Costa Mesa Municipal Code Ch. XVII Special Speed Zones

The transportation services manager is hereby authorized to post signs for speed limits which are established either by resolution of the city council or by staff upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, when the speed permitted by state law upon streets within the city is less than is necessary for safe operation of vehicles thereon. It is hereby declared that the prima facie speed limit shall be as posted on those streets or parts of streets designated when signs are erected giving notice thereof. All current posted limits are to remain in place unless changes are determined by an engineering and traffic survey and by resolution of the city council.

(Code 1960, § 3416.0; Ord. No. 66-35, 8-15-66; Ord. No. 67-5, 3-20-67; Ord. No. 6710, 4-17-67; Ord. No. 67-28, 9-5-67; Ord. No. 69-19, 8-18-69; Ord. No. 70-38, 9-8-70; Ord. No. 70-39, 9-21-70; Ord. No. 71-1, 1-18-71; Ord. No. 71-36, § 1, 12-6-71; Ord. No. 72-31, § 1, 8-21-72; Ord. No. 73-31, § 1, 8-20-73; Ord. No. 76-42, § 1, 9-7-76; Ord. No. 77-13, § 1, 4-4-77; Ord. No. 78-23, § 1, 5-1-78; Ord. No. 85-36, § 1, 1-6-86; Ord. No. 87-26, § 2, 12-7-87; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)

The transportation services manager is hereby authorized to post signs for speed limits which are established either by resolution of the city council or by staff upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, when the speed permitted by state law outside of business and residential districts, as applicable upon streets within the city, is greater than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist upon such streets. It is hereby declared that the prima facie speed limit shall be as posted on those streets or parts of streets designated when signs are erected giving notice thereof. All current posted limits are to remain in place unless changes are determined by an engineering and traffic survey and by resolution of the city council.

(Code 1960, § 3416.1; Ord. No. 66-35, 8-15-66; Ord. No. 67-10, 4-17-67; Ord. No. 67-28, 9-5-67; Ord. No. 67-35, 11-20-67; Ord. No. 68-33, 8-19-68; Ord. No. 68-38, 10-21-68; Ord. No. 69-19, 8-18-69; Ord. No. 70-8, 2-16-70; Ord. No. 70-15, 3-16-70; Ord. No. 70-24, 6-22-70; Ord. No. 70-37, 8-17-70; Ord. No. 72-1, § 2, 1-17-72; Ord. No. 72-7, § 1, 2-22-72; Ord. No. 72-16, § 1, 6-5-72; Ord. No. 73-45, § 1, 1-7-74; Ord. No. 75-28, § 1, 5-20-75; Ord. No. 75-59, § 1, 2-1-75; Ord. No. 76-26, §§ 1, 2, 6-7-76; Ord. No. 76-46, § 1, 10-4-76; Ord. No. 78-37, § 1, 9-5-78; Ord. No. 79-26, § 1, 12-3-79; Ord. No. 84-34, § 1, 8-20-84; Ord. No. 85-35, §§ 1, 2, 11-4-85; Ord. No. 85-34, § 1, 11-9-85; Ord. No. 87-26, § 2, 12-7-87; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)

The city transportation services manager 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.

(Code 1960, § 3416.2; Ord. No. 66-35, 8-15-66; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)