Huntington Beach Municipal Code Ch. 10.12 Speed Limits (CA)

§ 10.12.010. Twenty-Five m.p.h. Prima Facie Speed Limit.¶

Unless stated otherwise, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey of the portions of the streets hereinafter set forth, the City Council determines and declares that the prima facie speed limit of 25 miles per hour would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe upon said streets and that the prima facie limit of speed on a portion of the following streets as listed in Section 10.12.080 shall be and is 25 miles per hour.

(1935-11/74, 1947-12/74, 2066-7/76, 2421-5/80, 2883-12/86, 3133-8/92, 3272-1/95, 3380-12/97)

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§ 10.12.020. Thirty m.p.h. Prima Facie Speed Limit.¶

Unless stated otherwise, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey of the portions of the streets hereinafter set forth, the City Council determines and declares that a speed greater than the prima facie speed limit of 25 miles per hour would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe upon said streets; that a prima facie speed limit of 30 miles per hour is the most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and is reasonable and safe; and that the prima facie limit of speed on a portion of the said streets as listed in Section 10.12.080 shall be and is 30 miles per hour.

(1935-11/74, 1947-12/74, 1997-9/75, 2066-7/76, 2388-9/79, 2432-6/80, 2527-2/82, 3133-8/92, 3230-4/94, 3272-1/95, 3380-12/97, 3809-9/08, 3908-4/11, 3921-11/11)

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§ 10.12.030. Thirty-Five m.p.h. Prima Facie Speed Limit.¶

Unless stated otherwise, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey of the portions of the streets hereinafter set forth, the City Council determines and declares that a speed greater than the prima facie speed limit of 25 miles per hour would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe upon said streets; that a prima facie speed limit of 35 miles per hour is the most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and is reasonable and safe; and that the prima facie limit of speed on a portion of the said streets as listed in Section 10.12.080 shall be and is 35 miles per hour.

(1935-11/74, 1947-12/74, 2358-5/79, 2422-3/80, 2527-2/82, 2645-11/83, 2670-1/84, 2715-9/84, 2878-12/86, 3133-8/92, 3230-4/94, 3272-1/95, 3380-12/97, 3809-9/08, 3816-12/08, 3908-4/11)

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§ 10.12.040. Forty m.p.h. Prima Facie Speed Limit.¶

Unless stated otherwise, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey of the portions of the streets hereinafter set forth, the City Council determines and declares that a speed greater than the prima facie speed limit of 25 miles per hour would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe upon said streets; that a prima facie speed limit of 40 miles per hour is the most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and is reasonable and safe; and that the prima facie limit of speed on a portion of the said streets as listed in Section 10.12.080 shall be and is 40 miles per hour.

(1935-11/74, 1947-12/74, 1997-9/75, 2066-7/76, 2316-10/78, 2358-5/79, 2421-5/80, 2432-6/80, 2527-2/82, 2624-7/83, 2715-9/84, 2878-12/86, 2883-12/86, 3133-8/92, 3230-4/94, 3272-1/95, 3380-12/97, 3809-9/08, 3816-12/08, 3908-4/11)

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§ 10.12.050. Forty-Five m.p.h. Prima Facie Speed Limit.¶

Unless stated otherwise, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey of the portions of streets hereinafter set forth, the City Council determines and declares that a speed greater than the prima facie speed limit of 25 miles per hour would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe upon said streets; that a prima facie speed limit of 45 miles per hour is the most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and is reasonable and safe; and that the prima facie limit of speed on a portion of the said streets as listed in Section 10.12.080 shall be and is 45 miles per hour.

(1935-11/74, 1947-12/74, 2358-5/79, 2388-9/79, 2422-3/80, 3133-8/92, 3187-3/93, 3188-3/93, 3204-7/93, 3230-4/94, 3272-1/95, 3380-12/97, 3809-9/08, 3908-4/11)

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§ 10.12.060. Fifty m.p.h. Prima Facie Speed Limit.¶

Unless stated otherwise, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey of the portions of the streets hereinafter set forth, the City Council determines and declares that a speed greater than the prima facie speed limit of 25 miles per hour would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe upon said streets; that a prima facie speed limit of 50 miles per hour is the most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and is reasonable and safe; and that the prima facie limit of speed on a portion of the said streets as listed in Section 10.12.080 shall be and is 50 miles per hour.

(1935-11/74, 1947-12/74, 3133-8/92, 3204-7/93, 3230-4/94, 3380-12/97, 3908-4/11)

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§ 10.12.065. Fifty-Five m.p.h. Prima Facie Speed Limit.¶

Unless stated otherwise, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey of the portions of streets hereinafter set forth, the City Council determines and declares that a speed greater than the prima facie speed limit of 25 miles per hour would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe upon said streets; that a prima facie speed limit of 55 miles per hour is the most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and is reasonable and safe; and that the prima facie limit of speed on a portion of the said streets as listed in Section 10.12.080 shall be and is 55 miles per hour.

(3133-8/92, 3230-4/94, 3380-12/97)

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§ 10.12.070. Speed Limits on State Highways.¶

The State of California has established that orderly movement of vehicular traffic requires that a reasonable and safe limit be placed upon said streets and that the prima facie limit of speed on a portion of the following streets shall be and is as listed in Section 10.12.080.

(3133-8/92)

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§ 10.12.080. Speed Limits Enumerated.¶

Streets are listed alphabetically and categorized up (North) and to the right (East).

STREET	BETWEEN	BETWEEN	SPEED
1st	PCH	Atlanta	35
17th	PCH	Palm	30
	Palm	Main	35
	Huntington	Florida	25
Adams	17th	Main	25
	Main	Lake	25
	Lake	Beach	40
	Beach	Magnolia	45
	Magnolia	Brookhurst	45
	Brookhurst	East City Limit	45
Algonquin	Warner	Heil	35
Argosy	Bolsa Chica	Graham	40
Atlanta	1st	Huntington	35
	Huntington	Beach	40
	Beach	Newland	40
	Newland	Magnolia	45
	Magnolia	Brookhurst	45
Banning	Magnolia	Brookhurst	35
Bolsa	Bolsa Chica	Springdale	45
	Springdale	Edwards	45
	Edwards	Goldenwest	40
Bolsa Chica	South City Limit	Los Patos	30
	Los Patos	Warner	35
	Warner	Edinger	45
	Edinger	Rancho	50
Brightwater	Warner	Bolsa Chica	30
Brookhurst	PCH	Banning	50
	Banning	Atlanta	45
	Atlanta	Adams	45
	Adams	Garfield	45
Bushard	Brookhurst	Hamilton	40
	Hamilton	Indianapolis	40
	Indianapolis	Yorktown	40
	Yorktown	Garfield	45
Center	Gothard	I-405 Fwy	35
Channel	Admiralty	Gilbert	25
Clay	Main	Beach	30
Coldwater	Adams	Yorktown	30
Countess	Portofino	Edinger	30
Davenport	Edgewater	Algonquin	30
Delaware	Atlanta	Adams	30
	Adams	Garfield	35
	Garfield	Ellis	30
Edinger	West City Limit	Bolsa Chica	45
	Bolsa Chica	Springdale	40
	Springdale	Goldenwest	45
	Goldenwest	Beach	40
	Beach	Newland	40
Edwards	Garfield	Warner	40
	Warner	Edinger	45
	Edinger	Bolsa	40
	Bolsa	North City Limit	40
Ellis	Edwards	Gothard	45
	Gothard	Main	40
	Beach	Newland	40
Florida	Garfield	Main	30
Garfield	Seapoint	Goldenwest	45
	Goldenwest	Main	45
	Main	Beach	45
	Beach	Magnolia	45
	Magnolia	Brookhurst	45
	Brookhurst	Ward	45
Goldenwest	PCH	Yorktown	50
	Yorktown	Ellis	50
	Ellis	Slater	50
	Slater	Heil	45
	Heil	McFadden	45
	McFadden	Bolsa	45
Gothard	Main	Garfield	40
	Garfield	Ellis	40
	Ellis	Slater	40
	Slater	Warner	40
	Warner	Heil	40
	Heil	Center	40
	Center	McFadden	40
Graham	South City Limit	Slater	30
	Slater	Warner	40
	Warner	Heil	35
	Heil	Edinger	40
	Edinger	Bolsa	45
Hamilton	Newland	Magnolia	40
	Magnolia	East City Limit	45
Heil	Saybrook	Bolsa Chica	35
	Bolsa Chica	Springdale	40
	Springdale	Goldenwest	40
	Goldenwest	Beach	45
	Beach	Newland	40
	Newland	East City Limit	35
Huntington	PCH	Atlanta	30
	Yorktown	Taylor	25
Indianapolis	Lake	Beach	30
	Beach	Newland	35
	Newland	Magnolia	40
	Magnolia	Brookhurst	40
Lake	Orange	Indianapolis	30
	Indianapolis	Adams	35
	Adams	Yorktown	35
Magnolia	PCH	Banning	40
	Banning	Hamilton	45
	Hamilton	Atlanta	45
	Atlanta	Adams	45
	Adams	Garfield	45
	Warner	I-405	45
Main	PCH	6th	25
	6th	Adams	30
	Adams	Yorktown	35
	Yorktown	Ellis/Beach	45
McFadden	Bolsa Chica	Chemical	25
	Chemical	Graham	35
	Graham	Edwards	45
	Edwards	Goldenwest	45
	Goldenwest	Gothard	45
	Gothard	East City Limit	40
Newland	PCH	Hamilton	35
	Hamilton	Indianapolis	45
	Indianapolis	Adams	45
	Adams	Garfield	45
	Garfield	Talbert	45
	Talbert	Warner	45
	Warner	Heil	45
	I-405	Edinger	40
Orange	1st	17th	25
	17th	Goldenwest	30
Palm	17th	Goldenwest	30
	Goldenwest	Seapoint	35
Parkside	Holt	Edinger	25
Peninsula	Summit	Garfield	30
Plaza	Warner	Heil	25
Promenade	Gothard	Main	35
Quarterhorse	Ellis	End	25
Rancho	Bolsa Chica	North/East City Limits	40
Saybrook	Heil	Edinger	35
Seapoint	PCH	Garfield	40
Sher	Juliette Low	Edinger	25
Slater	Graham	Edwards	45
	Edwards	Gothard	45
	Gothard	Beach	40
	Beach	Newland	40
Springdale	South City Limit	Slater	45
	Slater	Warner	45
	Warner	Heil	45
	Heil	Edinger	45
	Edinger	McFadden	45
	McFadden	North City Limits	45
Skylab	West of Rancho	Springdale	40
Summit	Seapoint	Goldenwest	35
Talbert	West City Limit	Edwards	40
	Central Library Driveway	Gothard	35
	Gothard	Beach	45
	Beach	Newland	45
Varsity	Edwards	Talbert	30
Ward	Yorktown	Garfield	45
Warner	PCH	Algonquin	45
	Algonquin	Graham	45
	Graham	Edwards	45
	Edwards	Goldenwest	45
	Goldenwest	Beach	45
	Beach	Magnolia	45
Yorktown	Goldenwest	Lake	35
	Lake	Beach	35
	Beach	Newland	40
	Newland	Bushard	40
	Bushard	Ward	45

(3133-8/92, 3230-4/94, 3328-6/96, 3380-12/97, 3383-3/98, 3448-1/00, 3476-9/00, 3479-12/00, 3555-6/02, 3693-2/05, 3809-9/08, 3816-12/08, 3908-4/11, 4064-8/15, 4139-11/17, 4237-12/21, 4286-5/23)

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