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Title 7 — Vehicles and Traffic

San Bruno Municipal Code Ch. 7.20 Speed Limits

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

Cite as: San Bruno Municipal Code Chapter 7.20 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 7.20.010. Increase of prima facie speed limit in certain zones.

It is determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey that the speed limit permitted by California state law upon the following streets is less than is necessary for safe operation of vehicles thereon by reason that a speed limit greater than twenty-five miles per hour will facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and will be reasonable and safe. The speed limits for the following streets have been determined and declared prima facie speed limits, and are enumerated in the engineering and traffic studies, for the purposes of radar enforcement for speed limits.

Street Name Limits Speed
Herman Street Tanforan Avenue to Huntington Avenue 30 mph
Huntington Avenue North city limits to Forest Lane 30 mph
Huntington Avenue Forest Lane to San Bruno Avenue 30 mph
Huntington Avenue San Bruno Avenue to San Felipe Avenue 30 mph
San Antonio Avenue San Felipe Avenue to Santa Helena Avenue 30 mph
Shelter Creek Lane San Bruno Avenue to Whitman Way 30 mph
Sneath Lane West city limits to Skyline Blvd (SR-35) 35 mph

(Ord. 1838 § 2, 2016; Ord. 1900 § 3, 2021)

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§ 7.20.020. Decrease of maximum speed limit.

It is determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey that the maximum speed limit permitted by California state law outside of business and residential districts as applicable upon the following streets is greater than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist upon such streets. The speed limits for the following streets have been determined and declared prima facie speed limits, and are enumerated in the engineering and traffic studies, for the purposes of radar enforcement for speed limits.

Street Name Limits Speed
Cherry Avenue San Bruno Avenue to Sneath Lane 35 mph
College Drive Skyline College to Skyline Blvd (SR-35) 30 mph
College Drive Skyline College to north city limits 30 mph
Grundy Lane Cherry Avenue to Elm Avenue 25 mph
San Bruno Avenue Skyline Blvd (SR-35) to I-280 40 mph
San Bruno Avenue I-280 to El Camino Real (SR-82) 35 mph
San Bruno Avenue El Camino Real (SR-82) to east city limits 25 mph
San Mateo Avenue Tanforan Avenue to El Camino Real (SR-82) 25 mph
Sharp Park Road West city limits to Skyline Blvd (SR-35) 40 mph
Sneath Lane Skyline Blvd (SR-35) to I-280 30 mph
Sneath Lane I-280 to El Camino Real (SR-82) 40 mph
Sneath Lane El Camino Real (SR-82) to Huntington Ave 30 mph

(Ord. 1838 § 2, 2016; Ord. 1900 § 3, 2021)

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