Palm Springs Municipal Code Ch. 12.20 Special Speed Zones

§ 12.20.010. Defined.¶

"Special speed zones"

are defined as prima facie speed limits as defined in the California Vehicle Code.

(Prior code § 619-A1)

§ 12.20.020. Prima facie speed limits established.¶

In accordance with California Vehicle Code Sections 22357 and 22358, it is determined, based upon an engineering and traffic survey dated November 24, 2021, prepared by Kimley Horn and Associates, Inc. at the direction and under the supervision of the City Engineer of the City of Palm Springs, that a speed greater than 25 miles per hour would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe upon the City streets so designated herein otherwise subject to a prima facie limit of 25 miles per hour; and, as the case may be, that the limit of 65 miles per hour is more than is reasonable or safe upon the City streets so designated herein.

It is declared that the prima facie speed limit shall be as herein set forth on the following streets designated in this section, when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon the street.

NO.	LOCATION NAME	SEGMENT START	SEGMENT END	PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT
1	18th Avenue	West City Limits	Indian Canyon Dr	25
2	19th Avenue	Karen Ave	Indian Canyon Dr	25
3	20th Avenue	West City Limits	Indian Canyon Dr	25
4	Acanto Dr	S Palm Canyon Dr	East End	25
5	Alejo Rd	West End	Miraleste	30
6	Alejo Rd	Via Miraleste	Avenida Caballeros	40
7	Alejo Rd	Avenida Caballeros	Sunrise Way	40
8	Alejo Rd	Sunrise Way	Farrell Dr	40
9	Alejo Rd	Farrell Dr	East End	30
10	Amado Rd	West End	Indian Canyon Dr	25
11	Amado Rd	Indian Canyon	Avenida Caballeros	35
12	Amado Rd	Avenida Caballeros	Sunrise Way	40
13	Amado Rd	Sunrise Way	Farrell Dr	35
14	Andreas Rd	Hermosa Dr	Sunrise Way	25
15	Andreas Rd	Sunrise Way	Farrell Dr	25
16	Andreas Rd	Farrell Dr	East End	25
17	Araby Dr	E Palm Canyon Dr	South End	25
18	Arenas Rd	West End	Indian Canyon Dr	25
19	Arenas Rd	Indian Canyon Dr	Calle El Segundo	25
20	Arenas Rd	Calle El Segundo	Hermosa Dr	25
21	Avenida Caballeros	North End	San Rafael Dr	25
22	Avenida Caballeros	San Rafael Dr	Vista Chino	40
23	Avenida Caballeros	Vista Chino	Tachevah Dr	40
24	Avenida Caballeros	Tachevah Dr	Tamarisk Rd	35
25	Avenida Caballeros	Tamarisk Rd	Alejo Rd	35
26	Avenida Caballeros	Alejo Rd	Tahquitz Canyon Way	35
27	Avenida Caballeros	Tahquitz Canyon Way	Ramon Road	35
28	Avenida Granada	S Palm Canyon Dr	Camino Real	25
29	Baristo Rd	Avenida Caballeros	Sunrise Way	40
30	Baristo Rd	Sunrise Way	Farrell Dr	35
31	Baristo Rd	Farrell Dr	El Cielo Rd	35
32	Barona Rd	E Palm Canyon Dr	South End	30
33	Belardo Rd	Alejo Rd	Tahquitz Canyon Way	25
34	Belardo Rd	Tahquitz Canyon	Ramon Rd	25
35	Belardo Rd	Ramon Rd	Sunny Dunes Rd	35
36	Belardo Rd	Sunny Dunes	S Belardo Rd/Palm Canyon Dr	35
37	Bogert Trail	South Palm Canyon	Palm Canyon Wash	30
38	Bogert Trail	Palm Canyon Wash	South End	30
39	Broadmoor Dr	Cherry Hills Dr	E Palm Canyon Dr	25
40	Caliente Dr	La Verne Way	Via Estrella	25
41	Calle Alvarado	Alejo Rd	South End	25
42	Calle El Segundo	Alejo Rd	Amado Rd	30
43	Calle El Segundo	Amado Rd	Tahquitz Canyon Way	30
44	Calle El Segundo	Tahquitz Canyon Way	Ramon Road	30
45	Calle Encilia	Alejo Rd	Amado Rd	35
46	Calle Encilia	Amado Rd	Tahquitz Canyon Way	30
47	Calle Encilia	Tahquitz Canyon	Arenas Rd	30
48	Calle Encilia	Arenas Rd	Ramon Rd	30
49	Calle Palo Fierro	Mesquite Rd	E Palm Canyon Dr	25
50	Calle Palo Fierro	E Palm Canyon Dr	La Verne Way	25
51	Calle Palo Fierro	La Verne Way	South End	25
52	Camino Real	Ramon Rd	Riverside Dr	25
53	Camino Real	Riverside Dr	E Palm Canyon Dr	25
54	Camino Real	E Palm Canyon Dr	La Verne Way	35
55	Camino Real	La Verne Way	Avenida Granada	25
56	Camino Real	Avenida Granada	Murray Canyon Way	25
57	Cerritos Rd	North End	Racquet Club Dr	25
58	Cerritos Rd	Racquet Club Dr	Vista Chino	25
59	Cerritos Rd	Vista Chino	Tachevah Dr	25
60	Cerritos Rd	Tachevah Dr	Alejo Rd	25
61	Cerritos Rd	Alejo Rd	Amado Rd	25
62	Cerritos Rd	Mesquite Ave	E. Palm Canyon Dr	25
63	Civic Dr	Aviation Rd	Tahquitz Canyon Way	30
64	Civic Dr	Tahquitz Canyon Way	Baristo Rd	25
65	Compadre Rd	Baristo Rd	Ramon Rd	25
66	Compadre Rd	Ramon Rd	Sunny Dunes Rd	25
67	Lawrence Crossley Rd	Ramon Rd	34th Street	45
68	De Anza Rd/Cortez Rd	Yorba Rd	Zanjero Rd	25
69	Dillon Rd	Diablo Rd	Melissa Lane	55
70	Dillon Rd	Melissa Ln	Indian Canyon Dr	55
71	Dinah Shore Dr	Gene Autry Trail	Crossley Rd	45
72	Dinah Shore Dr	Crossley Rd	East City Limits	50
73	E Palm Canyon Dr	S. Palm Canyon Dr	Sunrise Way	45
74	E Palm Canyon Dr	Sunrise Way	Farrell Dr	45
75	E Palm Canyon Dr	Farrell Dr	Rim Rd	50
76	E Palm Canyon Dr	Rim Rd	Cherokee Way	50
77	E Palm Canyon Dr	Cherokee Way	Gene Autry Way	50
78	Eastgate Rd/Tramview Rd	Gateway Rd	Indian Canyon Dr	25
79	El Cielo Rd	North End	Tahquitz Canyon Way	40
80	El Cielo Rd	Tahquitz Canyon Way	Ramon Rd	40
81	El Cielo Rd	Ramon Rd	Mesquite Ave	40
82	El Cielo Rd	Mesquite Ave	Escoba Dr	45
83	Escoba Dr	El Cielo Rd	E Palm Canyon Dr	40
84	Farrell Dr	Racquet Club Dr	Vista Chino	45
85	Farrell Dr	Vista Chino	Tamarisk Rd	45
86	Farrell Dr	Tamarisk Rd	Alejo Rd	45
87	Farrell Dr	Alejo Rd	Tahquitz Canyon Way	40
88	Farrell Dr	Tahquitz Canyon Way	Ramon Rd	40
89	Farrell Dr	Ramon Rd	Mesquite Ave	45
90	Farrell Dr	Mesquite Avenue	E Palm Canyon Dr	40
91	Francis Dr	Indian Canyon Dr	Avenida Caballeros	25
92	Francis Dr	Avenida Caballeros	Sunrise Way	25
93	Francis Dr	Sunrise Way	East End	25
94	Garnet Rd	West City Limits	Indian Canyon Dr	30
95	Garnet Rd	Indian Canyon Dr	East End	25
96	Gene Autry Trail	I-10	Vista Chino	55
97	Lawrence Crossley Rd	34th Street	Palm Canyon Wash	35
98	Lawrence Crossley Rd	Palm Canyon Wash	E. Palm Canyon Dr	35
99	Hermosa Dr	Francis Dr	Racquet Club Dr	25
100	Hermosa Dr	Racquet Club Dr	Vista Chino	25
101	Hermosa Dr	Tachevah Dr	Alejo Rd	25
102	Hermosa Dr	Alejo	Tahquitz Canyon	25
103	Hermosa Dr	Tahquitz Canyon Wy	Tiffany Circle S	25
104	La Verne Way	E Palm Canyon Dr	Camino Real	40
105	La Verne Way	Camino Real	Calle Palo Fierro	40
106	La Verne Way	Calle Palo Fierro	S. Palm Canyon Dr	40
107	Mesquite Ave	West End	S. Palm Canyon Dr	30
108	Mesquite Ave	S. Palm Canyon Dr	Camino Real	30
109	Mesquite Ave	Camino Real	Sunrise Way	35
110	Mesquite Ave	Sunrise Way	Farrell Dr	40
111	Mesquite Ave	El Cielo Rd	Vella Rd	25
112	Mesquite Ave	Vella Rd	Gene Autry Trail	40
113	Murray Canyon Dr	S Palm Canyon Dr	Camino Real	40
114	Murray Canyon Dr	Camino Real	Toledo Ave	40
115	N Indian Canyon Dr	Dillon Rd	18th Avenue	55
116	N Indian Canyon Dr	18th Avenue	I-10	55
117	N Indian Canyon Dr	I-10	Tramview Rd	55
118	N Indian Canyon Dr	Tramview Rd	San Rafael Dr	45
119	N Indian Canyon Dr	San Rafael Dr	Racquet Club	45
120	N Indian Canyon Dr	Racquet Club Dr	Vista Chino	45
121	N Indian Canyon Dr	Vista Chino	Tachevah Dr	45
122	N Indian Canyon Dr	Tachevah Dr	Alejo Rd	40
123	N Indian Canyon Dr	Alejo Rd	Amado Rd	30
124	N Indian Canyon Dr	Amado Rd	Andreas Rd	30
125	N Indian Canyon Dr	Andreas Rd	Tahquitz Canyon Way	30
126	N. Palm Canyon Dr	Vista Chino Dr	Tachevah Dr	40
127	N. Palm Canyon Dr	Tachevah Dr	Alejo Rd	35
128	N. Palm Canyon Dr	Alejo Rd	Tahquitz Canyon Way	25
129	Paseo Dorotea	Ramon Rd	Mesquite Ave	25
130	Paseo El Mirador	West End	Avenida Caballeros	25
131	Paseo El Mirador	Avenida Caballeros	Sunrise Way	25
132	Racquet Club Rd	West End	N. Palm Canyon Dr	25
133	Racquet Club Rd	N Palm Canyon Dr	Indian Canyon Dr	45
134	Racquet Club Rd	Indian Canyon Dr	Avenida Caballeros	45
135	Racquet Club Rd	Avenida Caballeros	Sunrise Way	45
136	Racquet Club Rd	Sunrise Way	Farrell Dr	45
137	Radio Rd/McCarthy Rd	San Rafael Dr	Indian Canyon Dr	25
138	Ramon Rd	West End	S. Palm Canyon Dr	25
139	Ramon Rd	S. Palm Canyon Dr	Avenida Caballeros	45
140	Ramon Rd	Avenida Caballeros	Sunrise Way	45
141	Ramon Rd	Sunrise Way	Farrell Dr	45
142	Ramon Rd	Farrell Dr	El Cielo Rd	45
143	Ramon Rd	El Cielo Rd	Gene Autry Trail	45
144	Ramon Rd	Gene Autry Trail	San Luis Rey Dr	40
145	Ramon Rd	San Luis Rey Dr	East City Limits	40
146	S Indian Canyon Dr	Tahquitz Canyon Way	Arenas Rd	25
147	S Indian Canyon Dr	Arenas Rd	Ramon Rd	25
148	S. Palm Canyon Drive	Tahquitz Canyon Rd	Ramon Rd	25
149	S. Palm Canyon Drive	Ramon Rd	Mesquite Ave	40
150	S. Palm Canyon Drive	Mesquite Ave	E. Palm Canyon Dr	40
151	S. Palm Canyon Drive	E. Palm Canyon Dr	La Verne Way	40
152	S. Palm Canyon Drive	La Verne Way	Avenida Granada	40
153	S. Palm Canyon Drive	Avenida Granada	Bogert Trail	40
154	S. Palm Canyon Drive	Bogert Trail	South City Limits	40
155	San Luis Rey Dr	Ramon Rd	Dinah Shore Dr	35
156	San Rafael Dr	N. Palm Canyon Dr	Virginia Rd	40
157	San Rafael Dr	Virginia Rd	Indian Canyon Dr	40
158	San Rafael Dr	Indian Canyon Dr	Avenida Caballeros	50
159	San Rafael Dr	Avenida Caballeros	Sunrise Way	50
160	Sierra Way	Camino Palo Fierro	Toledo Way	25
161	Sonora Rd	S. Palm Canyon Dr	Camino Real	25
162	Sonora Rd	Sagebrush Rd	Sunrise Way	25
163	Sonora Rd	Sunrise Way	Farrell Dr	25
164	Sonora Rd	Farrell Dr	El Cielo Rd	25
165	Stevens Rd	Via Monte Vista	Indian Canyon Dr	25
166	Sunny Dunes Rd	S. Palm Canyon Dr	Calle Palo Fierro	30
167	Sunny Dunes Rd	Calle Palo Fierro	Sunrise Way	35
168	Sunny Dunes Rd	Compadre Way	El Cielo Rd	30
169	Sunny Dunes Rd	El Cielo Rd	Paseo Dorotea	30
170	Sunny Dunes Rd	Paseo Dorotea	Gene Autry Trail	30
171	Sunny Dunes Rd	Gene Autry Trail	Crossley Rd	40
172	Sunny Dunes Rd	Belardo Rd	S. Palm Canyon Dr	30
173	Sunrise Way	North End	Racquet Club Rd	45
174	Sunrise Way	Racquet Club Dr	Vista Chino	45
175	Sunrise Way	Vista Chino	Tachevah Dr	45
176	Sunrise Way	Tachevah Dr	Alejo Rd	45
177	Sunrise Way	Alejo Rd	Tahquitz Canyon Way	40
178	Sunrise Way	Tahquitz Canyon Way	Ramon Rd	35
179	Sunrise Way	Ramon Rd	Mesquite Ave	40
180	Sunrise Way	Mesquite Ave	E. Palm Canyon Dr	45
181	Tachevah Dr	Indian Canyon Dr	Via Miraleste	30
182	Tachevah Dr	Via Miraleste	Avenida Caballeros	30
183	Tachevah Dr	Avenida Caballeros	Sunrise Way	35
184	Tachevah Dr	Sunrise Way	Farrell Dr	40
185	Tahquitz Canyon Way	Calle El Segundo	Avenida Caballeros	40
186	Tahquitz Canyon Way	Avenida Caballeros	Sunrise Way	40
187	Tahquitz Canyon Way	Farrell Dr	El Cielo Rd	40
188	Tahquitz Canyon Way	West End	Indian Canyon Dr	25
189	Tahquitz Canyon Way	Indian Canyon Dr	Calle El Segundo	35
190	Tahquitz Canyon Way	Sunrise Way	Farrell Dr	40
191	Tamarisk Rd	Indian Canyon Dr	Ave Caballeros	25
192	Tamarisk Rd	Ave Caballeros	Sunrise Way	25
193	Tamarisk Rd	Sunrise Way	Farrell Dr	25
194	Tipton Rd	Hwy 111	Wendy Rd	50
195	Tipton Rd	Wendy Rd	I-10	50
196	Toledo Avenue	La Verne Way	Murray Canyon Dr	40
197	Twin Palms Dr	S Palm Canyon Dr	Camino Real	25
198	Twin Palms Dr	Camino Real	La Verne Way	25
199	Vella Rd	Ramon Rd	Mesquite Ave	35
200	Verona Rd	Racquet Club/Farrell Dr	East End	25
201	Via Escuela	West End	Indian Canyon Dr	25
202	Via Escuela	Indian Canyon Dr	Ave Caballeros	25
203	Via Escuela	Ave Caballeros	Sunrise Way	25
204	Via Escuela	Sunrise Way	Farrell Dr	25
205	Via Escuela	Farrell Dr	Gene Autry Trail	25
206	Via Las Palmas	Via Monte Vista	Palm Canyon Dr	25
207	Via Miraleste	Francis Dr	Racquet Club Dr	25
208	Via Miraleste	Racquet Club Dr	Vista Chino	25
209	Via Miraleste	Vista Chino	Tachevah Dr	25
210	Via Miraleste	Tachevah Dr	Alejo Rd	25
211	Via Monte Vista	Vista Chino	Crescent Dr	25
212	Vista Chino	Via Monte Vista	Palm Canyon Dr	25
213	Vista Chino	Gene Autry Trial	East City Limits	50
214	W Gateway Dr	Hwy 111	Eastgate Rd	25
215	Yorba Rd	Palm Canyon Dr	Zanjero Rd	25

In accordance with California Vehicle Code Section 40802(a)(2), the prima facie speed limits established herein shall remain valid for a period of at least five years from the date of the engineering and traffic survey, until November 24, 2026 or as established by any subsequent amendment to the California Vehicle Code.

In accordance with California Vehicle Code Section 40802(c)(1), the prima facie speed limits established herein shall remain valid for a period of seven years from the date of the engineering and traffic survey, until November 24, 2028 or as established by any subsequent amendment to the California Vehicle Code, provided the criteria associated with the arresting officer identified therein Section 40802(c)(1) is satisfied.

In accordance with California Vehicle Code Section 40802(c)(1), the prima facie speed limits established herein shall remain valid for a period of 10 years from the date of the engineering and traffic survey, until November 24, 2031 or as established by any subsequent amendment to the California Vehicle Code, provided the criteria associated with the arresting officer identified in Section 40802(c)(1) is satisfied, and the City Engineer evaluates the prima facie speed limit and determines that no significant changes in roadway or traffic conditions have occurred, including, but not limited to, changes in adjoining property or land use, roadway width, or traffic volume.

(Prior code § 619-A2; Ord. 975 § 1, 1974; Ord. 1020 § 1, 1976; Ord. 1028 §§ 1, 2, 1976; Ord. 1126 § 1, 1981; Ord. 1175 § 1, 1983; Ord. 1281 § 1, 1987; Ord. 1402 § 1, 1991; Ord. 1539 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1585 § 1, 2000; Ord. 1588 § 1, 2000; Ord. 1608 § 1, 2002; Ord. 1720 § 2, 2007; Ord. 1733 § 1, 2008; Ord. 1740 § 1, 2008; Ord. 1830 § 2, 2013; Ord. 1988 § 2, 2019; Ord. 2055 § 2, 2022)

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