RESOLUTION R2026-__
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DETERMINING THAT A DECLARED SPEED LIMIT IS JUSTIFIED BASED ON AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC SURVEY FOR IDENTIFIED CITY STREETS AND ROADWAY SEGMENTS, AND DETERMINING THAT THE ACTIONS AUTHORIZED BY THIS RESOLUTION ARE EXEMPT FROM CEQA WHEREAS, State law expressly authorizes 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; and WHEREAS, City staff has conducted a comprehensive Engineering and Traffic Survey that complies with all requirements of State law, including California Vehicle Code Section 627, and the implementing methods and standards established by the California Department of Transportation (referred to herein as the “ETS,” attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by reference); and WHEREAS, the data compiled under the ETS demonstrate that the prima facie and maximum speed limits under state law for certain City streets and roadway segments are either higher or lower than necessary for safe and orderly vehicular circulation; and WHEREAS, Napa Municipal Code Chapter 10.20 authorizes the City Council to adopt a resolution to make specified determinations based on the ETS, in order to support a declaration that the state’s prima facie and maximum speed limits for certain identified roadway segments are either higher or lower than necessary for the safe operation of vehicles (in accordance with California Vehicle Code Sections 22348, et seq., including Sections 22357 and 22358); and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to raise or lower the declared speed limits for certain segments previously identified in Chapter 10.20; and WHEREAS, previous Engineering and Traffic Surveys for declared speed limits on roadway segments that were codified in the Napa Municipal Code prior to the adoption of this Resolution and are unchanged by this Resolution are available for inspection at the Public Works Department, 1600 First Street, Napa, or at the office of the City Clerk, 955 School Street, Napa; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all information related to this matter, as presented at the public meetings of the City Council identified herein, including any supporting reports by City Staff, and any information provided during public meetings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Napa, as follows:
The City Council hereby finds that the facts set forth in the recitals to this Resolution are true and correct, and establish the factual basis for the City Council’s adoption of this Resolution.
The City Council hereby determines that the actions authorized by this Resolution, and the actions authorized by the ordinance implementing this Resolution, are exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (minor alteration of existing streets and sidewalks).
The City Council hereby determines, based on the analysis and information contained in the ETS, that a speed equal to or greater than the Prima Facie Speed Limit is most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and is reasonable and safe for the following streets and roadway segments:
State Prima Facie Declared
Street Segment Speed Speed Beard Road – Pueblo Avenue to Trancas Street 25mph 25mph Browns Valley Road – Partrick Road (west) to Redwood Road 25mph 30mph East Avenue – East First Street to Silverado Trail (north) 25mph 25mph First Street – California Boulevard to Jefferson Street 25mph 25mph Kansas Avenue – Soscol Avenue to Shurtleff Avenue 25mph 25mph Kilburn Avenue – Laurel Street to Freeway Drive 25mph 25mph Laurel Street – Griggs Lane to Freeway Drive 25mph 25mph Second Street – California Boulevard to Jefferson Street 25mph 25mph Shetler Avenue - Soscol Avenue to Parrish Road 25mph 25mph South Coombs Street – Imola Avenue to Spruce Street 25mph 25mph Third Street - California Boulevard to Jefferson Street 25mph 25mph West Lincoln Avenue – Lone Oak Avenue to Solano Avenue 25mph 25mph West Pueblo Avenue – Linda Vista Avenue to Solano Avenue 25mph 25mph The City Council hereby determines, based on the analysis and information contained in the ETS, that the State Maximum Speed Limit is more than is reasonable or safe, and the declared speed limit is most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic, and is reasonable and safe, for the following streets and roadway segments:
State Maximum Declared
Street Segment Speed Speed Buhman Avenue – City Limit (south) to Crestview Way 55mph 35mph Buhman Avenue – Crestview Way to Browns Valley Road 55mph 25mph California Boulevard – Lincoln Avenue to Pueblo Avenue 55mph 30mph California Boulevard – Pueblo Avenue to Trancas Street 55mph 30mph Coombsville Road – Terrace Drive to City Limit (east) 55mph 30mph East Avenue – Silverado Trail (south) to East First Street 55mph 25mph First Street – Soscol Avenue to Silverado Trail 55mph 25mph Freeway Drive – Old Sonoma Road to Laurel Street 55mph 30mph Freeway Drive – Laurel Street to First Street 55mph 30mph Hagen Road – Silverado Trail to City Limit (east) 55mph 35mph Imola Avenue – Shurtleff Avenue to east City Limit 55mph 30mph Jefferson Street – Lincoln Avenue to Pueblo Avenue 65mph 30mph Jefferson Street – Pueblo Avenue to Trancas Street 65mph 30mph Jefferson Street – Trancas Street to Trower Avenue 65mph 30mph Jefferson Street – Trower Avenue to Salvador Avenue 55mph 30mph Kaiser Road – City Limit (west) to State Route 221 65mph 35mph Lincoln Avenue – Solano Avenue to Jefferson Street 65mph 30mph Lincoln Avenue – Jefferson Street to Soscol Avenue 65mph 30mph Lincoln Avenue – Soscol Avenue to Silverado Trail 65mph 30mph Linda Vista Avenue – Lone Oak Avenue to West Pueblo Avenue 55mph 25mph Linda Vista Avenue – Redwood Road to Trower Avenue 55mph 25mph McKinstry Street – First Street to Soscol Avenue 55mph 25mph Napa Valley Corporate Drive – City Limit (s) to NV Corporate Way 65mph 35mph Old Sonoma Road – City Limit (west) to Foster Road 55mph 35mph Old Sonoma Road – Foster Road to Jefferson Street 55mph 25mph Old Soscol Way – Soscol Avenue to Trancas Street 55mph 25mph Partrick Road – City Limit (west) to Browns Valley Road (west) 55mph 30mph Partrick Road – Browns Valley Road (w) to Browns Valley Road (e) 55mph 30mph Redwood Road – Dry Creek Road to Solano Avenue 65mph 30mph Salvador Avenue – State Route 29 to City Limit (east) 55mph 25mph Saratoga Drive – Silverado Trail to Capitola Drive 55mph 25mph Solano Avenue – Trower Avenue to Salvador Avenue 55mph 35mph Soscol Avenue – Lincoln Avenue to Pueblo Avenue 65mph 35mph Soscol Avenue – Pueblo Avenue to Trancas Street 65mph 35mph Third Street – Soscol Avenue to Silverado Trail 55mph 25mph Trancas Street – Big Ranch Road to City Limit (east) 65mph 30mph Trower Avenue – Dry Creek Road to Linda Vista Avenue 55mph 30mph Trower Avenue – State Route 29 to Jefferson Street 65mph 25mph Walnut Street – Old Sonoma Road to Laurel Street 55mph 25mph This Resolution shall take effect upon the ordinance implementing this Resolution becoming effective I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Napa at a public meeting of said City Council held on the 19th day of May, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: ________________________
Tiffany Carranza
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
_________________________
Christopher Diaz
Interim City Attorney
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