindenwood Drive	Claremont Boulevard	25
85	Sixth Street	Indian Hill Boulevard	College Ave	25
86	Sixth Street	College Ave	College Way	25
87	Sixth Street	College Way	Mills Avenue	25
88	Sixth Street	Mills Avenue	Claremont Blvd	25
89	Sumner Avenue	Briarcroft Road	Ridgefield Drive	25
90	Towne Avenue	Foothill Boulevard	Syracuse Drive	40
91	Towne Avenue	Syracuse Drive	Base Line Road	40
92	Williams Avenue	Foothill Boulevard	Smith Drive	30
93	Williams Avenue	Smith Drive	College Way	30

(Prior code § 13.89; 75-9; 77-7; 79-31; 89-2; 93-9; 93-11; 98-08; 99-07; 03-02; 03-04; 05-06; 09-03; 09-07; 11-01; 11-09; 12-12; 13-07; 13-08; 15-02; 16-01; 16-06; 16-07; 17-04; 18-05; 18-12; 20-03; 2026-01, 5/26/2026)

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§ 10.48.020. Regulation of speed by traffic signals.¶

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.

(Prior code § 13.90)

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