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Title 3 — Public Safety›Chapter 2 — TRAFFIC
Ojai Municipal Code Art. 5 Speed Limits
Ojai Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Ojai
Cite as: Ojai Municipal Code Article 5 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 3-2.501. Prima facie speed limits.¶
Except as provided in this chapter, the prima facie speed limits for all streets and highways shall be as set forth in Section 22352 of the Vehicle Code.
(§ 1, Ord. 649, eff. September 24, 1987)
§ 3-2.502. State highway speed limits.¶
Pursuant to Section 22354 of the Vehicle Code, the Department of Transportation of the State shall determine and declare the appropriate speed limits for State highways.
(§ 1, Ord. 649, eff. September 24, 1987)
§ 3-2.503. Local street limits.¶
(a) Pursuant to Section 22357 of the Vehicle Code, the Council may designate by resolution a prima facie speed limit greater than 25 miles per hour for certain specified local streets.
(b) Pursuant to Section 22358.3 of the Vehicle Code, the Council may designate by resolution a prima facie speed limit of less than 25 miles per hour for certain specified local streets less than 25 feet in width.
(c) Any such resolution shall set forth the designated speed which is most appropriate to facilitate the orderly and safe movement of traffic.
(d) Any such designated speed shall be based upon appropriate traffic engineering and survey data analyses.
(e) Any prima facie speed limit so designated shall become effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon the streets specified.
(§ 1, Ord. 649, eff. September 24, 1987)
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