San Clemente Municipal Code Ch. 10.16 Speed Limits (CA)

10.16.010 - Increasing state speed limit in certain zones.¶

It is determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the speed permitted by state law upon the following streets is less than is necessary for safe operation of vehicles thereon by reason of the designation and signposting of such streets as through highways and/or by reason of widely spaced intersections, and it is declared that the prima facie speed limit shall be hereinafter set forth on those streets or parts of streets herein designated when signs are erected giving notice thereof:

Name of Street or Portion Affected	Declared Prima Facie Speed Limit
N/A	N/A

(Prior code § 15-88; Ord. 1151 § 1, 1995; Ord. 1197 § 1, 1998; Ord. 1234 § 1, 1999; Ord 1293 § 1, 2004; Ord. No. 1494, § 1, 9-1-2009; Ord. No. 1780, § 4, 10-1-2024)

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10.16.020 - Decrease of state law maximum speed per CVC Section 22358.6.¶

It is determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the speed permitted by 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, and it is declared that the prima facie speed limit shall be as herein set forth on those streets or parts of streets herein designated when signs are erected giving notice thereof:

Name of Street or Portion Affected	Declared Prima Facie Speed Limit
Acapulco, Avenida from Avenida San Pablo to Avenida San Pablo	Thirty-five miles per hour
Aguilla, Calle from Avenida Vista Montana to Calle Pastadero	Thirty miles per hour
Altea, Calle from Calle Pedriza to terminus	Thirty-five miles per hour
Amanecer, Calle from Avenida Pico to Avenida La Pata	Thirty-five miles per hour
Capistrano, Camino from El Camino Real (Pacific Coast Highway) to North City limit	Thirty miles per hour
Cerro, Calle Del from Avenida Vista Montana (west) to Avenida La Pata	Thirty-five miles per hour
Del Rio, Camino from Camino De Los Mares to Avenida La Pata	Forty miles per hour
El Camino Real from Calle De Los Molinos to El Portal	Thirty-five miles per hour
El Camino Real from El Portal to Avenida Palizada	Thirty miles per hour
El Camino Real from Avenida Presidio to Avenida Valencia	Thirty miles per hour
El Camino Real from Avenida Valencia to Southern City Limit	Thirty-five miles per hour
El Portal, East from El Camino Real to Avenida De La Estrella	Twenty-five miles per hour
Estrella, Avenida De La from East El Portal to Avenida Presidio	Twenty-five miles per hour
Faro, Camino from Calle Frontera to Avenida Vista Hermosa	Twenty-five miles per hour
Frontera, Calle from Avenida Pico to 600' s/o Calle Cuadra	Thirty miles per hour
Frontera, Calle from 600' s/o Calle Cuadra to Calle Vallarta	Twenty-five miles per hour
Hermosa West, Avenida Vista from Avenida Costa Azul to Avenida Pico (west)	Forty miles per hour
Hermosa, Avenida Vista from I-5 Southbound Off-ramp to Via Turqueza	Forty miles per hour
Hermosa, Avenida Vista from Camino Vera Cruz to Avenida La Pata	Forty-five miles per hour
La Pata, Avenida from Camino Del Rio to County of Orange Limit Line	Fifty-five miles per hour
La Pata, Avenida from Camino Del Rio to South City Limit	Forty-five miles per hour
La Pedriza, Camino from Via Amor to Avenida Pico	Forty miles per hour
Mares, Camino De Los from Interstate 5 to Avenida Vaquero	Thirty-five miles per hour
Mares, Camino De Los from Avenida Vaquero to East City Limit	Forty-five miles per hour
Montana, Avenida Vista from Calle Del Cerro to Calle Del Cerro	Thirty-five miles per hour
Negocio, Calle from Calle Amanecerto its terminus	Thirty-five miles per hour
Ola Vista, South from Avenida Del Mar to Avenida Calafia	Twenty-five miles per hour
Pastadero, Calle from Avenida Vista Montana to its terminus	Thirty miles per hour
Pico, Avenida from El Camino Real to Calle Frontera/Avenida Presidio	Thirty-five miles per hour
Pico, Avenida from Calle Frontera/Avenida Presidio to Calle Amanecer	Forty-five miles per hour
Portico Del Sur/Norte from Camino De Los Mares to Camino De Los Mares	Thirty-five miles per hour
Presidente, Avenida Del from Avenida Valencia to Cristianitos Road	Thirty miles per hour
Presidio, Avenida from Calle Escuela to Avenida Pico	Twenty-five miles per hour
Puente Del Sol/Hermosa, Avenida Vista from Avenida Pico to Avenida Pico	Thirty miles per hour
San Pablo, Avenida from San Gabriel to Avendia Acapulco	Twenty-five miles per hour
Sarmentose, Calle from Camino Vera Cruz to Camino Del Rio	Thirty miles per hour
Talega, Avenida from Avenida Vista Hermosa to Calle Saluda	Thirty-five miles per hour
Talega, Avenida from Calle Saluda to East City Limit	Forty miles per hour
Vaquero, Avenida from Camino De Los Mares to Camino Capistrano	Thirty miles per hour
Vera Cruz, Camino from Avenida Pico to Via Blanco	Forty miles per hour

(Prior code § 15-89; Ord. 1151 § 2, 1995; Ord. 1238 § 2, 1999; Ord. 1293 § 2, 2004; Ord 1299 § 1, 2005; Ord. No. 1494, § 2, 9-1-2009; Ord. No. 1555, § 1, 7-17-2012; Ord. No. 1580, § 1, 5-20-2014; Ord. No. 1631, § 1, 9-6-2016; Ord. No. 1644, § 1, 9-5-2017; Ord. No. 1646, § 1, 10-3-2017; Ord. No. 1672, § 1, 6-4-2019; Ord. No. 1780, § 5, 10-1-2024)

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10.16.025 - Maintaining state speed limit in certain zones.¶

It is determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the speed permitted by state law upon the following streets is appropriate for safe operation of vehicles thereon by reason of the designation of such streets, and it is declared that the prima facie speed limit shall be herein set forth on those streets or parts of streets herein designated when signs are erected giving notice thereof:

Name of Street or Portion Affected	Declared Prima Facie Speed Limit
Calafia, Avenida from Avenida Del Presidente to terminus	Twenty-five miles per hour
El Camino Real (Pacific Coast Highway) from Camino Capistrano to Avenida Estacion	Forty-five miles per hour
El Camino Real from Avenida Estacion to Calle De Los Molinos	Thirty-five miles per hour
El Camino Real from Avenida Palizada to Avenida Presidio	Thirty miles per hour
Estrella, Camino De from Interstate 5 to West City Limit	Thirty-five miles per hour
Hermosa West, Avenida Vista from I-5 Southbound Off-ramp to Avenida Costa Azul	Forty miles per hour
Hermosa, Avenida Vista from Avenida La Pata to Avenida Pico	Forty-five miles per hour
La Pedriza, Camino from Avenida Vista Hermosa to Via Amor	Forty miles per hour
Mares, Camino De Los from Camino Vera Cruz to East City Limit	Forty-five miles per hour
Pico, Avenida from Calle Amanecer to Avenida La Pata	Forty-five miles per hour
Pico, Avenida from Avenida La Pata to East City Limit	Fifty miles per hour

(Ord. No. 1494, § 3, 9-1-2009; Ord. No. 1780, § 6, 10-1-2024)

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10.16.027 - Retaining state law maximum speed to the current speed limit per CVC Section 22358.8.¶

Name of Street or Portion Affected	Declared Prima Facie Speed Limit
Cerro, Calle Del from Avenida Pico to Avenida Vista Montana (west)	Thirty-five miles per hour
Estrella, Avenida De La from Calle De Los Molinos to East El Portal	Twenty-five miles per hour
Guadalajara, Calle from Calle Nuevo to Avenida Vaquero	Twenty-five miles per hour
Hermosa, Avenida Vista from Via Turqeza to Camino Vera Cruz	Forty miles per hour
Mira Costa, Camino from Camino Capistrano to Camino De Estrella	Thirty-five miles per hour
Presidio, Avrtida from El Camino Real to Calle Escuela	Twenty-five miles per hour
Saluda, Calle from Avenida La Pata to Avenida Talega	Thirty-five miles per hour
Salvador, Avenida from Avenida Presidio to Avenida San Pablo	Twenty-five miles per hour
San Pablo, Avenida from Avenida Acapulco to northerly terminus	Thirty-five miles per hour
Vera Cruz, Camino from Via Blanco to Camino De Los Mares	Thirty-five miles per hour

(Ord. No. 1780, § 7, 10-1-2024)

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10.16.030 - Decrease of state law speed between districts.¶

Reference is made to the following portions of streets where the state speed law of sixty-five (65) miles per hour is applicable for a distance of not exceeding two thousand (2,000) feet in length between districts, either business or residence, and it is determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the speed permitted by state law upon the following described portions of streets which are not state highways is greater than is reasonable or safe and it is declared that the prima facie speed limit shall be as herein set forth on those portions of streets herein designated when signs are erected giving notice thereof:

Portion of Street Affected Not Exceeding 2000 Feet Between Districts	Declared Prima Facie Speed Limits

(Prior code § 15-90)

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10.16.040 - Regulation of speed by traffic signals.¶

The City Traffic Engineer is authorized 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.

(Prior code § 15-91)

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