Earlier editions: 2026-07
Title 10 — Vehicles and Traffic
Orange Municipal Code Ch. 10.14 Speed Limits
Orange Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Orange
Cite as: Orange Municipal Code Chapter 10.14 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 10.14.010. Speed Limits.¶
The City Council may, by ordinance establish speed zones within the City of Orange upon the basis of appropriate engineering and traffic investigations.
(Prior code 10.32.010; Ord. 19-82)
§ 10.14.020. State Speed Limit Decreased.¶
The City Council may, by ordinance determine, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, that the maximum speed applicable under state law is more than is reasonable or safe upon a street or portions of a street, and, by ordinance establish speed limits which would facilitate the orderly movement of traffic, and it is declared that the prima facie speed limit shall be as therein set forth on those streets or parts of streets therein designated when signs are erected giving notice thereof.
(Ord. 19-82)
§ 10.14.030. State Speed Limit Increased.¶
The City Council may, by ordinance determine, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, that a speed greater than 25 miles per hour would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe on those streets or parts of streets therein designated when signs are erected giving notice thereof.
(Ord. 19-82)
§ 10.14.040. Speed Limits—Signs.¶
Signs shall be posted by the Department of Public Works showing the speed limits which are established by ordinance.
(Prior code 10.32.020, 3221.1; Ord. 669; Ord. 31-63; Ord. 9-64; Ord. 19-82)
§ 10.14.050. Speed Limits Established.¶
On the basis of engineering and traffic surveys, the City Council established the prima facie speed limits as indicated herein upon the following streets in miles per hour (mph):
ALMOND AVENUE
| Flower Street to Main Street | 30 mph |
|---|---|
| ANAHEIM BOULEVARD | ANAHEIM BOULEVARD |
| The City Drive/ |
45 mph |
| BATAVIA STREET | BATAVIA STREET |
| La Veta Avenue to Chapman Avenue | 30 mph |
| Chapman Avenue to A.T. & S.F. Railroad Tracks | 35 mph |
| A.T. & S.F. Railroad Tracks to Collins Avenue | 35 mph |
| Collins Avenue to Katella Avenue | 35 mph |
| Katella Avenue to Taft Avenue | 40 mph |
| Taft Avenue to Lincoln Avenue | 40 mph |
| BOND AVENUE | BOND AVENUE |
| Prospect Street to Hewes Street | 40 mph |
| Hewes Street to Rancho Santiago Boulevard | 30 mph |
| CAMBRIDGE STREET | CAMBRIDGE STREET |
| South City Limits to Palmyra Avenue | 35 mph |
| Katella Avenue to Taft Avenue | 35 mph |
| Taft Avenue to Meats Avenue | 35 mph |
| CANAL STREET | CANAL STREET |
| Meats Avenue to Heim Avenue | 30 mph |
| CANNON STREET | CANNON STREET |
| Chapman Avenue to Creekside Avenue | 35 mph |
| Creekside Avenue to Cliffway Drive | 40 mph |
| Cliffway Drive to Santiago Canyon Road | 40 mph |
| Santiago Canyon Road to Serrano Avenue | 45 mph |
| Serrano Avenue to North City Limits | 50 mph |
| CANYON VIEW AVENUE | CANYON VIEW AVENUE |
| Chapman Avenue to Outrider Street | 40 mph |
| Outrider Street to Newport Boulevard | 40 mph |
| Newport Boulevard to White Oak Ridge Road | 40 mph |
| White Oak Ridge Road to Jamboree Boulevard | 40 mph |
| CHAPMAN AVENUE | CHAPMAN AVENUE |
| West City Limits to Lewis Street | 40 mph |
| Lewis Street to The City Drive | 35 mph |
| The City Drive to Eckhoff Street | 40 mph |
| Eckhoff Street to Main Street | 40 mph |
| Main Street to Batavia Street | 40 mph |
| Batavia Street to Lemon Street | 35 mph |
| Lemon Street to Center Street | 25 mph |
| Center Street to Cambridge Street | 35 mph |
| Cambridge Street to Tustin Street | 40 mph |
| Tustin Street to Yorba Street | 40 mph |
| Yorba Street to Prospect Street | 40 mph |
| Prospect Street to Rancho Santiago Boulevard | 40 mph |
| Rancho Santiago Boulevard to Crawford Canyon Road | 45 mph |
| Crawford Canyon Road to Calle Grande | 50 mph |
| Calle Grande to Newport Boulevard | 50 mph |
| Newport Boulevard to Jamboree Road | 50 mph |
| THE CITY DRIVE | THE CITY DRIVE |
| Garden Grove Boulevard to Outlet Drive | 35 mph |
| Outlet Drive to Chapman Avenue | 35 mph |
| Chapman Avenue to Anaheim Way | 40 mph |
| COLLINS AVENUE | COLLINS AVENUE |
| Eckhoff Street to Main Street | 40 mph |
| Main Street to Batavia Street | 40 mph |
| Batavia Street to Glassell Street | 40 mph |
| Glassell Street to Cambridge Street | 35 mph |
| Cambridge Street to Tustin Street | 35 mph |
| Tustin Street to Handy Street | 35 mph |
| Handy Street to Wanda Road | 35 mph |
| Wanda Road to Bond Avenue | 35 mph |
| ECKHOFF STREET | ECKHOFF STREET |
| Sycamore Avenue to Orangewood Avenue | 35 mph |
| Orangewood Avenue to Collins Avenue | 40 mph |
| ESPLANADE STREET | ESPLANADE STREET |
| Fairhaven Avenue to La Veta Avenue | 45 mph |
| La Veta Avenue to Chapman Avenue | 35 mph |
| FAIRHAVEN AVENUE | FAIRHAVEN AVENUE |
| Greengrove Street to Yorba Street | 40 mph |
| FLETCHER AVENUE | FLETCHER AVENUE |
| Batavia Street to Glassell Street | 35 mph |
| GARDEN GROVE BOULEVARD | GARDEN GROVE BOULEVARD |
| West City Limits to The City Drive | 40 mph |
| The City Drive to East City Limits | 40 mph |
| GLASSELL STREET | GLASSELL STREET |
| South City Limits (22 Fwy) to La Veta Avenue | 35 mph |
| La Veta Avenue to Almond Avenue | 30 mph |
| Almond Avenue to Maple Avenue | 25 mph |
| Maple Avenue to Walnut Avenue | 30 mph |
| Walnut Avenue to Collins Avenue | 35 mph |
| Collins Avenue to Katella Avenue | 40 mph |
| Katella Avenue to Taft Avenue | 40 mph |
| Taft Avenue to Meats Avenue | 45 mph |
| Meats Avenue to Fletcher Avenue | 45 mph |
| Fletcher Avenue to Lincoln Avenue | 45 mph |
| Lincoln Avenue to North City Limits | 45 mph |
| GROVE AVENUE | GROVE AVENUE |
| Glassell Street to Batavia Street | 35 mph |
| Batavia Street to Main Street | 35 mph |
| HEWES STREET | HEWES STREET |
| South City Limits to Marmon Avenue | 35 mph |
| Marmon Avenue to Chapman Avenue | 35 mph |
| Chapman Avenue to Walnut Avenue | 35 mph |
| Walnut Avenue to Bond Avenue (County) | 40 mph |
| Bond Avenue to Rancho Santiago Boulevard | 45 mph |
| JAMBOREE ROAD | JAMBOREE ROAD |
| South City Limits to Canyon View Avenue | 55 mph |
| Canyon View Avenue to Chapman Avenue | 55 mph |
| Chapman Avenue to Santiago Canyon Road | 40 mph |
| KATELLA AVENUE | KATELLA AVENUE |
| West City Limits to Main Street | 40 mph |
| Main Street to Batavia Street | 40 mph |
| Batavia Street to Glassell Street | 40 mph |
| Glassell Street to Cambridge Street | 40 mph |
| Cambridge Street to Tustin Street | 40 mph |
| Tustin Street to Sacramento Street | 40 mph |
| Sacramento Street to Handy Street | 40 mph |
| Handy Street to East City Limits | 40 mph |
| LA VETA AVENUE | LA VETA AVENUE |
| West City Limits to Main Street | 45 mph |
| Main Street to Batavia Street | 35 mph |
| Batavia Street to Glassell Street | 35 mph |
| Glassell Street to Shaffer Street | 30 mph |
| Shaffer Street to Cambridge Street | 30 mph |
| Tustin Street to Yorba Street | 40 mph |
| Yorba Street to Chipwood Street | 40 mph |
| Chipwood Street to Esplanade Street | 30 mph |
| LEWIS STREET | LEWIS STREET |
| South City Limits to Metropolitan Drive | 40 mph |
| Metropolitan Drive to Chapman Avenue | 40 mph |
| Chapman Avenue to North City Limits | 40 mph |
| LINCOLN AVENUE | LINCOLN AVENUE |
| West City Limits to Glassell Street | 45 mph |
| Glassell Street to Orange-Olive Road | 45 mph |
| Orange-Olive Road to Tustin Street | 45 mph |
| MAIN STREET | MAIN STREET |
| South City Limits to Chapman Avenue | 40 mph |
| Chapman Avenue to Walnut Avenue | 35 mph |
| Walnut Avenue to Collins Avenue | 40 mph |
| Collins Avenue to Katella Avenue | 40 mph |
| Katella Avenue to Taft Avenue | 40 mph |
| MANCHESTER AVENUE | MANCHESTER AVENUE |
| North City Limits to Chapman Avenue | 35 mph |
| Chapman Avenue to the North City Limits | 25 mph |
| MEATS AVENUE | MEATS AVENUE |
| Glassell Street to Cambridge Street | 40 mph |
| Cambridge Street to Tustin Street | 40 mph |
| Tustin Street to Santiago Boulevard | 35 mph |
| Featherhill Drive to North City Limits | 45 mph |
| METROPOLITAN DRIVE | METROPOLITAN DRIVE |
| Lewis Street to The City Drive | 30 mph |
| NEWPORT BOULEVARD | NEWPORT BOULEVARD |
| South City Limits to Canyon View Avenue | 45 mph |
| Canyon View Avenue to Chapman Avenue | 40 mph |
| Chapman Avenue to Santiago Canyon Road | 40 mph |
| NOHL RANCH ROAD | NOHL RANCH ROAD |
| Tustin Street to East City Limits | 35 mph |
| ORANGE-OLIVE ROAD | ORANGE-OLIVE ROAD |
| Glassell Street to Meats Avenue | 45 mph |
| Meats Avenue to Heim Avenue | 45 mph |
| Heim Avenue to Lincoln Avenue | 45 mph |
| Lincoln Avenue to Santa Ana Canyon Road | 45 mph |
| Santa Ana Canyon Road to Riverdale Avenue | 45 mph |
| ORANGEWOOD AVENUE | ORANGEWOOD AVENUE |
| West City Limits to Main Street | 35 mph |
| PARKER STREET | PARKER STREET |
| Town and Country Road (South City Limits) to La Veta Avenue | 40 mph |
| PROSPECT STREET | PROSPECT STREET |
| Fairhaven Avenue to La Veta Avenue | 40 mph |
| La Veta Avenue to Palmyra Avenue | 40 mph |
| Palmyra Avenue to Chapman Avenue | 40 mph |
| Chapman Avenue to Spring Street | 35 mph |
| Spring Street to Walnut Avenue | 40 mph |
| Walnut Avenue to Bond Avenue | 40 mph |
| RAMPART STREET | RAMPART STREET |
| Chapman Avenue to North City Limits | 35 mph |
| RANCHO SANTIAGO BOULEVARD | RANCHO SANTIAGO BOULEVARD |
| Chapman Avenue to Walnut Avenue | 35 mph |
| Walnut Avenue to Bond Avenue | 35 mph |
| Bond Avenue to Hewes Street | 35 mph |
| RIVERDALE AVENUE | RIVERDALE AVENUE |
| Glassell Street to Orange-Olive Road | 40 mph |
| Orange-Olive Road to East City Limits | 40 mph |
| SANTA ANA CANYON ROAD | SANTA ANA CANYON ROAD |
| Orange-Olive Road to Tustin Street | 35 mph |
| SANTIAGO BOULEVARD | SANTIAGO BOULEVARD |
| South City Limits to Meats Avenue | 35 mph |
| Meats Avenue to Nohl Ranch Road | 35 mph |
| Nohl Ranch Road to North City Limits | 45 mph |
| SANTIAGO CANYON ROAD | SANTIAGO CANYON ROAD |
| West City Limits to Orange Park Boulevard | 50 mph |
| Orange Park Boulevard to Meads Avenue (County) | 50 mph |
| Meads Avenue to Kennymead Street | 50 mph |
| Kennymead Street to Amapola Street | 50 mph |
| Amapola Street to Newport Boulevard | 50 mph |
| Newport Boulevard to Jamboree Road | 50 mph |
| Jamboree Road to the South City Limits | 55 mph |
| SERRANO AVENUE | SERRANO AVENUE |
| Cannon Street to Orange Park Boulevard | 40 mph |
| Orange Park Boulevard to San Lorenzo Court/ |
40 mph |
| San Lorenzo Court/ |
40 mph |
| SKYLARK PLACE | SKYLARK PLACE |
| Canyon View Avenue to Newport Boulevard | 35 mph |
| SPRING STREET | SPRING STREET |
| Prospect Street to Esplanade Street | 35 mph |
| Esplanade Street to East City Limits | 35 mph |
| STATE COLLEGE BOULEVARD | STATE COLLEGE BOULEVARD |
| Anaheim Way to North City Limits | 40 mph |
| STRUCK AVENUE | STRUCK AVENUE |
| Katella Avenue to Batavia Street | 35 mph |
| Batavia Street to Easterly Terminus | 25 mph |
| TAFT AVENUE | TAFT AVENUE |
| West City Limits to Glassell Street | 45 mph |
| Glassell Street to Cambridge Street | 45 mph |
| Cambridge Street to Tustin Street | 40 mph |
| Tustin Street to Santiago Boulevard | 40 mph |
| Sycamore Avenue to Cannon Street | 35 mph |
| TOWN AND COUNTRY ROAD | TOWN AND COUNTRY ROAD |
| Main Street to Lawson Way | 35 mph |
| Lawson Way to Parker Street | 35 mph |
| TUSTIN STREET | TUSTIN STREET |
| South City Limits to La Veta Avenue | 40 mph |
| La Veta Avenue to Chapman Avenue | 40 mph |
| Chapman Avenue to Walnut Avenue | 40 mph |
| Walnut Avenue to Katella Avenue | 40 mph |
| Katella Avenue to Meats Avenue | 40 mph |
| Meats Avenue to Lincoln Avenue | 40 mph |
| Lincoln Avenue to North City Limits | 35 mph |
| VIA ESCOLA | VIA ESCOLA |
| Meats Avenue to Cannon Street | 40 mph |
| WALNUT AVENUE | WALNUT AVENUE |
| Main Street to Batavia Street | 35 mph |
| Batavia Street to Glassell Street | 35 mph |
| Glassell Street to Cambridge Street | 35 mph |
| Cambridge Street to Tustin Street | 35 mph |
| Tustin Street to Malena Street | 30 mph |
| Prospect Street to Gravier Street | 25 mph |
| Gravier Street to Hewes Street | 35 mph |
| Hewes Street to Easterly Terminus | 25 mph |
| WANDA ROAD | WANDA ROAD |
| Collins Avenue to Katella Avenue | 40 mph |
| Katella Avenue to North City Limits (Santiago Boulevard) | 35 mph |
| WHITE OAK RIDGE ROAD | WHITE OAK RIDGE ROAD |
| Newport Boulevard to Canyon View Avenue | 35 mph |
| YORBA STREET | YORBA STREET |
| Fairhaven Avenue (South City Limits) to La Veta Avenue | 35 mph |
| La Veta Avenue to Palmyra Avenue | 35 mph |
| Palmyra Avenue to Chapman Avenue | 35 mph |
(Prior code 10.32.010; Ord. 19-82; Ord. 25-91; Ord. 30-92; Ord. 5-94; Ord. 20-97; Ord. 3-99; Ord. 17-00; Ord. 9-03; Ord. 16-03; Ord. 2-04; Ord. 8-06; Ord. 9-08; Ord. 13-11, 2011; Ord. 14-13, 2013; Ord. 03-25, 2/25/2025)
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