Article 9-30

SPEED REGULATIONS

Sections:

• 9-30.010 Applicability of Article. 9-30.020 Signs. 9-30.030 Duty to obey speed limits. 9-30.040 Enforcement of Article. 9-30.050 Establishment of prima facie speed limits.

• 9-30.060 Speed Limits determined by Engineering and Traffic Survey.

This Article shall not apply where and at times when traffic is under the immediate supervision and control of a traffic officer.

Speed restriction signs of the type and description and at locations required in the Vehicle Code shall be erected by the Maintenance Director showing the speed regulations applicable to the streets designated in Sections 9-30.050 and 9-30.060.

No person shall drive a vehicle on or along any of the streets or portions thereof described in Sections 9-30.050 and 9-30.060 at a speed greater than the prima facie speed limit established for such street or portion thereof.

It shall be the duty of all policemen appointed for such purpose and all deputies of the County Sheriff performing police services in the City to enforce all of the speed regulations set forth in this Article and all State vehicle laws applicable to speed limits in the City.

Based upon sections 22352 and 22358.4 of the Vehicle Code, the following prima facie speed limits are established for the streets, or portions thereof, in the City listed below as follows:

(a) Fifteen miles per hour. Pursuant to Vehicle Code section 22358.4 the following streets have a 15 miles per hour prima facie speed limit.

Glasglow Drive between 20101 Glasgow Drive and 20233 Glasgow Drive.

Chateau Drive between Argonaut Drive and 20093 Chateau Drive.

De Sanka Avenue between Knollwood Drive and Cherry Lane.

Goleta Avenue between Sea Gull Way and 12231 Goleta Avenue.

Herriman Avenue between Saratoga Sunnyvale Road and Beaumont Avenue.

Komina Avenue. Its entire length.

Lynde Avenue. Its entire length.

Melinda Circle between 19431 Melinda Circle and 19332 Melinda Circle.

Oak Street between 14700 Oak Street and 14434 Oak Street.

Seaton Avenue between 20703 Seaton Avenue and its eastern terminus.

Shadow Mountain Drive. Its entire length.

Titus Avenue between Prospect Road and Brookview Drive.

(b) Twenty miles per hour. Pursuant to Vehicle Code section 22352.5 the following streets are in school zones and have a prima facie speed limit of twenty miles per hour when one of the following conditions also applies:

(i) A school speed limit sign with attached beacons states "speed limit 20 when flashing" and the beacons are flashing;

(ii) A school speed limit sign states "children are present" and children are present; or

(iii) A school speed limit sign with specific hours, which shall be determined by the Director of Public Works.

Marilyn Lane between 14041 Marilyn Lane and its southern terminus.

Marshall Lane between 18505 Marshall Lane and Marilyn Lane.

Sobey Road between 14137 Sobey Road and 18470 Sobey Road.

Prospect Road between Lawrence Expressway and 500 feet west of English Drive.

Fruitvale Avenue between Admissions Way and 500 feet north of Allendale Avenue.

Allendale Avenue between its western terminus and 500 feet east of Fruitvale Avenue.

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Saratoga Avenue between Heritage Creek Court and Scotland Drive.

Crestbrook Drive. Its entire length.

Third Street between Big Basin Way and Oak Street Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road between 500 feet north of Herriman Avenue to 14100 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road.

(c) Twenty-five miles per hour. The following streets within the City are determined to be "local streets," as defined in Section 22352 and 40802 of the Vehicle Code, for which no engineering and traffic study is required, and a prima facie speed limit of twenty-five miles per hour is established for each of such streets:

Afton Avenue. Its entire length.

Alcott Way. Its entire length. Allendale Avenue. From western terminus to Fruitvale Avenue except in accordance with section 9-30.050(b).

Aloha Avenue. Its entire length. Alta Vista Avenue. Its entire length. Ansley Place. Its entire length. Argonaut Drive. Its entire length. Argonne Drive. Its entire length. Ascension Drive. Its entire length. Ashley Way. Its entire length. Aspesi Drive. Its entire length. Bankmill Road. Its entire length. Baranga Lane. Its entire length. Baylor Avenue. Quito Road to Villanova Road. Bellcourt. Its entire length. Bellwood Drive. Its entire length. Berwick Street. Its entire length. Blauer Drive. Its entire length. Bonnie Ridge Way. Its entire length. Brandywine Drive. Its entire length. Brockton Lane. Its entire length. Brookglen Drive. Its entire length, except from Brockton Lane to Prospect Road. Brookhaven Drive. Its entire length. Brook Lane. Its entire length. Brookridge Drive. Its entire length. Brookview Drive. Its entire length. Burgundy Way. Its entire length. Calle Tacuba. Its entire length. Cambridge Drive. Its entire length.

Camino Rico. Its entire length. Candy Lane. Its entire length. Carniel Avenue. Its entire length. Carol Lane. Its entire length. Carrick Street. Its entire length. Casa Blanca Lane. Its entire length. Chalet Lane. Its entire length. Charters Avenue. Its entire length. Cherry Lane. Its entire length. Clemson Avenue. Quito Road to Villanova Road. Country Squire Lane. Its entire length. Craigen Circle. Its entire length. Crisp Avenue. Its entire length. Dagmar Drive. Its entire length. Debbie Lane. From Thelma Avenue to Sevilla Lane. Dehavilland Drive. Its entire length. DeSanka Avenue. Its entire length except between Knollwood Drive and Cherry Lane in accordance with section 9-30.050(a). Devon Avenue. Its entire length. Dolphin Drive. Its entire length. Dorchester Drive. Its entire length. Douglass Lane. From Fruitvale Avenue to approximately 250 feet westerly of Donna Lane and from Saratoga Avenue to approximately 1,000 feet southerly thereof. Dundee Avenue. Its entire length. Easton Drive. Its entire length. Edina Lane. Its entire length. Edinburgh Drive. Its entire length. El Camino Grande. Its entire length. Elisa Avenue. Its entire length. Elva Avenue. Its entire length. Elvira Street. Its entire length. Eric Drive. Its entire length. Fortuna Court. Its entire length. Fourth Street. Its entire length. Franklin Avenue. Its entire length. Fredericksburg Drive. Its entire length. Glen Una. From Saratoga/Los Gatos Road to the southerly City limit line. Goleta Lane. Its entire length except between Sea Gull Way and 12231 Goleta Avenue in accordance with section 9-30.050(a).

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Granite Court. Its entire length. Marshall Lane. Its entire length except between Granite Way. Its entire length. 18505 Marshall Lane and Marilyn Lane in accorHammons Avenue. Its entire length. dance with section 9-30.050(b). Hargrove Way. Its entire length. Martha Avenue. Its entire length. Harleigh Drive. From the easterly intersection with Maureen Way. Its entire length. Allendale Avenue to the cul-de-sac at the end of the McCulloch Avenue. Its entire length. street. McDole Avenue. Its entire length. Heath Street. Its entire length. Meadowoak Road. Its entire length. Hill Avenue. From Montalvo Road to Mendelsohn Melinda Circle. Its entire length except between Lane. 19431 Melinda Circle and 19332 Melinda Circle in Homes Drive. Its entire length. accordance with section 9-30.050(a). Howen Drive. Its entire length. Mellon Drive. Its entire length. Hume Drive. Its entire length. Mellowood Drive. Its entire length. Jerries Drive. Its entire length. Merida Drive. Its entire length. Jim's Way. Its entire length. Merribrook Drive. Its entire length. Juniper Lane. Its entire length. Merrick Drive. Its entire length. Juniper Way. Its entire length. Michaels Drive. Its entire length. Kane Drive. Its entire length. Miljevich Drive. Its entire length. Karn Circle. Its entire length. Monte Vista Drive. Its entire length. Kevin Street. Its entire length. Montewood Drive. Its entire length. Kilbride Drive. Its entire length. Montpere Way. Its entire length. Kirkbrook Drive. Its entire length. Montrose Street. Its entire length. Kirkdale Drive. Its entire length. Myren Drive. Its entire length. Kirkmont Drive. Its entire length. Needham Lane. Its entire length. Knollwood Drive. Its entire length. Northampton Drive. Its entire length. Kosich Drive. Its entire length. Norton Road. From Bohlman Road to approxiKristy Lane. Its entire length. mately 630 feet southerly of Sigal Drive. Lacey Avenue. Its entire length. Oakhaven Drive. Its entire length. Lanark Lane. Its entire length. Oak Place. Its entire length. La Paloma Avenue. Its entire length. Oak Street. Its entire length except between 14700 La Paz Way. Its entire length. Oak Street and 14434 Oak Street in accordance Larchmont Drive. Its entire length. with section 9-30.050(a). Lark Way. Its entire length. Obrad Drive. Its entire length. La Vista Drive. Its entire length. Old Oak Way. Its entire length. Lexington Court. Its entire length. Old Tree Way. Its entire length. Lido Way. Its entire length. Old Wood Road. Its entire length. Ljepava Drive. Its entire length. Palmtag Drive. Its entire length. Loma Rio Drive. Its entire length. Panorama Drive. Its entire length. Lutheria Way. Its entire length. Paramount Drive. Its entire length. Malcolm Avenue. Its entire length. Park Drive. Its entire length. Mandarin Way. Its entire length. Paseo Cerro. Its entire length. Manteca Way. Its entire length. Paseo Flores. Its entire length. Marilla Drive. Its entire length. Paseo Lado. Its entire length. Marilyn Avenue. Its entire length. Paseo Olivos. Its entire length.

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Paseo Pueblo. Its entire length. Paseo Tierra. Its entire length. Paul Avenue. Its entire length. Peach Hill Road. From Piedmont Road to the southerly City limit line. Pepper Lane. Its entire length. Piedmont Road. From Mendelsohn Lane to Peach Hill Road. Pierce Road. From approximately 150 feet westerly of Regan Lane to Pierce Court. Plymouth Drive. Its entire length. Pontiac Avenue. Its entire length. Portos Drive. Its entire length. Purdue Drive. From Baylor Avenue to Villanova Road. Puente Way. Its entire length. Radoyka Drive. Its entire length. Ranchero Drive. Its entire length. Rancho Las Cimas Way. Its entire length. Ranfre Lane. Its entire length. Ravenwood Drive. Its entire length. Regan Lane. Its entire length. Reid Lane. Its entire length. Robin Way. Its entire length. Ronnie Way. Its entire length. Russell Lane. Its entire length. Saraglen Drive. Its entire length. Saratoga Glen Place. Its entire length. Saratoga Hills Road. From Pontiac Avenue to Reid Lane.

Saratoga Vista Avenue. Its entire length. Saratoga Vista Court. Its entire length. Saraview Drive. Its entire length. Seaton Avenue. Its entire length except between 20703 Seaton Ave. and its eastern terminus in accordance with section 9-30.050(a). Sevilla Lane. Its entire length. Shadow Oaks Way. From Douglass Lane to approximately 840 feet easterly of Woodview Lane. Shubert Drive. Its entire length. Sixth Street. Its entire length. Solana Drive. Its entire length. Somerville Drive. Its entire length. Springer Avenue. Its entire length.

St. Charles Street. Its entire length. Surrey Lane. Its entire length. Sumner Drive. Its entire length. Swarthmore Drive. From Clemson Avenue to Villanova Road. Tamworth Avenue. Its entire length. Ted Avenue. Its entire length. Ten Acres Road. Its entire length. Ten Oaks Way. Its entire length. Terrence Avenue. Its entire length. Thelma Avenue. Its entire length. Third Street. Its entire length except between Big Basin Way and Oak Street in accordance with section 9-30.050(b). Three Oaks Way. Its entire length. Trinity Avenue. Its entire length. Upper Hill Drive. Its entire length. Valle Vista Drive. Its entire length. Vanderbilt Drive. From Clemson Avenue to Villanova Road. Verde Vista Lane. Its entire length. Veronica Drive. Its entire length. Versailles Way. Its entire length. Via Arriba Way. Its entire length. Via Colina. Its entire length. Via Escuela Drive. Its entire length. Via Grande Drive. Its entire length. Via Madronas Drive. Its entire length. Via Monte Drive. Its entire length. Via Real Drive. Its entire length. Via Roncole. Its entire length. Vickery Avenue. Its entire length. Viewoak Drive. Its entire length. Viewridge Drive. Its entire length. Villanova Road. From Baylor Avenue to McCoy Avenue.

Walbrook Drive. Its entire length. Walnut Avenue. Its entire length. Wardell Road. Its entire length. Wendy Lane. Its entire length. Westview Drive. Its entire length. Williams Avenue. Its entire length. Williamsburg Lane. Its entire length. Winter Lane. Its entire length.

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Woodbank Way. Its entire length. Woodmont Drive. Its entire length. Zorka Avenue. Its entire length. (Amended by Ord. 71.159 § 1, 1995)

(Ord. No. 415, § 1(Att. 1), 1-21-2026)

Based upon a current engineering and traffic survey conducted by the City, the following prima facie speed limits are established for the streets, or portions thereof, in the City as follows:

(a) Twenty-five miles per hour. Allendale Avenue. From its intersection with Quito Road on the east to a point approximately 150 feet westerly of Chester Avenue. Arroyo De Arguello. From Via Roncole to approximately 275 feet northerly of Comer Avenue. Austin Way. Its entire length. Beaumont Avenue. Its entire length. Bohlman Road. Its entire length. Braemar Drive. Its entire length. Brookglen Drive. From Brockton Lane to Prospect Road. Bucknall Road. Its entire length. Canyon View Drive. Its entire length. Chateau Drive. Its entire length. Chester Avenue. Its entire length. Cox Avenue. From Saratoga Avenue to Quito Road. Cumberland Drive. Its entire length. Farwell Avenue. Its entire length. Glasgow Drive. Its entire length. Glen Brae Drive. Its entire length. Harleigh Drive. From the westerly intersection with Allendale Avenue to the cul-de-sac easterly of Fortuna Court.

Herriman Avenue. Its entire length except between Saratoga Sunnyvale Road and Beaumont Ave. in accordance with section 9-30.050(a). Horseshoe Drive. Its entire length. McFarland Avenue. Its entire length. Mendelsohn Lane. Its entire length. Miller Avenue. Its entire length. Montalvo Road. From Saratoga/Los Gatos Road to approximately 1,680 feet southerly of Hill Avenue.

Paseo Presada. Its entire length.

Pierce Road. From its intersection with State Route #9 on the south to its intersection with Surrey Lane on the north.

Prospect Road. Along the entire frontage of Tract 3974.

Quito Road. Pollard Road to the center of San Tomas Aquino Creek southerly of Bicknell Road. Sarahills Drive. Its entire length.

Saratoga Creek Drive. Its entire length. Scotland Drive. Its entire length. Scully Avenue. Its entire length. Sea Gull Way. Its entire length.

Titus Avenue. Its entire length except between Prospect Road and Brookview Drive in accordance with section 9-30.050(a).

Tollgate Road. From State Route No. 9 to approximately 600 feet westerly of Bank Mill Road. Woodside Drive. Its entire length.

(b) Thirty miles per hour.

McCoy Avenue. From Quito Road to Villanova Road.

Mt. Eden Road. Its entire length.

Pierce Road. From Saratoga/Sunnyvale Road to Surrey Lane.

Quito Road. From its intersection with the southerly city limit line to the center of San Tomas Aquino Creek, southerly of Bicknell Road, and from Allendale Avenue to Pollard Road.

Sobey Road. Its entire length except between 14137 Sobey Road and 18470 Sobey Road in accordance with section 9-30.050(b).

(c) Thirty-five miles per hour.

Allendale Avenue. From its intersection with Fruitvale Avenue, easterly to a point approximately 150 feet westerly of Chester Avenue except between Fruitvale Avenue and 500 feet east of Fruitvale Ave in accordance with section 9-30.050(b).

Cox Avenue. Between Saratoga/Sunnyvale Road and Saratoga Avenue.

Fruitvale Avenue. Its entire length except between Admissions Way and 500 feet north of Allendale Avenue in accordance with section 9-30.050(b) .

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Johnson Avenue. From its intersection on the south with Prospect Road, to approximately 1,125 feet northerly thereof, including only those portions of highway within the City.

Prospect Road. From its intersection with Stelling Road to its intersection with Saratoga/Sunnyvale Road.

Saratoga Avenue. From Dagmar Drive to Saratoga/ Los Gatos Road except between Heritage Creek Court and Scotland Drive in accordance with section 9-30-050(b).

(d) Forty miles per hour.

Prospect Road. From its intersection with Saratoga/ Sunnyvale Road to its intersection with Lawrence Expressway except between Lawrence Expressway and 500 feet west of English Drive in accordance with section 9-30-050(b).

Saratoga Avenue. From its intersection with Dagmar Drive to its intersection with the easterly City limit line.

Saratoga/Sunnyvale Road. From its intersection with Saratoga Avenue to Prospect Road except between 500 feet north of Herriman Avenue to 14100 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road in accordance with section 9-30-050(b). (Amended by Ord. 71.159 § 2, 1995; Ord. 71-170 § 1, 1997; Amended by Ord. 220 § 2, 2003)

(Ord. No. 371, § 1(Exh. A), 7-1-2020; Ord. No. 415, § 1(Att. 1), 1-21-2026)

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