Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Monrovia Municipal Code Ch. 10.04 Speed Limits
Monrovia Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · Monrovia
Cite as: Monrovia Municipal Code Chapter 10.04 · Text as of 2026-10-03
§ 10.04.010 MAXIMUM SPEED.¶
(A) The City Council has determined, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey that the speed permitted by state law outside of business and residence districts is more than is reasonable or safe. Except as otherwise provided in division (B), the prima facie speed limit for all streets and portions of streets is declared to be 25 miles per hour.
(B) Division (A) of this section shall not apply to the following:
(1) Any state or federal highway posted with a speed limit by authority of that jurisdiction.
(2) Any of the following streets or portion of the following streets, upon the basis that pursuant to engineering and traffic surveys, for safe operation of vehicles on the following streets, the prima facie speed limit shall be set forth on the following designated streets or portion thereof, when signs are erected giving notice thereof, in accordance with Cal. Vehicle Code § 22358:
| NAME OF STREET OR PORTION THEREOF | DECLARED PRIMA FACIE SPEED ZONE |
|---|---|
| California Avenue between Huntington Drive and Foothill Boulevard | 30 miles per hour |
| California Avenue between Huntington Drive and Hurstview Avenue (south city limits) | 35 miles per hour |
| Canyon Boulevard between Foothill Boulevard and Huntington Drive | 25 miles per hour |
| Central Avenue between Mayflower Avenue and Mountain Avenue | 35 miles per hour |
| Chestnut Avenue between Fifth Street and Mayflower Avenue | 30 miles per hour |
| Chestnut Avenue between Mayflower Avenue and Canyon Boulevard | 25 miles per hour |
| Colorado Boulevard between Fifth Avenue and Shamrock Avenue | 30 miles per hour |
| Duarte Road between Fifth Avenue (west city boundary) and Mountain Avenue (east city boundary) | 40 miles per hour |
| Evergreen Avenue between Mayflower Avenue and Mountain Avenue | 35 miles per hour |
| Fifth Avenue between Huntington Drive and Foothill Boulevard | 35 miles per hour |
| Foothill Boulevard between Fifth Avenue (west city boundary) and Mountain Avenue | 35 miles per hour |
| Grand Avenue between Hillcrest Boulevard and Greystone Avenue | 25 miles per hour |
| Hillcrest Boulevard between Fifth Avenue (west city boundary) and Canyon Boulevard | 30 miles per hour |
| Huntington Drive between Fifth Avenue (west city boundary) and Mountain Avenue | 35 miles per hour |
| Huntington Drive between east city boundary and Mountain Avenue for westbound traffic only | 40 miles per hour |
| Ivy Avenue between Huntington Drive and Foothill Boulevard | 30 miles per hour |
| Lemon Avenue between Mountain Avenue and east city boundary | 30 miles per hour |
| Magnolia Avenue between Duarte Road and Huntington Drive | 35 miles per hour |
| Magnolia Avenue between Huntington Drive and Foothill Boulevard | 30 miles per hour |
| May Avenue between Hillcrest Boulevard and Foothill Boulevard | 25 miles per hour |
| Mayflower Avenue between Huntington Drive and Foothill Boulevard | 30 miles per hour |
| Mayflower Avenue between south city boundary and Huntington Drive | 35 miles per hour |
| Monterey Avenue between Montana Avenue and Huntington Drive | 30 miles per hour |
| Mountain Avenue between Foothill Boulevard and Huntington Drive | 40 miles per hour |
| Mountain Avenue between Huntington Drive and south city boundary for southbound traffic only | 35 miles per hour |
| Myrtle Avenue between Duarte Road and Huntington Drive | 35 miles per hour |
| Myrtle Avenue between Hillcrest Boulevard and Foothill Boulevard | 30 miles per hour |
| Myrtle Avenue between Huntington Drive and Olive Avenue | 30 miles per hour |
| Myrtle Avenue between south city boundary and Duarte Road | 40 miles per hour |
| Peck Road between Longden Avenue and Duarte Road | 35 miles per hour |
| Peck Road between south city boundary and Live Oak Avenue | 40 miles per hour |
| Primrose Avenue between Huntington Drive and Foothill Boulevard | 30 miles per hour |
| Royal Oaks Drive between Shamrock Avenue and east city boundary | 30 miles per hour |
| Shamrock Avenue between Duarte Road and Huntington Road | 35 miles per hour |
| Shamrock Avenue between Huntington Drive and Foothill Boulevard | 30 miles per hour |
| Sixth Avenue between south city boundary and Duarte Road | 35 miles per hour |
| Tenth Avenue between south city boundary and Duarte Road | 35 miles per hour |
(3) Any other street or portion of any other street posted with signs designating a greater speed as determined by the City Council based upon an engineering and traffic survey, in which case the posted speed shall the prima facie speed limit.
(4) Streets, portions of streets, alleys or other areas for which a lesser speed is dictated by law.
(Ord. 2016-06 § 1, 2016)
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