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Title 9 — Roads, Vehicles and Traffic›Division I — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Santa Cruz County Municipal Code Ch. 9.08 Speed Limits
Santa Cruz County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Santa Cruz County
Cite as: Santa Cruz County Municipal Code Chapter 9.08 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 9.08.010. Limits effective when signs erected.¶
The following speed limits shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon such road.
(Ord. 4832 § 2, 2006)
§ 9.08.020. Fifteen miles per hour.¶
There is determined and declared a speed limit of 15 miles per hour on the following named roads:
Lomond Street, from State Highway Route 9 to Oak Avenue;
San Lorenzo Avenue from Redwood Drive to State Highway Route 9 for eastbound truck traffic;
Scenic Way, from State Highway Route 9 to end.
(Ord. 4832 § 2, 2006)
§ 9.08.030. Twenty miles per hour.¶
There is determined and declared a speed limit of 20 miles per hour on the following named roads:
Mt. Charlie Road, for its entire length of 5.27 miles.
(Ord. 4832 § 2, 2006)
§ 9.08.040. Twenty-five miles per hour.¶
There is determined and declared a speed limit of 25 miles per hour on the following named roads:
6th Avenue, for its entire length northerly from East Cliff Drive; 7th Avenue, for its entire length from Soquel Avenue to East Cliff Drive; 30th Avenue, from the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line to Capitola Road; 41st Avenue.
| (1) | From the Capitola city limits south to East Cliff Drive, |
|---|---|
| (2) | From the Capitola city limits north to Soquel Drive; |
| Amesti Road. | Amesti Road. |
| (1) | Beginning at Green Valley Road for a distance of 0.40 miles northerly, |
| (2) | Between Vami Road and Crow Avenue; |
| Beach Drive, for its entire length southeasterly from Rio Del Mar Boulevard; | |
| Beverly Drive, for its entire length easterly from State Highway Route 152; | |
| Brommer Street, for its entire length westerly from the city of Capitola; | |
| Calabasas Road, from Buena Vista Drive to Via Nicola; | |
| Canham Road, for its entire length from the city of Scotts Valley; | |
| Cathedral Drive, from Trout Gulch Road northerly 1.40 miles; | |
| Chanticleer Avenue, from Soquel Avenue to Kinsley Street; | |
| Cherryvale Avenue, for its entire length; | |
| Cliff Drive, from Rio Del Mar Boulevard to Bay View Drive; | |
| Club House Drive, for its entire length southeasterly from Rio Del Mar Boulevard; | |
| College Road, for its entire length easterly from State Highway Route 152; | |
| Corralitos Road, from Hames Road to Aldridge Lane; | |
| Cunningham Way, for its entire length; | Cunningham Way, for its entire length; |
| Day Valley Road, from Freedom Boulevard to McDonald Road; | |
| Day Valley Road, from Valencia Road to McDonald Road; | |
| Dick Phelps Road, for its entire length of 0.13 miles easterly from Green Valley Road; | |
| Double Bogey Drive, for its entire length from Hilton Drive; | |
| East Cliff Drive, from 5th Avenue to 41st Avenue; | |
| East Zayante Road, from 0.10 miles north of Lompico Road to 0.20 miles north of Westwood Road; | |
| El Rancho Drive, from a point 0.1 miles north of its intersection with La Madrona Drive to a point 0.4 miles north; | |
| Fairway Drive, from Soquel Drive northerly for a distance of 0.92 miles; | |
| Fall Creek Road, for its entire length southwesterly from State Highway 9; | |
| Glen Haven Road, from Cherryvale Avenue to its end; | |
| Glenn Coolidge Drive, from High Street to Hagar Drive; | |
| Hames Road. | Hames Road. |
| (1) | From Corralitos Road to a point 0.82 miles northwesterly of its intersection with Corralitos Road, |
| (2) | From Freedom Boulevard to Pleasant Valley Road; |
| Hihn Road, from Glen Arbor Road for its entire length; | |
| Hilton Drive, for its entire length from State Highway 236; | |
| Holohan Road. | Holohan Road. |
| (1) | From Green Valley Road easterly for a distance of 0.2 miles, |
| (2) | From a point 720 feet northwesterly from its intersection with State Highway 152; |
| Huntington Drive, for its entire length northerly from Wallace Avenue; | |
| La Cuesta Drive, from city limits of Scotts Valley Drive to Canepa Drive; | |
| Lake Drive, for its entire length east and west of Hare Way; | |
| Laken Drive, as the same is delineated on the map of Orchard Park Subdivision, Tract Nos. 1 and 2. No. 1 is recorded in Volume 29 of Maps at page 53; No. 2 is recorded in Volume 31 of Maps at page 30 in the office of the County Recorder; | |
| Lakeview Road, from 0.10 miles northerly of Meredith Drive to 0.20 miles southerly of Crestwood Drive; | |
| Lakeview Drive, Felton, for its entire length; | |
| Larkin Valley Road, from a point 2.5 miles north of Buena Vista Drive, northerly for a distance of 0.8 miles; | |
| Lompico Road, for its entire length northerly from East Zayante Road; | |
| Main Street, from Porter Street to Cherryvale Avenue; | |
| Manfre Road, from Larkin Valley Road to Buena Vista Drive; | |
| Mar Monte, from San Andreas Road to Alta Drive; | |
| Martin Drive, from Rio Del Mar Boulevard to Cliff Drive; | |
| Meidl Road, for its entire length of 0.21 miles southerly from Minto Road; | |
| Minto Road, for a distance of 0.13 miles easterly from Green Valley Road; | |
| Newell Creek Road, from Glen Arbor Road to Rancho Rio Avenue; | |
| Ocean Street, from Crossing Street to the end; | |
| Olive Springs Road, for its entire length; | |
| Opal Cliffs Drive, for its entire length easterly from 41st Avenue; | |
| Playa Boulevard, for its entire length southwesterly from San Andreas Road; | |
| Porter Street, from Highway 1 to Paper Mill Road; | |
| Portola Drive, from 41st Avenue to the city limits of Capitola; | |
| Redwood Drive, Felton, for its entire length; | |
| Rio Del Mar Boulevard, from State Highway 1 to the Esplanade; | |
| Riva Ridge Road, from Hutchinson Road to Mt. Charlie Road; | |
| San Lorenzo Avenue, from State Highway 9 westerly for a distance of 0.68 miles; | |
| Sims Road, for its entire length; | Sims Road, for its entire length; |
| Soquel Avenue, from Paul Minnie Avenue to Soquel Drive; | |
| Soquel Drive. | Soquel Drive. |
| (1) | From Robertson Street to Rosedale Avenue, |
| (2) | From the westerly intersection of Ledyard Way to 0.3 miles east of Aptos Street; |
| State Park Drive, from Santa Cruz Avenue to Soquel Drive; | |
| Sumner Avenue. | Sumner Avenue. |
| (1) | From Rio Del Mar Boulevard to Los Altos Drive, |
| (2) | For its entire length easterly from Clubhouse Drive; |
| Thurber Lane, for its entire length northerly from Winkle Avenue; | |
| Trembly Lane, for its entire length; | Trembly Lane, for its entire length; |
| Trout Gulch Road, from Soquel Drive to Cathedral Drive; | |
| Wallace Avenue, for its entire length northerly from Huntington Drive; | |
| Whiting Road, from a point 0.63 miles southwesterly of Casserly Road to Paulsen Road. |
(Ord. 5316 § 1, 2019; Ord. 5036 § 1, 2009; Ord. 4918 § 1, 2008; Ord. 4832 § 2, 2006)
§ 9.08.050. Thirty miles per hour.¶
There is determined and declared a speed limit of 30 miles per hour on the following named roads:
17th Avenue, from Soquel Avenue to Portola Drive;
Bear Creek Road, from State Highway 9 to Keller Drive;
Bonita Drive, from Freedom Boulevard to San Andreas Road;
Browns Valley Road, from Corralitos Road to a point 1,600 feet north of its intersection with Amesti Road;
Buena Vista Drive, from Freedom Boulevard to North Drive;
Cabrillo College Drive, from Soquel Drive south a distance of 0.34 miles;
Calabasas Road, from a point 0.75 miles westerly of Via Nicola to White Road;
Capitola Road, from Seventh Avenue to the city limits of Capitola;
Cox Road, from Valencia Road to Day Valley Road;
El Rancho Drive, from Pasatiempo overcrossing to a point 0.1 miles north of La Madrona Drive and from a point 0.4 miles north of La Madrona Drive to the city limits of Scotts Valley;
Glen Arbor Road, for its entire length;
Glen Canyon Road, from Branciforte Drive to the city limits of Scotts Valley;
Graham Hill Road, from the railroad tracks to State Route 9;
Green Valley Road, from a point 2.0 miles northerly of Casserly Road to Hazel Dell Road;
La Madrona Drive, from El Rancho Drive to the city limits of Scotts Valley;
Lockhart Gulch Road, from Scotts Valley city limits to Geyer Road;
Love Creek Road, from Highway 9 for a distance of 1.72 miles;
Mar Monte Avenue, from Larkin Valley Road to Alta Drive;
Nelson Road, for its entire length;
Pleasant Valley Road, from Hames Road northerly for a distance of 0.7 miles;
Portola Drive from 17th Avenue to 41st Avenue;
Quail Hollow Road, from Glen Arbor Road to a point 1.2 miles east;
Rodeo Gulch Road, from Soquel Drive to a point 3.45 miles north;
San Andreas Road from 0.25 miles northwesterly of Mar Monte-Playa Boulevard to 0.35 miles southeasterly of the SPRR underpass at Manresa Beach;
Thurber Lane, from Helen Avenue to Winkle Avenue;
Trout Gulch Road, from Cathedral Drive to Valencia Road;
Valencia Road, from Valencia School Road to Freedom Boulevard;
Vienna Drive, from Soquel Drive to Vienna Woods Subdivision;
White Road, from Freedom Boulevard to Larkin Valley Road.
(Ord. 5039 § 1, 2009; Ord. 5036 § 2, 2009; Ord. 4918 § 2, 2008; Ord. 4832 § 2, 2006)
§ 9.08.060. Thirty-five miles per hour.¶
There is determined and declared a speed limit of 35 miles per hour on the following named roads:
Airport Boulevard, from city limits of Watsonville to Green Valley Road; Amesti Road, from East Riando Road to Varni Road; Bear Creek Road, from Pilger Road to State Highway 35; Bonny Doon Road, from 0.9 miles north of Pine Flat Road intersection to 1.7 miles north of this point; Branciforte Drive, from city limits of Santa Cruz to Mountain View Road; Browns Valley Road, from a point 0.7 miles north of its intersection with Amesti Road to a point 1.6 miles north of its intersection with Amesti Road; Buena Vista Drive, from Highway 1 to San Andreas Road; Cabrillo College Drive from Park Avenue a distance of 0.66 miles; Capitola Road, from the city limits of Santa Cruz to Seventh Avenue; Casserly Road for its entire length; Conference Drive.
| (1) | From Graham Hill Road to Roaring Camp Road, |
|---|---|
| (2) | From Mt. Hermon Road to end; |
| Corralitos Road, from Freedom Boulevard to Aldridge Lane; | |
| Felton-Empire Road, for a distance of 0.6 miles westerly from State Route 9; | |
| Graham Hill Road. | Graham Hill Road. |
| (1) | From the Santa Cruz city limits to Treetop Lane, |
| (2) | From the Probation Center northerly to the railroad tracks; |
| Green Valley Road, from the Corralitos Creek crossing to a point 2.0 miles northerly of Casserly Road; | |
| Hames Road from a point 0.82 miles northwesterly of its intersection with Corralitos Road to Pleasant Valley Road; | |
| Lakeview Road, from 0.20 miles southerly of Crestwood Drive to State Highway Route 129; | |
| Larkin Valley Road. | Larkin Valley Road. |
| (1) | From Watsonville city limits to Buena Vista Drive, |
| (2) | From a point 1.5 miles north of Buena Vista Drive northerly for a distance of 1.0 miles, |
| (3) | From a point 3.3 miles north of Buena Vista Drive to Highway 1; |
| Lockewood Lane, from Graham Hill Road to the city limits of Scotts Valley; | |
| McDonald Road, from Freedom Boulevard to Day Valley Road; | |
| Mount Madonna Road, from Casserly Road to 0.6 miles northwest of Casserly Road; | |
| Newell Creek Road, from Rancho Rio Avenue to its northerly termination; | |
| Park Avenue, from Soquel Drive to the city limits of Capitola; | |
| Pleasant Valley Road, from Hames Road to Freedom Boulevard; | |
| Plymouth Street, from the city of Santa Cruz to Pasatiempo overcrossing; | |
| Quail Hollow Road, from a point 1.2 miles east of Glen Arbor Road to East Zayante Road; | |
| Soquel Avenue. | Soquel Avenue. |
| (1) | From Gross Road to Paul Minnie Avenue, |
| (2) | From Santa Cruz city limits to Soquel Drive; |
| Soquel Drive. | Soquel Drive. |
| (1) | From Rosedale Avenue to the westerly intersection of Ledyard Way, |
| (2) | From Soquel Avenue to Robertson Street, |
| (3) | From 0.3 miles east of Aptos Street to Freedom Boulevard; |
| Soquel-San Jose Road, from Paper Mill Road to a point 1.4 miles north of Soquel Drive; | |
| Sumner Avenue, from Los Altos Drive to Clubhouse Drive; | |
| Thurber Lane, from Soquel Drive to Helen Avenue; | |
| Trabing Road for its entire length; | Trabing Road for its entire length; |
| Trout Gulch Road, from Cathedral Drive to Valencia Road; | |
| Valencia Road, from Trout Gulch Road to Valencia School Road; | |
| Varni Road from Amesti Road to Corralitos Road; | |
| West Zayante Road, for its entire length; | |
| Wheelock Road, for its entire length; | Wheelock Road, for its entire length; |
| Whiting Road, from Casserly Road to a point 0.63 miles southwesterly. |
(Ord. 5316 § 1, 2019; Ord. 5275 § 1, 2018; Ord. 5036 § 3, 2009; Ord. 4918 § 3, 2008; Ord. 4832 § 2, 2006)
§ 9.08.070. Forty miles per hour.¶
There is determined and declared a speed limit of 40 miles per hour on the following named roads:
Amesti Road from 0.4 miles northwesterly of Green Valley Road to East Riando Road; Beach Road from the city limits of Watsonville southwesterly for its entire length; Bear Creek Road, from Keller Drive to Pilger Road; Browns Valley Road, from a point 1,600 feet northerly of Amesti Road to a point 0.7 miles northerly of Amesti Road; Buena Vista Drive, from Manfre Road to State Highway One; Calabasas Road, from Via Nicola to a point 0.75 miles westerly; Carlton Road, from State Highway 152 to State Highway 129; East Zayante Road, from Graham Hill Road to 0.10 miles north of Lompico Road; Empire Grade, from the city limits of Santa Cruz to the end; Freedom Boulevard.
| (1) | From a point 0.3 miles west of its intersection with Corralitos Road, to a point 0.2 miles east of its intersection with Corralitos Road, |
|---|---|
| (2) | From Bowker Road to Buena Vista Drive; |
| Glenwood Drive, for its entire length northerly of Scotts Valley city limits; | |
| Lakeview Road, from Carlton Road to 0.10 miles northerly of Meredith Drive; | |
| Larkin Valley Road, from Buena Vista Drive to a point 1.5 miles northerly; | |
| MacGregor Drive, from the city limits of Capitola to Searidge Drive; | |
| San Andreas Road, from State Highway Route 1 to 0.25 miles northwesterly of Mar Monte Boulevard; | |
| Soquel-San Jose Road, from a point 1.4 miles north of Soquel Drive to Summit Road; | |
| Summit Road, from the Santa Clara County line to Soquel-San Jose Road. |
(Ord. 5316 § 1, 2019; Ord. 5275 § 2, 2018; Ord. 5039 § 2, 2009; Ord. 4918 § 4, 2008; Ord. 4832 § 2, 2006)
§ 9.08.080. Forty-five miles per hour.¶
There is determined and declared a speed limit of 45 miles per hour on the following named roads:
Freedom Boulevard.
| (1) | From a point 0.2 miles east of its intersection with Corralitos Road to Bowker Road, |
|---|---|
| (2) | From Rob Roy Junction to a point 0.3 miles westerly of Corralitos Road; |
| Glenn Coolidge Drive, from Hagar Drive to Santa Cruz city limits; | |
| Graham Hill Road from Treetop Lane to the County Probation Center; | |
| Holohan Road, from a point 0.2 miles east of Green Valley Road to a point 720 feet west of State Route 152; | |
| Mount Hermon Road from Graham Hill Road to the city limits of Scotts Valley; | |
| Pioneer Road from Green Valley Road to Amesti Road; | |
| Pine Flat Road from Martin Road to Comstock Lane; | |
| San Andreas Road, from 0.35 miles southerly of the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line underpass at Manresa Beach to Beach Road. |
(Ord. 4832 § 2, 2006; Ord. 5039 § 3, 2009; Ord. 5316 § 1, 2019)
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