ORDINANCE O2022-__
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AMENDING NAPA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 10.20.040 RELATED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF SPEED LIMITS WHEREAS, the State has asserted broad authority over, and a statewide interest in, the entire field of regulating vehicles and traffic (as set forth in the California Vehicle Code, particularly Section 21), and unless expressly authorized by the State legislature, a California city shall not enact or enforce any ordinance or resolution on matters regulated under the California Vehicle Code; and WHEREAS, under this broad authority, California State law generally provides for a set of statewide and uniformly applicable traffic controls, including a set of prima facie speed limits, which are the speed limits that apply on streets and highways when no other speed limit is posted; and WHEREAS, State law expressly authorizes the legislative bodies of local authorities, such as the City Council, to establish declared speed limits that deviate from the otherwise applicable prima facie and maximum speed limits established under State law when supported by an engineering and traffic survey performed in accordance with traffic engineering practices; and WHEREAS, the City has previously adopted ordinances, as codified in Napa Municipal Code Chapter 10.20, to implement this authority to establish declared speed limits based on engineering and traffic surveys; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to update previously established declared speed limits, based on updated engineering and traffic surveys, through an amendment to Chapter 10.20 as set forth in this ordinance; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all information related to this matter, as presented at the public meeting of the City Council identified herein, including any supporting reports by City Staff, and any information provided during public meetings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Napa as follows:
SECTION 1: Amendment. Napa Municipal Code Section 10.20.040, “Declared Speed Limits,” is hereby amended by modifying the chart listing each “Street or Roadway Segment” and “Declared Speed Limit (mph)” as follows:
In the row for the Street or Roadway Segment: “Imola Avenue – Soscol Avenue to Shurtleff Avenue” with a Declared Speed Limit (mph) of “35”, change the Declared Speed Limit (mph) column to “30”
Delete the row for the Street or Roadway Segment: “Jefferson Street – Old Sonoma Road to Oak Street” with a Declared Speed Limit (mph) of “30”, and replace it with one row of text:
Under the “Street or Roadway Segment” column, insert “Jefferson Street – Old Sonoma Road to Laurel Street”; and under the “Declared Speed Limit (mph)” column, insert “25”
Delete the row for the Street or Roadway Segment: “Jefferson Street – Oak Street to Calistoga Avenue” with a Declared Speed Limit (mph) of “30”, and replace it with one row of text:
Under the “Street or Roadway Segment” column, insert “Jefferson Street – Laurel Street to Calistoga Avenue”; and under the “Declared Speed Limit (mph)” column, insert “25”
In the row for the Street or Roadway Segment: “Kansas Avenue – Gasser Drive to Soscol Avenue” with a Declared Speed Limit (mph) of “30”, change the Declared Speed Limit (mph) column to “25”
In the row for the Street or Roadway Segment: “Laurel Street – First Street to Griggs Lane” with a Declared Speed Limit (mph) of “30”, change the Declared Speed Limit (mph) column to “25”
In the row for the Street or Roadway Segment: “Linda Vista Avenue – Trower Avenue to City Limit (north)” with a Declared Speed Limit (mph) of “30”, change the Declared Speed Limit (mph) column to “25”
In the row for the Street or Roadway Segment: “Main Street – Jackson Street to Lincoln Avenue” with a Declared Speed Limit (mph) of “30”, change the Declared Speed Limit (mph) column to “25” In the row for the Street or Roadway Segment: “Main Street – Lincoln Avenue to Pueblo Avenue” with a Declared Speed Limit (mph) of “30”, change the Declared Speed Limit (mph) column to “25”
In the row for the Street or Roadway Segment: “Soscol Avenue – Silverado Trail to Third Street” with a Declared Speed Limit (mph) of “40”, change the Declared Speed Limit (mph) column to “35”
In the row for the Street or Roadway Segment: “Soscol Avenue – Third Street to Lincoln Avenue” with a Declared Speed Limit (mph) of “40”, change the Declared Speed Limit (mph) column to “35”
In the row for the Street or Roadway Segment: “South Jefferson Street – Imola Avenue to Old Sonoma Road” with a Declared Speed Limit (mph) of “30”, change the Declared Speed Limit (mph) column to “25” In the row for the Street or Roadway Segment: “Wine Country Avenue – Linda Vista Avenue to State Route 29” with a Declared Speed Limit (mph) of “35”, change the Declared Speed Limit (mph) column to “30” SECTION 2: Severability. If any section, sub-section, subdivision, paragraph, clause or phrase in this Ordinance, or any part thereof, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections or portions of this Ordinance or any part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, sub-section, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, sub-sections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days following adoption.
City of Napa, a municipal corporation
MAYOR: _______________________________
ATTEST: _______________________________
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF NAPA
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF NAPA SS:
CITY OF NAPA
I, Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk of the City of Napa, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance had its first reading and was introduced during the public meeting of the City Council on the 18th day of January, 2022, and had its second reading and was adopted and passed during the public meeting of the City Council on the 1st day of February, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: __________________________
Tiffany Carranza
City Clerk
Approved as to Form:
________________________
Michael W. Barrett
City Attorney
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