Mariposa County Municipal Code § 10.04 Speed Limits

1. The following maximum speed limit or limits are imposed upon the following county road, roads, section or sections of road or roads:

   1. Darrah Road from the intersection of Highway 49 southeasterly on Darrah Road for one-half mile: twenty-five miles per hour;

   2. Harris Cut-Off Road from 0.65 miles easterly of Chowchilla Mountain Road, known as Post Mile 10.65, for 1.27 miles to the eastern intersection with Chowchilla Mountain Road at Post Mile 11.92: thirty-five miles per hour.

   3. Mt. Bullion Cut-Off from Highway 49 southwesterly for a distance of 0.35 miles: thirty miles per hour.

   4. Greeley Hill Road from one thousand (1000) feet southwesterly of Holtzel Road to sixteen hundred (1600) feet northeasterly of the northeasterly intersection of Park Circle Drive: forty-five miles per hour.

   5. Silva Road from eleven hundred (1100) feet northeasterly of Highway 49 South, known as Post Mile 10.208, continuing until the school speed zone begins: forty-five miles per hour.

   6. Meadow Lane from Post Mile 10.035 at the west intersection with Triangle Road to Post Mile 12.020: twenty-five miles per hour.

   7. Meadow Lane from Post Mile 12.020 to the east intersection with Triangle Road at Post Mile 12.510: thirty-five miles per hour.

   8. Clouds Rest from Post Mile 10.00 to Post Mile 12.08: thirty-five miles per hour.

   9. All county-maintained roads in Wawona and on Foresta Road in El Portal: fifteen miles per hour.

   10. Sections of Greeley Hill Road and/or Main Street between the intersections of Dogtown Road and Highway 140 north in Coulterville: twenty-five miles per hour.

2. The road commissioner shall post or cause to be posted such speed signs as he shall deem necessary to give notice of the speed limits imposed by this section.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 178 Secs. 2 & 3 on 5/10/1956 Amended by Ord. 349 Sec. 6 (part) on 2/8/1972 Adopted by Ord. 708 Sec. 1 on 6/21/1988

Amended by Ord. 860 Sec. I on 7/20/1993 Adopted by Ord. 852 Sec. I on 12/16/1993 Amended by Ord. 884 Sec. I on 2/21/1995 Amended by Ord. 885 Sec. I on 2/21/1995 Amended by Ord. 919 Sec. I on 5/6/1997 Amended by Ord. 1065 Sec. I on 12/1/2009 Amended by Ord. 1149 Sec.I on 1/7/2020

1. The speed limit within the Yosemite West Maintenance District is set at twenty-five miles per hour.

2. The county road commissioner is authorized to post a sign at or near the intersection of Henness Ridge and Henness Circle which sets the speed limit at twenty-five miles per hour.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 465 Secs. 2 & 3 on 11/1/1977 10.04.030 Violation--Penalty

Every person, association, or corporation who drives or operates a motor vehicle, as defined by the California Vehicle Code, over the roads or sections of roads designated in this chapter in excess of the speed limit designated therefor is guilty of an infraction and shall be punished under Chapter 1.20, the general penalty provisions, of this code.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 465 Sec. 1 on 11/1/1977 10.08 Stopping, Standing And Parking 10.08.010 Loading Zone 10.08.020 Stopping, Parking, Or Standing Prohibited Where 10.08.030 Motor Vehicle Parking Regulations--Applicability 10.08.031 Camping And Overnight Parking 10.08.040 Additional Parking And Loading Regulations 10.08.050 Parking On Eighth Street And Bullion Street 10.08.051 Handicapped Parking Areas 10.08.052 Courthouse Parking 10.08.053 Parking In The Yosemite West Maintenance District 10.08.060 Parking On Fifth, Sixth, Or Seventh Streets 10.08.061 Parking On Incline Road 10.08.062 Parking Regulations In Coulterville 10.08.063 Parking Regulation At The Mariposa Roadside Rest Area (Reserved) 10.08.070 Bus Loading Zone 10.08.075 Horse Carriage Parking Zone 10.08.080 Tractor And Trailer Combinations--Restrictions 10.08.090 Marking Of Parking Spaces On Roads 10.08.100 Removal Of Vehicle Not Lawfully Parked 10.08.110 Snow Removal--Parking Restricted 10.08.120 One-Way Street 10.08.130 Long-Term Vehicle Parking-Mariposa/Yosemite Airport 10.08.140 Violation-Penalty