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CITY MANAGER' S REPORT
AUGUST 11, 2025 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
ITEM: PUBLIC HEARING ( PUBLISHED NOTICE) TO
CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE SPEED
LIMITS IN THE CITY OF LATHROP, TITLE 10
VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 10. 08 SPEED
LIMITS, SECTION 10. 08.30 SPEED LIMITS OF THE
LATHROP MUNICIPAL CODE
RECOMMENDATION: City Council to Consider the Following:
1. Hold a Public Hearing; and
2. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance
of the City Council of the City of Lathrop to
Amend Section 10. 08.30 "Speed Limits" of
the Lathrop Municipal Code
SUMMARY:
During the July 14, 2025 City Council meeting, Council requested that staff evaluate the signage of street segments adjacent to parks with the intent of increasing pedestrian safety. The proposed amended Ordinance ( Attachment A) sets a conditional speed limit for when children are present on streets adjacent to public parks with playgrounds.
Staff requests that City Council hold a public hearing, consider all information and public testimony and, if determined to be appropriate, adopt an Ordinance to amend Section 10. 08.30 "Speed Limits" of the Lathrop Municipal Code.
BACKGROUND:
On July 14, 2025, during the City Council Regular Meeting, City Council requested staff conduct additional research related to speed reduction of street segments adjacent to parks. Pursuant to California Vehicle Code ( CVC) Section 22357. 1, law enforcement can enforce a prima facie speed limit of 25 mph adjacent to any children' s
playground in a public park but only when children are expected to use the facilities and when signs giving notice of the speed limit are posted on regulatory signs.
The proposed Ordinance will allow for the placement and enforcement of 25 mph speed limit signs that are effective when children are present on any street segment that is adjacent to a public park with a children' splayground.
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AUGUST 11, 2O25 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
PUBLIC HEARING ( PUBLISHED NOTICE) TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE SPEED LIMITS IN THE CITY OF LATHROP, TITLE 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 10. 08 SPEED LIMITS, SECTION 10. 08.30 REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION:
The proposed Ordinance amendment to Section 10. 08.30 of the LMC will allow reduced speed limits on street segments that are adjacent to a public park with a children' splayground.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Sufficient funds have been allocated in the adopted FY 25/6 budget to fund staff time and the purchase & installation of the speed limit signage.
ATTACHMENTS:
A. Proposed Ordinance Amendment of the City Council of the City of Lathrop To Amend Section 10. 08.30 "Speed Limits" of the Lathrop Municipal Code CITY MANAGER' S REPORT PAGE 3
AUGUST 11, 2025 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
PUBLIC HEARING ( PUBLISHED NOTICE) TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE SPEED LIMITS IN THE CITY OF LATHROP, TITLE 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 10. 08 SPEED LIMITS, SECTION 10. 08.30 APPROVALS:
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LATHROP TO AMEND TITLE 10, CHAPTER 10. 08, SECTION 10. 08.30 SPEED LIMITS OF THE
LATHROP MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Vehicle Code ( CVC) Section 22357. 1, law enforcement can enforce a prima facie speed limit of 25 mph adjacent to any children' splayground in a public park but only when children are expected to use the facilities and when signs giving notice of the speed limit are posted on regulatory signs; and
WHEREAS, staff has identified necessary modifications and additions to Lathrop Municipal Code Section ( LMC) 10. 08.30 titled " Speed Limits" to allow for the placement and enforcement of 25 mph speed limit signs that are effective when children are present on any street segment that is adjacent to a public park with a children' s playground; and
WHEREAS, staff request that the City Council consider amending LMC Section
10. 08.30, as shown in Exhibit A incorporated by reference herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that the City Council of the City of Lathrop does hereby approve amending Section 10. 08.30 entitled" Speed Limits" of the Lathrop Municipal Code as shown in Exhibit A, incorporated by reference herein.
Section 1. The Lathrop Municipal Code is hereby amended as shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Section 2. This Ordinance is not intended to and shall not be construed or given effect in a manner that imposes upon the city or any officer or employee thereof a mandatory duty of care toward persons and property within or without the city so as to provide a basis of civil liability for damages, except as otherwise imposed by law.
Section 3. - Severability. If any section, subsequent subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such a decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance irrespective of the unconstitutionality or invalidity of any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase.
Section 4. - Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take legal effect 30 days from and after the date of its passage.
Section 5. - Publication. Within fifteen days of the adoption of this Ordinance, the City Clerk shall make a copy of this Ordinance to be published in full accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code.
THIS ORDINANCE was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lathrop on the 11th day of August 2025, and was PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lathrop on the day of 2025 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Paul Akinjo, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Teresa Vargas
City Clerk
Salvador Navarrete
City Attorney
Speed Limits — Chapter 10. 08.30 Mark -Up EXHIBIT' ".6,..,• New text is shown by underline; deleted text is shown by strikethrough Chapter 10. 08 SPEED LIMITS
10. 08.30 Speed Limits
It shall be prima facie unlawful to operate any vehicle at speed in excess of that established as follows:
A. The speed limit shall be fifty (50) miles per hour on the following street segments:
Street
Golden Valley Parkway
Golden Valley Parkway
Lathrop Road
McKinley Avenue
Limits
Spartan Way to Stanford Crossing
Stanford Crossing to River Islands Parkway
Fifth Street to East City Limits
Louise Avenue to Yosemite Avenue
B. The speed limit shall be forty-ive (45) miles per hour on the following street segments:
Street
Dell' Osso Drive
Glacier Street
Golden Valley Parkway
Golden Valley Parkway
Golden Valley Parkway
Harlan Road
Harlan Road
Harlan Road
Harlan Road
Harlan Road
Howland Road
Jefferson Way
Louise Avenue
Louise Avenue
Louise Avenue
Louise Avenue
Manthey Road
Manthey Road
Manthey Road
Manthey Road
McKinley Avenue
McKinley Avenue
River Islands Parkway WB
River Islands Parkway
River Islands Parkway
River Islands Parkway
River Islands Parkway
Somerston Parkway
Tesla Drive
Yosemite Avenue
Yosemite Avenue
Yosemite Avenue
Limits
River Islands Parkway to Lakeside Drive
Jefferson Way to Yosemite Avenue
Brookhurst Boulevard to Sadler Oak
River Island Parkway to Towne Centre Drive
Towne Centre Drive to Brookhurst Boulevard
Roth Road to Slate Street
Slate Street to Lathrop Road
Louise Avenue to D' Arcy Parkway
D' Arcy Parkway to Tesla Drive
Tesla Drive to End of Road
Louise Avenue to D' Arcy Parkway
Glacier Street to Yosemite Avenue
Harlan Road to Cambridge Drive
Cambridge Drive to Fifth Street
Fifth Street to McKinley Avenue
McKinley Avenue to City Limits
Dos Reis Road to City Limits
Towne Centre Drive to Brookhurst Boulevard
Brookhurst Boulevard to Mossdale County Park
Stewart Road to Interstate 5 Ramps
Yosemite Avenue to City Limits
Lathrop Road to Louise Avenue
Interstate 5 to Golden Valley Parkway
Golden Valley Parkway to McKee Boulevard
McKee Boulevard to San Joaquin River Bridge
San Joaquin River Bridge to Somerston Parkway
Somerston Parkway to Norbeck Street
River Islands Parkway to South of Lakeside Drive
Harlan Road to Christopher Way
SR 120 to D' Arcy Parkway
D' Arcy Parkway to East City Limit
Jefferson Way to Glacier Street
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C. The speed limit shall be forty ( 40) miles per hour on the following street segments:
Street
Barbara Terry Boulevard
D' Arcy Parkway
D' Arcy Parkway
Dos Reis Road
Harlan Road
Louise Avenue
Manthey Road
Manthey Road
River Islands Parkway EB
Roth Road
Yosemite Court
D.
Limits
Stanford Crossing to Adobe Way
Yosemite Avenue to Christopher Way
Christopher Way to Harlan Road
Manthey Road to East School Zone
Lathrop Road to Louise Avenue
Interstate 5 to Harlan Road
Lathrop Road to Dos Reis Road
Mossdale County Park to Stewart Road
Golden Valley Parkway to Interstate 5
Interstate 5 to East City Limits
Yosemite Avenue to End
The speed limit shall be thirty- fve (35) miles per hour on the following street segments:
Street
Barbara Terry Boulevard
Barbara Terry Boulevard
Business Park Court
Brookhurst Boulevard
Brookhurst Boulevard
Brookhurst Boulevard
Dell' Osso Drive
Christopher Way
Dos Reis Road
Dos Reis Road
Golden Spike Trail
Lakeside Drive
Lakeside Drive
Lakeside Drive
Lathrop Road
Lathrop Road
McKee Boulevard
McKee Boulevard
McKee Boulevard
McKee Boulevard
Murphy Parkway
Murphy Parkway
Riverfront Drive
Seventh Street
Somerston Parkway
Stanford Crossing
Stanford Crossing
E.
Limits
Spartan Way to McKee Boulevard
McKee Boulevard to Adobe Way
Yosemite Avenue to End
Manthey Road to Golden Valley Parkway
Golden Valley Parkway to McKee Boulevard
McKee Boulevard to Golden Spike Trail
Mulholland Drive to River Islands Parkway
D' Arcy Parkway to End of Road
East School Zone to West School Zone
West School Zone to Dos Reis Park
Towne Centre Drive to Brookhurst Boulevard
Stewart Road to Vega Park Roundabout
Vega Park Roundabout to Somerston Parkway
Somerston Parkway to Dell' Osso Drive
Interstate 5 to Rev Maurice Cotton Drive
Rev Maurice Cotton Drive to Fifth Street
Brookhurst Boulevard to Towne Centre Drive
Towne Centre Drive to Johnson Ferry
Johnson Ferry to River Islands Parkway
River Islands Parkway to Barbara Terry Boulevard
Tesla Drive to D' Arcy Parkway
D' Arcy Parkway to End of Road
Somerston Parkway to Bosch Avenue
J Street to Thomsen Road
Riverfront Drive to River Islands Parkway
Barbara Terry Boulevard to Golden Valley Parkway
Spartan Way to Barbara Terry Boulevard
The speed limit shall be thirty ( 30) miles per hour on the following street segments:
Street
Academy Drive
Barbara Terry Boulevard
Commercial Street
Inland Passage Way
Opal Street
Opal Street
Limits
Somerston Parkway to Broadmoor Way
Stanford Crossing to Central Pacific Street
Marina Drive to Academy Drive
Sadler Oak Drive to Open Range Avenue
Stonebridge Lane to Deerwood Way
Deerwood Way to Slate Street
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Sadler Oak Drive
Slate Street
Slate Street
Wylin Boulevard
Manthey Road to Inland Passage Way
Harlan Road to Deerwood Way
Deerwood Way to Stonebridge Lane
River Islands Parkway to Garden Farms Avenue
F. The speed limit shall be twenty- five (25) miles per hour on the following street segments:
Street
Academy Drive
Cambridge Drive
Fifth Street
J Street
J Street
Johnson Ferry Road
Johnson Ferry Road
Karsen Lane
Lathrop Road
Marina Drive
Marina Drive
O Street
Spartan Way
Spartan Way
Spartan Way
Spartan Way
Stewart Road
Stonebridge Lane
Stonebridge Lane
Thomsen Road
Thomsen Road
Thomsen Road
Towne Centre Drive
Towne Centre Drive
Limits
River Bend Drive to Somerson Parkway
Lathrop Road to Louise Avenue
K Street to O Street
Harlan Road to Cambridge Drive
Cambridge Drive to Fifth Street
Colonial Trail to McKee Boulevard
McKee Boulevard to Golden Spike Trail
Mulholland Drive to Riverfront Drive
Interstate 5 to Golden Valley Parkway
River Bend Drive to Somerston Parkway
Somerston Parkway to Taft Drive
Harlan Road to Seventh Street
Golden Valley Parkway to Generations Center
Generations Center to Lathrop High School
Lathrop High School to Stanford Crossing
Stanford Crossing to Barbara Terry Boulevard
Manthey Road to South River Bend
Harlan Road to Opal Street
Opal Street to Slate Street
Harlan Road to Grayson Road
Grayson Road to Halmar Lane
Halmar Lane to Seventh Street
Golden Valley Parkway to McKee Boulevard
McKee Boulevard to Village Avenue
G. Any roadway segment not specifically listed above that meets the requirements defined in CVC Section 515 shall have a recommended prima facie speed limit of 25 mph, which may be enforced with the use of radar or other electronic devices and is exempt from the requirements of an Engineering and Traffic Survey.
H. Any roadway segment adjacent to a children' splayground that meets the requirements defined in CVC Section 22357. 1shall have a prima facie speed limit of 25 mph when children are present.