Earlier editions: 2026-09
Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Ch. 14.56 Special Speed Zones
Manhattan Beach Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Manhattan Beach
Cite as: Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Chapter 14.56 · Text as of 2026-10-04
14.56.010 - Increasing state speed limit in certain zones.¶
It is hereby determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the speed permitted by state law upon the following streets is less than is necessary for safe operation of vehicles thereon by reason of the designation and signposting of said streets as through highways and (or) by reason of widely spaced intersections, and it is hereby declared that the prima facie speed limit shall be as hereinafter set forth on those streets or parts of streets herein designated when signs are erected giving notice thereof:
| Street | Speed Limit Prima Facie |
|---|---|
| 1. Ardmore Avenue between 19th Street and Pacific Avenue | 30 miles per hour |
| 2. Ardmore Avenue between Manhattan Beach Boulevard and Boundary Place | 30 miles per hour |
| 3. Ardmore Avenue between Manhattan Beach Boulevard and Pacific Avenue | 30 miles per hour |
| 4. Ardmore Avenue between Pacific Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard | 30 miles per hour |
| 5. Aviation Boulevard between Manhattan Beach Boulevard and Artesia Boulevard | 40 miles per hour |
| 6. Aviation Boulevard between Marine Avenue and Manhattan Beach Boulevard | 40 miles per hour |
| 7. Highland Avenue between Rosecrans Avenue and 45th Street | 30 miles per hour |
| 8. Reserved | |
| 9. Manhattan Beach Boulevard between Sepulveda Boulevard and Aviation Boulevard | 35 miles per hour |
| 10. Manhattan Beach Boulevard between Sepulveda Boulevard and Pacific Avenue | 35 miles per hour |
| 11. Manhattan Beach Boulevard between Valley Drive and Pacific Avenue | 30 miles per hour |
| 12. Marine Avenue between Magnolia Avenue and Aviation Boulevard | 35 miles per hour |
| 13. Marine Avenue between Sepulveda Boulevard and Magnolia Avenue | 35 miles per hour |
| 14. Rosecrans Avenue between Blanche Road and Aviation Boulevard | 40 miles per hour |
Said increased prima facie speed limits shall be effective as to said respective streets and portions of streets when authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof.
(§ 2, Ord. 1197, eff. February 5, 1970, as amended by § 1, Ord. 1229, eff. March 4, 1971; § 1, Ord. 1272, eff. May 4, 1972; § 1, Ord. 1599, eff. April 2, 1981; § 1, Ord. 1610, eff. November 18, 1981; § 1, Ord. 1628, eff. October 21, 1982; § 1, Ord. 1642, eff. June 16, 1983; amended by § 1, Ord. 1776, eff. April 14, 1988; § 2, Ord. 1976, eff. February 19, 1998; § 2, Ord. 1980, eff. May 7, 1998; § 1, Ord. 2011, eff. March 3, 2000; § 1, Ord. 2016, eff. August 17, 2000; § 1, Ord. 2021, eff. January 4, 2001; § 2, Ord. 2046, eff. May 6, 2003; § 1, Ord. 2070, eff. February 4, 2005; § 2, Ord. 2133, eff. May 6, 2010 and § 2, Ord. 13-0003, eff. June 6, 2013; § 1, Ord. 16-0016, adopted September 20, 2016)
14.56.020 - Decrease of State law maximum speed.¶
It is hereby determined and declared, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, that the speed permitted by State law as applicable upon the following streets and portions of streets is greater than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist upon such respective streets and portions thereof, and it is hereby declared that the prima facie speed limit on said respective streets and portions of streets shall be as follows:
| Street | Speed Limit Prima Facie |
|---|---|
| 1. Aviation Boulevard between Rosecrans Avenue and Marine Avenue | 40 miles per hour |
| 2. Ocean Drive between Forty-fifth Street and First Street | 15 miles per hour |
| 3. Rosecrans Avenue between Highland Avenue and Blanche Road | 35 miles per hour |
| 4. Valley Drive between Blanche Road and Fifteenth Street | 25 miles per hour |
| 5. Valley Drive between Sepulveda Boulevard and Blanche Road | 30 miles per hour |
| 6. Valley Drive between Manhattan Beach Boulevard and the southerly city limits | 30 miles per hour |
| 7. Alma Avenue between Marine Avenue and Rosecrans Avenue | 20 miles per hour |
Said reduced prima facie speed limits shall be effective as to said respective streets and portions of streets when authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof.
(as amended by § 1, Ord. 1673, eff. May 3, 1984; Ord. No. 1867, eff. March 4, 1993)
14.56.030 - 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.
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