Truckee Municipal Code Ch. 10.05 Speed Regulations

It is hereby determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the speed limit of 55 miles per hour permitted by state law outside of business and residence districts is greater than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist within the Town, and it is hereby declared that the prima facie speed limit shall be as herein set forth on those streets or parts of streets herein designated when signs are erected giving notice thereof.

(ORD 98-01 03-05-98)

As provided in Section 40802, California Vehicle Code, "Local streets and roads" are recognized as those not designated as arterial, minor arterial, major collector or minor collector on the functional usage and federal-aid system maps on file with the Federal Highway Administration. The prima facie speed limit is established as 25 miles per hour on all Town local streets unless specifically listed in Section 10.05.25, Increases to Local Limits.

(ORD 98-01 03-05-98)

It is hereby determined that the speed limit of 25 miles per hour permitted by state law upon the following streets is less than is necessary for safe operation of vehicles thereon by reason of the designation and sign posting of said streets as "through highways" and/or by reason of widely spaced intersections, and it is hereby declared that the prima facie speed limit shall be as hereinafter set forth on those streets or parts of streets herein designated when signs are erected giving notice thereof as follows:

(ORD 98-01 03-05-98; ORD 2005-10 19-21-05; ORD 2006-04 09-21-06; ORD 2008-07 08/21/08; Ord. No. 2026-04, § 1, 4-28-2026)

The Town of Truckee does not currently maintain any roads designated as minor arterial, major collector or minor collector.

(ORD 2008-07 08/07/08)

The traffic engineer is authorized to regulate the timing of traffic signals so as to permit the movement of traffic in an orderly and safe manner at speeds slightly at variance from the speeds otherwise applicable within the district or at intersections, and shall erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof.

The traffic engineer is authorized to place and erect speed limit signs giving notice of the 25 mile-per-hour prima facie limit within the Town whenever and wherever appropriate to enforce and direct attention to the prima facie limit, and to place and erect speed limit signs giving notice of the speed limit as may be increased or decreased by Sections 10.05.010 or 10.05.020 of this Chapter.

(ORD 93-23 09-02-93)