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Title 10 — Transportation and Parking
Santa Barbara Municipal Code Ch. 10.60 Schedules
Santa Barbara Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Santa Barbara
Cite as: Santa Barbara Municipal Code Chapter 10.60 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 10.60.015. Streets of Modified Speed Limits.¶
In accordance with Section 10.20.015, and when properly sign posted, the prima facie speed limit on the following streets, or portions of streets, shall be as follows:
| 45 miles per hour: |
|---|
| CALLE REAL - Las Positas Road to Hitchcock Way |
| HOLLISTER AVENUE - Fairview Avenue to the westerly City limits |
| LAS POSITAS ROAD - Cliff Drive to Las Positas Place |
| OLD COAST HIGHWAY - Harbor View Drive to Hot Springs Road |
| 40 miles per hour: |
| CALLE REAL - Hitchcock Way to La Cumbre Road |
| CARRILLO STREET - San Andres Street to La Coronilla Drive |
| CLIFF DRIVE - Mesa Lane to Las Positas Road |
| MEIGS ROAD - Cliff Drive to La Coronilla Road |
| MODOC ROAD - Las Positas Road to westerly City limits |
| 35 miles per hour: |
| ALSTON ROAD - City limits to Eucalyptus Hill Road |
| BARKER PASS ROAD - Eucalyptus Hill Road to the northerly City limits |
| CABRILLO BOULEVARD - Calle Cesar Chavez to U.S. Highway 101 |
| CALLE REAL - Treasure Drive to Las Positas Road |
| CLIFF DRIVE - Mesa Lane to Loma Alta Drive |
| HOPE AVENUE - State Street to Pueblo Avenue |
| HOPE AVENUE - Calle Real to State Street |
| LA CUMBRE ROAD - Via Lucero to northerly City limits LAS |
| POSITAS ROAD - State Street to Las Positas Place |
| MODOC ROAD - Pilgrim Terrace Drive to Las Positas Road |
| OLD COAST HIGHWAY - Salinas Street to Harbor View Drive |
| VERONICA SPRINGS ROAD - Those portions within the City limits |
| 30 miles per hour: |
| ALAMAR AVENUE - Foothill Road to State Street |
| ALAMEDA PADRE SERRA - Los Olivos Street to Sycamore Canyon Road |
| ALAMEDA PADRE SERRA - Sycamore Canyon Road to Eucalyptus Hill Road |
| CABRILLO BOULEVARD - Castillo Street to Calle Cesar Chavez |
| CALLE REAL - Pueblo Street to Treasure Drive |
| CARRILLO STREET - San Andres Street to US Highway 101 |
| CHAPALA STREET - Mission Street to Alamar Avenue |
| CLIFF DRIVE - Montecito Street to Loma Alta Drive |
| CLIFF DRIVE - Westerly City limits to Las Positas Road |
| CONSTANCE AVENUE - State Street to Garden Street |
| GARDEN STREET - Mission Street to Junipero Street |
| HITCHCOCK WAY - Calle Real to State Street |
| LA CUMBRE ROAD - Southerly City limits (US Highway 101) to Via Lucero |
| LOMA ALTA DRIVE - Cliff Drive to Shoreline Drive |
| MEIGS ROAD - Cliff Drive to Salida Del Sol |
| MODOC ROAD - Mission Street to Pilgrim Terrace Drive |
| ONTARE ROAD - Sunset Drive to Foothill Road |
| SAN ROQUE ROAD - Foothill Road to State Street |
| SANTA BARBARA STREET - Arrellaga Street to Constance Avenue |
| SHORELINE DRIVE - Castillo Street to Loma Alta |
| SHORELINE DRIVE - Salida Del Sol to Westerly Shoreline Park |
| STATE STREET - Mission Street to westerly City limits |
| 25 miles per hour: |
| ALAMAR AVENUE - De La Vina Street to Junipero Street |
| ANACAPA STREET - Constance Avenue to Haley Street |
| ANAPAMU STREET - Santa Barbara Street to Milpas Street |
| BATH STREET - US Highway 101 Northbound Off Ramp to Quinto Street |
| CANON PERDIDO STREET - Santa Barbara Street to Milpas Street |
| CARPINTERIA STREET - Milpas Street to Salinas Street |
| CARRILLO STREET - Olive Street to US Highway 101 |
| CASTILLO STREET - Cabrillo Boulevard to Pueblo Street |
| CHAPALA STREET - Gutierrez Street to Mission Street |
| CLINTON TERRACE - Samarkand Drive to Tallant Road |
| COAST VILLAGE ROAD - Olive Mill Road to Cabrillo Boulevard |
| COTA STREET - Castillo Street to Alameda Padre Serra |
| DE LA GUERRA STREET - Santa Barbara Street to Alameda Padre Serra |
| DE LA VINA STREET - State Street to Haley Street |
| GARDEN STREET - Micheltorena Street to Mission Street |
| GUTIERREZ STREET - De La Vina Street to Alameda Padre Serra |
| HALEY STREET - Chapala Street to Milpas Street |
| LA COLINA ROAD - La Cumbre Road to Verano Drive |
| MICHELTORENA STREET - San Andres Street to California Street |
| MILPAS STREET - Anapamu Street to Cabrillo Boulevard |
| MIRAMONTE DRIVE - Carrillo Street to Via Del Cielo |
| MISSION STREET - Robbins Street to Laguna Street |
| ONTARE ROAD - State Street to Sunset Drive |
| PUESTA DEL SOL - Alamar Avenue to easterly City limits |
| SALINAS STREET - US Highway 101 to Sycamore Canyon Road |
| SAMARKAND DRIVE - De La Vina to Clinton Terrace |
| SAN ANDRES STREET - Mission Street to Canon Perdido Street SAN |
| PASCUAL STREET - Carrillo Street to Coronel Place |
| SANTA BARBARA STREET - Gutierrez Street to Arrellaga Street |
| STATE STREET - Victoria Street to Mission Street |
| TREASURE DRIVE - Tallant Road to Calle Real |
| VALERIO STREET - Gillespie Street to westerly cul-de-sac |
| YANONALI STREET - Calle Cesar Chavez to State Street |
(Prior code §31.121; Ord. 2713, 1959; Ord. 3168, 1966; Ord. 3208, 1967; Ord. 3294, 1968; Ord. 3299, 1968; Ord. 3348, 1969; Ord. 3429, 1970; Ord. 3457, 1970; Ord. 3551, 1972; Ord. 3611, 1973; Ord. 3628, 1974; Ord. 3629, 1974; Ord. 3697, 1974; Ord. 3775, 1975; Ord. 3787, 1975; Ord. 4069, 1980; Ord. 4232, 1983; Ord. 4233, 1983; Ord. 4248, 1984; Ord. 4267, 1984; Ord. 4290, 1984; Ord. 4309, 1984; Ord. 4322, 1985; Ord. 4341, 1985; Ord. 4367, 1985; Ord. 4384, 1986; Ord. 4398, 1986; Ord. 4486, 1987; Ord. 4516, 1988; Ord. 4527, 1988; Ord. 4566, 1989; Ord. 4660, 1990; Ord. 4734, 1991; Ord. 4769, 1992; Ord. 4818, 1993; Ord. 4875, 1994; Ord. 4958, 1996; Ord. 4988, 1996; Ord. 5127, 1999; Ord. 5157, 2000; Ord. 5194, 2001; Ord. 5251, 2002; Ord. 5466, 2008; Ord. 5491, 2009; Ord. 5530, 2010; Ord. 5563, 2011; Ord. 5684, 2015; Ord. 5708, 2015; Ord. 5766, 2016; Ord. 5795, 2017; Ord. 5826, 2018; Ord. 5851, 2018; Ord. 5893, 2019; Ord. 5970, 2020; Ord. 6020, 2021; Ord. 6070, 2022; Ord. 6118, 2023)
§ 10.60.030. Schedule of One-Way Streets.¶
In accordance with Section 10.28.010, and when properly sign posted, it is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to drive in the direction indicated below on the following streets or portions of streets:
A. Unnamed alley lying between Anacapa Street and State Street extending from the Lobero Garage Paseo to Carrillo Street: In a southeasterly direction on the unnamed alley lying between Anacapa Street and State Street from the Lobero Garage Paseo to Carrillo Street.
B. Unnamed alley lying between Robbins Street and Mountain Avenue adjacent to Harding School: In a northeasterly direction on the unnamed alley lying between Robbins Street and Mountain Avenue adjacent to Harding School.
C. Alameda Padre Serra: In a westerly direction on the south side of Alameda Padre Serra or in an easterly direction on the north side of Alameda Padre Serra, where the roadway of Alameda Padre Serra is divided by a parkway in the central portion thereof; provided that vehicles traveling in an easterly direction on Alameda Padre Serra may drive to the north side of the dividing wall located between Dover Road and Arbolado Road for the purpose of entering Arbolado Road.
D. Anacapa Street: In a northwesterly direction on Anacapa Street between Haley Street and Mission Street.
E. Bath Street: In a southeasterly direction on Bath Street between Haley Street and Mission Street.
F. Bay View Circle: In a clockwise direction for its entirety.
G. Brinkerhoff Avenue: In a northeasterly direction on Brinkerhoff Avenue between Cota Street and Haley Street.
H. Castillo Street: In a northwesterly direction on Castillo Street between Cota Street and Mission Street.
I. Chapala Street: In a southeasterly direction on Chapala Street between Alamar Avenue and Carrillo Street.
J. Cleveland Avenue: In a southerly direction on the east side of Cleveland Avenue or in a northerly direction on the west side of Cleveland Avenue in either the 1900 or 2000 blocks thereof.
K. Coronel Street: In a northeasterly direction on Coronel Street from a point 100 feet northeasterly of the intersection of Coronel Street and Loma Alta Drive to a point 630 feet northeasterly of the intersection of Coronel Street and Loma Alta Drive.
L. De La Guerra Plaza: In a direction other than entry into De La Guerra Plaza via the street on the southwesterly side of De La Guerra Plaza, proceeding in a southeasterly direction along that street on the southwesterly side of De La Guerra Plaza and continuing in a northwesterly direction only along the street on the northeasterly side of De La Guerra Plaza.
M. De La Vina Street: In a northwesterly direction on De La Vina Street between Haley Street and Constance Avenue.
N. Emerson Avenue: In a southerly direction on the east side of Emerson Avenue or in a northerly direction on the west side of Emerson Avenue in either the 1900 or 2000 blocks thereof.
O. Equestrian Avenue: In an easterly direction on Equestrian Avenue between Santa Barbara and Garden Streets.
P. Grand Avenue: In a westerly direction on the south side of Grand Avenue or in an easterly direction on the north side of Grand Avenue between Pedregosa Street and Moreno Road where the roadway of Grand Avenue is divided into two levels.
Q. Prospect Avenue: In an easterly direction on Prospect Avenue between Valerio Street and Cleveland Avenue.
R. Santa Barbara Street: In a southeasterly direction on Santa Barbara Street between Haley Street and Mission Street.
S. State Street: In a northwesterly direction on the southwesterly side of State Street or in a southeasterly direction on the northeasterly side of State Street between Mission Street and Constance Avenue where the roadway of State Street is divided by a central parkway.
(Prior code §31.22; Ord. 2713, 1959; Ord. 2785, 1960; Ord. 2804, 1960; Ord. 3015, 1964; Ord. 3210, 1967; Ord. 3458, 1970; Ord. 3821, 1976; Ord. 3963, 1978; Ord. 4069, 1980; Ord. 4103, 1981; Ord. 4211, 1983; Ord. 4410, 1986; Ord. 4512, 1988; Ord. 4570, 1989; Ord. 4796, 1993; Ord. 4890, 1994; Ord. 4958, 1996; Ord. 5567, 2011; Ord. 5641, 2013; Ord. 6071, 2022)
§ 10.60.040. Schedule of Heavy Vehicle Prohibition.¶
A. In accordance with Santa Barbara Municipal Code Section 10.36.030, and when properly sign posted, no person shall operate any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of three tons on the following streets or portions of streets:
Alisos Street - Cacique Street to Canon Perdido Street.
Amapola Drive.
Anacapa Street - Micheltorena Street to Constance Avenue.
Arden Road - Serena Road to Wyola Road.
Bath Street - Montecito Street to Cabrillo Boulevard.
Calle Canon - Flora Vista Drive to Valerio Street.
Chapala Street - Micheltorena Street to Constance Avenue.
Constance Avenue - State Street to Garden Street.
Eucalyptus Hill Road - Salinas Street to Alameda Padre Serra.
Garden Street - Micheltorena Street to Constance Avenue.
Hillside Road - 1600 block.
Laguna Street - Micheltorena Street to Los Olivos Street.
Loma Alta Drive.
Madrona Drive.
Miramonte Drive from Weldon Road 2,800 feet westerly.
Orella Street.
Samarkand Drive - Serena Road to Stanley Drive.
Santa Barbara Street - Micheltorena Street to Constance Avenue.
Shoreline Drive - Loma Alta Drive to Salida Del Sol.
Sola Street - Chapala Street to Bath Street.
Sola Street - Anacapa Street to Garden Street.
Stanley Drive.
State Street - Haley Street to Victoria Street except between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
State Street - Mission Street to De La Vina Street.
Toyon Drive.
Vernon Road - Serena Road to Stanley Drive.
B. Exception - Buses. The provisions of this section shall not apply to private or public school buses or to passenger buses under jurisdiction of the California Public Utilities Commission.
C. Exception - Deliveries. The provisions of this section shall not apply where the vehicle is making deliveries or pick ups in accordance with the provisions of California Vehicle Code Section 35703. A person charged with a violation of this section shall plead and prove, as an affirmative defense, that this exception applies.
(Prior code §31.123; Ord. 2713, 1959; Ord. 3033, 1965; Ord. 3295, 1968; Ord. 3432, 1970; Ord. 3881, 1977; Ord. 4028, 1979; Ord. 4069, 1980; Ord. 4256, 1984; Ord. 4321, 1985; Ord. 4794, 1993; Ord. 5982, 2020; Ord. 6135, 12/12/2023)
§ 10.60.050. Application to Public Parking Lots.¶
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced within all municipally owned and/or operated parking lots to the extent that such provisions are applicable thereto.
(Ord. 3199, 1967)
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