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ORDINANCE NO. 2023- _________
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA,
RESCINDING AND RE PLACING SECTION 7.02.005 (SPEED
LIMITS ON CERTAIN STREETS ) OF THE CULVER CITY
MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, speed limits are set upon the basis of an Engineer ing a nd Traffic Survey (E&TS), which do cuments the speeds of free -flowing traffic on City streets, crash histories, traffic volumes, and other traffic and roadway data; and WHEREAS, the California Vehicle Code and the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices regulate how cities may set speed limits. Speed limits are based upon the results of an E&TS and are intended to establish the upper limit of what is considered reasonable and safe; and
WHEREAS, the City conducted its last E&TS in 2013, whic h wil l expire on August 26, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Public Works Director/City Engineer has caused a new E&TS to be prepared in 2023 in compliance with California Vehicle Code section 627; and WHEREAS, on August 14 2023, the City Council adopt ed Resolution No. 2023- R056 accepting the E&TS; and
WHEREAS, the City Council must adopt an or dinance based upon the 2023 E&TS to ensure that speed limits continue to be enforceable by the Police Department via radar and lidar.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Culver City, California, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN as follows:
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SECTION 1. Section 7.02.005 of the Culver City Municipal Code is hereby rescinded, and replaced with the following:
§ 7.02.005 SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN STREETS.
Based upon an engineering and traffic survey, the prima facie speed limits herein designated for the following street segments are determined to be reasonable and safe to facilitate the orderly and efficient movement of traffic:
Street From To
Prima Facie
Speed Limit
(miles per hour)
Adams Boulevard
City Limit at
Fairfax
Boulevard
Washington
Boulevard 30
Braddock Drive
Duquesne
Avenue Overland Avenue 25
Bristol Parkway
Centinela
Avenue
Green Valley
Circle 35
Bristol Parkway
Green Valley
Circle Slauson Avenue 35
Buckingham
Parkway
Green Valley
Circle Hannum Avenue 30
Buckingham
Parkway Hannum Avenue Slauson Avenue 35
Centinela Avenue
City Limit near
Washington
Boulevard
City Limit near
Washington Place 35
Centinela Avenue
City Limit at
Mesmer Avenue
City Limit at Green
Valley Circle 45
Culver Boulevard
City Limit near
Sawtelle
Boulevard Elenda Street 40
Culver Boulevard Elenda Street Overland Avenue 40
Culver Boulevard
Overland
Avenue Duquesne Avenue 35
Culver Boulevard
Duquesne
Avenue
City Limit at
Washington
Boulevard/Canfield
Avenue 35
Duquesne Avenue
Washington
Boulevard
City Limit near
Jefferson
Boulevard 30
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Eastham Drive
National
Boulevard Higuera Street 25
Elenda Street
Washington
Boulevard Culver Boulevard 35
Fairfax Avenue
City Limit near
Washington
Boulevard
City Limit at La
Cienega
Boulevard 35
Fox Hills Drive
Green Valley
Circle Hannum Avenue 25
Grand View
Boulevard
City Limit at
Mitchell Avenue
City Limit near
Washington
Boulevard 25
Green Valley Circle
Sepulveda
Boulevard Centinela Avenue 35
Hannum Avenue Playa Street Fox Hills Drive 35
Hannum Avenue Fox Hills Drive
Buckingham
Parkway 35
Hayden Avenue
National
Boulevard Higuera Street 25
Helms Avenue
National
Boulevard Higuera Street 25
Higuera Street
Washington
Boulevard Lucerne Avenue 25
Higuera Street Lucerne Avenue Hayden Avenue 25
Higuera Street Hayden Avenue
City Limit near
Jefferson
Boulevard 35
Ince Boulevard
Washington
Boulevard Lucerne Avenue 25
Jefferson Boulevard
City Limit at
Mesmer Avenue
Sepulveda
Boulevard 35
Jefferson Boulevard
Sepulveda
Boulevard Overland Avenue 35
Jefferson Boulevard
Overland
Avenue Duquesne Avenue 40
Jefferson Boulevard
Duquesne
Avenue
City Limit at
Holdrege Avenue 40
La Cienega
Boulevard
City Limit near
Fairfax Avenue
City Limit near
Washington
Boulevard 35
Lucerne Avenue
Duquesne
Avenue Higuera Street 25
Mclaughlin Avenue
City Limit at
Washington
City Limit near
Washington 30
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Place Boulevard
National Boulevard
City Limit near
Washington
Boulevard
City Limit at
Jefferson
Boulevard 40
Overland Avenue Playa Street
Jefferson
Boulevard 35
Overland Avenue
Jefferson
Boulevard Culver Boulevard 35
Overland Avenue
Culver
Boulevard
City Limit at
Venice Boulevard 35
Playa Street
Sepulveda
Boulevard Overland Avenue 35
Sawtelle Boulevard
Overland
Avenue
Sepulveda
Boulevard 30
Sawtelle Boulevard
Sepulveda
Boulevard
City Limit at
Ballona Creek
Bridge 35
Sawtelle Boulevard
City Limit near
405 Freeway
Bridge
Washington
Boulevard 30
Sawtelle Boulevard
Washington
Boulevard
City Limit at
Venice Boulevard 35
Sepulveda
Boulevard
City Limit near
Centinela
Avenue
Sawtelle
Boulevard 35
Sepulveda
Boulevard
Sawtelle
Boulevard
City Limit at
Ballona Creek
Bridge 40
Sepulveda
Boulevard
City Limit near
Greenlawn
Avenue Culver Boulevard 35
Sepulveda
Boulevard
Culver
Boulevard
City Limit at
Venice Boulevard 35
Slauson Avenue
Jefferson
Boulevard
Marina Freeway
Ramps 40
Slauson Avenue
Marina Freeway
Ramps
City Limit near
Shenandoah
Avenue 45
Washington
Boulevard
City Limit at
Walnut Avenue Wade Street 35
Washington
Boulevard Wade Street Centinela Avenue 35
Washington
Boulevard
Centinela
Avenue
Sawtelle
Boulevard 35
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Washington
Boulevard
Sawtelle
Boulevard Harter Avenue 35
Washington
Boulevard Harter Avenue Overland Avenue 35
Washington
Boulevard
Overland
Avenue Culver Boulevard 35
Washington
Boulevard
Culver
Boulevard /
Canfield Avenue National Boulevard 35
Washington
Boulevard
National
Boulevard
La Cienega
Boulevard 35
Washington
Boulevard
La Cienega
Boulevard
City Limit at
Fairfax Avenue 35
Washington Place
Washington
Boulevard /
Zanja Street
City Limit at Grand
View Boulevard 35
Washington Place
City Limit at
Mclaughlin
Avenue
Sawtelle
Boulevard 35
Washington Place
Sawtelle
Boulevard Tilden Avenue 35
Wesley Street
National
Boulevard Higuera Street 25
SECTION 2. EFF ECTIVE DATE. Pursuant to Sect ion 619 of the City Charter, this Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY. The City Council h ereby decl ares that, if any provision, se ction, subsecti on, paragraph, sentence, phrase or w ord of th is Ordinance i s rendered or declared in valid or unconstitutional b y a ny final action in a court of competent jurisdiction or by r eason of any preem ptive legi slation, then the C ity Council would have independently a dopted the remaining prov isions, s ections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, phrases or words of this Ordinance and as such they sha ll remain in full force and effect.
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SECTION 4. PUBLICATION. Pursuant to Se ctions 616 and 621 of the City Charter, prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days after the adoption, the City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance, or a summ ary thereof, to be published in the Culver City News and shal l post this Ordinance or a summary thereof in at least three places within the City.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this day of __________ 2023.
ALBERT VERA, Mayor
City of Culver City, California
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JEREMY BOCCHINO HEATHER BAKER
City Clerk City Attorney