C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\1652649922\1652649922,,,Ordinance Speed Limits.docx ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA DECREASING
THE SPEED LIMIT ON FIRST AVENUE BETWEEN ‘E’
STREET AND ‘L’ STREET AND SECOND AVENUE
BETWEEN ‘C’ STREET AND ‘L’ STREET FROM 30 MPH TO
25 MPH, AND AMENDING SCHEDULE X OF THE REGISTER
MAINTAINED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER TO
REFLECT THE REVISED SPEED LIMITS
WHEREAS, Section 515 as qualified by Section 240 of the California Vehicle Code (CVC) defines a residence district as a road with at least 13 separate dwellings with appr oaches on one side of a road segment within a quarter mile or at least 16 separate dwellings with approaches on either side of a road segment within a quarter mile; and
WHEREAS, staff determined that First Avenue between ‘E’ Street and ‘L’ Street and Second Avenue between ‘C’ Street and ‘L’ Street (collectively, the “Segments”) meet the criteria to be considered a residence district in accordance with the CVC; and
WHEREAS, Section 22352 of the CVC sets a statutory speed limit of 25 mph for segments that qualify as residence or business districts; and
WHEREAS, Section 40802 of the CVC defines a speed trap that would invalidate a posted speed limit and defines conditions for exemptions to the speed trap definition; and
WHEREAS, both Segments meet the criteria in CVC Section 40802 to not be considered a speed trap; and
WHEREAS, in a residence district, a 25-mph speed limit on a road can be enforced “prima facie,” which means that the Police Department can use radar or lidar technology to enforce the speed limit; and
WHEREAS, on August 14, 2025 and October 9, 2025 , the City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission concurred with staff’s recommendations that the speed limit on First Avenue between ‘E’ Street and ‘L’ Street and Second Avenue between ‘C’ Street and ‘L’ Street , respectively, be reduced from 30 mph to 25 mph.
NOW, THEREFORE the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows:
Section I. Adjust Speed Limit
The posted speed limits and Schedule X of the register maintained in the office of the City Engineer shall be amended to reflect the adjusted 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
First Avenue ‘E’ Street ‘L’ Street 25 mph
Second Avenue ‘C’ Street ‘L’ Street 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 Vista 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
Rosina Constanza Flores, PE Marco A. Verdugo
Assistant Director of Engineering/Acting City Attorney City Engineer, Engineering & Capital Projects