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Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Hesperia Municipal Code Ch. 10.20 Speed Limits

Hesperia Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Hesperia

Cite as: Hesperia Municipal Code Chapter 10.20 · Text as of 2026-10-04

10.20.010 - Authority to increase twenty-five-mile limit.

A. Pursuant to the vehicle code, whenever the city council determines, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, that a greater speed would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be safe upon any street otherwise subject to a prima facie limit of twenty-five (25) miles per hour under the vehicle code, the city council shall determine and declare a higher prima facie speed limit. When such determination has been made, the city council shall by resolution direct the city engineer to erect and maintain signs upon such street as provided in the vehicle code indicating file appropriate prima facie speed limit. Such signs may be supplemented by appropriate pavement markings.

B. Removal. Whenever the city council, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions, because of which a speed limit has been determined as provided in subsection (A) of this section no longer exist, the city council shall by resolution direct the city engineer to remove such signs and markings from such street.

(Ord. 250 (part), 1997; SBCC § 52.0123(a))

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10.20.020 - Authority to decrease sixty-five-mile limit.

A. Pursuant to the vehicle code, whenever the city council determines, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, that the limit of sixty-five (65) miles per hour is more than is reasonable or safe upon any street or highway where such limit of sixty-five (65) miles per hour is applicable under the vehicle code, the city council shall determine and declare a lower prima facie limit which is appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and is reasonable and safe. When such determination has been made, the city council shall by resolution direct the city engineer to erect and maintain signs upon such street or highway as provided in the vehicle code indicating the appropriate speed limit. Such signs may be supplemented by appropriate pavement markings.

B. Removal. Whenever the city council, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions because of which a speed limit has been determined as provided in subsection (A) of this section no longer exists, the city council shall by resolution direct the city engineer to remove such signs and pavement markings from such street or highway.

(Ord. 250 (part), 1997; SBCC § 52.0123(b))

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10.20.030 - Authority to link speed limit districts.

A. Pursuant to the vehicle code, whenever the city council determines, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, that the limit of sixty-five (65) miles per hour is more than is reasonable or safe upon any portion of a street or highway for a distance of not exceeding two thousand (2,000) feet in length between districts either business or residence, the city council may determine and declare a reasonable and safe prima facie limit thereon lower than sixty-five (65) miles per hour, but not less than twenty-five (25) miles per hour. When such determination has been made, the city council shall by resolution direct the city engineer to erect and maintain signs thereon as provided in the vehicle code. Such signs may be supplemented by appropriate pavement markings.

B. Removal. Whenever the city council finds, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, that the conditions because of which a prima facie limit, lower than sixty-five (65) miles per hour has been determined as provided in subsection (A) of this section no longer exist, it shall by resolution direct the city engineer to remove such signs and markings from such portion of street or highway.

(Ord. 250 (part), 1997; SBCC § 52.0123(c))

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