SECOND READING AND ADOPTION
C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\12401817775\12401817775,,,Ordinance Speed Limits.docx ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
ESTABLISHING THE SPEED LIMITS AT THE FOLLOWING
SEGMENTS: (1) PALOMAR STREET BETWEEN BAY
BOULEVARD AND WALNUT AVENUE/FRONTAGE ROAD
AT 30 MPH, (2) BOB PLETCHER WAY BETWEEN MILLENIA
AVENUE AND WOLF CANYON LOOP AT 25 MPH, AND
AMENDING SCHEDULE X OF THE REGISTER MAINTAINED
IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER TO REFLECT THE
ESTABLISHED SPEED LIMITS (FIRST READING)
WHEREAS, staff completed Engineering and Traffic Surveys (E&TS) on the segments of Palomar Street between Bay Boulevard and Walnut Avenue/Frontage Road and Bob Pletcher Way between Millenia Avenue and Wolf Canyon Loop in accordance with the California Vehicle Code (CVC), which stipulates that non-statutory speed limits be determined by an E&TS; and
WHEREAS, as described in the CVC, the E&TS shall include: 1) Prevailing speeds as determined by traffic engineering measurements; 2) Collision records; and 3) Traffic/roadside conditions not readily apparent to the driver; and
WHEREAS, the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices ( CAMUTCD) states that the speed limit shall be established at the nearest 5 mph increment to the 85th percentile speed except as allowed per CVC; and
WHEREAS, based on the 85th percentile speed of the roadways, as well as other roadway characteristics outlined in each E&TS, staff has determined that the speed limit on Palomar Street between Bay Boulevard and Walnut Avenue/Frontage Road be established at 30 mph, and the speed limit on Bob Pletcher between Millenia Avenue and Wolf Canyon Loop be established at 25 mph; and
WHEREAS, on April 10, 2025, the City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission concurred with staff’s recommendation that the speed limit on Palomar Street between Bay Boulevard and Walnut Avenue/Frontage Road be established at 30 mph and that the speed limit on Bob Pletcher Way between Millenia Avenue and Wolf Canyon Loop be established at 25 mph.
NOW, THEREFORE the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows:
Section I. Establish Speed Limit
The established speed limits and Schedule X of the register maintained in the office of the City Engineer shall be amended to reflect the established speed limits as follows:
Ordinance
10.48.020 Schedule X – Established Speed Limits in Certain Zones - Designated Street Name Beginning At Ending At Speed Limit
Palomar Street Bay Boulevard Walnut
Avenue/Frontage
Road
30 mph
Bob Pletcher Way Millenia Avenue Wolf Canyon Loop 25 mph
Section II. Severability
If any portion of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, is for any reason held to be invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional, by a court of competent jurisdiction, that portion shall be deemed severable, and such invalidity, unenforceability or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining portions of the Ordinance, or its application to any other person or circumstance. The City Council of the City of Chula Vi sta hereby declares that it would have adopted each section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, sentences, clauses or phrases of the Ordinance be declared invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional.
Section III. Construction
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista intends this Ordinance to supplement, not to duplicate or contradict, applicable state and federal law and this Ordinance shall be construed in light of that intent.
Section IV. Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force on the thirtieth day after its final passage.
Section V. Publication
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published or posted according to law.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Matthew Little, PE Marco A. Verdugo
Deputy City Manager/Director of Engineering City Attorney & Capital Projects