Chapter 10.16 — SPEED LIMITS
Riverside County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Riverside County
10.16.010 - Findings.¶
On the basis of engineering and traffic surveys, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside determines that the prima facie limit applicable under the California Vehicle Code is more than is reasonable or safe upon the portions of the county highways of the County of Riverside hereinafter described, as to which the prima facie speed limit is herein fixed at a lower rate. On the basis of engineering and traffic surveys, said Board determines that a speed greater than the prima facie limit of 25 miles per hour applicable under the California Vehicle Code would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe upon the portions of the county highways of the County of Riverside hereinafter described, as to which the prima facie speed limit is herein fixed at a higher rate. Said Board hereby finds that the prima facie speed limits hereinafter set forth are most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and are reasonable and safe, as to the respective portions of county highways described, and said Board hereby determines and declares that the prima facie speed limits on said portions of county highways are respectively as hereinafter set forth.
(Ord. 452.214 § 1 (part), 2003)
(Ord. No. 452.247, § 1.1, 9-15-2020)
10.16.020 - Applicability.¶
The prima facie speed limits established by this chapter shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected on such county highways, and it shall be the duty of the director of transportation to erect and maintain such signs provided, however, that this chapter shall not be effective as to any designated portion of a highway, any part of the roadway of which lies within the city limit of any city, unless and until said city shall have approved the same by adopting and placing in effect an ordinance fixing prima facie speed limits applicable to the portion of said highway within said city which shall be identical with the prima facie speed limits applicable under this chapter to the portion of said roadway which is outside the city limit, but this provision shall not apply to any highway having separate roadways within different jurisdictions. This chapter is adopted pursuant to, and subject to the limitations and exceptions of, Section 21 and Sections 22357 to 22359, inclusive, of the California Vehicle Code.
(Ord. 452.214 § 1 (part), 2003)
(Ord. No. 452.247, § 1.2, 9-15-2020)
10.16.030 - Reduced speed zones for detour routes.¶
Whenever a portion of a county highway is being used or is about to be used as a detour route under a reconstruction project of a highway and the director of transportation determines that the existing speed limit upon said highway is more than is reasonable and safe because of increased vehicular traffic and a reduced speed zone is warranted and necessary, he or she may temporarily fix such appropriate lower rate as provided in Section 22358 of the California Vehicle Code which will facilitate the orderly movement of
traffic and will be reasonable and safe upon that portion of the highway for the period the highway is used as a detour route. Thereupon the prima facie speed limit so fixed shall be effective during the period appropriate signs are erected and maintained along that portion of the highway by the director of transportation.
(Ord. 452.214 § 1 (part), 2003)
(Ord. No. 452.247, § 1.3, 9-15-2020)
10.16.040 - Twenty-five miles per hour.¶
The prima facie speed limit is 25 miles per hour:
Repealed by 452.250.
On Paseo Grande between Via Del Rio and Ontario Avenue, in the Coronita area.
Repealed by 452.249.
On Broadway Street between School Road and State Highway 78, in the Ripley area.
On Krameria Avenue between the centerline of Ponderosa Lane and the centerline of Ben Court, a total distance of approximately 0.38 mile, in the Woodcrest area.
Repealed by 452.221.
On Double View Drive between McMahon Road to the end of the road, a total distance of approximately
10.16.050 - Thirty miles per hour.¶
The prima facie speed limit is 30 miles per hour:
On Northgate Street from Citrus Street 650 feet southerly to the city limits of the City of Riverside in the Highgrove area.
On 42 nd Street and Tilton Avenue between Riverview Drive and Twining Street, a total distance of approximately 0.83 mile, in the Rubidoux area.
Repealed by 452.225.
On Dartmouth Street between the centerline of Crest Drive and the centerline of Stetson Avenue, a total distance of approximately 0.4 mile, in the Hemet area.
Repealed by 452.225.
Repealed by 452.229.
On South Circle Drive between the centerline of State Highway 243 and the centerline of Wildwood Drive, a total distance of approximately 0.99 mile, in the Idyllwild area.
Repealed by 452.249.
Repealed by 452.228.
Repealed by 452.225.
Repealed by 452.249.
On Cobble Drive between Horsethief Canyon Road and Mountain Road, a total distance of approximately
10.16.060 - Thirty-five miles per hour.¶
The prima facie speed limit is 35 miles per hour:
On Dartmouth Street between Stetson Avenue and the south curb line of State Highway 74, a total distance of approximately 1.2 miles, in the Hemet area.
On Toll Gate Road from Idyllwild Drive to State Highway 243, a total distance of approximately 1.0 mile, in the Idyllwild area.
On the westerly half of Clinton Street south of Jonquil Avenue (city limits of the City of Indio) to south of Date Palm Avenue (city limits of the City of Indio), a total distance of approximately 1.0 mile, in the Indio area.
Repealed by 452.238.
Repealed by 452.233.
Repealed by 452.218.
On Beach Street between the centerline of Limonite Avenue and the centerline of Jurupa Road, a total distance of approximately 1.32 miles, in the Pedley area.
On Beaumont Avenue between the centerline of Cherry Valley Boulevard and a point 985 feet north of Orchard Street, a total distance of approximately 0.7 mile, in the Beaumont area.
On Cornell Street between a point 300 feet south of Descanso Drive to the centerline of Stetson Avenue, a total distance of approximately 0.8 mile, in the Hemet area.
Repealed by 452.225.
On Hemet Street between the centerline of Rockview Drive and the centerline of Stetson Avenue, a total distance of approximately 0.6 mile, in the Hemet area.
On Johnston Avenue between the centerline of San Jacinto Avenue and a point 650 feet east of Stanford Street, a total distance of approximately 1.6 miles, in the Hemet area.
On Meridian Street between the centerline of Little Lake Road and the south curb line of State Highway 74, a total distance of approximately 1.0 mile, in the Hemet area.
Repealed by 452.235.
On Whittier Avenue between the centerline of San Jacinto Street and the centerline of Meridian Street, a total distance of approximately 2.0 miles, in the Hemet area.
Repealed by 452.252.
On the full-width of Columbia Street between the centerline of Crest Drive and a point 328 feet northerly of Acacia Avenue, and on the easterly half of Columbia Street between a point 328 feet northerly of Acacia Avenue to the southerly curbline of State Highway 74 (Florida Avenue), a total distance of approximately 1.4 miles, in the Hemet area.
On Girard Street between the centerline of Ramona Bowl Road and the city limit boundary of the City of Hemet, a total distance of approximately 1.6 miles.
On McCall Boulevard between the centerline of Valley Boulevard and the centerline of Encanto Drive, a total distance of approximately 1.6 miles, in the Sun City area.
On Nuevo Road between the centerline of Reservoir Avenue and the centerline of Garden Drive, a total distance of approximately 0.9 mile, in the Nuevo area.
Repealed by 452.225.
On Opal Street between the centerline of 45 th Street and the centerline of Mission Boulevard, a total distance of 0.83 mile, in the Rubidoux area.
On Encanto Drive between the centerline of El Pico Lane and the centerline of Shadel Road, a total distance of approximately 0.47 mile, in the Sun City area.
On Golden West Avenue between the centerline of 45 th Street and the centerline of Mission Boulevard, a total distance of approximately 1.03 miles, in the Rubidoux area.
On Krameria Avenue between the centerline of Washington Street and the centerline of Ben Court, a total distance of approximately 0.52 mile, in the Woodcrest area.
Repealed by 452.229.
Repealed by 452.216.
On Lakepointe Drive (South) between the centerline of Montauk Circle and the centerline of Regency Circle, a total distance of approximately 1.17 miles, in the La Sierra area.
On Lakepointe Drive (North) between the centerline of Skyridge Drive and the centerline of Indiana Avenue, a total distance of approximately 1.16 miles, in the La Sierra area.
Repealed by 452.216.
Repealed by 452.245.
On El Cerrito Road between the centerline of Bedford Canyon Road and the centerline of Temescal Canyon Road, a distance of approximately 0.6 mile, in the El Cerrito area.
On Yucca Lane between the centerline of 42 nd Avenue and the centerline of Country Club Drive, a total distance of approximately 1.0 mile, in the Bermuda Dunes area.
Repealed by 452.232.
Repealed by 452.228.
Repealed by 452.225.
On the southerly half of Malaga Road between the centerline of Mission Trail and the centerline of Casino Drive, a total distance of 0.29 mile, in the Lake Elsinore area.
On Rider Street between the centerline of Una Street and the centerline of Old Elsinore Road, a total distance of approximately 1.28 miles, in the Perris area.
On Hunter Road between the centerline of Via Mira Mosa to the centerline of Winchester Road (State Route 79), for a total distance of approximately 0.75 mile, in the Murrieta area.
On Acacia Avenue between the centerline of Cornell Street and the centerline of New Chicago Avenue, for a total distance of approximately 2.15 miles, in the Hemet area.
On Bradley Road between the centerline of Potomac Drive and the centerline of McCall Boulevard, for a total distance of approximately 1.6 miles, in the Sun City area.
On Lake Street between the centerline of Stetson Avenue and the centerline of Acacia Avenue, for a total distance of approximately 1.0 mile, in the Hemet area.
On Stanford Street between the centerline of Crest Drive and the centerline of Stetson Avenue, for a total distance of approximately 0.4 mile, in the Hemet area.
On Thornton Avenue between the centerline of Cornell Street and the centerline of Lake Street, for a total distance of approximately 1.75 miles, in the Hemet area.
Repealed by 452.238.
On Canyon Drive between the centerline of Mission Trail and the centerline of Orange Street, for a total distance of approximately 1.0 mile, in the Wildomar area.
On Avalon Street between the centerline of Mission Boulevard and a point 300 feet north of Raye Street, for a total distance of approximately 0.5 mile, in the Rubidoux area.
Repealed by 452.225.
On the northerly half of Cherry Avenue between the centerline of Cougar Way and the centerline of Brookside Avenue, for a total distance of approximately 0.5 mile, in the Cherry Valley area.
On Mountain View Place between Newport Road and San Jacinto Road, for a total distance of approximately 0.63 mile, in the Quail Valley area.
On San Jacinto Road between East Drive and Mountain View Place, for a total distance of approximately
10.16.070 - Forty miles per hour.¶
The prima facie speed limit is 40 miles per hour:
On Holmes Avenue between William Avenue and Wineville Avenue, a total distance of approximately 0.8 mile, in the Mira Loma area.
On Chandler Street between Hellman Avenue and Archibald Avenue, a total distance of approximately 1.0 mile, in the Norco area.
On Union Street between Bellegrave Avenue and Bain Street, a total distance of approximately 0.56 mile, in the Glen Avon area.
Repealed by 452.248.
Repealed by 452.249.
On Central Street between Grand Avenue and Palomar Road, a total distance of approximately 0.5 mile, in the Wildomar area.
On Vineland Street between Union Street and Beaumont Avenue, a total distance of approximately 1.4 miles, in the Cherry Valley area.
On Antelope Road between the centerline of La Piedra Road and a point 0.5 mile north of Newport Road, a total distance of approximately 1.2 miles, in the Menifee area.
Repealed by 452.231.
On Camino Aventura between the centerline of Avenida Descanso and the centerline of Yerxa Road, a total distance of approximately 1.2 miles, in the Desert Hot Springs area.
Repealed by 452.219.
On the northerly half of Center Street between the city limit boundary of the City of Riverside and the centerline of Mont Martre Avenue, and on the full width of Center Street between the centerline of Mont Martre Avenue and the centerline of Mount Vernon Avenue, a total distance of approximately 2.1 miles, in the Highgrove area.
On Gavilan Road between the centerline of Lake Mathews Drive and the centerline of Cajalco Road, a total distance of approximately 2.8 miles, in the Gavilan Hills area.
On Camino Real between the centerline of Limonite Avenue and the centerline of Jurupa Road, a total distance of approximately 2.0 miles, in the Pedley area.
On Felspar Street between the centerline of Limonite Avenue and 56 th Street, a total distance of approximately 0.8 mile, in the Pedley area.
On Jurupa Road between the centerline of Bellegrave Avenue and the centerline of Pyrite Street, a total distance of approximately 4.4 miles, in the Glen Avon area.
On Riverview Drive between the centerline of Peralta Place and the centerline of Limonite Avenue, a total distance of approximately 1.76 miles, in the Rubidoux area.
On Rubidoux Boulevard between the centerline of Mission Boulevard and the centerline of 28 th Street, a total distance of approximately 1.0 mile, in the Rubidoux area.
On Valley Way between the centerline of Jurupa Road and the centerline of State Highway 60, a total distance of approximately 0.5 mile, in the Sunnyslope area.
Repealed by 452.227.
On McKinley Street between the centerline of Magnolia Avenue and the centerline of Indiana Avenue, a total distance of approximately 0.44 mile, in the Home Gardens area.
Repealed by 452.225.
Repealed by 452.227.
On Watson Road between the centerline of Briggs Road and the centerline of Sherman Road, a total distance of approximately 2.50 miles, in the Romoland area.
On Mayberry Avenue between the centerline of Lake Street and the centerline of Fairview Avenue, a total distance of approximately 1.25 miles, in the Hemet area.
On Bedford Canyon Road between the centerline of El Cerrito Road and a point 2,460 feet south of Liberty Avenue (city limits of Corona), a total distance of approximately 0.69 mile, in the El Cerrito area.
On Lincoln Street between the centerline of Indiana Avenue and the centerline of Magnolia Avenue, a total distance of approximately 0.45 mile, in the Home Gardens area.
On Gruwell Street between the centerline of Grand Avenue and a point 750 feet north of the centerline of Palomar Street, a total distance of approximately 0.52 mile, in the Wildomar area.
Repealed by 452.214.
On Orange Street between a point 750 feet north of Palomar Street and the centerline of Bundy Canyon Road, a total distance of approximately 1.48 miles, in the Wildomar area.
On Polk Street between the centerline of Airport Boulevard and a point 1,320 feet south of the centerline of Church Street, a total distance of approximately 0.50 mile, in the Thermal area.
On the northerly half of San Jacinto Avenue between the centerline of Lukens Lane and a point 165 feet east of LaMore Road, a total distance of approximately 0.15 mile, in the Perris area.
On Bubbling Wells Road between the centerline of Dillon Road and the centerline of Camino Campañero, a total distance of approximately 1.0 mile, in the Desert Hot Springs area.
Repealed by 452.250.
On Rouse Road between the centerline of Murrieta Road to the centerline of Bradley Road, a total distance of approximately 1.0 mile, in the Sun City area.
On Varner Road between the centerline of Ramon Road and the centerline of Rio Del Sol, a total distance of approximately 0.49 mile, in the Rancho Mirage area.
Repealed by 452.223.
Repealed by 452.238.
On Mesa Drive from the centerline of Black Rock Road/Hobson Way to the centerline of Blythe Way, for a total distance of approximately 0.6 mile, in the Blythe area.
Repealed by 452.227.
On Antelope Road between the centerline of Highway 74 and the centerline of Mapes Road, for a total distance of approximately 1.0 mile, in the Romoland area.
On Lake Street between the centerline of Chambers Avenue and the centerline of Stetson Avenue, for a total distance of approximately 0.5 mile, in the Hemet area.
On Stanford Street between the centerline of Stetson Avenue and the centerline of Highway 74, for a total distance of approximately 1.2 miles, in the Hemet area.
On Whittier Avenue between the centerline of Meridian Street and 500 feet east of Old Agency Road, for a total distance of approximately 1.0 mile, in the Hemet area.
On Hidden Springs Road between the centerline of Clinton Keith Road and the centerline of Catt Road, for a total distance of approximately 0.4 mile, in the Wildomar area.
On Hall Avenue between the centerline of 30 th Street and the centerline of Market Street, for a total distance of approximately 1.0 mile, in the Rubidoux area.
On Bellflower Avenue between the centerline of Brookside Avenue and the centerline of Dutton Street, for a total distance of approximately 0.9 mile, in the Beaumont area.
Repealed by 452.238.
Repealed by 452.225.
On La Cadena Drive (East) between the Riverside city limit and the San Bernardino county line, for a total distance of approximately 0.5 mile, in the Riverside area.
Repealed by 452.225.
On 56 th Street between the centerline of West Rim Circle and the centerline of Van Buren Boulevard, for a total distance of approximately 0.5 mile, in the Pedley area.
On Cherry Avenue between the centerline of Brookside Avenue and the centerline of International Park Road, for a total distance of approximately 1.13 miles, in the Cherry Valley area.
Repealed by 452.225.
On Frontage Road between the centerline of Serfas Club Drive and the centerline of Via Josefa, for a total distance of approximately 0.46 mile, in the Corona area.
Repealed by 452.214.
Repealed by 452.221.
Repealed by 452.225.
Repealed by 452.225.
Repealed by 452.227.
On Iodine Springs Road between Clinton Keith Road and La Estrella Street, a total distance of approximately 0.5 mile, in the Murrieta area.
Repealed by 452.225.
On Scottsdale Road between Harley John Road and 0.45 mile easterly, a total distance of approximately
10.16.080 - Forty-five miles per hour.¶
The prima facie speed limit is 45 miles per hour:
On Washington Street between Van Buren Boulevard and the city limits of the City of Riverside, a total distance of approximately 1.8 miles, in the Woodcrest area.
On the westerly half of Wood Road between Van Buren Boulevard and J. F. Kennedy Drive, a total distance of approximately 0.56 mile, in the Woodcrest area.
On Iowa Avenue between the city limits of the City of Riverside and the Riverside-San Bernardino County line, a total distance of approximately 0.5 mile, in the Highgrove area.
On Clay Street between Limonite Avenue and Van Buren Boulevard, a total distance of approximately 0.93 mile, in the Pedley area.
On Lawson Road between Temescal Canyon Road and Hunt Road, a total distance of approximately 0.76 mile, in the El Cerrito area.
Repealed by 452.229.
Repealed by 452.223.
On Central Street between Palomar Street and Baxter Road, a total distance of approximately 0.7 mile, in the Wildomar area.
Repealed by 452.228.
On Baxter Road between Central Street and a point 700 feet east of Monte Vista Drive, a total distance of approximately 0.6 mile, in the Wildomar area.
On Markham Street between Wood Road and Seaton Avenue, a total distance of approximately 4.3 miles, in the Woodcrest area.
Repealed by 452.218.
On Oak Glen Road between Beaumont Avenue and San Bernardino County Line, a total distance of approximately 2.1 miles, in the Beaumont area.
On Bellegrave Avenue between the centerline of Van Buren Boulevard and the centerline of Mission Boulevard, a total distance of approximately 1.1 miles, in the Glen Avon area.
On Cajalco Road between the centerline of Alexander Street and the centerline of Day Street, a total distance of approximately 1.5 miles, in the Mead Valley area.
On Country Village Road between the centerline of State Highway 60 and the centerline of Philadelphia Avenue, a total distance of approximately 1.0 mile, in the Mira Loma area.
On Fairview Avenue between the centerline of Palm Avenue and the centerline of Chicago Avenue, a total distance of approximately 1.1 miles, in the Hemet area.
On Green River Road between the county boundary of the County of Orange and the city limit boundary of the City of Corona, a total distance of approximately 1.75 miles, in the Coronita area.
On Menifee Road between a point 1,000 feet south of LaPiedra Road and a point 2,300 feet north of Newport Road, a total distance of approximately 1.4 miles in the Menifee area.
On Mitchell Road between the centerline of Bautista Road and the centerline of Kirby Road, a total distance of approximately 3.0 miles, in the Anza area.
On Palomar Street between the centerline of Corydon Street and the centerline of Mission Trail, a total distance of approximately 0.8 mile, in the Lake Elsinore area.
Repealed by 452.225.
On Bradley Road between the centerline of McCall Boulevard and the centerline of Rouse Road, a total distance of approximately 1.1 miles, in the Sun City area.
On Montgomery Avenue/Hansen Avenue between the centerline of Nuevo Road and the centerline of Ramona Expressway, a total distance of approximately 2.9 miles, in the Nuevo area.
On McCall Boulevard between the centerline of Encanto Drive and the centerline of Antelope Road, a total distance of approximately 0.8 mile, in the Sun City area.
Repealed by 452.227.
On Nuevo Road between the centerline of Garden Drive and the centerline of Montgomery Avenue, a total distance of approximately 0.6 mile, in the Nuevo area.
Repealed by 452.225.
On Felspar Street between the centerline of Jurupa Road and the centerline of Mission Boulevard, a total distance of approximately 1.0 mile, in the Pedley area.
Repealed by 452.218.
Repealed by 452.220.
On Riverview Drive between the centerline of Limonite Avenue and the centerline of Mission Boulevard, a total distance of approximately 0.6 mile, in the Rubidoux area.
Repealed by 452.227.
Repealed by 452.227.
Between the centerline of Valley Way and the centerline of Riverview Drive, a total distance of approximately 1.5 miles, in the Pedley area.
On Pedley Road between the centerline of Jurupa Road and the centerline of Granite Hill Drive, a total distance of approximately 1.46 miles, in the Glen Avon area.
On the full width of Grand Avenue between the centerline of Corydon Street and a point 165 feet northerly of the centerline of Marie Drive, and on the easterly half of Grand Avenue from a point 165 feet northerly of the centerline of Marie Drive and the centerline of Bonnie Lea Drive, a total distance of approximately 4.7 miles.
Repealed by 452.225.
Repealed by 452.229.
On Bradley Road between the centerline of Craig Avenue and the centerline of Newport Road, a total distance of approximately 1.50 miles, in the Sun City area.
On Cedar Avenue between the centerline of Ramona Expressway and the centerline of Chicago Avenue, a total distance of approximately 1.14 miles, in the Hemet area.
Repealed by 452.225.
Repealed by 452.249.
Repealed by 452.249.
On Cherry Valley Boulevard between the centerline of Union Street and the centerline of Beaumont Avenue, a total distance of approximately 1.35 miles, in the Cherry Valley area.
On Clinton Keith Road between a point 650 feet west of the centerline of Grand Avenue (city limits of Murrieta) and a point approximately 9,500 feet east of I-15 (city limits of Murrieta), a total distance of approximately 2.9 miles, in the Murrieta area.
Repealed by 452.216.
Repealed by 452.219.
On Adams Street between the centerline of 42 nd Avenue and the centerline of Country Club Drive, a total distance of approximately 0.7 mile, in the Bermuda Dunes area.
Repealed by 452.230.
On the northerly half of Country Club Drive between a point 1,300 feet east of Monterey Avenue to the centerline of Portola Avenue, a total distance of approximately 0.75 mile, in the Palm Desert area.
Repealed by 452.230.
On Sycamore Canyon Boulevard between a point 900 feet south of College Boulevard and a point 1,450 feet north of Central Avenue, a total distance of approximately 0.89 mile, in the University City area.
Repealed by 452.218.
On Lakeview Avenue between the centerline of Nuevo Road and the centerline of Ramona Expressway, a total distance of approximately 3.0 miles, in the Lakeview-Nuevo area.
On Washington Street between the centerline of Country Club Drive and the centerline of 38 th Street, a total distance of approximately 1.6 miles, in the Palm Desert area.
On Varner Road between the centerline of Monterey Avenue and the centerline of Ramon Road, a total distance of approximately 1.10 miles, in the Rancho Mirage area.
On Ethanac Road between the centerline of Sherman Road and the west curb line of State Highway 74, and on the south side of Ethanac Road between the centerline of Trumble Road and the centerline of Sherman Road, a total distance of approximately 1.09 miles, in the Romoland area.
On Goetz Road between the centerline of Newport Road and a point 634 feet north of Manganese Road (City of Perris city limits), a total distance of approximately 3.0 miles, in the Quail Valley area.
On LaPiedra Road between the centerline of Antelope Road and the centerline of Menifee Road, a total distance of approximately 0.80 mile, in the Menifee area.
On Grand Avenue from the centerline of Central Street to the centerline of Clinton Keith Road, for a total distance of approximately 1.6 miles, in the Lake Elsinore area.
Repealed by 452.228.
On Wineville Avenue from the centerline of Limonite Avenue to the centerline of Bellegrave Avenue, for a total distance of approximately 1.3 miles, in the Mira Loma area.
On Limonite Avenue from the centerline of Felspar Street to the centerline of Camino Real, for a total distance of approximately 1.9 miles, and from the centerline of Pacific Avenue to the centerline of Riverview Drive, for a total distance of approximately 0.4 mile, in the Pedley area.
Repealed by 452.250.
Repealed by 452.227.
On Bradley Road between the centerline of Newport Road and the centerline of Potomac Drive, for a total distance of approximately 0.6 mile, in the Sun City area.
On Wood Road between the Riverside city limit and the centerline of Mariposa Avenue, for a total distance of approximately 1.0 mile, in the Woodcrest area.
On Granite Hill Drive between the centerline of Campbell Street and the centerline of Pedley Road, for a total distance of approximately 0.8 mile, and between the centerline of Soto Avenue and the centerline of Valley Way, for a total distance of approximately 0.5 mile, in the Sunnyslope area.
Repealed by 452.240.
Repealed by 452.229.
On Dexter Avenue between El Toro Road and the city limits of the City of Lake Elsinore, for a total distance of approximately 0.34 mile, in the Lake Elsinore area.
On Etiwanda Avenue between Limonite Avenue and Galena Street, for a total distance of approximately 1.6 miles, in the Mira Loma area.
On Holland Road between Murrieta Road and Haun Road, for a total distance of approximately 1.75 miles, in the Menifee area.
Repealed by 452.221.
On Brown Street between Rider Street and Nandina Avenue, for a total distance of approximately 2.5 miles, in the Mead Valley area.
On Bain Street between Limonite Avenue and Bellegrave Avenue, for a total distance of approximately 2.0 miles, in the Mira Loma area.
On Main Street between Pecan Street and Seminole Drive, for a total distance of approximately 0.8 mile, in the Cabazon area.
On 58 th Avenue between Highway 111 and a point 2,640 feet east of Highway 111, for a total distance of approximately 0.5 mile, in the Thermal area.
Repealed by 452.215.
On Gilman Springs Road between the centerline of the southbound ramp of State Route 79 (Sanderson Avenue) and the centerline of Soboba Road, for a total distance of approximately 2.5 miles, in the San Jacinto area.
On Ben Nevis Boulevard between Mission Boulevard and Pedley Road, a total distance of approximately
10.16.090 - Fifty miles per hour.¶
The prima facie speed limit is 50 miles per hour:
On Beaumont Avenue between Brookside Avenue and Cherry Valley Boulevard, a total distance of approximately 0.5 mile, in the Cherry Valley area.
On Reche Canyon Road between the Riverside-San Bernardino County line and Reche Vista Drive, a total distance of approximately 3.4 miles, in the Moreno Valley area.
Repealed by 452.225.
Repealed by 452.227.
On Bellegrave Avenue between the centerline of Etiwanda Avenue and the centerline of Van Buren Boulevard, a total distance of approximately 1.3 miles, in the Glen Avon area.
Repealed by 452.218.
On Greenwald Avenue between the city limits of Lake Elsinore and the south curb line of State Highway 74, a total distance of approximately 1.85 miles, in the Canyon Lake area.
Repealed by 452.225.
On Palomar Street between the centerline of Mission Trail and the city limit boundary of the City of Murrieta, a total distance of approximately 3.8 miles, in the Lake Elsinore area.
On Murrieta Road between the centerline of Chambers Avenue and the centerline of Ethanac Road, a total distance of approximately 1.5 miles, in the Sun City area.
Repealed by 452.228.
On Mission Boulevard between the centerline of Pedley Road and the centerline of Valley Way, a total distance of approximately 2.2 miles, in the Glen Avon area.
Repealed by 452.216.
On Rubidoux Boulevard between the centerline of 28 th Street and the county limit boundary of the County of San Bernardino, a total distance of approximately 2.0 miles, in the Rubidoux area.
On Grand Avenue between the centerline of Central Street and the centerline of Corydon Street, a total distance of approximately 2.0 miles, in the Lake Elsinore area.
Repealed by 452.227.
Repealed by 452.235.
Repealed by 452.225.
On Cajalco Road between the centerline of Gavilan Road and the centerline of Alexander Street, a total distance of approximately 3.25 miles, in the Lake Mathews area.
On Knabe Road between the centerline of South Clay Canyon Drive and the centerline of Weirick Road, a total distance of approximately 2.06 miles, in the El Cerrito area.
Repealed by 452.228.
Repealed by 452.252.
On the easterly half of Washington Street between a point 2,700 feet north of Fred Waring Drive (City of La Quinta city limit) and the centerline of Country Club Drive, a total distance of approximately 1.5 miles, in the Palm Desert area.
On Wineville Road between the centerline of Bellegrave Avenue and the centerline of Riverside Drive, a total distance of approximately 1.75 miles, in the Mira Loma area.
On Butterfield Stage Road between the south curb line of State Highway 79 and the centerline of Nighthawk Pass, a total distance of approximately 0.75 mile, in the Temecula area.
On Old Elsinore Road between the centerline of San Jacinto Avenue and the centerline of Rider Street, a total distance of approximately 3.20 miles, in the Perris area.
On Limonite Avenue from the centerline of Etiwanda Avenue to the centerline of Felspar Street, for a total distance of approximately 1.8 miles, in the Pedley area.
Repealed by 452.239.
Repealed by 452.218.
On Seminole Drive between the centerline of Apache Trail and the centerline of Main Street, for a total distance of approximately 2.1 miles, in the Cabazon area.
On Margarita Road between the centerline of Murrieta Hot Springs Road and the Temecula city limits, for a total distance of approximately 0.75 mile, in the Temecula area.
On the easterly half of Mission Trail between Malaga Road and Corydon Street, for a total distance of approximately 1.3 miles, and on the full-width of Mission Trail between Corydon Street and Palomar Street, for a total distance of approximately 1.2 miles, in the Lake Elsinore area.
On Murrieta Hot Springs Road between Winchester Road and Calistoga Drive, for a total distance of approximately 0.8 mile, in the Temecula area.
On River Road between Bluff Street and Archibald Avenue, a total distance of approximately 0.7 mile, in the Norco area.
Repealed by 452.228.
Repealed by 452.241.
On Sky Ridge Road between Dillon Road and 22 nd Avenue, a total distance of approximately 1.4 miles, in County Service Area 104.
On Harley John Road between Washington Street and Cajalco Road, a total distance of approximately 1.3 miles, in the Lake Mathews area.
Repealed by 452.243.
On Galena Street between Rutile Street and Felspar Street, a total distance of approximately 0.75 mile, in the Glen Avon area.
On Auld Road between State Highway 79 and Washington Street, a total distance of approximately 2.9 miles, in the French Valley area.
On Murrieta Road between Bundy Canyon Road and Newport Road, a total distance of approximately 3.0 miles, in the Sun City area.
Repealed by 452.229.
Repealed by 452.243.
On Garbani Road between Menifee Road and Briggs Road, a total distance of approximately 1.0 mile, in the Murrieta area.
Repealed by 452.243.
On Ethanac Road between Goetz Road and Barnett Road, a total distance of approximately 1.75 miles, in the Perris area.
On the northerly half of Fred Waring Drive between the Indio city limits west of Silverwood Drive and the Indio city limits east of Larrea Street, a total distance of approximately 0.5 mile, in the Indio area.
On the easterly half of Jackson Street between 52 nd Avenue and 50 th Avenue, a total distance of approximately 1.0 mile, in the Indio area.
Repealed by 452.241.
Repealed by 452.241.
Repealed by 452.253.
Repealed by 452.227.
On Rainbow Canyon Road between the City of Temecula city limits to Frontage Road, a total distance of approximately 0.99 mile, in the Temecula area.
On Frontage Road between the County of San Diego county line and Rainbow Canyon Road, a total distance of approximately 0.65 mile, in the Temecula area.
Repealed by 452.239.
On Rushmore Avenue between I-10 and a point 1,340 feet north of Aintree Drive, a total distance of approximately 1.18 miles, in the San Gorgonio area.
Repealed by 452.245.
On the northerly side of Mapes Road between the centerline of Sherman Road and the centerline of Menifee Road, a total distance of approximately 1.75 miles, in the Romoland area.
On Grand Avenue between the centerline of Patrick Court and the centerline of Machado Street, a total distance of approximately 1.4 miles, in the Lake Elsinore area.
Repealed by 452.250.
On Murrieta Hot Springs Road between the centerline of Calistoga Drive and the centerline of Red Post Circle, a total distance of approximately 1.1 miles, in the Temecula area.
On Simpson Road between a point 300 feet west of Columbia Avenue and the centerline of Whittier Avenue, a total distance of approximately 0.8 mile, in the Winchester area.
Repealed by 452.241.
On Adams Street between the centerline of 40 th Avenue and the centerline of 38 th Avenue, a total distance of approximately 1.00 miles, in the Bermuda Dunes area.
On Limonite Avenue between the centerline of Archibald Avenue and the centerline of Hamner Avenue, a total distance of approximately 2.50 miles, in the Eastvale area.
On Monterey Avenue between the city limits of the City of Palm Desert and the centerline of Varner Road, a total distance of approximately 0.21 miles, in the Thousand Palms area.
On Riverside Drive between the centerline of Hamner Avenue and the centerline of Etiwanda Avenue, a total distance of approximately 2.05 miles, in the Mira Loma area.
On Calle Nopal between the centerline of Anza Road and the centerline of Cruz Way, a total distance of approximately 1.0 mile, in the Temecula area.
Repealed by 452.245.
On the westerly half of Highland Springs Avenue between 17 th Street to a point 600' north of 17 th Street - Full Width from a point 600' north of 17 th Street to Brookside Avenue, a total distance of approximately
10.16.100 - Fifty-five miles per hour.¶
The prima facie speed limit is 55 miles per hour:
On Sierra Avenue between the centerline of Armstrong Road and the City of Fontana limits, a total distance of approximately 1.10 miles, in the Sunnyslope area.
Repealed by 452.248.
On the southerly half of Frank Sinatra Drive, in the Palm Desert area, between the centerline of Monterey Avenue (city limit boundaries of Rancho Mirage) and 700 feet west of the centerline of Portola Avenue (city limit boundaries of Palm Desert), a total distance of approximately 1.0 mile.
On Portola Avenue between the centerline of Country Club Drive and a point 1,500 feet northerly, a total distance of approximately 0.28 mile, in the Palm Desert area.
Repealed by 452.228.
Repealed by 452.249.
Repealed by 452.224.
On Limonite Avenue from the centerline of Camino Real to the centerline of Pacific Avenue, for a total distance of approximately 1.75 miles, in the Pedley area.
On Etiwanda Avenue between Philadelphia Avenue and Galena Street, for a total distance of approximately
10.16.110 - Sixty miles per hour.¶
The prima facie speed limit is 60 miles per hour:
Repealed by 452.227.
On Mission Boulevard between State Route 60 and the centerline of Milliken Avenue, a total distance of approximately 2.0 miles, in the Mira Loma area.
On Van Buren Boulevard between city limits of Riverside to State Highway 60, a total distance of approximately 5.50 miles, in the Pedley area.
Repealed by 452.225.
Repealed by 452.228.
Repealed by 452.250.
On Varner Road between Cook Street and 38 th Avenue, a total distance of approximately 1.7 miles, in the Thousand Palms area.
On Palm Drive between Varner Road and 18 th Street, a total distance of approximately 1.83 miles, in the Desert Hot Springs area.
On Highway 74 between Mauricio Street and Seventh Street, a total distance of approximately 6.02 miles, in the Perris area.
(Ord. 452.214 § 1 (part), 2003)
(Ord. 452.225, §§ 6, 7, 6-2-2009; Ord. No. 452.227, § 7, 2-9-2010; Ord. 452.228, § 6, 10-5-2010; Ord. No. 452.233, § 6, 9-11-2012; Ord. No. 452.247, § 2.8, 9-15-2020; Ord. No. 452.250, §§ 6, 19, 2-7-23; Ord. No. 452.252, § 5, 3-19-2024)
10.16.120 - Speed limits on county-maintained unpaved roads.¶
A.
Findings. According to California Vehicle Code (CVC) Section 22365 "Prima Facie Speed Limit: South Coast Air Quality Management District: Local Ordinances" notwithstanding any other provision of law, any county, which is contained, in whole or in part, within the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), may, if the county determines that it is necessary to achieve or maintain state or federal ambient air quality standards for particulate matter, determine and declare by ordinance a prima facie speed limit that is lower than that which the county is otherwise permitted by the CVC to establish, for any unpaved road under the jurisdiction of the county within the SCAQMD.
B.
Applicability. The prima facie speed limit established by this chapter shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected on such unpaved road and it shall be the duty of the director of transportation to erect and maintain such signs.
C.
Appropriate Speed Limits. For the purpose of CVC Section 22365, the designated speed limits shall be either 15 miles per hour (mph), or 20 mph, or 25 mph. The selected speed limit for a segment of unpaved road shall be recommended by the director of transportation based on an engineering study.
D.
Fifteen miles per hour. The prima facie speed limit is 15 miles per hour:
On the dirt segment of Box Springs Mountain Road between a point 1,300 feet west of Running Gun Lane to a point 4,468 feet west of Running Gun Lane, a total distance of approximately 0.6 mile, in the Moreno Valley area.
On Laguna Avenue between Washington Street and Riverside Drive, a total distance of approximately 0.37 miles, in the Lake Elsinore area.
E.
Twenty miles per hour. The prima facie speed limit is 20 miles per hour:
Repealed by 452.242.
On De Luz Road from Granado Place to a point 2,785 feet north of Via Medeiros, a total distance of approximately 0.94 mile, in the Temecula area
On Briggs Road between Mapes Road and Gunther Road, a total distance of approximately 1.00 mile, in the Homeland area.
F.
Twenty-five miles per hour. The prima facie speed limit is 25 miles per hour:
Repealed by 452.229.
On the dirt segment of Olivas Avenue between a point 320 feet north of Cobblestone Street and Central Avenue, a total distance of 0.16 mile, in the Nuevo area.
On Borel Road between Sky Canyon Drive and Leon Road, a total distance of approximately 1.20 miles, in the French Valley area.
Repealed by 452.253.
On Leon Road between Borel Road and 185' north of Allen Street, a total distance of approximately 0.29 miles, in the French Valley area.
(Ord. No. 452.226, § 1, 7-21-2009; Ord. No. 452.229, § 5, 5-3-2011; Ord. No. 452.235, §§ 7, 8, 1-28-2014; Ord. No. 452.240, §§ 4, 5, 3-29-2016; Ord. No. 452.242, §§ 6, 7, 2-7-2017; Ord. No. 452.247, §§ 3.1—3.6, 9-15-2020; Ord. No. 452.248, §§ 1, 2, 6-15-2021; Ord. No. 452.253, §§ 4, 8, 10-22-2024)
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