ORDINANCE NO. _____
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FONTANA,
CALIFORNIA ESTABLISHING NEW SPEED REDUCTION (SPEED LIMIT) ZONES WITHIN THE CITY OF FONTANA.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FONTANA, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, in accordance with California Vehicle Code Section 40802 and the California Manual of Traffic Control Devices, Chapter 2, Section 2B.13, Engineering and Traffic Surveys must be performed before the use of radar or other electronic devices for enforcement of speed limits is authorized; and
WHEREAS, since the adoption of Ordinance No. 1770, the City has conducted and completed Engineering and Traffic Surveys on certain segments of City streets which are identified in Exhibit “A”, attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the results of the Engineering and Traffic Surveys conform to the requirements of the Vehicle Code and the California Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices; and
WHEREAS, the City’s police officers have successfully completed a radar operator course, approved and certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, of not less than twenty-four (24) hours on the proper use of police traffic radar devices; and
WHEREAS, the radar, laser, or other electronic devices used to measure the speed of vehicles traveling within City limits meet the minimal operational standards of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and has been calibrated within one (1) year prior to the date of the alleged violation by an independent certified laser or radar repair and testing or calibration facility; and
WHEREAS, the Office of City Traffic Engineer has concluded and recommends that the speed limits set forth in Exhibit “A” and attached hereto are justified.
SECTION 1. The speed limits on the street segments surveyed as shown on Exhibit “A” are found to be the most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and are reasonable. The Office of the Traffic Engineer is hereby directed to provide notification to the public through the appropriate official traffic control devices in accordance with Municipal Code 17-63(a).
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of adoption and prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days from passage thereof, shall be published by the City Clerk at least once in the Fontana Herald News. a local newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the City of Fontana, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of June 2023.
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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City Attorney
I, Germaine Key, City Clerk of the City of Fontana, California, and ex-Officio Clerk of the City Council, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance is the actual Ordinance duly and regularly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting on the 13th day of June, 2023, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
City Clerk of the City of Fontana
Mayor of the City of Fontana
ATTEST:
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City Clerk