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Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

San Luis Obispo Municipal Code Ch. 10.56 Speed Zones

San Luis Obispo Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · San Luis Obispo

Cite as: San Luis Obispo Municipal Code Chapter 10.56 · Text as of 2026-10-05

10.56.010 Speed limit designation.

Prima facie speed limits shall be determined by the public works director or their designee(s) pursuant to provisions set forth in the California Vehicle Code. A speed limit established pursuant to this section shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon a street. (Ord. 1628 § 39, 2016; Ord. 1436 § 1, 2003; Ord. 1011 § 1, 1984; prior code § 3215)

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10.56.020 Regulation of speed by traffic signals—Sign posting.

The public works director or their designee(s) 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 may erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof. (Ord. 1628 § 40, 2016; prior code § 3215.1)

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