Earlier editions: 2026-07
Title 13 — Vehicles and Traffic
Placentia Municipal Code Ch. 13.28 Speed Limits
Placentia Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Placentia
Cite as: Placentia Municipal Code Chapter 13.28 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Note: Prior history: Prior code § 17-5, 12 and Ords. 443, 68-O-125, 69-O-121, 70-O-109, 71-O-120, 71-O-160, 72-O-104, 72-O-114 and 73-O-128.
§ 13.28.010. Designated.¶
The prima facie speed limit shall be as set forth below on those streets or parts of streets designated as follows when signs are erected giving notice thereof:
| Name of Street or Portion | Declared Prima Facie Limits |
|---|---|
| All America Way between Alta Vista Street and Chapman Avenue | 35 mph |
| Alta Vista Street between Angelina Drive and Kraemer Boulevard | 25 mph |
| Alta Vista Street between Kraemer Boulevard and Rose Drive | 45 mph |
| Alta Vista Street between Rose Drive and Jefferson Street | 45 mph |
| Alta Vista Street between Jefferson Street and Van Buren Street | 40 mph |
| Angelina Drive between Alta Vista Street and Chapman Avenue | 35 mph |
| Angelina Drive between Morse Avenue and Palm Drive | 35 mph |
| Bastanchury Road between west city limit and Kraemer Boulevard | 45 mph |
| Bastanchury Road between Kraemer Boulevard and Valencia Avenue | 45 mph |
| Bastanchury Road between Valencia Avenue and east city limit | 45 mph |
| Bradford Avenue between Santa Fe Avenue and Chapman Avenue | 25 mph |
| Bradford Avenue between Chapman Avenue and Madison Avenue | 30 mph |
| Bradford Avenue between Madison Avenue and north city limit | 35 mph |
| Brookhaven Avenue between Yorba Linda Boulevard and Bastanchury Road | 30 mph |
| Buena Vista Avenue between Rose Drive and east city limit | 45 mph |
| Central Avenue between Chapman Avenue and Alta Vista Street | 40 mph |
| Chapman Avenue between Placentia Avenue and Kraemer Boulevard | 35 mph |
| Chapman Avenue between Kraemer Boulevard and Orangethorpe Avenue | 40 mph |
| Crowther Avenue between Placentia Avenue and Porter Way | 40 mph |
| Crowther Avenue between Porter Way and east city limits | 40 mph |
| Fee Ana Street between south city limit and North Terminus | 35 mph |
| Golden Avenue between Kraemer Boulevard and Valencia Avenue | 40 mph |
| Golden Avenue between Valencia Avenue and east city limit | 35 mph |
| Highland Avenue between Orangethorpe Avenue and north city limit | 30 mph |
| Jefferson Street between south city limit and Orangethorpe Avenue | 40 mph |
| Jefferson Street between Orangethorpe Avenue and Alta Vista Street | 40 mph |
| Jefferson Street between Alta Vista Street and Garten Drive | 35 mph |
| Kraemer Boulevard between south city limit and Orangethorpe Avenue | 40 mph |
| Kraemer Boulevard between Crowther Avenue and Chapman Avenue | 40 mph |
| Kraemer Boulevard between Chapman Avenue and Fairway Lane | 40 mph |
| Kraemer Boulevard between Fairway Lane and Yorba Linda Boulevard | 40 mph |
| Kraemer Boulevard between Yorba Linda Boulevard and Bastanchury Road | 45 mph |
| Kraemer Boulevard between Bastanchury Road and north city limit | 40 mph |
| La Jolla Street between Placentia Avenue and Melrose Avenue | 30 mph |
| La Jolla Street between Melrose Avenue and east city limit | 30 mph |
| Lakeview Avenue between south city limit and Orangethorpe Avenue | 45 mph |
| Linda Vista Street between Rose Drive and Yorba Linda Boulevard | 35 mph |
| Livingston Avenue between Clark Avenue and Kraemer Boulevard | 25 mph |
| Madison Avenue between west city limit and Kraemer Boulevard | 35 mph |
| McCormack Lane between Yorba Linda Boulevard and city limit north of Yorba Linda Boulevard | 30 mph |
| McCormack Lane between city limit south of Huggins Avenue and Golden Avenue | 30 mph |
| Melrose Street between south city limit and La Jolla Street | 35 mph |
| Melrose Street between La Jolla Street and Orangethorpe Avenue | 35 mph |
| Melrose Street between Orangethorpe Avenue and Crowther Avenue | 40 mph |
| Melrose Street between Crowther Avenue and Santa Fe Avenue | 30 mph |
| Miraloma Avenue between Van Buren Street and Lakeview Avenue | 35 mph |
| Morse Avenue between Kraemer Boulevard and Venice Avenue | 30 mph |
| Orangethorpe Avenue between Placentia Avenue and Melrose Street | 40 mph |
| Orangethorpe Avenue between Melrose Street and Kraemer Boulevard | 45 mph |
| Orangethorpe Avenue between west city limit west of Chapman Avenue and Rose Drive | 45 mph |
| Orangethorpe Avenue between Rose Drive and Lakeview Avenue | 50 mph |
| Orchard Drive between Van Buren Street and Richfield Road | 30 mph |
| Orchard Drive between Richfield Road and Highland Avenue | 35 mph |
| Orchard Drive between Highland Avenue and Lakeview Avenue | 35 mph |
| Palm Drive between Yorba Linda Boulevard and Valencia Avenue | 40 mph |
| Palm Drive between Valencia Avenue and Rose Drive | 45 mph |
| Placentia Avenue between south city limit and city limit north of Primrose | 40 mph |
| Placentia Avenue between Palm Drive and the north city limit | 40 mph |
| Richfield Road between south city limit and north city limit | 45 mph |
| Rose Drive between Orangethorpe Avenue and Alta Vista Street | 45 mph |
| Rose Drive between Alta Vista Street and Palm Drive | 45 mph |
| Rose Drive between Palm Drive and city limit north of Yorba Linda Boulevard | 40 mph |
| Rose Drive between city limit south of Golden Avenue and north city limit | 40 mph |
| Santa Fe Avenue between Placentia Avenue and Murray Street | 35 mph |
| Santa Fe Avenue between Murray Street and Bradford Avenue | 25 mph |
| Valencia Avenue between Palm Avenue and Yorba Linda Boulevard | 40 mph |
| Valencia Avenue between Yorba Linda Boulevard and Bastanchury Road | 40 mph |
| Valencia Avenue between Bastanchury Road and Golden Avenue | 40 mph |
| Valencia Avenue between Golden Avenue and north city limit | 40 mph |
| Van Buren Street between south city limit and Orangethorpe Avenue | 40 mph |
| Van Buren Street between Orangethorpe Avenue and north city limit | 40 mph |
| Yorba Linda Boulevard between Bradford Avenue and McCormack Lane | 40 mph |
| Yorba Linda Boulevard between McCormack Lane and east city limit | 40 mph |
| (For state law as to authority of city to increase or decrease the speed limit set by the state on streets in the city, see Vehicle Code Sections 22357 and 22358 .) |
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(Ord. 76-O-107, 1976; Ord. 77-O-124, 1977; Ord. 77-O-129, 1977; Ord. 78-O-115, 1978; Ord. 80-O-126 § 1, 1980; Ord. 80-O-131, 1981; Ord. 82-O-110, 1982; Ord. 84-O-112, 1984; Ord. 86-O-117, 1986; Ord. 90-O-103, 1990; Ord. 91-O-117, 1991; Ord. 93-O-107, 1993; Ord. 93-O-117 § 1, 1993; Ord. 94-O-112 § 1, 1994; Ord. 96-O-111, 1996; Ord. O-2001-06, 2001; Ord. O-2006-04, 2006; Ord. O-2013-07 § 1, 2013)
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