ORDINANCE NO. 3340
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORONA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ORDINANCE
NUMBERS 3203, 3245, 3273, 3292, AND 3305 TO UPDATE
THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN STREET
SEGMENTS IN THE CITY OF CORONA.
WHEREAS, in accordance with California Vehicle Code Sections 22357 and 22358, local municipalities have the power to increase or decrease prima facie speed limits for local streets; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with California Vehicle Code Section 40802 and provisions of the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), Engineering and Traffic Surveys must be performed on those local streets every seven (7) years when the use of radar or other electronic devices which measure the speed of moving objects are utilized to enforce the prima facie speed limits for those streets; and WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to amend Ordinance Nos. 3203, 3245, 3273, 3292, and 3305 by approving a seven (7) year city-wide Engineering and Traffic Survey for some of the street segments governed by these Ordinances; and WHEREAS, the results of the Engineering and Traffic Surveys conform to the requirements of the Vehicle Code; and
WHEREAS, the City’s police officers have successfully completed a radar operator course approved and certified by the Commission on Police Officers Standards and Training, of not less than twenty-four (24) hours on the use of police traffic radar; and WHEREAS, a radar, laser, or other electronic device used to measure the speed of a vehicle meets the minimal operational standards of the National Traffic Safety Administration and has been calibrated within three years prior to the date of the alleged violation by an independent certified laser or radar repair and testing or calibration facility; and WHEREAS, City staff has concluded those speed limits set forth in Exhibit “A” attached hereto are justified for their associated street segments in that they are found to be most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and are reasonable and safe for those street segments.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORONA, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
2 SECTION 1. That Ordinance Nos. 3203, 3245, 3273, 3292, and 3305 are hereby amended by adopting the prima facie speed limits for those street segments listed in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Corona hereby declares:
A. That the action taken in Section 1 hereinabove is based on an Engineering and Traffic Survey conducted by the City.
B. The prima facie speed limits provided in Exhibit “A” attached hereto for their associated street segments are most appropriate to facilitate the orderly development of vehicular traffic and are reasonable and safe for those street segments.
SECTION 3. The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance, and the City Clerk shall attest thereto and shall within fifteen (15) days cause it, or a summary of it, to be published in the Sentinel Weekly News, a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the City of Corona.
Thereupon and thereafter, this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force according to law.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of March, 2022.
Mayor of the City of Corona, California
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Corona, California
3 CERTIFICATION
I, Sylvia Edwards, City Clerk of the City of Corona, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was regularly introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Corona, California, duly held the 2nd day of March, 2022, and thereafter at a regular meeting held on the 16th day of March, 2022, it was duly passed and adopted by the following vote of the Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAINED:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Corona, California, this 16th day of March, 2022.
City Clerk of the City of Corona, California
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EXHIBIT “A”
PROPOSED SPEED LIMITS
SEE ATTACHED 2 PAGES
EXHIBIT “A”
PROPOSED SPEED LIMITS
SPEED
STREET LIMITS EXISTING CRITICAL1(85%-TILE) PROPOSED
Auburndale Street River to Palos Verdes 25 24.9 25
Palos Verdes to Rincon 35 39.1 35
Auto Center Drive SR-91 to Railroad 35 44 35
Avenida Del Vista Yucca to Via Del Rio 35 38.5 35
Via Del Rio to Sixth 35 30.4 35
Buchanan Street Promenade to Wimbledon 40 38.4 40
Butterfield Drive Smith to Clearwater 40 39.5 40
Cajalco Road I-15 to Temescal Canyon 45 48.5 45
Temescal Canyon to City Limits 45 42.8 45
California Avenue Rimpau to Ontario 40 41.8 40
Ontario to Foothill 45 47.8 45
Foothill to Valencia 45 44.3 45
Chase Drive Mangular to Via Mazatlan 25 32.1 25
Main to Hudson 35 37.7 35
Tarocco to California 35 37.4 35
Compton Avenue Ontario to Pico 40 42.2 40
Corona Avenue Gise to Parkridge 35 39.5 35
Country Club River to Greenbriar 35 41.1 35
Cresta Road Parkridge to Termino 35 38.2 35
Termino to Promenade 30 33.8 30
Crown Ranch Road Cleveland to End 35 37.3 35
Gilbert Avenue Hidden Springs to Cleveland 35 41.4 35
Magnolia Avenue Main to Ontario 40 45.7 40
Ontario to Fullerton 40 43.7 40
Fullerton to I-15 FWY 40 43.8 40
I-15 FWY to Sixth 45 46.0 45
Main Street Upper to Mountain Gate 40 44.4 40
EXHIBIT “A”
PROPOSED SPEED LIMITS
(CONTINUED)
SPEED
STREET LIMITS EXISTING CRITICAL1(85%-TILE) PROPOSED
Mangular Avenue Ontario to Chase 35 41.1 35
Montoya Drive Main to Buena Vista 35 38.8 35
Buena Vista to Highgrove 35 37.8 35
Mountain Gate Drive Lincoln to Main 40 43.1 35
Norco Hills Hidden Valley to Parkview 50 49.1 50
Old Temescal Road Kingfisher to Fullerton 35 36.4 35
Fullerton to Rimpau 40 41.1 40
Rimpau to Compton 40 40.0 40
Palisades Drive Green River to Serfas Club 50 54.5 50
Santana Way Magnolia to Fullerton 35 39.1 35
Fullerton to Taber 35 37.4 35
Third Street W. Grand to E. Grand 30 38.0 30
Upper Drive Lemon Grove to Valencia 45 43.1 45
Via Pacifica Ontario to Border 40 42.0 40
Via Santiago Border to Avenida Del Vista 35 38.3 35
Vicentia Avenue Sixth to Second 30 34.7 30
NOTES:
1. The CRITICAL SPEED, or 85th percentile speed, is defined as that speed at or below which 85 percent of the traffic is moving. From experience, traffic engineers have found that this is one of the most reliable factors in determining appropriate speed limits. Hence, the accepted practice, and one which has been used in this case, is to set the speed limit at the nearest 5 MPH increment to the critical speed. When this procedure is used, it not only conforms to that required by the State but also provides a strong base for law enforcement personnel to properly enforce speed limits.