Chapter 10.32 — TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES
10.36 — SPEED ZONES
Palm Desert Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Palm Desert
§ 10.36.010. Speed zones.¶
The following speed zones are established on the streets indicated as follows:
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Miles per Hour Roadway Segment
25 El Paseo from Highway 74 to Highway 111 (East)
25 Joshua Tree Street from Tumbleweed Lane to San Luis Rey Avenue
25 Painters Path (West) from Highway 111 to Terminus
25 Sagewood Drive from Monterey Avenue to Country Club Drive
25 San Pablo Avenue from Fred Waring Drive to Highway 111
25 San Pablo Avenue from Magnesia Falls Drive to Fred Waring Drive
25 Tennessee Avenue from California Drive (West) to Fred Waring Drive
25 Verba Santa Drive from Frontage Road to Tumbleweed Lane
30 Alessandro Drive from San Carlos Avenue to Portola Avenue
30 California Drive from Fred Waring Drive to Warner Trail
30 De Anza Way from San Carlos Avenue to Alessandro Drive
30 Fairway Drive from Portola Avenue to Cook Street
30 Grapevine Street from Highway 74 to Portola Avenue
30 Ironwood Street from Verba Santa Drive to San Luis Rey Avenue
30 Joshua Tree Street from Grapevine Street to Tumbleweed Lane
30 Michigan Drive from Kansas Street to Avenue of the States
30 New York Avenue from Virginia Avenue to California Drive
30 Painters Path (East) from Edgehill Drive to El Paseo
30 Panorama Drive from Highway 111 to Fairway Drive
30 San Gorgonio Way from Monterey Avenue to San Carlos Avenue
30 San Luis Rey Avenue from El Paseo to Ironwood Street
30 Shadow Mountain Drive from Highway 74 to Portola Avenue
30 Virginia Avenue from Terminus to California Drive
30 Warner Trail from Hovley Lane East to California Drive
35 Alamo Drive from Haystack Road to Mesa View Drive
35 Alessandro Drive from Portola Avenue to Deep Canyon Road
35 California Drive from Warner Trail to Avenue of the States
35 Deep Canyon Road from Highway 111 to Fairway Drive
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City of Palm Desert, CA § 10.36.010
PALM DESERT CODE
§ 10.36.010
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Miles per Hour Roadway Segment
35 Edgehill Drive from Painters Path to Cahuilla Hills Park
35 El Paseo from Highway 111 (West) to Highway 74
35 Highway 74 from Highway 111 to El Paseo
35 Magnesia Falls Drive from Monterey Avenue to Portola Avenue
35 Magnesia Falls Drive from Portola Avenue to Deep Canyon Road
35 Ocotillo Drive from El Paseo to Grapevine Street
35 Portola Avenue from Highway 111 to Grapevine Street
35 Town Center Way from Fred Waring Drive to Highway 111
35 University Park Drive from College Drive to Cook Street
35 Warner Trail from California Drive to Fred Waring Drive
40 College Drive from Portola Road to Frank Sinatra Drive
40 Deep Canyon Road from Magnesia Falls Drive to Fred Waring Drive
40 Mesa View Drive from Highway 74 to Portola Avenue
40 Portola Avenue from Grapevine Street to Mesa View Drive
40 Portola Avenue from Magnesia Falls Drive to Highway 111
40 Shepherd Lane from Julie Lane to Frank Sinatra Drive
45 Country Club Drive from Monterey Avenue to Washington Street
45 Deep Canyon Road from Fred Waring Drive to Highway 111
45 Dick Kelly Drive from Monterey Avenue to Dinah Shore Drive
45 Dinah Shore Drive from Miriam Way to Gerald Ford Drive
45 Fred Waring Drive from Highway 111 to Cook Street
45 Gateway Drive from Dinah Shore Drive to Dick Kelly Drive
45 Haystack Road from Highway 74 to Portola Avenue
45 Highway 111 from West City Limit to East City Limit
45 Highway 74 from El Paseo to Pitahaya Street
45 Hovley Lane East from Portola Avenue to Washington Street
45 Hovley Lane West from Monterey Avenue to Portola Avenue
45 Monterey Avenue from Fred Waring Drive to Highway 111
45 Park View Drive from Highway 111 to Monterey Avenue
45 Tamarisk Row Drive from Frank Sinatra Drive to Country Club Drive
50 Cook Street from Country Club Drive to Fred Waring Drive
50 Dinah Shore Drive from West City Limits to Miriam Way
50 Eldorado Drive from Frank Sinatra Drive to Hovley Lane East
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City of Palm Desert, CA
VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
§ 10.36.010
§ 10.36.020
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Miles per Hour Roadway Segment
50 Frank Sinatra Drive from Monterey Avenue to Eldorado Drive
50 Fred Waring Drive from Cook Street to Washington Street
50 Gateway Drive from Dick Kelly Drive to Gerald Ford Drive
50 Gerald Ford Drive from Monterey Avenue to Frank Sinatra Drive
50 Monterey Avenue from Country Club Drive to Fred Waring Drive
50 Monterey Avenue from I-10 Freeway to Dinah Shore Drive
50 Portola Avenue from Country Club Drive to Magnesia Falls Drive
50 Portola Avenue from Dinah Shore Drive to Gerald Ford Drive
50 Washington Street from I-10 Freeway to Fred Waring Drive
55 Cook Street from Gerald Ford Drive to Country Club Drive
55 Highway 74 from Pitahaya Street to South City Limit
55 Monterey Avenue from Dinah Shore Drive to Country Club Drive
55 Oasis Club Drive from Country Club Drive to Hovley Lane East
55 Portola Avenue from Gerald Ford Drive to Country Club Drive
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(Ord. 1266A § 1, 2014; Ord. 1361 § 1, 2021; Ord. 1365 § 1, 2022)
§ 10.36.020. 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.
(Ord. 36 § 15.3, 1974)
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City of Palm Desert, CA
VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
§ 10.40.020
§ 10.40.020
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