Turlock Municipal Code Art. 14 Special Speed Zones

When a speed limit is to be posted, it shall be established at the nearest five (5) mph increment of the eighty-fifth percentile speed of free-flowing traffic, except as otherwise provided in this section. The nearest five (5) mile per hour (mph) increment to the eighty-fifth percentile speed may be reduced by five (5) mph if the Traffic Engineer documents the conditions and justification for the lower speed limit in writing in an engineering and traffic survey, as defined by California Vehicle Code (CVC) Section 627. When evaluating conditions for a potential reduction in speed, the Traffic Engineer shall consider collision records, roadside conditions not readily apparent to the driver, residential density, and pedestrian or bicyclist activity.

At the recommendation of the Traffic Engineer, the City of Turlock may, by ordinance, determine and declare a prima facie speed limit that has been reduced an additional five (5) mph speed limit reduction, after the five (5) mph reduction discussed above, if a given segment is designated as a safety corridor, or adjacent to land or facility generating high concentrations of bicyclists and pedestrians, as defined and required per CVC Section 22358.7 and the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD) Section 2B.13.

The Council, by ordinance, may set forth the altered prima facie speed limits on such streets, when supported by an engineering and traffic survey, and no person shall exceed the speed designated for such streets, or parts of such streets, therein designated when signs are erected giving notice thereof.

(1175-CS, Amended, 11/22/2012; 1316-CS, Amended, 08/22/2024)

Pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 22357, "Increase of Local Speed Limits," and Section 22358, "Decrease of Local Speed Limits," an engineering and traffic survey has been conducted to establish prima facie speed limits upon the streets or portions thereof within the City of Turlock. Pursuant to such survey, prima facie speed limits are established on the following designated streets or portions thereof attached to the ordinance codified in this section as Exhibit A, which is hereby made a part of this section by reference[1].

(696-CS, Amended, 04/26/1990; 700-CS, Amended, 06/14/1990; 882-CS, Amended, 09/07/1995; 960-CS, Amended, 02/08/2001; 1025-CS, Amended, 04/08/2004; 1077-CS, Amended, 12/28/2006; 1175-CS, Amended, 11/22/2012; 1202-CS, Amended, 11/27/2014; 1226-CS, Amended, 02/23/2017; 1316-CS, Amended, 08/22/2024; 1322-CS, Amended, 12/12/24)

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Editor's Note: Exhibit A to Council Ordinance 1322-CS is included as an attachment to this title.

The Traffic Engineer is hereby 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 may erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof.