Sonora Municipal Code § 10.16 Speed Limits

As prescribed in the California Vehicle Code, Division 11, Chapter 7, "Speed Laws". The city council by resolution or ordinance shall declare prima facie speed laws on streets, or parts of streets, based on an engineering and traffic survey.

(Ord. 630 (part), 1987: Ord. 531 (part), 1979.)

When authorized signs are in place as set forth in Section 10.16.030 giving notice thereof, no person shall drive or operate any vehicle on the following public streets in the city in excess of the speed applying to the respective streets, as follows:

A. Declared Prima Facie Speed Limit of Twenty-five Miles per Hour.

Lyons Street, between Stewart Street and Bald Mtn. Road;

Mono Way (State Route 108), between east city limits and Short Street;

Shaws Flat Road, between Washington Street and Macomber Street;

Shaws Flat Road, between Washington Street and the northern city limits on Shaws Flat Road;

Snell Street, between Washington Street and Bonanza Street;

Stewart Street, in its entirety;

Washington Street, between south city limits and Bulwer Street;

Washington Street, (State Routes 49 and 108) between Short Street and north city limits;

All remaining residential and business district streets.

B. Declared Prima Facie Speed Limit of Thirty Miles per Hour.

Stockton Road (State Routes 49 and 108), between Fairview Lane and Washington Street.

C. Declared Prima Facie Speed Limit of Thirty-five Miles per Hour.

Greenley Road, in its entirety;

Shaws Flat Road, between Macomber Street and north city limits; Snell Street, between Bonanza Road and north city limits.

D. Declared Prima Facie Speed Limit of Forty Miles per Hour.

Stockton Road, (State Route 49 and 108), between west city limits and Fairview Lane.

(Ord. 639, 1987; Ord. 630 (part), 1987: Ord. 531 (part), 1979.)

A. The chief of police is directed to cause the signs described in the preceding section to be placed and erected only if the established speed is thirty miles per hour or greater, in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.16.020.

B. The chief of police, at his discretion, may erect signs on streets with the established speed limit of twenty-five miles per hour.

(Ord. 630 (part), 1987: Ord. 531 (part), 1979.)