Ridgecrest Municipal Code Art. V Speed

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State Law reference— Speed generally, Vehicle Code § 22348 et seq.; local alteration of speed limits, Vehicle Code §§ 22352, 22357 et seq.

The state traffic laws regulating the speed of vehicles shall be applicable upon all streets within the city except where the traffic engineer authorized by the city council, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, determines that other speed limits shall be applicable on specified streets or in certain areas.

(Code 1980, § 4-1.501; Ord. No. 89-10, § 2)

The city council is authorized by the vehicle code to establish speed limits on city streets other than state highways, when speed limit is determined on the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, when such speeds will facilitate the orderly and safe movement of vehicular traffic.

(Code 1980, § 4-1.502; Ord. No. 89-10, § 2)

(a) The city traffic engineer shall recommend to the city council speed limits on city streets based on engineering and surveys.

(b) The city traffic engineer is authorized to install such speed limit signs as required by the vehicle code and the Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices, when such speed limit is authorized by the city council.

(c) The city traffic engineer is authorized by the city council 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.

(Code 1980, § 4-1.503; Ord. No. 89-10, § 2)

Speed limits established pursuant to this section shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon said street or highway.

(Code 1980, § 4-1.504; Ord. No. 89-10, § 2)