Del Mar Municipal Code Ch. 14.08 Speed Laws

It is the purpose of this Chapter to establish regulations to control the speed of vehicles in accordance with the authority granted to the City by the Vehicle Code of the State of California.

(Ord. No. 508)

A. The City Council may establish by ordinance a speed limit greater than 25 miles per hour for any street that would otherwise be subject to the State's limit of 25 miles per hour. (Vehicle Code § 22357)

B. The City Council may establish by ordinance a speed limit of less than 65 miles per hour for any street that would otherwise be subject to the State limit of 65 miles per hour. (Vehicle Code § 22358)

The City Council may establish by resolution a speed limit of less than 25 miles per hour for any street near a school that would otherwise be subject to the State limit of 25 miles per hour. (Vehicle Code § 22358.4)

The City Council may establish by resolution a speed limit of less than 25 miles per hour for any street in a business or residential area or in a park, or having a width of business or residential area or in a park or having a width of 25 feet or less than would otherwise be subject to the State limit of 25 miles per hour. (Vehicle Code § 22358.3)

The City Council may establish by ordinance a speed limit of less than 25 miles per hour on any street having a grade in excess of ten percent that would otherwise be subject to the State limit of 25 miles per hour. (Vehicle Code § 22413)

The City Council may establish by resolution a speed limit of less than 55 miles per hour for large trucks on any street that would otherwise be subject to the State limit of 55 miles per hour. (Vehicle Code § 22407)

The City Council may establish by resolution a speed limit of not less than five miles per hour for any bridge, elevated structure, tube or tunnel. (Vehicle Code §§ 22403, 22404 and 22405)