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Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Corte Madera Municipal Code Ch. 10.60 Speed Zones
Corte Madera Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Corte Madera
Cite as: Corte Madera Municipal Code Chapter 10.60 · Text as of 2026-10-04
10.60.010 - Increase of local limits.¶
It is determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey that a speed greater than twenty-five miles per hour will facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and will be reasonable and safe upon the following streets or portions thereof which otherwise would be subject to a prima facie limit of twenty-five miles per hour. Therefore, it is declared that the prima facie speed limit shall be as set forth in this section on those streets or portions of streets designated in this section when signs are erected giving notice thereof:
| Name of Street and Portion Affected | Declared Prima Facie Speed Limit (miles/ |
|---|---|
| Koch Road, entire length | 30 |
(Ord. 850, 1999: Ord. 771 (part), 1992; Ord. No. 1042, § 2, 12-3-2024)
10.60.020 - Decrease of local limits.¶
It is determined that upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, the limit of sixty-five miles per hour is more than is reasonable or safe upon the streets or portions of streets designated in this section, and it is declared that the prima facie speed limit shall be set forth as follows when signs are erected giving notice thereof:
| Name of Street and Portion Affected | Declared Prima Facie Speed Limit (miles/ |
|---|---|
| Alta Way, Chapman Drive to Sausalito Street | 15 |
| Casa Buena Drive, Conow Street to Meadowsweet Drive | 25 |
| Casa Buena Drive, Sanford Street to Conow Street | 25 |
| Chapman Drive, Corte Madera Avenue to Willow Avenue | 20 |
| Corte Madera Avenue, Redwood Ave to Larkspur City Limits | 25 |
| Lakeside Drive, Apache Road to Tamalpais Drive | 25 |
| Madera Boulevard, Tamalpais Drive to US 101 | 25 |
| Madera del Presidio Drive, Paradise Drive to Meadow Ridge Drive | 25 |
| Paradise Drive, Tamalpais Drive to San Clemente Drive | 25 |
| Paradise Drive, San Clemente Drive to Prince Royal Drive | 25 |
| Paradise Drive, Prince Royal Drive to Eastern Town Limits | 25 |
| Pixley Avenue, Tamalpais Drive to Northern Terminus | 25 |
| Prince Royal Drive, Westward Avenue to Paradise Drive | 25 |
| Redwood Highway, SW Driveway at the Village to Wornum Drive | 30 |
| Robin Drive, entire length | 25 |
| San Clemente Drive, Redwood Highway to Paradise Drive | 30 |
| Tamal Vista Boulevard, Madera Boulevard to Fifer Avenue | 25 |
| Tamalpais Drive, Corte Madera Avenue to Willow Avenue | 20 |
| Tamalpais Drive, Willow Avenue to US 101 | 25 |
| Tamalpais Drive, US101 and San Clemente Drive | 25 |
(Ord. 895 § 1, 2006: Ord. 810, 1997: Ord. 800, 1996: Ord. 771 (part), 1992; Ord. No. 1042, § 2, 12-3-2024)
10.60.030 - Regulation of speed by traffic signals.¶
The town 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 to the street or portion thereof, or at intersections, and shall erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof.
(Ord. 771 (part), 1992)
10.60.040 - Decrease on narrow streets.¶
It is determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey that the prima facie speed limit of twenty-five miles per hour on the following streets or portions thereof found to be within a business or residence district is more than is reasonable and safe. Therefore it is declared that the prima facie speed limit shall be as set forth in this section on those streets or portions of streets designated in this section when signs are erected giving notice thereof:
| Name of Street and Portion Affected | Declared Prima Facie Speed Limit (miles/ |
|---|---|
| Summit Drive, entire length | 15 |
| Redwood Avenue from Portola Way to Corte Madera Avenue | 20 |
(Ord. 771 (part), 1992)
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