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Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC›Article II — SPECIFIC REGULATIONS

San Bernardino Municipal Code Ch. 10.52 Speed Limits

San Bernardino Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Bernardino

Cite as: San Bernardino Municipal Code Chapter 10.52 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 10.52.010 TWENTY-FIVE MILES PER HOUR.

In accordance with and pursuant to the authority of Cal. Vehicle Code §§ 22357, 22358, 22360, the Mayor and Common Council do hereby determine and declare upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that a prima facie speed limit of 25 mph shall be established upon the following streets or portions thereof in the city:

28th STREET between H Street and Waterman Avenue
COMMERCIAL ROAD between Waterman Avenue and Steele Road
PALM AVENUE between Belmont Avenue and Melvin Avenue
RIALTO AVENUE between Lena Road and Tippecanoe Avenue

(Ord. MC-1651, passed 5-21-2025)

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§ 10.52.020 THIRTY MILES PER HOUR.

In accordance with and pursuant to the authority of Cal. Vehicle Code §§ 22357, 22358, 22360, the Mayor and Common Council do hereby determine and declare upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that a prima facie speed limit of 30 mph shall be established upon the following streets or portions thereof in the city:

2nd STREET between Mt. Vernon Avenue and Waterman Avenue
2nd STREET between Mt. Vernon Avenue and Waterman Avenue
21st STREET between Waterman Avenue and Perris Hill Park Road
ARROWHEAD AVENUE between Highland Avenue and Kendall Drive
CALIFORNIA STREET between Baseline Street and Cajon Boulevard
DEL ROSA DRIVE between 6th Street and Baseline Street
DEL ROSA AVENUE between Del Rosa Drive and Marshall Boulevard
E STREET between Mill Street and Rialto Avenue
E STREET between Rialto Avenue and 8th Street
ELECTRIC AVENUE between Mt. View Avenue and Northpark Boulevard
EUCALYPTUS AVENUE between Mill Street and Rialto Avenue
G STREET between Mill Street and 3rd Street/4th Street
H STREET between 3rd Street and 6th Street
HIGHLAND AVENUE between Muscupiabe Avenue and E Street
HIGHLAND AVENUE between E Street and Sierra Way
HIGHLAND AVENUE between Arden Avenue and Victoria Avenue
HILL DRIVE between Magnolia Drive and H Street
HOSPITALITY LANE between E Street and Waterman Avenue
HOSPITALITY LANE between Waterman Avenue and Tippecanoe Avenue
MARSHALL BOULEVARD between Ladera Road and Waterman Avenue
MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE between Baseline Street and Highland Avenue
MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE between 5th Street and Baseline Street
MORGAN ROAD between Melbourne Road and Yardley Street
MT. VERNON AVENUE between Grant Avenue and Rialto Avenue
MT. VERNON AVENUE between Rialto Avenue and 7th Street
MT. VERNON AVENUE between 7th Street and 21st Street
MT. VIEW AVENUE between Victoria Street and Highland Avenue
MT. VIEW AVENUE between Highland Avenue and Electric Avenue
MT. VIEW AVENUE between Electric Avenue and Hill Drive/Pinehurst Court
N. LITTLE between 600' S/ O W Little League Drive and O' Rourke Avenue
PALM AVENUE (EAST) between Atlantic Avenue and Piedmont Drive
PARKDALE DRIVE between Mt. View Avenue and Valencia Avenue
STATE STREET between University Parkway and Sheridan Road
UNIVERSITY PARKWAY between Highland Avenue and Baseline Street

(Ord. 2105, passed 4-3-1956; Ord. 3717, passed 4-19-1978; Ord. 3784, passed 11-22-1978; Ord. MC-93, passed 9-2-1981; Ord. MC-282, passed 6-21-1983; Ord. MC-449, passed 4-17-1985; Ord. MC-586, passed 3-26-1987; Ord. MC-842, passed 7-22-1992; Ord. MC-1421, passed 4-18-2016; Ord. MC-1428, passed 9-6-2016; Ord. MC-1651, passed 5-21-2025)

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§ 10.52.030 THIRTY-FIVE MILES PER HOUR.

In accordance with and pursuant to the authority of Cal. Vehicle Code §§ 22357, 22358, 22360, the Mayor and Common Council do hereby determine and declare upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that a prima facie speed limit of 35 mph shall be established upon the following streets or portions thereof in the city:

2nd STREET between Mt. Vernon Avenue and Waterman Avenue
21st STREET between Waterman Avenue and Perris Hill Park Road
27th STREET between Mt. Vernon Avenue and “G” Street
48th STREET between Kendall Drive and Electric Avenue
ARROWHEAD AVENUE between 7th Street and Highland Avenue
ARROWHEAD AVENUE between Highland Avenue and Thompson Place
ATLANTIC AVENUE between Palm Avenue and Cienega Court
“D” STREET between Highland Avenue and 28th Street
EUCALYPTUS AVENUE between Mill Street and Rialto Avenue
“G” STREET between 6th Street and 140 feet north of 29th Street
“G” STREET between 150 feet south of 30th Street and Marshall Boulevard
GILBERT STREET between Waterman Avenue and 207 feet east of Cedar Avenue
“H” STREET between 6th Street and Marshall Boulevard
HILL DRIVE between Magnolia Drive and H Street
HOSPITALITY LANE between “E” Street and Waterman Avenue
“K” STREET between Mill Street and Rialto Avenue
5th STREET between H Street and Sierra Way
5th STREET between Sierra Way and Pedley Road
6th STREET between Del Rosa Drive and 200' E/ O Victoria Avenue
16th STREET between University Parkway and Medical Center Drive
27th STREET between Mt. Vernon Avenue and G Street
48th STREET between Kendall Drive and Electric Avenue
ARDEN AVENUE between Pacific Street and Highland Avenue
ARROWHEAD AVENUE between 7th Street and Highland Avenue
ATLANTIC AVENUE between Palm Avenue and Cienega Court
AUTO CENTER DRIVE between Showcase Drive S and E Street
BASELINE STREET between H Street and Sierra Way
D STREET between 6th Street and 28th Street
DEL ROSA AVENUE between Marshall Boulevard and 39th Street
E STREET between Century Avenue and Mill Street
E STREET between 8th Street and Baseline Street
E STREET between Baseline Street and Highland Avenue
E STREET between Highland Avenue and 30th Street
E STREET between 30th Street and Kendall Drive
G STREET between Inland Center Drive and Mill Street
G STREET between 6th Street and 140' North Of 29th Street
G STREET between 150' South Of 30th Street and Marshall Boulevard
GILBERT STREET between Waterman Avenue and 207' E/O Cedar Avenue
H STREET between 6th Street and Marshall Boulevard
HIGHLAND AVENUE between Macy Street and Medical Center Drive
HIGHLAND AVENUE between Medical Center Drive and Muscupiabe Avenue
HIGHLAND AVENUE between Victoria Avenue and Bradford Avenue
HUNTS LANE between Washington Street and Commercial Road
HUNTS LANE between Commercial Road and Hospitality Lane
K STREET between Mill Street and Rialto Avenue
KENDALL DRIVE between E Street and 40th Street
LENA ROAD between Orange Show and Road Central Avenue
LENA ROAD between Mill Street and 3rd Street
LYNWOOD DRIVE between Valencia Avenue and Del Rosa Avenue
MACY STREET between Highland Avenue and North City Limits
MARSHALL BOULEVARD between Little Mountain Drive and Ladera Road
MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE between Baseline Street and Cajon Boulevard
MIRAMONTE AVENUE between 23rd Street and Marshall Boulevard
MOUNTAIN AVENUE between 39th Street and 40th Street
MT. VERNON AVENUE between 21st Street and 27th Street
OHIO AVENUE between Magnolia Avenue and Pine Avenue
ORANGE SHOW ROAD between E Street and Arrowhead Avenue
ORANGE STREET between Pacific Street and Highland Avenue
ORANGE STREET between Highland Avenue and Piedmont Drive
PEPPER AVENUE between Mill Street and Madrona Street
PIEDMONT DRIVE between Yuma Drive and Orange Street
RIALTO AVENUE between Eucalyptus Avenue and Mt. Vernon Avenue
RIALTO AVENUE between Mt Vernon Avenue and G Street
RIALTO AVENUE between G Street and Sierra Way
RIALTO AVENUE between Sierra Way and Waterman Avenue
RIALTO AVENUE between Waterman Avenue and Lena Road
SIERRA WAY between 5th Street and 30th Street
SIERRA WAY between 30th Street and 40th Street
TIPPECANOE AVENUE between Harriman Place and San Bernardino Avenue
VALENCIA AVENUE between 21st Street and 30th Street
W. LITTLE LEAGUE DRIVE between N. Little League Drive and Palm Avenue

(Ord. 2105, passed 4-3-1956; Ord. 3671, passed 9-2-1977; Ord. 3746, passed 8-25-1978; Ord. 3849, passed 7-25-1979; Ord. 3854, passed 8-21-1979; Ord. 3959, passed 8-8-1980; Ord. 3966, passed 9-10-1980; Ord. MC-81, passed 7-8-1981; Ord. MC-93, passed 9-2-1981; Ord. MC-199, passed 8-17-1982; Ord. MC-282, passed 6-21-1983; Ord. MC-434, passed 2-5-1985; Ord. MC-500, passed 2-18-1986; Ord. MC-512, passed 4-22-1986; Ord. MC-586, passed 3-26-1987; Ord. MC-714, passed 4-2-1990; Ord. MC-774, passed 3-12-1991; Ord. MC-842, passed 7-22-1992; Ord. MC-848, passed 9-9-1992; Ord. MC-872, passed 5-26-1993; Ord. MC-1025, passed 7-7-1998; Ord. MC-1042, passed 3-2-1999; Ord. MC-1111, passed 12-4-2001; Ord. MC-1151, passed 10-8-2003; Ord. MC-1421, passed 4-18-2016; Ord. MC-1428, passed 9-6-2016; Ord. MC-1491, passed 7-5-2018; Ord. MC-1502, passed 12-5-2018; Ord. MC-1651, passed 5-21-2025)

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§ 10.52.040 FORTY MILES PER HOUR.

In accordance with and pursuant to the authority of Cal. Vehicle Code §§ 22357, 22358, 22360, the Mayor and Common Council do hereby determine and declare upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that a prima facie speed limit of 40 mph shall be established upon the following streets or portions thereof in the city:

3rd STREET between Sierra Way and Waterman Street
4th STREET between Tia Juana Street and Mt. Vernon Avenue
5th STREET between Sierra Way and Pedley Road
9th STREET between “H” Street and Sierra Way
9th STREET between Medical Center Drive and “H” Street
9th STREET between Sierra Way and Waterman Avenue
40th STREET between Electric Avenue and Waterman Avenue
40th STREET between Harrison Canyon Road North and Mountain Avenue
ARDEN AVENUE between Pacific Street and Highland Avenue
ARROWHEAD AVENUE between Esparanza Street and Rialto Avenue
BASELINE STREET between Medical Center Drive and “H” Street
BASELINE STREET between Sierra Way and Del Rosa Avenue
CALIFORNIA STREET between Baseline Street and Cajon Boulevard
CENTRAL AVENUE between Arrowhead Avenue and 100 feet east of Valley View Avenue
DEL ROSA AVENUE between Del Rosa Drive and Marshall Boulevard
“E” STREET between 30th Street and Kendall Drive
“E” STREET between Hunts Lane and Century Avenue
ELECTRIC AVENUE between 40th Street and Northpark Boulevard
FOOTHILL DRIVE between Del Rosa Avenue and Arden Avenue
GOLDEN AVENUE between Highland Avenue and Lynwood Drive
HIGHLAND AVENUE between Sierra Way and Valencia Avenue
HIGHLAND AVENUE between Valencia Avenue and Arden Avenue
INLAND CENTER DRIVE between “E” Street and 1570 feet southwest of “I” Street
LYNWOOD DRIVE between Valencia Avenue and Del Rosa Avenue
MACY STREET between Highland Avenue and North City Limits
MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE between Baseline Street and Highland Avenue
MERIDIAN AVENUE between Randall Avenue and Mill Street
MERIDIAN AVENUE between Rialto Avenue and Foothill Boulevard
MILL STREET between Bordwell Avenue and Waterman Avenue
MT. VERNON AVENUE between Grant Avenue and Rialto Avenue
MT. VIEW AVENUE between Highland Avenue and Electric Avenue
MT. VIEW AVENUE between Victoria Street and Highland Avenue
NORTHPARK BOULEVARD between Little Mountain Drive and Electric Avenue
NORTHPARK BOULEVARD between University Parkway and Little Mountain Drive
ORANGE SHOW ROAD between “E” Street and Arrowhead Avenue
3rd STREET between Sierra Way and Waterman Avenue
3rd STREET between Waterman Avenue and Lena Road
3rd STREET between Lena Road and Leland Norton Way
9th STREET between Medical Center Drive and H Street
9th STREET between H Street and Sierra Way
9th STREET between Sierra Way and Waterman Avenue
40th STREET between Electric Avenue and Waterman Avenue
40th STREET between Golden Avenue and Mountain Avenue
ARROWHEAD AVENUE between Esparanza Street and Rialto Avenue
BASELINE STREET between California Street and Medical Center Drive
BASELINE STREET between Medical Center Drive and H Street
BASELINE STREET between Sierra Way and Del Rosa Avenue
CENTRAL AVENUE between Arrowhead Avenue and 100' E/O Valley View Avenue
CENTRAL AVENUE between 100' E/O Valley View Avenue/Lena Road and Mt. View Avenue
COMMERCIAL ROAD between Hunts Lane and Waterman Avenue
E STREET between Hunts Lane and Century Avenue
FOOTHILL DRIVE between Del Rosa Avenue and Arden Avenue
GOLDEN AVENUE between Highland Avenue and Lynwood Drive
HIGHLAND AVENUE between Sierra Way and Valencia Avenue
HIGHLAND AVENUE between Valencia Avenue and Arden Avenue
INLAND CENTER DRIVE between E Street and 1570' Sw/O I Street
KENDALL DRIVE between 40th Street and University Parkway
LITTLE MOUNTAIN DRIVE between Edgehill Road and 1300' S/ O Sheridan Road
LITTLE MOUNTAIN DRIVE between 1300' S/ O Sheridan Road and Northpark Boulevard
MERIDIAN AVENUE between Randall Avenue and Mill Street
MERIDIAN AVENUE between Rialto Avenue and Foothill Boulevard
MILL STREET between Eucalyptus Avenue and Macy Street
MILL STREET between Bordwell Avenue and Waterman Avenue
MILL STREET between Waterman Avenue and Tippecanoe Avenue
NORTHPARK BOULEVARD between University Parkway and Little Mountain Drive
NORTHPARK BOULEVARD between Little Mountain Drive and Electric Avenue
PALM AVENUE between Kendall Drive and Belmont Avenue
PEPPER AVENUE between Randall Avenue and Mill Street
PERRIS HILL PARK ROAD between Pacific Street and 21st Street
REDLANDS BOULEVARD between Hunts Lane and Gardena Street
SIERRA WAY between Mill Street and Rialto Avenue
SIERRA WAY between 40th Street and 48th Street
STERLING AVENUE between Highland Avenue and Pumalo Street
TIPPECANOE AVENUE between San Bernardino Avenue and 3rd Street
UNIVERSITY PARKWAY between Cajon Boulevard and Northpark Boulevard
VALENCIA AVENUE between 30th Street and 40th Street
WATERMAN AVENUE between Barton Road and Central Avenue
WATERMAN AVENUE between Rialto Avenue and Highland Avenue
WATERMAN AVENUE between Highland Avenue and 30th Street

(Ord. 2105, passed 4-3-1956; Ord. 3672, passed 9-16-1977; Ord. 3854, passed 8-21-1979; Ord. 3874, passed 10-16-1979; Ord. 3959, passed 8-8-1980; Ord. MC-93, passed 9-2-1981; Ord. MC-170, passed 6-8-1982; Ord. MC-438, passed 2-19-1985; Ord. MC-449, passed 4-17-1985; Ord. MC-500, passed 2-18-1986; Ord. MC-586, passed 3-26-1987; Ord. MC-842, passed 7-22-1992; Ord. MC-861, passed 2-16-1993; Ord. MC-907, passed 7-6-1994; Ord. 1013, passed 1-13-1998; Ord. MC-1025, passed 7-7-1998; Ord. MC-1066, passed 3-7-2000; Ord. MC-1082, passed 9-6-2000; Ord. MC-1083, passed 9-6-2000; Ord. MC-1111, passed 12-4-2001; Ord. MC-1123, passed 4-16-2002; Ord. MC-1164, passed 2-3-2004; Ord. MC-1382, passed 11-20-2012; Ord. MC-1421, passed 4-18-2016; Ord. MC-1428, passed 9-6-2016; Ord. MC-1651, passed 5-21-2025)

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§ 10.52.050 FORTY-FIVE MILES PER HOUR.

In accordance with and pursuant to the authority of Cal. Vehicle Code §§ 22357, 22358, 22360, the Mayor and Common Council do hereby determine and declare upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that a prima facie speed limit of 45 mph shall be established upon the following streets or portions thereof in the city:

5th STREET between Del Rosa Drive and 200 feet east of Victoria Avenue
9th STREET between Waterman Avenue and 600 feet east of Preston Street
30th STREET between Little Mountain Drive and Valencia Avenue
40th STREET between Kendall Drive and Electric Avenue
40th STREET between Waterman Avenue and Harrison Canyon Road North
BASELINE STREET between California Street and Medical Center Drive
“D” STREET between 6th Street and Highland Avenue
DEL ROSA AVENUE between Marshall Boulevard and 39th Street
HUNTS LANE between Barton Road and Commercial Road
KENDALL DRIVE between “E” Street and 40th Street
LITTLE MOUNTAIN DRIVE between 27th Street and Northpark Boulevard
MILL STREET between Waterman Avenue and Tippecanoe Avenue
PALM AVENUE between Kendall Drive and Belmont Avenue
PEPPER AVENUE between Randall Avenue and Mill Street
REDLANDS BOULEVARD between Gardena Street and east city limits
RIALTO AVENUE between Eucalyptus Avenue and Mt. Vernon Avenue
SAN BERNARDINO AVENUE between Tippecanoe Avenue and Mt. View Avenue
TIPPECANOE AVENUE between 9th Street and Baseline Street
9th STREET between Waterman Avenue and 600' E/O Preston Street
30th STREET between Little Mountain Drive and Valencia Avenue
40th STREET between Kendall Drive and Electric Avenue
40th STREET between Waterman Avenue and Golden Avenue
BASELINE STREET between Meridian Avenue and California Street
CAMPUS PARKWAY between Kendall Drive and Devils Canyon Road
HARRISON STREET between 35th Street and 40th Street
KENDALL DRIVE between University Parkway and Palm Avenue
LITTLE MOUNTAIN DRIVE between 27th Street and Edgehill Road
ORANGE SHOW ROAD between Arrowhead Avenue and Tippecanoe Avenue
PINE AVENUE between Kendall Drive and Belmont Avenue
REDLANDS BOULEVARD between Gardena Street and East City Limits
SAN BERNARDINO AVENUE between Tippecanoe Avenue and Mt. View Avenue
TIPPECANOE between 9th Street and Baseline Street
VICTORIA AVENUE between Highland Avenue and Lynwood Drive
WATERMAN AVENUE between Central Avenue and Rialto Avenue

(Ord. 2105, passed 4-3-1956; Ord. 3365, passed 8-9-1973; Ord. MC-93, passed 9-2-1981; Ord. MC-114, passed 11-16-1981; Ord. MC-199, passed 8-17-1982; Ord. MC-449, passed 4-17-1985; Ord. MC-586, passed 3-26-1987; Ord. MC-615, passed 1-8-1988; Ord. MC-698, passed 1-9-1990; Ord. MC-842, passed 7-22-1992; Ord. MC-988, passed 12-17-1996; Ord. MC-1025, passed 7-7-1998; Ord. MC-1033, passed 11-3-1998; Ord. MC-1042, passed 3-2-1999; Ord. MC-1043, passed 4-7-1999; Ord. MC-1067, passed 3-7-2000; Ord. MC-1083, passed 9-6-2000; Ord. MC-1120, passed 3-19-2002; Ord. MC-1421, passed 4-18-2016; Ord. MC-1428, passed 9-6-2016; Ord. MC-1491, passed 7-5-2018; Ord. MC-1502, passed 12-5-2018; Ord. MC-1651, passed 5-21-2025)

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§ 10.52.060 FIFTY MILES PER HOUR.

In accordance with and pursuant to the authority of Cal. Vehicle Code §§ 22357, 22358, 22360, the Mayor and Common Council do hereby determine and declare upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that a prima facie speed limit of 50 mph shall be established upon the following streets or portions thereof in the city:

HALLMARK PARKWAY between University Parkway and Lexington Parkway
INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY between Lexington Parkway and Palm Avenue
KENDALL DRIVE between 40th Street and Palm Avenue
3rd STREET between Leland Norton Way and Victoria Avenue
CAJON BOULEVARD between California Street and 23rd Street
HIGHLAND AVENUE between West Boundary (~2664' West Of Macy Street) and Macy Street
HALLMARK PARKWAY between University Parkway and Lexington Parkway
INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY between Lexington Parkway and Palm Avenue

(Ord. 2105, passed 4-3-1956; Ord. 3365, passed 8-9-1973; Ord. MC-93, passed 9-2-1981; Ord. MC-438, passed 2-19-1985; Ord. MC-586, passed 3-26-1987; Ord. MC-907, passed 7-6-1994; Ord. MC-988, passed 12-17-1996; Ord. MC-992, passed 4-8-1997; Ord. MC-1067, passed 3-7-2000; Ord. MC-1082, passed 9-6-2000; Ord. 1341, passed 12-1-2010; Ord. MC-1382, passed 11-20-2012; Ord. MC-1421, passed 4-18-2016; Ord. MC-1428, passed 9-6-2016; Ord. MC-1651, passed 5-21- 2025)

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§ 10.52.070 FIFTY-FIVE MILES PER HOUR.

In accordance with and pursuant to the authority of the Cal. Vehicle Code, §§ 22357, 22358 and 22360, the Mayor and City Council do determine and declare upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that a prima facie speed limit of 55 mph shall be established upon the following streets or portions thereof in the city:

BASELINE STREET between Meridian Avenue and California Street

(Ord. MC-988, passed 12-17-1996; Ord. MC-1421, passed 4-18-2016; Ord. MC-1428, passed 9-6-2016)

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§ 10.52.080 ERECTION OF SIGNS.

The Director of Public Services is ordered and directed to erect and maintain, or cause to be erected and maintained, appropriate signs giving notice of the prima facie speed limits established in this chapter along such streets.

(Ord. 2105, passed 4-3-1956; Ord. 2392, passed 9-26-1961; Ord. MC-344, passed 2-22-1984)

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