Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapter 10.40 — SPEED LIMITS
Signal Hill Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Signal Hill
10.40.010 Speed limits designated on certain streets.¶
It is determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the speed permitted upon the following streets is necessary for safe operation of vehicles thereon and it is declared that the prima facie speed limit shall be as set forth in this section on those streets or part of streets designated when signs are erected giving notice thereof:
No. Location Direction Prima Facie Speed Limit No. Location Direction Prima Facie Speed Limit
21st Street
1 Cherry Avenue to Junipero Avenue EB WB 25 25 2 Junipero Avenue to Temple Avenue EB WB 25 25
28th Street
3 Orange Avenue to Walnut Avenue EB WB 30 30 4 Walnut Avenue to Cherry Avenue EB WB 35 35 5 Cherry Avenue to Junipero Avenue EB WB 35 35 6 Junipero Avenue to Temple Avenue EB WB 35 35
32nd Street
7 California Avenue to Orange Avenue EB WB 25 25
33rd Street
8 West City Limit to California Avenue EB WB 30 30 9 California Avenue to Orange Avenue EB WB 25 25 10 Orange Avenue to Walnut Avenue EB WB 30 30
Alamitos Avenue
11 West City Limit to Cherry Avenue EB WB 30 30
Burnett Avenue
12 California Avenue to Orange Avenue EB WB 30 30 13 Orange Avenue to Walnut Avenue EB WB 30 30 14 Walnut Avenue to Cherry Avenue EB WB 35 35
California Avenue
15 North City Limit to 33rd Street NB SB 30 30 16 33rd Street to 32nd Street NB SB 35 35 17 I-405 to Spring Street NB SB 35 35 18 Spring Street to 28th Street NB SB 40 40 19 28th Street to Willow Street NB SB 40 40 20 Willow Street to Burnett Street NB SB 30 30
Cherry Avenue
21 Spring Street to 28th Street NB SB 45 45 22 28th Street to Willow Street NB SB 40 40 23 Willow Street to Burnett Street NB SB 40 40
24 Burnett Avenue to Hill Street NB SB 40 40 25 Hill Street to 21st Street NB SB 40 40 26 21st Street to South City Limit NB SB 40 40
Hill Street
27 Orange Avenue to Walnut Avenue EB WB 35 35 28 Walnut Avenue to Cherry Avenue EB WB 30 30 29 Temple Avenue to Obispo Avenue EB WB 25 25
Junipero Avenue
30 Spring Street to 28th Street NB SB 35 35 31 28th Street to Willow Street NB SB 35 35 32 21st Street to Pacific Coast Highway NB SB 25 25
Obispo Avenue
33 20th Street to Pacific Coast Highway NB SB 35 35
Orange Avenue
34 North City Limit to 33rd Street NB SB 35 35 35 33rd Street to 32nd Street NB SB 35 35 36 Spring Street to 28th Street NB SB 40 40 37 28th Street to Willow Street NB SB 45 40 38 Willow Street to Burnett Street NB SB 35 40 39 Burnett Street to Hill Street NB SB 35 35
Redondo Avenue
40 20th Street to Pacific Coast Highway NB SB 45 45
Skyline Drive
41 Cherry Avenue to Promontory Drive EB WB 25 25 42 Promontory Drive to Temple Avenue EB WB 25 25
Spring Street
43 West City Limit to California Avenue EB WB 40 40 44 Orange Avenue to Walnut Avenue EB WB 40 40 45 Walnut Avenue to Cherry Avenue EB WB 40 40 46 Cherry Avenue to Junipero Avenue EB WB 40 40
Temple/Hathaway/Obispo
47 Willow Street to Combellack Drive NB SB 40 40 48 Combellack Drive to Llewelyn Drive NB SB 40 40
49 Llewelyn Drive to Hill Street NB SB 40 40
Temple Avenue
50 28th Street to Willow Street NB SB 45 45 51 Hill Street to 21st Street NB SB 40 40 52 21st Street to Pacific Coast Highway NB SB 25 25
Walnut Avenue
53 North City Limit to 33rd Street NB SB 30 30 54 Spring Street to 28th Street NB SB 40 40 55 28th Street to Willow Street NB SB 40 40 56 Willow Street to Burnett Street NB SB 35 35 57 Burnett Street to Hill Street NB SB 30 30 58 Hill Street to South City Limit NB SB 35 40
Willow Street
59 West City Limit to California Avenue EB WB 40 40 60 California Avenue to Orange Avenue EB WB 45 45 61 Orange Avenue to Walnut Avenue EB WB 45 45 62 Walnut Avenue to Cherry Avenue EB WB 40 40 63 Cherry Avenue to Junipero Avenue EB WB 40 40 64 Junipero Avenue to Temple Avenue EB WB 40 40
(Ord. 2022-03-1531 § 3; Ord. 2016-09-1491 § 1; Ord. 2011-04-1425 § 1; Ord. 2010-03-1411 § 1; Ord. 2004-10-1337 § 1; Ord. 92-01-1113 § 1; Ord. 88-11-1019 § 1; Ord. 85-07-952 § 1; Ord. 80-5-844 § 1; Ord. 68-2-619 § 1; prior code § 11.48.010 (Ord. 581 § 14, 1965))
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