Cypress Municipal Code Art. XV Speed Zones (CA)

§ 16-85. State speed law applicable.¶

The traffic laws of the State of California shall be applicable upon all streets within this city except as this chapter, as authorized by state law, declares and determines upon the basis of engineering and traffic investigation that certain speed regulations shall be applicable upon specified streets or in certain areas, in which event it shall be prima facie unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle in excess of any speed as declared in this chapter when signs are in place giving notice thereof.

(Ord. No. 1106, § 1, 7-13-09)

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Editor's note: Ord. No. 1106, § 1, adopted July 13, 2009, repealed the former § 16-85, and enacted a new § 16-85 as set out herein. The former § 16-85 pertained to increase of state speed limits in certain zones and derived from Ord. No. 397, § 2; Ord. No. 964, § 1, 4-28-97; Ord. No. 995, § 1, 1-24-00.

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§ 16-86. Amending state speed limits.¶

It is determined, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, that the speed permitted by state law upon the following streets be amended as hereunder set forth, the speeds being deemed as necessary for safe operation of vehicles thereon. It is declared that the prima facie speed limit shall be hereinafter set forth on those streets or parts of streets herein designated at all times when signs are erected giving notice thereof:

NAME OF STREET	PORTION AFFECTED	DECLARED PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT
Ball Road	Bloomfield Street to Holder Street	45
Bloomfield Street	Lincoln Avenue to Cerritos Avenue	40
Cerritos Avenue	Bloomfield Street to Knott Street	45
Crescent Avenue	240 feet west of Acacia Drive to 400 feet west of Moody Street	40
Crescent Avenue	1,300 feet west of Walker Street to 720 feet east of Walker Street	40
Denni Street	Lincoln Avenue to Ball Road	40
Denni Street	Ball Road to Cerritos Avenue	35
Holder Street	Lincoln Avenue to Ball Road	35
Holder Street	Cerritos Avenue to Katella Avenue	40
Holder Street	Katella Avenue to 1,200 feet south of Katella Avenue	35
Holder Street	1,200 feet north of Orangewood Avenue to Orangewood Avenue	35
Holder Street	Orangewood Avenue to 1,200 feet south of Orangewood Avenue	40
Katella Avenue	Lexington Drive to Knott Street	45
Knott Street	Cerritos Avenue to 1,200 feet south of Orangewood Avenue	40
Lincoln Avenue	Bloomfield Street to Holder Street	40
Moody Street	Crescent Avenue to Lincoln Avenue	40
Orange Avenue	Bloomfield Street to Holder Street	40
Orangewood Avenue	1,440 feet west of Valley View Street to Valley View Street	35
Orangewood Avenue	Valley View Street to Knott Street	40
Valley View Street	Lincoln Avenue to 1,200 feet south of Orangewood Avenue	45
Walker Street	Crescent Avenue to Orange Avenue	45
Walker Street	Orange Avenue to Katella Avenue	40
Warland Drive	Katella Avenue to Valley View Street	35

(Ord. No. 1106, § 1, 7-13-09; Ord. No. 1169 § 2, 9-25-17; Ord. No. 1210, 10/28/2024; Ord. No. 1224, 12/8/2025)

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Editor's note: Ord. No. 1106, § 1, adopted July 13, 2009, repealed the former § 16-86, and enacted a new § 16-86 as set out herein. The former § 16-86 pertained to decrease of state law maximum speed and derived from Ord. No. 364, § 2; Ord. No. 474, §§ 1—3, 1-24-72; Ord. No. 532, § 2, 5-13-74; Ord. No. 594, § 2, 2-28-77; Ord. No. 652, § 3, 2-11-80; Ord. No. 694, § 2, 9-27-82; Ord. No. 703, § 2, 3-14-83; Ord. No. 737, § 3, 1-14-85; Ord. No. 964, § 2, 4-28-97; Ord. No. 995, § 2, 1-24-00.

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§ 16-87. (Reserved)¶

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Editor's note: Ord. No. 1106, § 1, adopted July 13, 2009, repealed § 16-87, which pertained to decrease of state law speed between districts and derived from Ord. No. 364, § 2.

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§ 16-88. 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.

(Ord. No. 364, § 2)

§ 16-89. through § 16-90. (Reserved)

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