8.18 — SPEED LIMITS

Whenever the city council finds, on the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, that a speed of thirty, thirty-five, forty, forty-five, fifty or fifty-five miles per hour facilitates the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be safe upon any highway or street otherwise subject to a prima facie limit of twenty-five miles per hour under the Vehicle Code, the director shall post appropriate signs upon such highway or street specifying such speed limit. (Ord. 1919 § 1 (part), 7-14-1992)

Whenever the city council finds, on the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, that a speed limit of fifty-five miles per hour exceeds that which is reasonable or safe upon any portion of the highway where a speed limit of fifty-five miles per hour is applicable under the Vehicle Code, and further determines that a speed of fifty, forty-five, forty, thirty-five, thirty or twenty-five miles per hour is reasonable, safe and more appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic, the director shall post the appropriate signs upon such highway specifying such speed limit of fifty, forty-five, forty, thirty-five, or thirty or twenty-five miles per hour, as the case may be.

(Ord. 1919 § 1 (part), 7-14-1992)

Based upon engineering and traffic surveys, the city has determined that the speeds permitted upon the following streets are necessary for the safe operation of vehicles thereon, and it is declared that the prima facie speed limit shall be as specified in this section for those streets or parts of streets herein designated when signs have been erected giving notice thereof:

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Name of Street or Portion Affected Declared Prima Facie Speed Limit
Alexander Avenue 25
Firestone Boulevard to Tweedy Boulevard
Alexander Avenue 25
Tweedy Boulevard to south city limit
Ardmore Avenue 35
Long Beach Boulevard to California Avenue
Ardmore Avenue 35
California Avenue to Otis Street
Atlantic Avenue 35
North city limit to Firestone Boulevard
Atlantic Avenue 35
Firestone Boulevard to Tweedy Boulevard
Atlantic Avenue 35
Tweedy Boulevard to south city limit

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Name of Street or Portion Affected Declared Prima Facie Speed Limit
California Avenue 35
North city limit to Firestone Boulevard
California Avenue 35
Firestone Boulevard to Tweedy Boulevard
California Avenue 35
Tweedy Boulevard to south city limit
Firestone Boulevard 35
West city limit to Long Beach Boulevard
Firestone Boulevard 35
Long Beach Boulevard to California Avenue
Firestone Boulevard 35
California Avenue to Atlantic Avenue
Firestone Boulevard 35
Atlantic Avenue to I-710 Freeway
Firestone Boulevard 35
I-710 Freeway to east city limit
Gardendale Street 35
Garfield Avenue to east city limit
Garfield Avenue 35
North city limit to Rio Hondo River
Garfield Avenue 35
Rio Hondo River to Imperial Highway
Garfield Avenue 35
Imperial Highway to Roosevelt Avenue
Garfield Avenue 35
Roosevelt Avenue to south city limit
Imperial Highway 40
West city limit to east city limit
Independence Avenue 35
Long Beach Boulevard to California Avenue
Independence Avenue 35
California Avenue to Otis Street
Liberty Boulevard 25
Long Beach Boulevard to California Avenue
Liberty Boulevard 25
California Avenue to Otis Street
Long Beach Boulevard 35
North city limit to Firestone Boulevard

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Name of Street or Portion Affected Declared Prima Facie Speed Limit
Long Beach Boulevard 35
Firestone Boulevard to south city limit
Main Street 25
Pennsylvania Avenue to Paramount Boulevard
Otis Street 30
North city limit to Firestone Boulevard
Otis Street 30
Firestone Boulevard to Tweedy Boulevard
Otis Street 30
Tweedy Boulevard to south city limit
Paramount Boulevard 35
North city limit to south city limit
Rayo Avenue 35
Firestone Boulevard to Atlantic Avenue
Santa Ana Street 30
Seville Avenue to California Avenue
Santa Ana Street 30
California Avenue to east city limit
Santa Fe Avenue 35
North city limit to Southern Avenue
Santa Fe Avenue 30
Seminole Avenue to south city limit
Southern Avenue 30
West city limit to Long Beach Boulevard
Southern Avenue 25
Long Beach Boulevard to California Avenue
Southern Avenue 25
California Avenue to Los Angeles River Channel
Southern Avenue 35
East Frontage Road to east city limit
State Street 35
North city limit to Firestone Boulevard
State Street 35
Firestone Boulevard to south city limit
Truba Avenue 25
Southern Avenue to Tweedy Boulevard
Tweedy Boulevard 30
West city limit to Long Beach Boulevard

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Name of Street or Portion Affected Declared Prima Facie Speed Limit
Tweedy Boulevard 30
Long Beach Boulevard to San Miguel Avenue
Tweedy Boulevard 30
San Miguel Avenue to Hunt Avenue
Tweedy Boulevard 30
Hunt Avenue to Atlantic Avenue
Wright Road 35
Atlantic Avenue to south city limit

(Ord. 1919 § 1 (part), 7-14-1992; Ord. 2094 § 2, 2-25-2002; Ord. 2103 § 1, 8-26-2002; Ord. 2280 § 1, 3-10-2011; Ord. 2290 § 1, 2-14-2012; Ord. 2291 § 1, 2-28-2012)

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