Yuba County Municipal Code Art. 11 Speed Zones

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State Law reference— Speed generally, Vehicle Code § 22348 et seq.; local alteration of speed limits, Vehicle Code § 22357 et seq.

(a) Pursuant to Vehicle Code § 22357, whenever the Board determines upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that a greater speed would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be safe upon any street otherwise subject to a prima facie limit of 25 miles per hour under the Vehicle Code, the Board shall determine and declare a higher prima facie speed limit. When such determination has been made, the Board shall by ordinance direct the Road Commissioner to erect and maintain signs upon such street as provided in Vehicle Code § 21401 indicating the appropriate prima facie speed limit. Such signs may be supplemented by appropriate pavement markings.

(b) Whenever the Board upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation finds that the conditions because of which a speed limit has been determined as provided in Subsection (a) above no longer exist, the Board shall by ordinance direct the Road Commissioner to remove such signs and markings from such street.

(Prior Code, § 9.10.670; Ord. No. 232)

(a) Pursuant to Vehicle Code § 22358, whenever the Board determines upon the basis of an engineering and traffic study that the limit of 65 miles per hour is more than is reasonable or safe upon any portion of any street, the Board of Supervisors may by ordinance determine and declare a prima facie speed limit of 60, 55, 50, 45, 40, 35, 30, or 25 miles per hour, whichever is found most appropriate to facilitate traffic and is reasonable and safe, which declared prima facie limit shall be effective when appropriate signs of notification are erected on the street. Such signs may be supplemented by appropriate pavement markings.

(b) Whenever the Board, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions because of which speed limit has been determined as provided in Subsection (a) above no longer exist, the Board shall by ordinance direct the Road Commissioner to remove such signs and pavement markings from such street or highway.

(Prior Code, § 9.10.680; Ord. No. 232)

(a) Pursuant to Vehicle Code § 22360, whenever the Board determines upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the limit of 65 miles per hour is more than is reasonable or safe upon any portion of a street or highway for a distance of not exceeding 2,000 feet in length between districts either business or residence, the Board may determine and declare a reasonable and safe prima facie limit thereon lower than 65 miles per hour, but not less than 25 miles per hour. When such determination has been made, the Board shall by ordinance direct the Road Commissioner to erect and maintain signs thereon as provided in Vehicle Code § 21401. Such signs may be supplemented by appropriate pavement markings.

(b) Whenever the Board finds upon the basis of a traffic engineering study that the conditions because of which a prima facie limit lower than 65 miles per hour has been determined as provided in Subsection (a), no longer exist, it shall by ordinance direct the Road Commissioner to remove such signs and markings from such portion of street or highway.

(Prior Code, § 9.10.690; Ord. No. 232)