Agenda packet — Orange City Council, September 22, 2026 (part 1 of 5)

Jarad L. Hildenbrand
City Manager
Nathalie Adourian
City Attorney
Pamela Coleman
City Clerk

DAN SLATER
Mayor

DENIS BILODEAU
Mayor pro tem, District 4

ARIANNA BARRIOS
Councilmember, District 1

JON DUMITRU
Councilmember, District 2

KATHY TAVOULARIS
Councilmember, District 3

ANA GUTIERREZ
Councilmember, District 5

JOHN GYLLENHAMMER
Councilmember, District 6
AGENDA
Orange City Council
September 22, 2026
6:00 PM Regular Session
City Council Chamber
300 E. Chapman Avenue
Orange, CA 92866
Teleconference Location
Springhill Suites Lakeland Marriott
Hotel Lobby
511 West Lime St.

Lakeland, FL 33815
The City of Orange City Council welcomes you to this meeting and encourages your participation .

Regular City Council meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m.

Agenda Information
The agenda contains a brief general description of each item to be considered. The City Council may take legislative action deemed appropriate with respect to the item and is not limited to the recommended action indicated in staff reports or on the agenda. The agenda and supporting documentation is available after 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday prior to the Council meeting on the City's website at www.cityoforange.org, at the City Clerk's Office located at 300 E. Chapman Avenue, and at the Main Public Library located at 407 E. Chapman Avenue. Written materials relating to an item on the agenda that are provided to the City Council after agenda packet distribution and within 72 hours before Council is to consider the item will be made available for public inspection on the City ’s website; in the City Clerk’s Office during normal business hours; and at the City Council meeting.

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Public Participation (continued)
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3, members of the public may address the City Council on any agenda item before or during Council’s consideration of the item, and on any other matters within the City Council’s jurisdiction by using any of the following methods:
1) In-Person
To speak on an item on the agenda, complete a speaker card indicating your name, address, and identify the agenda item number or subject matter you wish to address. The card should be given to the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. General comments are received during the “Public Comments” section at the beginning of the Regular Session. No action may be taken on off-agenda items unless authorized by law.

Public Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker unless a different time limit is announced. It is requested that you identify yourself for the record, then proceed to address the City Council. All speakers shall observe civility, decorum, and good behavior.
2) Written Public Comments via eComment
Members of the public can submit their written comments electronically for City Council consideration by using the eComment feature on the Agenda page of the City's website at www.cityoforange.org. To ensure distribution to the City Council prior to consideration of the agenda, members of the public are encouraged to submit written comments by 3:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. All written comments will be posted on the City’s website after the meeting.
3) Remote Public Comments
Members of the public may provide live public comments via Zoom during City Council meetings. To join the meeting, follow the instructions above. Instruction on how to participate will be provided during the meeting.

Please provide your name in the Zoom application to allow the City Clerk to identify you when it is your time to speak. Installing and familiarizing yourself with Zoom software prior to the commencement of the meeting is highly recommended.

If participating by telephone, the City Clerk will identify you by the last 4 digits of your phone number when it is your time to speak.

Please note, the City is not responsible for the public’s use of Zoom as it relates to the software, configuration, and settings on a personal device. The public is encouraged to visit the Zoom website for information on successful use of this software. The City’s use of Zoom is consistent with the platform features and functions as described on the Zoom website.

In accordance with Ordinance No. 10-01, any person making personal, impertinent, slanderous or profane remarks or who becomes boisterous while addressing the Council shall be called to order by the Mayor. If such conduct continues, the Mayor may order the person barred from addressing the City Council further during that meeting, unless permission to continue is granted by a majority vote of the Council.

Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (714) 744-5500 with any questions.

ADA Requirements: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's office at (714) 744-5500. Notification at least 48 hours in advance of meeting will enable the City to make arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.

REMINDER: Please silence all electronic devices while City Council is in session.

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6:00 PM REGULAR SESSION

1. OPENING/CALL TO ORDER

1.1 INVOCATION
Pastor Orlando Barela, Household of Faith Family Church

1.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember Arianna Barrios

1.3 ROLL CALL

1.4 PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Proclamation recognizing RC Hobbs Communities’ 50th Anniversary in the City of Orange
Staff Report
Draft Proclamation
Attachments:

Proclamation recognizing September 15-October 15, 2026 as National Hispanic Heritage Month and honoring Maribel Reyes Hernández
Staff Report
Draft Proclamation
Attachments:

Proclamation recognizing Orange businesses for excellence and leadership in waste sorting and food waste diversion: Fratellino’s Italian Kitchen, Dave & Buster’s, Olive Garden, In-N-Out - Chapman, and Sauced BBQ & Spirits Attachments: Staff Report
Proclamation recognizing September 28, 2026, as National Good Neighbor Day Staff Report
Draft Proclamation
Attachments:

2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
At this time, members of the public may address the Council on matters not listed on the agenda within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council, provided that NO action may be taken on off-agenda items unless authorized by law. Public Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker unless a different time limit is announced.

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3. CONSENT CALENDAR
All items on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and are enacted by one motion approving the recommended action listed on the Agenda. Any member of the City Council, staff, or the public may request an item be removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion or separate action. Unless otherwise specified in the request to remove an item from the Consent Calendar, all items removed shall be considered immediately following action on the remaining items on the Consent Calendar.

3.1. Waive reading in full of all ordinances on the Agenda.

Approve.

Recommended Action:

Attachments: Staff Report

3.2. Approval of minutes of the City of Orange City Council Regular Meeting held on September 8, 2026
Approve minutes as presented.

Recommended Action:

Staff Report
September 8, 2026, Regular Meeting minutes
Attachments:

3.3. Lease Agreement with V & E Tree Service, Inc. for City-Owned Property Located at 2443 North Batavia Street (APN 374-621-03)
Approve the lease agreement with V&E Tree Service, Inc. for the rental of 2443 N Batavia Street, APN 374-621-03; and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.

Recommended Action:

Staff Report
Lease Agreement with V&E Tree Service, Inc.

Attachments:

3.4. First Amendment to Agreement with Nextechnology Systems, LLC dba Nextech Systems, Inc. for as-needed procurement and technical support of rectangular rapid-flashing beacon signs and related electrical devices Approve the First Amendment to agreement with Nextechnology Systems, LLC dba Nextech Systems, Inc. in the amount of $200,000 for as-needed procurement and technical support of rectangular rapid-flashing beacon signs and related electrical devices; and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.

Recommended Action:

Staff Report
First Amendment to Agreement with Nextechnology Systems LLC dba Nextech Systems
Attachments:

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3.5. Second Amendment to Agreement with Fortel Traffic, Inc. for as-needed procurement, installation, and maintenance of speed radar feedback signs and related electrical devices
Approve the Second Amendment to Agreement with Fortel Traffic, Inc. in the amount of $200,000 for as-needed procurement, installation, and maintenance of speed radar feedback signs and related electrical devices; and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.

Recommended Action:

Staff Report
Second Amendment to Agreement with Fortel Traffic, Inc.

Attachments:

3.6. Approval of plans and specifications for Annual Pavement Maintenance at Various Locations Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Phase 1 and authorization to advertise for bids; and finding of California Environmental Quality Act exemption

1. Approve the plans and specifications and authorize advertising for Bid No. 26-27.06 (SP-4303), Annual Pavement Maintenance at Various Locations Fiscal Year 2026- 2027 Phase 1.

2. Find that the proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines 15301 (Class 1(c) - Existing Facilities).

Recommended Action:

Staff Report
Location Maps
Attachments:

3.7. Rejection of all bids received for Traffic Signal Installation and Fiber Optic Communication for Walnut Avenue and Orange Street and authorization to re-advertise for bids
Reject all bids received for Traffic Signal Installation and Fiber Optic Communication for Walnut Avenue and Orange Street, Bid No. 26-27.01; and direct staff to re-advertise for bids.

Recommended Action:

Staff Report
Bid Abstract
Attachments:

3.8. Designation of Authorized Agents for State and Federal disaster and grant assistance
Adopt Resolution No. 11719. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange designating authorized agents of the City of Orange for the purpose of obtaining Federal and State disaster assistance (Cal OES Form 130).

Recommended Action:

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Staff Report
Resolution No. 11719
Attachments:

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
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4. REPORTS FROM MAYOR SLATER
An opportunity for the Mayor to make a brief announcement, report, or request.

Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2(a)(3), no action(s) or discussion(s) shall be undertaken on any item not appearing on the posted agenda.

5. REPORTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS
An opportunity for Councilmembers to make a brief announcement, report, or request.

Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2(a)(3), no action(s) or discussion(s) shall be undertaken on any item not appearing on the posted agenda.

6. AB 1234 REPORTS
This is the time for all AB 1234 reports required pursuant to Government Code Section 53232.3(d) on meetings and conferences attended at the City's expense.

7. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER

8. PUBLIC HEARINGS

8.1. Public Hearing to consider revision of the Master Schedule of Fees and Charges for various City services

1. Conduct and close the Public Hearing.

2. Adopt Resolution No. 11721. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange amending the Master Schedule of Fees and Charges for various City services.

Recommended Action:

Staff Report
Resolution No. 11721
Attachments:

8.2. Public Hearing to consider introduction and First Reading of Ordinance No. 15-26 modifying posted speed limits on various streets throughout the City

1. Conduct and close the Public Hearing.

2. Introduce and conduct First Reading of Ordinance No. 15-26. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange amending Section 10.14.050 of Chapter 10.14 of the Orange Municipal Code pertaining to speed limits.

Recommended Action:

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Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Ordinance No. 15-26
Attachment 2- Ordinance No. 15-26 (Redline)
Attachment 3 - Map (Existing Speed Limits)
Attachment 4 - Map (Proposed Speed Limits)
Attachment 5 - Map (Speed Limit Changes)
Attachment 6 - Feburary 10, 2026, CC staff report (without attachments)
Attachment 7 - Citywide Speed Limit Assesment Report by AGA Engineers
Attachment 8 - August 12, 2026, CTC staff report (without attachments)
Attachment 9 - Minute Excerpt of August 12, 2026, CTC Meeting Attachment 10 - Notice of Public Hearing
Attachments:

8.3. Public Hearing to consider introduction and First Reading of Ordinance No. 14-26 repealing and replacing Chapter 17.17 of the Orange Municipal Code with a new Historic Preservation and Cultural Resources Ordinance and related procedural amendments to Chapter 17.08, and finding of California Environmental Quality Act exemption

1. Conduct and close the Public Hearing.

2. Introduce and conduct First Reading of Ordinance No. 14-26. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange amending Title 17 of the Orange Municipal Code to replace Chapter 17.17, Historic Districts, in its entirety with a new Chapter 17.17 entitled Historic Preservation and Cultural Resources and associated definitions, provisions, and procedures to comprehensively address historical, cultural and tribal resources, and amending Section 17.08 to replace the Design Review Committee with a Heritage Commission and establish associated purview.

Recommended Action:

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Staff Report
Attachment 1 Ordinance No. 14-26
Attachment 2 Post-Planning Commission Revisions to Historic Preservation Ordinance (Redline)
Attachment 3 Orange Municipal Code Section 17.08.020, Reviewing Bodies (Redline)
Attachment 4 Planning Commission Resolution No. PC 17-26 Attachment 5 Planning Commission Staff Report, August 17, 2026 Attachment 6 Draft Planning Commission Minutes, August 17, 2026 Attachment 7 City of Orange General Plan (2010), Cultural Resources and Historic Preservation Element, Goals and Policies Excerpts
Attachment 8 City of Orange General Plan Implementation Plan (2010), Cultural Resources and Historic Preservation Excerpts Attachment 9 City of Orange General Plan EIR (2010), Cultural Resources and Historic Preservation Mitigation Measures Attachment 10 Areas of Archaeological Sensitivity, City of Orange General Plan EIR (2010)
Attachments:

9. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

9.1. Proposed Mills Act Program Guidelines

1. Adopt Resolution No. 11720, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange approving Mills Act Program Guidelines.

2. Provide direction regarding whether the City Council would like staff to return with additional policy options concerning existing and future Mills Act contracts.

Recommended Action:

Staff Report
Resolution No. 11720
Attachments:

9.2. Implementation of permit parking on portions of Almond Avenue and Washington Avenue within Permit Parking Opportunity Area No. 6
Adopt Resolution No. 11718. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange adopting a revised master resolution of designated permit parking areas and established permit parking opportunity areas within the City of Orange.

Recommended Action:

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Staff Report
Attachment 1 Resolution No. 11718
Attachment 2 Neighborhood Permit Parking Opportunity Area #6 Attachment 3 Activation Map Permit Parking Opportunity Area #6 (Almond Avenue)
Attachment 4 Activation Map Permit Parking Opportunity Area #6 (Washington Avenue)
Attachment 5 City Traffic Commission Staff Report August 12, 2026 (Almond Avenue)
Attachment 6 City Traffic Commission Staff Report August 12, 2026 (Washington Avenue)
Attachment 7 Minute Excerpt of August 12, 2026, City Traffic Commission Meeting
Attachment 8 Notification Letter
Attachments:

10. ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular City Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber, with Closed Session beginning at 5:00 p.m., if necessary.

I, Pamela Coleman, CMC, City Clerk for the City of Orange, do hereby declare, under penalty of perjury, that a full and correct copy of this agenda was posted pursuant to Government Code Section 54950 et. seq., at the following locations: Orange Civic Center kiosk and Orange City Clerk's Office at 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange Main Public Library at 407 E. Chapman Avenue, Police facility at 1107 N. Batavia Street, and uploaded to the City's website www.cityoforange.org.

Date posted: September 18, 2026

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9 Agenda Item
Orange City Council
Item #: 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0488

1. SUBJECT
Proclamation recognizing RC Hobbs Communities’ 50th Anniversary in the City of Orange

2. SUMMARY
Recognize RC Hobbs Communities on the milestone occasion of its 50th anniversary and express appreciation to the Hobbs family its longstanding contributions and dedicated service to the City of Orange.

3. ATTACHMENTS
· Draft Proclamation
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Item #: 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0488

1. SUBJECT
Proclamation recognizing RC Hobbs Communities’ 50th Anniversary in the City of Orange

3. ATTACHMENTS
· Draft Proclamation
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Proclamation
Honoring
RC Hobbs Communities
50th Anniversary
WHEREAS, for 50 years, RC Hobbs Communities has stood as a privately held full-service real estate development company headquartered in the City of Orange, dedicated to helping individuals and families build a better life by building quality and value into homes; and WHEREAS, City of Orange native Roger C. Hobbs and his wife built the foundation of their business in 1976, establishing a multi-general legacy that would go on to include their sons; and WHEREAS, through decades of visionary leadership, Roger has guided the development of more than $1 billion in award-winning residential and commercial developments and completed more than 4,000 homes and apartments, earning national recognition while giving back to the local community through his tenure as Trustee Professor at Chapman University and by serving on the business faculty of California State University, Fullerton, Chapman University, and the University of Montana; and
WHEREAS, the company’s family leadership continues into its second generation with sons Robert and Jonathan Hobbs managing ongoing operations; and
WHEREAS, RC Hobbs Communities and the Hobbs family have demonstrated a philanthropic dedication to the City of Orange, actively supporting the Community Foundation of Orange; and WHEREAS, for five decades, three generations of the Hobbs family have embodied the spirit of civic responsibility, family values, and business excellence, enriching the economic and social fabric of our City.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Daniel R. Slater, Mayor of the City of Orange, and the entire City Council, do hereby recognize and honor RC Hobbs Communities on the milestone occasion of its 50th anniversary and express our deepest appreciation to the Hobbs family for their enduring contributions and dedicated service to the City of Orange.

DATED this 22
nd day of September 2026.

1. SUBJECT
Proclamation recognizing September 15-October 15, 2026 as National Hispanic Heritage Month and honoring Maribel Reyes Hernández

2. SUMMARY
Recognize September 15 through October 15, 2026, as National Hispanic Heritage Month in the City of Orange, honoring the rich history, culture, and contributions of Hispanic Americans, with special recognition of the Reyes Hernandez family and their contributions to the Orange community.

7. ATTACHMENTS
· Draft Proclamation
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Item #: 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0547

1. SUBJECT
Proclamation recognizing September 15-October 15, 2026 as National Hispanic Heritage Month and honoring Maribel Reyes Hernández

7. ATTACHMENTS
· Draft Proclamation
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Proclamation
Honoring
Maribel Reyes Hernández
National Hispanic Heritage Month 2026
WHEREAS, Maribel Reyes Hernández, a native of Mexico, was raised in the City of Santa Ana. During her formative years, Maribel witnessed her parents’ unwavering work ethic, deep commitment to serving others and strong family values; and
WHEREAS, Maribel began her community service in 1995, supporting young people as they pursued higher education and helping families navigate the challenges they faced. She connected deeply with students’ hardships and family dynamics and by the time she arrived at Cal State Fullerton, her calling was clear: she wanted to dedicate her life to serving communities; and
WHEREAS, Maribel earned her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Literature with a minor in Human Services from California State University, Fullerton in 2006, and that same year joined Community Action Partnership of Orange County as the lead for the El Modena Family Resource Center, a role she embraced for 20 years; and WHEREAS, for nearly two decades, Maribel dedicated herself to the El Modena community, expanding programs, strengthening services, building partnerships, and developing community leaders who advocated for education equality and neighborhood improvements; and
WHEREAS, Maribel’s meaningful contributions to the immigrant community were recognized in 2025 by the County of Orange from Supervisor Vincent Sarmiento and she was also honored as a nominee for Women of the Year in 2019 by Congressman Lou Correa for her outstanding service to the 46th Congressional District of El Modena. In 2016 Maribel was also recognized by the Orange County Immigrant Youth United for her relentless efforts in uplifting the migrant community at El Modena; and
WHEREAS, Maribel’s dedication to empowering communities, advancing social justice, and uplifting equity reflects the values of sacrifice, resilience, service, and love instilled by her parents and carried forward through her family.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Dan Slater, Mayor of the City of Orange, and the entire City Council, do hereby recognize September 15-October 15 as National Hispanic Heritage Month to honor the achievements of Hispanic Americans, especially those of the Reyes Hernandez family.

DATED this 22nd Day of September 2026.

1. SUBJECT
Proclamation recognizing Orange businesses for excellence and leadership in waste sorting and food waste diversion: Fratellino’s Italian Kitchen, Dave & Buster’s, Olive Garden, In-N-Out - Chapman, and Sauced BBQ & Spirits

2. SUMMARY
Commend each of these businesses for their commitment to waste reduction, food waste diversion, climate action, and environmental stewardship, and recognize their efforts to help advance a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable community in the City of Orange.

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Item #: 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0565

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Item #: 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0562

1. SUBJECT
Proclamation recognizing September 28, 2026, as National Good Neighbor Day

2. SUMMARY
Recognize September 28, 2026, as National Good Neighbor Day in the City of Orange and encourage residents to foster stronger, more connected neighborhoods through acts of kindness, community engagement, and looking out for one another.

3. ATTACHMENTS
· Draft Proclamation
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Item #: 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0562

1. SUBJECT
Proclamation recognizing September 28, 2026, as National Good Neighbor Day

3. ATTACHMENTS
· Draft Proclamation
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Proclamation
Honoring
National Good Neighbor Day
WHEREAS, strong neighborhoods are the foundation of safe, healthy, welcoming, and inclusive communities, where people can feel connected, supported, and a true sense of belonging; and WHEREAS, in an increasingly disconnected world, many Americans do not know the names of their neighbors, and too often the idea of a “good neighbor” is simply someone who keeps to themselves. Communities across our nation are experiencing rising levels of isolation and loneliness, challenges that can affect physical and mental health, life expectancy, well-being, social connection, and the strength of our communities; and WHEREAS, research shows that meaningful relationships among neighbors can strengthen individual well-being, contributing to better mental and physical health and longer, healthier lives; and WHEREAS, when neighbors know, trust, and care for one another, communities are better equipped to respond to disasters, prevent crime, participate in civic life, support one another in times of need, and build economic resilience. Something as simple as learning a neighbor’s name, sharing a conversation, lending a helping hand, or welcoming someone new can become the first step toward building trust and creating a stronger community; and WHEREAS, National Good Neighbor Day was first proclaimed in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter as an opportunity to strengthen communities and encourage friendship and goodwill among neighbors; and WHEREAS, this day reminds us that building community does not always begin with grand gestures—it begins at our front doors, across our fences, on our sidewalks, and with the simple invitation to know our neighbors; and WHEREAS, by choosing connection over isolation and kindness over indifference, each of us can help create neighborhoods where people look out for one another, celebrate one another, and ensure that no neighbor feels alone; and NOW, THEREFORE, I, Dan Slater, Mayor of the City of Orange, and the entire City Council, do proclaim September 28, 2026 as National Good Neighbor Day in the City of Orange. I call upon the residents of Orange to join me in observing this day by introducing yourself to, getting to know, and celebrating your neighbors.

DATED this 22nd day of September 2026.

Daniel R. Slater, Mayor
Arianna Barrios, Councilmember
Kathy Tavoularis, Councilmember
Ana Gutierrez, Councilmember
Jon Dumitru, Councilmember
Denis Bilodeau, Mayor pro tem
John Gyllenhammer, Councilmember
20 Agenda Item
Orange City Council
Item #: 3.1. 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0517
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Pamela Coleman, City Clerk/City Clerk Services Director

1. SUBJECT
Waive reading in full of all ordinances on the Agenda.

2. SUMMARY
This item asks the City Council to waive the reading in full of all ordinances on the agenda (if any) and approve their reading by title only.

State law requires that all ordinances be read in full either at the time of the introduction or at the time of passage, unless a motion waiving further reading is adopted by a majority of the City Council (Gov.

Code § 36934).

3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve.

4. ATTACHMENTS
· None
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Item #: 3.1. 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0517
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Pamela Coleman, City Clerk/City Clerk Services Director

1. SUBJECT
Waive reading in full of all ordinances on the Agenda.

2. SUMMARY
This item asks the City Council to waive the reading in full of all ordinances on the agenda (if any) and approve their reading by title only.

Code § 36934).

3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve.

4. ATTACHMENTS
· None
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Item #: 3.2. 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0479
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Pamela Coleman, City Clerk/City Clerk Services Director

1. SUBJECT
Approval of minutes of the City of Orange City Council Regular Meeting held on September 8, 2026

2. SUMMARY
Submitted for your consideration and approval are the minutes of the above meeting.

3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve minutes as presented.

4. ATTACHMENTS
· September 8, 2026, Regular Meeting minutes
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Item #: 3.2. 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0479
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Pamela Coleman, City Clerk/City Clerk Services Director

1. SUBJECT
Approval of minutes of the City of Orange City Council Regular Meeting held on September 8, 2026

2. SUMMARY
Submitted for your consideration and approval are the minutes of the above meeting.

3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve minutes as presented.

4. ATTACHMENTS
· September 8, 2026, Regular Meeting minutes
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City of Orange
Orange City Council
September 08, 2026

MINUTES - DRAFT
The City Council of the City of Orange, California convened on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. in a Regular Meeting in the Council Chamber, 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange, California.

Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(b), Councilmember Gyllenhammer participated in this meeting via teleconference from the Business Center, Marriott Hotel & Golf Club at Champion Circle, 3300 Championship Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76177. A copy of the agenda was posted at this location.
6:00 PM REGULAR SESSION

1. OPENING/CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Slater called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

1.1 INVOCATION
Given by Pastor Ric Olsen, Orange City Fire Chaplain.

1.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Mayor Dan Slater.

1.3 ROLL CALL

Present: Bilodeau, Barrios, Dumitru, Gutierrez, Gyllenhammer, and Slater

Absent: Tavoularis
Councilmember Gyllenhammer participated via teleconference.

1.4 ANNOUNCEMENTS
City Clerk Coleman announced, pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act, the teleconference location was identified in the meeting notice and agenda. Roll call votes would be conducted on all action items while Councilmember Gyllenhammer participated via teleconference.

2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Councilmember Gyllenhammer confirmed there was no one present to speak at his location.

Public Speakers:

Charles Romanov-Bivens spoke regarding ongoing issues with neighbors.

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25 Orange City Council Minutes - Draft September 8, 2026 The following spoke in opposition to a proposed warehouse project on Glassell:

Victoria Lim, Justin Smith, Doug Oldham, Betsy McEneaney, Christina Martinez, and Rachel Rolnicki.

Amie Losi expressed concerns regarding traffic in the neighborhoods behind the Orange Mall.

Susan Huber expressed concerns regarding traffic and parking on Canal St. near the Orange Mall.

The following spoke in support of preserving the Holiday Skate Center: Eric Knapp, Kevin Reyes, and Ethan CJ Ramirez.

Mary Oberschlake spoke regarding her personal achievements and the nonpartisan group Indivisible Orange.

Craig Attanasio spoke regarding immigration issues.

Elaine Bissonnette expressed concerns regarding speeding and drag racing on Walnut near Grijalva Park.

Written Public Comments
Michael Mavrovouniotis submitted an email expressing concerns with OC Animal Care.

Deborah Wayland submitted an email opposing a proposed warehouse project on Glassell.

3.1. Waive reading in full of all ordinances on the Agenda.

ACTION: Approved.

3.2. Confirmation of accounts payable warrant registers dated August 4, 6, 13, 18, 20, and 27, 2026 and payroll check warrants dated August 14 and 28, 2026 ACTION: Ratified the accompanying registers.

3.3. Approval of minutes of the City of Orange City Council Regular Meeting held on August 25, 2026
ACTION: Approved minutes as presented.

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26 Orange City Council Minutes - Draft September 8, 2026 Approval of the Consent Calendar
All items were approved as recommended.

A motion was made by Councilmember Dumitru, seconded by Councilmember Gutierrez, to approve the Consent Calendar as presented. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Bilodeau, Barrios, Dumitru, Gutierrez, Gyllenhammer, and Slater Noes: None

Absent: Tavoularis

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4. REPORTS FROM MAYOR SLATER
None

5. REPORTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS

5.1. Highlight Local Business (Gutierrez)
Councilmember Gutierrez highlighted the following local business: Derm FX.

6. AB 1234 REPORTS
None

7. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER
None

8. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

8.1. Initial review of the preliminary 13-Year Financial Sustainability and Investment Strategy
City Manager Hildenbrand presented the staff report utilizing a PowerPoint presentation.

Public Speaker:

Reggie Mundekis spoke in support of the preliminary plan and the proposed oversight should the sales tax measure pass.

Written Public Comment
Jordan Prell submitted an eComment in support of the preliminary plan and expressed appreciation for the long-term framework.

Council expressed support for the outlined priorities, including reducing debt, and requested greater emphasis on financial stability. Following discussion, staff was directed to return with a corresponding plan outlining additional reductions in the event the sales tax measure does not pass in November.

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9. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:32 p.m.

The next Regular City Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber, with Closed Session beginning at 5:00 p.m., if necessary.
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Orange City Council
Item #: 3.3. 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0486
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director

1. SUBJECT
Lease Agreement with V & E Tree Service, Inc. for City-Owned Property Located at 2443 North Batavia Street (APN 374-621-03)

2. SUMMARY
V&E Tree Service, Inc. has leased a portion of the City-owned parcel at 2443 North Batavia Street since 2014. The Tenant requested use of the full parcel, prompting City staff to negotiate a new lease agreement. The agreement allows the Tenant, at its own expense, to remove the non-operational tank and related equipment. The proposed ten-year lease includes a 3 percent annual rental escalation and supports the City’s long-term plans for the site. If approved, the new lease would begin on October 1, 2026.

3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve the lease agreement with V&E Tree Service, Inc. for the rental of 2443 N Batavia Street, APN 374-621-03; and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.

4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.

5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 2: Enhance Economic Development and Achieve Fiscal Stability.

6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
V&E Tree Service, Inc. (“Tenant”) has leased a portion of APN 374-621-03, located at 2443 North Batavia Street, since 2014. This parcel at one time contained City Well No. 1 and a 0.5-million-gallon steel tank, which are currently non-operational. Under the original agreement, the Tenant leased approximately half of the parcel for an annual rental amount of $19,800. The existing lease is set to expire in 2034.

The Tenant has requested use of the entire parcel. In response, City staff negotiated a new lease agreement that updates the terms related to lease duration, rental rates, and maintenance responsibilities. These updates reflect current market conditions and support responsible management of City-owned property. The City intends to retain the parcel for potential future Public Works Water Division needs.

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The proposed agreement grants the Tenant use of the entire parcel. It includes provisions allowing the Tenant, at its own expense, to remove the existing non-operational water tank and associated equipment.

The new lease term is ten years and includes a new rental rate for the full parcel, with an offset for the estimated cost to remove the existing equipment. The agreement also includes a rental rate escalation of 3 percent per year. If approved, the agreement would take effect on October 1, 2026, and remain in effect through September 30, 2036. The proposed updates align with the City’s longterm objectives for the site.

7. ATTACHMENTS
· Lease Agreement with V&E Tree Service, Inc.

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Item #: 3.3. 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0486
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director

1. SUBJECT
Lease Agreement with V & E Tree Service, Inc. for City-Owned Property Located at 2443 North Batavia Street (APN 374-621-03)

4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.

5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 2: Enhance Economic Development and Achieve Fiscal Stability.

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The proposed agreement grants the Tenant use of the entire parcel. It includes provisions allowing the Tenant, at its own expense, to remove the existing non-operational water tank and associated equipment.

7. ATTACHMENTS
· Lease Agreement with V&E Tree Service, Inc.

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Item #: 3.4. 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0511
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director

1. SUBJECT
First Amendment to Agreement with Nextechnology Systems, LLC dba Nextech Systems, Inc. for asneeded procurement and technical support of rectangular rapid-flashing beacon signs and related electrical devices

2. SUMMARY
Rectangular rapid-flashing beacons (RRFB) are traffic equipment that increase pedestrian safety at crosswalks and improve vehicle yield rates when activated. The City of Orange has successfully utilized rectangular rapid-flashing beacons manufactured by Carmanah Technologies Corporation.

The product is only available through Nextechnology Systems, LLC dba Nextech Systems, which have been previously approved for sole-source procurement. This amendment to the agreement will enable the City to continue to respond to pedestrian safety needs.

3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve the First Amendment to agreement with Nextechnology Systems, LLC dba Nextech Systems, Inc. in the amount of $200,000 for as-needed procurement and technical support of rectangular rapid-flashing beacon signs and related electrical devices; and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.

4. FISCAL IMPACT
The expense for this amendment is $200,000 and will be funded through General Fund (500) and Measure M - Traffic Improvement (263). Actual costs will be assigned to one of two project accounts:
500-5704-87101-275072 Minor Traffic Control Devices
263-5704-87101-275072 Minor Traffic Control Devices
The budget that will be used for this amendment will be requested in conjunction with the annual operating budget.

5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 5: Improve Infrastructure, Mobility, and Technology

6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
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crosswalks and improve vehicle yield rates when activated. Upon activation, RRFBs alert motorists that pedestrians are present at a crossing by flashing alternating high-intensity LEDs. They are placed on both sides of a crosswalk, between the pedestrian crossing sign and the diagonal downward arrow plaque pointing at the crossing.

Several RRFB systems have been installed Citywide, all of which are developed by Carmanah Technologies Corporation (Carmanah). Carmanah RRFBs were selected because they have the smallest profile and solar panel, which are less visually intrusive for installation-especially for locations in the Old Towne District. Carmanah RRFBs are only available through Nextechnology Systems, LLC dba Nextech Systems (Nextech), therefore warranting a sole source procurement.

In June 2023, the City Council approved Nextech as a single source vendor and entered into an agreement with Nextech for the as-needed procurement and technical support of rectangular rapidflashing beacon signs and related electrical devices.

Staff recommend continuing with Carmanah RRFBs to achieve consistency with existing infrastructure and maintenance efficiency, and Nextech is the only authorized vendor for the product in Southern California.

No budget appropriation is requested at this time. The purchase order corresponding to this agreement will be funded incrementally and as needed, through one of the City’s budgeted “maintenance-type” capital improvement projects (Minor Traffic Control Devices).

7. ATTACHMENTS
· First Amendment to Agreement with Nextechnology Systems LLC dba Nextech Systems City of Orange Page 2 of 2 Printed on 9/18/2026
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Orange City Council
Item #: 3.4. 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0511
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director

3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve the First Amendment to agreement with Nextechnology Systems, LLC dba Nextech Systems in the amount of $200,000 for as-needed procurement and technical support of rectangular rapid-flashing beacon signs and related electrical devices; and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.

5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 5: Improve Infrastructure, Mobility, and Technology

6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
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crosswalks and improve vehicle yield rates when activated. Upon activation, RRFBs alert motorists that pedestrians are present at a crossing by flashing alternating high-intensity LEDs. They are placed on both sides of a crosswalk, between the pedestrian crossing sign and the diagonal downward arrow plaque pointing at the crossing.

7. ATTACHMENTS
· First Amendment to Agreement with Nextechnology Systems LLC dba Nextech Systems City of Orange Page 2 of 2 Printed on 9/17/2026
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Orange City Council
Item #: 3.5. 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0514
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director

1. SUBJECT
Second Amendment to Agreement with Fortel Traffic, Inc. for as-needed procurement, installation, and maintenance of speed radar feedback signs and related electrical devices

2. SUMMARY
Second Amendment to the Agreement with Fortel Traffic, Inc. to increase agreement amount by an additional $200,000 to continue as-needed procurement, installation, and maintenance of speed radar feedback signs and related electrical devices

3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve the Second Amendment to Agreement with Fortel Traffic, Inc. in the amount of $200,000 for as-needed procurement, installation, and maintenance of speed radar feedback signs and related electrical devices; and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.

4. FISCAL IMPACT
The expense for this amendment is not-to-exceed $200,000 and will be funded through General Fund (100), Measure M - Traffic Improvement (263), and Capital Projects (500). Actual costs will be assigned to one of three operating or project accounts:
500-5704-87101-275072 Minor Traffic Control Devices
263-5704-87101-275072 Minor Traffic Control Devices
100-5702-56999- Other Repair/Maintenance Services
The budget that will be used for this amendment will be requested in conjunction with the annual operating budget.

5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 5: Improve Infrastructure, Mobility, and Technology

6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
Speeding on City streets continues to be one of the most prominent concerns of motorists and residents. Speed radar feedback (digital speed display) signs are flexible tools that help address these concerns by displaying the motorists’ current speeds and, depending on the model, a City of Orange Page 1 of 2 Printed on 9/18/2026
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In April 2022, the City Council approved Fortel Traffic, Inc. (Fortel) as a single source vendor. In September 2022 the City entered into an agreement with Fortel for the as-needed procurement, installation, and maintenance of speed radar feedback signs and related electrical devices. In June 2023, City Council approved a first amendment to the original agreement to continue services provided by Fortel.

Based on the effectiveness of the signs at encouraging slower speeds, their acceptance by our community and motoring public, and the number of inquiries received, staff anticipates the need to purchase, install, and maintain additional units. The total original contract and first amendment value of $200,000 has been fully utilized, and a second amendment is required to ensure continuity of this traffic calming and arterial speed management program.

If approved, the Agreement would be amended to reflect a not-to-exceed amount of $400,000 (the combined original and first amendment amount of $200,000 plus the requested additional amount of $200,000).

No budget appropriation is requested at this time. The purchase order corresponding to this amendment will be funded incrementally and as needed, through one of the City’s budgeted “maintenance-type” capital improvement projects (Minor Traffic Control Devices) or its operating budget for repair and maintenance services.

7. ATTACHMENTS
· Second Amendment to Agreement with Fortel Traffic, Inc.

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Item #: 3.5. 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0514
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director

1. SUBJECT
Second Amendment to Agreement with Fortel Traffic, Inc. for as-needed procurement, installation, and maintenance of speed radar feedback signs and related electrical devices

3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve the Second Amendment to Agreement with Fortel Traffic, Inc. in the amount of $200,000 for as-needed procurement, installation, and maintenance of speed radar feedback signs and related electrical devices and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.

5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 5: Improve Infrastructure, Mobility, and Technology

6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
Speeding on City streets continues to be one of the most prominent concerns of motorists and residents. Speed radar feedback (digital speed display) signs are flexible tools that help address these concerns by displaying the motorists’ current speeds and, depending on the model, a City of Orange Page 1 of 2 Printed on 9/17/2026
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· Second Amendment to Agreement with Fortel Traffic, Inc.

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Agenda Item
Orange City Council
Item #: 3.6. 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0498
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director

1. SUBJECT
Approval of plans and specifications for Annual Pavement Maintenance at Various Locations Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Phase 1 and authorization to advertise for bids; and finding of California Environmental Quality Act exemption

2. SUMMARY
Plans and specifications have been completed, and the project is ready to be advertised for bids. The total estimated construction cost, including contingencies and construction engineering is $6,450,906.00.

3. RECOMMENDED ACTION

1. Approve the plans and specifications and authorize advertising for Bid No. 26-27.06 (SP4303), Annual Pavement Maintenance at Various Locations Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Phase 1.

2. Find that the proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines 15301 (Class 1(c) - Existing Facilities).

4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.

5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 5: Improve Infrastructure, Mobility, and Technology Objective 5.1: Pavement Condition Index Improvement

6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
The Annual Pavement Maintenance at Various Locations Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Phase 1 project is part of the City’s Pavement Management Program (PMP) activities and is designed to prolong pavement life of city streets. The project will consist of Annual Street Maintenance and SB-1 funded Street Improvements.

On May 13, 2025, the City Council approved the list of nine city arterial streets to be submitted for the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) Funding Program, part of SB-1 - Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. The program addresses basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and critical safety needs. For FY26, the City of Orange is receiving approximately $3,691,332 of RMRA City of Orange Page 1 of 2 Printed on 9/17/2026
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funding for the rehabilitation of city streets.

The pavement rehabilitation methods vary depending on the sustained damage, but in general, consist of asphalt concrete overlays with localized areas of pavement reconstruction, replacement of damaged curb and gutter, cross gutter, sidewalk, and access ramps within the project limits to conform to federal guidelines, and construction of new curb and gutter at locations that are missing or in need of replacement. The rehabilitated pavement will have a longer service life and will provide a safe and smooth ride for the public.

The streets selected for maintenance are in accordance with the City’s PMP and generally fall into the “poor to fair” category, requiring work at this time to prevent total pavement failure and avoid the significantly higher cost of complete reconstruction in the future.

The total cost is estimated at $6,450,906.00, including construction engineering and a 15% contingency. Upon receipt of public bids, staff will return to the City Council and recommend award of contract and any necessary funding adjustments based on the outcome of the public bid.

Construction is anticipated to begin in January 2027 and is expected to be completed in March 2027.

Specifications and cost estimates are available for review in the Public Works Department.

7. ENVIRONAMENTAL REVIEW
The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines 15301 (Class 1(c) - Existing Facilities) in that it involves pavement maintenance and rehabilitation of existing streets and does not create additional roadway capacity. No public review is required.

8. ATTACHMENTS
· Location Maps
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Orange City Council
Item #: 3.6. 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0498
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director

3. RECOMMENDED ACTION

1. Approve the plans and specifications and authorize advertising for Bid No. 26-27.06 (SP4303), Annual Pavement Maintenance at Various Locations Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Phase 1.

2. Find that the proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines 15301 (Class 1(c) - Existing Facilities).

4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.

5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 5: Improve Infrastructure, Mobility, and Technology Objective 5.1: Pavement Condition Index Improvement

On May 13, 2025, the City Council approved the list of nine city arterial streets to be submitted for the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) Funding Program, part of SB-1 - Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. The program addresses basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and critical safety needs. For FY26, the City of Orange is receiving approximately $3,691,332 of RMRA City of Orange Page 1 of 2 Printed on 9/17/2026
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Construction is anticipated to begin in January 2027 and is expected to be completed in March 2027.

Specifications and cost estimates are available for review in the Public Works Department.

8. ATTACHMENTS
· Location Maps
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Orange City Council
Item #: 3.7. 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0503
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director

1. SUBJECT
Rejection of all bids received for Traffic Signal Installation and Fiber Optic Communication for Walnut Avenue and Orange Street and authorization to re-advertise for bids

2. SUMMARY
Bids for Traffic Signal Installation and Fiber Optic Communication for Walnut Avenue and Orange Street were received and opened on September 3, 2026. Six bidders responded to the notice inviting bids. Due to a scope change, staff will re-bid the project to include additional features deemed necessary for the implementation of the project.

3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Reject all bids received for Traffic Signal Installation and Fiber Optic Communication for Walnut Avenue and Orange Street, Bid No. 26-27.01; and direct staff to re-advertise for bids.

4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.

5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 5: Improve Infrastructure, Mobility, and Technology

6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
The City Council previously approved advertisement of bids for Traffic Signal Installation and Fiber Optic Communication for Walnut Avenue and Orange Street on July 14, 2026. Bid solicitation was advertised on August 13, 2026, for a period of three weeks. Bids were opened on September 3, 2026, and six bids were received as follows:

1. Alfaro Communications Construction, Inc. $542,339.79

2. Select Electric, Inc. $559,585.00

3. Elecnor Belco Electric, Inc. $605,536.00

4. Servitek Electric, Inc. $606,456.00

5. DBX, Inc. $610,973.00
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6. PTM General Engineering Service, Inc. $690,019.00
The original project comprised the installation of a new traffic signal and associated hardware at the intersection of Walnut Avenue and Orange Street. The revised project scope will add a raised “pork chop” (triangular) median island at the north leg of the intersection. This feature is intended to reinforce existing signs and roadway features that prohibit vehicles exiting Chapman University’s Anderson Parking Structure (Anderson) from proceeding straight onto northbound Orange Street.

Construction of the project is still on track to be completed in Summer 2027, during Chapman University’s summer recess. Staff recommends rejection of all bids and re-advertisement of this project with the revised scope of work.

7. ATTACHMENTS
· Bid Abstract
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Orange City Council
Item #: 3.7. 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0503
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director

1. SUBJECT
Rejection of all bids received for Traffic Signal Installation and Fiber Optic Communication for Walnut Avenue and Orange Street and authorization to re-advertise for bids

4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.

5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 5: Improve Infrastructure, Mobility, and Technology

1. Alfaro Communications Construction, Inc. $542,339.79

2. Select Electric, Inc. $559,585.00

3. Elecnor Belco Electric, Inc. $605,536.00

4. Servitek Electric, Inc. $606,456.00

5. DBX, Inc. $610,973.00
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7. ATTACHMENTS
· Bid Abstract
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Traffic Signal Installation and Fiber Optic Communication for Walnut Avenue and Orange Street (#10309507)
Closing Date:09/03/2026 02:00 PM PDT
Owner: Orange CA, City of
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1 601-8 Temporary Traffic Control LS 1 $40,000.00 $40,000.00 $8,350.00 $8,350.00 $8,500.00 $8,500.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $30,000.00 $30,000.00 $6,500.00 $6,500.00 $40,000.00 $40,000.00 2 86-1.04 Traffic Signal Installation LS 1 $363,630.00 $363,630.00 $406,225.79 $406,225.79 $457,977.00 $457,977.00 $497,000.00 $497,000.00 $464,103.00 $464,103.00 $501,333.00 $501,333.00 $547,807.00 $547,807.00 3 81-3.04 Signing and Striping LS 1 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $6,702.00 $6,702.00 $9,214.00 $9,214.00 $14,600.00 $14,600.00 $13,748.00 $13,748.00 $8,100.00 $8,100.00 $6,300.00 $6,300.00 4 87-19.01C(1)
Fiber Testing and
Documentation
LS 1 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $4,905.00 $4,905.00 $10,049.00 $10,049.00 $5,500.00 $5,500.00 $19,500.00 $19,500.00 $4,000.00 $4,000.00 $2,650.00 $2,650.00 5 87-19.02J(1)
Furnish and Install 3-Inch
Conduit with Tracer Wire
LF 660 $150.00 $99,000.00 $58.36 $38,517.60 $59.00 $38,940.00 $60.00 $39,600.00 $51.00 $33,660.00 $79.00 $52,140.00 $90.00 $59,400.00 6 87-19.02C(1)
Furnish and Install 12 Single
Mode Fiber Optic Cable
(SMFO)
LF 1300 $5.00 $6,500.00 $5.14 $6,682.00 $3.00 $3,900.00 $2.30 $2,990.00 $7.00 $9,100.00 $6.00 $7,800.00 $5.04 $6,552.00 7 87-19.02K(1)
Furnish and Install Ethernet
Switch Complete
EA 3 $4,500.00 $13,500.00 $9,604.13 $28,812.39 $3,595.00 $10,785.00 $3,982.00 $11,946.00 $4,076.00 $12,228.00 $3,600.00 $10,800.00 $5,000.00 $15,000.00 8 87-23.1
Reconnect/Integrate Existing
Wireless Ethernet Radio
EA 1 $2,500.00 $2,500.00 $1,226.25 $1,226.25 $1,244.00 $1,244.00 $1,100.00 $1,100.00 $1,800.00 $1,800.00 $3,500.00 $3,500.00 $2,250.00 $2,250.00 9 87-19.02E(1)
Furnish and Install Fiber
Single-Panel Housing
Termination Unit Complete
EA 3 $2,500.00 $7,500.00 $1,754.17 $5,262.51 $2,500.00 $7,500.00 $2,600.00 $7,800.00 $939.00 $2,817.00 $3,100.00 $9,300.00 $2,520.00 $7,560.00 10 400-3 Pothole Repair LS 1 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $35,656.25 $35,656.25 $11,476.00 $11,476.00 $13,000.00 $13,000.00 $19,500.00 $19,500.00 $7,500.00 $7,500.00 $2,500.00 $2,500.00 SP-4301 Total: $552,630.00 $542,339.79 $559,585.00 $603,536.00 $606,456.00 $610,973.00 $690,019.00 76 Agenda Item
Orange City Council
Item #: 3.8. 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0502
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Alan Velasco, Fire Chief

1. SUBJECT
Designation of Authorized Agents for State and Federal disaster and grant assistance

2. SUMMARY
This resolution designates the City Manager as the City's Authorized Agent to execute and file applications with the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services for federal and state disaster assistance and related grant programs. The City's prior designation, Resolution No. 11061, was adopted on February 13, 2018 and has since expired, leaving the City without a current Authorized Agent on file with California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. The proposed resolution is a universal designation, effective for all open and future disasters and grants declared up to three years following adoption.

3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Adopt Resolution No. 11719. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange designating authorized agents of the City of Orange for the purpose of obtaining Federal and State disaster assistance (Cal OES Form 130).

4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.

5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 6: Ensure the Preservation of Historic Resources
Objective 6.3: Disaster Preparedness Plan to protect and preserve historical archives at the Main Branch Library and History Center

6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) requires every applicant for state and federal disaster assistance to have a current Designation of Applicant's Agent Resolution (Cal OES Form OES-FPD-130) on file. The designation identifies the individual authorized to execute and submit applications, certifications, and reimbursement requests on the applicant's behalf. Without a current designation, the City cannot file a Request for Public Assistance or execute the associated project documents, which would delay the recovery of eligible costs following a declared emergency.

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11061, adopted February 13, 2018, which designated the City Manager or Finance Director and was effective for three years. That designation expired in February 2021, and a subsequent Authorized Agent form submitted in 2023 has also lapsed. In August 2026, Cal OES confirmed to City staff that no current Form 130 is on file and directed the City to submit a new resolution and agent designation.

The City has previously received both federal and state disaster assistance, including two Public Assistance projects under DR-4344 and DR-4482, both of which are closed, and a California Disaster Assistance Act project obligated in December 2020. Maintaining a current designation ensures the City can act without delay in a future event.

The proposed resolution designates the City Manager by title rather than by name, and it is a universal designation covering all open and future disasters and grants for three years following adoption. Upon adoption, staff will submit the certified resolution together with Cal OES Form OESFPD-130 and the List of Authorized Agents to the Cal OES Disaster Recovery office.

7. ATTACHMENTS
· Resolution No. 11719
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Orange City Council
Item #: 3.8. 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0502
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Alan Velasco, Fire Chief

1. SUBJECT
Designation of Authorized Agent for State and Federal disaster and grant assistance

4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.

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11061, adopted February 13, 2018, which designated the City Manager or Finance Director and was effective for three years. That designation expired in February 2021, and a subsequent Authorized Agent form submitted in 2023 has also lapsed. In August 2026, Cal OES confirmed to City staff that no current Form 130 is on file and directed the City to submit a new resolution and agent designation.

7. ATTACHMENTS
· Resolution No. 11719
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RESOLUTION NO. 11719

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE

CITY OF ORANGE DESIGNATING AUTHORIZED

AGENTS OF THE CITY OF ORANGE FOR THE

PURPOSE OF OBTAINING FEDERAL AND STATE
DISASTER ASSISTANCE (CAL OES FORM 130)
WHEREAS, the City of Orange (Cal OES ID No. 059-53980) is a public entity established under the laws of the State of California and is eligible to apply for and receive certain federal financial assistance under Public Law 93-288 as amended by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1988, and state financial assistance under the California Disaster Assistance Act; and
WHEREAS, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) requires each applicant for such assistance to have on file a current Designation of Applicant’s Agent Resolution for Non-State Agencies (Cal OES Form 130) approved by the applicant’s governing body, and further requires that a new resolution be submitted whenever a previously submitted resolution is more than three (3) years old from its last date of approval; and WHEREAS, on February 13, 2018, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 11061 designating the City’s Authorized Agent for such purposes, and that resolution, together with an Authorized Agent designation subsequently submitted in 2023, has expired; and WHEREAS, Cal OES has confirmed that the City of Orange has no current Designation of Applicant’s Agent Resolution on file, and adoption of a new resolution is necessary for the City to apply for, receive, and administer federal and state disaster assistance funding; and WHEREAS, designating the Authorized Agent by position title rather than by the name of an individual allows the designation to remain effective notwithstanding changes in City personnel; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager serves as the Director of Emergency Services for the City of Orange and is the appropriate officer to execute and file applications for disaster assistance on the City’s behalf; and
WHEREAS, Cal OES Form 130 permits the designation of up to three (3) Authorized Agents by title, and the designation of alternate agents ensures that the City can meet federal and state submission and certification deadlines during the absence of the City Manager or during an emergency activation.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orange as follows:

SECTION I:

City Manager, or the Director of Finance, or the Emergency Manager, is hereby authorized to execute for and on behalf of the City of Orange, a public entity established under the laws of the State of California, this application and to file it with the California Governor’s Office of 81 2
Emergency Services for the purpose of obtaining certain federal financial assistance under Public Law 93-288 as amended by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1988, and/or state financial assistance under the California Disaster Assistance Act.

SECTION II:

That the City of Orange, a public entity established under the laws of the State of California, hereby authorizes its agent(s) to provide to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for all matters pertaining to such state disaster assistance the assurances and agreements required.

SECTION III:

That this is a universal resolution and is effective for all open and future disasters up to three (3) years following the date of approval below.

SECTION IV:

That City staff is authorized and directed to complete, execute, and submit Cal OES Form 130 to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services consistent with this Resolution, and to take such further actions as may be necessary to maintain the City’s eligibility for federal and state disaster assistance.

SECTION V:

That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and shall cause a certified copy to be transmitted to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.

ADOPTED this ____ day of ____________________, 2026
Daniel R. Slater, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST:

Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Nathalie Adourian, City Attorney, City of Orange
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I, PAMELA COLEMAN, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the day of , 2026 by the following vote:

AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

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ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:

Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
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Orange City Council
Item #: 8.1. 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0496
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Trang Nguyen, Finance Director

1. SUBJECT
Public Hearing to consider revision of the Master Schedule of Fees and Charges for various City services

2. SUMMARY
The City periodically updates its Master Schedule of Fees and Charges to reflect changes in service delivery costs and operational requirements. The Master Schedule of Fees is reviewed and updated at least annually to ensure fees remain current, appropriately reflecting the cost of providing City services, and accounting for changes in operational requirements. This item proposes a limited update to the Master Schedule of Fees to authorize a credit card processing fee of up to 4% of the transaction amount, various Community Development Department fees, and Animal Control fees to improve accuracy, consistency, and alignment with the City’s cost recovery objectives.

3. RECOMMENDED ACTION

1. Conduct and close the Public Hearing.

2. Adopt Resolution No. 11721. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange amending the Master Schedule of Fees and Charges for various City services.

4. FISCAL IMPACT
The proposed fee updates are intended to maintain appropriate cost recovery for City services and third-party payment processing costs. The revisions are not intended to generate revenue in excess of the cost of providing the applicable services.

5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 2: Enhance Economic Development and Achieve Fiscal Stability

6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
Background
The City of Orange maintains a Master Schedule of Fees that establishes charges for services provided by various City departments. The Master Schedule of Fees is periodically reviewed and updated to reflect changes in service delivery costs, operational requirements, and applicable regulatory requirements.

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The City Council adopted Resolution No. 11665 on April 28, 2026, establishing the current charges for City services. Since its adoption, staff has identified several fees that require updates to better align with the City’s cost recovery objectives.

Proposed Fee Updates
Credit Card Processing Fee
The City provides customers with several options for making payments for City services, including electronic payment methods. When credit card payments are accepted, the City may incur transaction and processing fees assessed by third-party payment processors. These costs vary depending on the payment platform, processor, transaction type, and services provided.

As the City continues to modernize its payment systems, staff reviewed the existing credit card processing fee to ensure the Master Schedule provides sufficient flexibility to recover these thirdparty processing costs.

Staff recommends updating the Master Schedule of Fees to authorize a credit card processing fee of up to 4% of the transaction amount, subject to any applicable minimum service charge imposed by the City’s payment processor.

Establishing the fee as a maximum rather than a fixed percentage will allow the City to assess the applicable processing charge associated with each payment platform, not to exceed the amount authorized by the Master Schedule. This approach provides flexibility as payment-processing agreements and technology change while maintaining the City’s cost-recovery objective.

The proposed update is also timely as the City prepares to implement new payment-processing services in conjunction with upcoming system improvements. Under the payment services associated with the new utility billing system, for example, electronic payments will be subject to a third-party service charge of 3.95%, with a minimum charge of $2.50. The proposed Master Schedule language accommodates this arrangement while providing a consistent framework for other City paymentprocessing services.

The processing fee is intended solely to recover costs associated with providing electronic payment options and is not intended to generate additional revenue.

Community Development Department Fees
As part of the proposed update to the Master Schedule of Fees, staff recommends several revisions to Community Development Department fees to better align the schedule with current services and cost-recovery requirements. The Building and Safety Division proposes a new Combination Heating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) permit fee that includes associated ducting and electrical work. While the existing schedule provides separate fees for heating and air conditioning, the proposed combination fee creates a more appropriate and cost-effective option for residents and businesses installing packaged HVAC systems while maintaining full cost recovery. The proposed fee is $651 for systems under 100,000 BTU and $875 for systems over 100,000 BTU.

The proposed update also includes several Code Enforcement fee revisions, including a new Board of Appeals deposit related to Title 15, an Illegal Sign Impoundment fee, updated Massage Establishment Permit fees, and corrections to Mobile Vehicle Vending Permit fees.

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State law requires the City to provide an administrative process for hearing and deciding appeals of orders, decisions, or determinations made by the Building Official and/or Code Official (referred to herein as the Code Compliance Manager) concerning the application and interpretation of the City's adopted California Building Codes and the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), as incorporated into Title 15 of the Orange Municipal Code (OMC).

The applicable requirements provide for the establishment of a Board of Appeals composed of individuals who are qualified through experience and training in matters related to the adopted codes.

Board members may not be City employees. The importance of maintaining an appropriate appeals process was reinforced by the California Court of Appeal's decision in Temple of 1001 Buddhas v.

City of Fremont (2024), which addressed the statutory requirement for cities to provide an authorized body or agency to hear appeals, or otherwise provide an appeal to the governing body, consistent with the California Building Code.

As the City establishes and implements this appeals process, there will be costs associated with convening and administering a qualified Board of Appeals, including staff coordination, meeting preparation, technical expertise, administrative support, and other costs necessary to conduct an appeal based on the specific building code or IPMC matter being challenged.

The proposed $1,000 Board of Appeals fee, structured as an advance deposit, would provide the City with a mechanism to recover the reasonable costs associated with convening and conducting an appeal. The deposit would help ensure that costs associated with specialized appeal proceedings are appropriately allocated to the appellant rather than absorbed by the City's General Fund.

Illegal Sign Impoundment - Proposed Fee
The Code Enforcement Division has been tasked with developing and implementing procedures for the impoundment of unpermitted signs placed within the City's right-of-way, as authorized under the existing Sign Code. The current fee structure, however, does not provide for recovery of the City's costs associated with the staffing, collection, transportation, storage, administrative processing, and disposition of impounded signs, including the release of signs to their owners upon proper notice or the disposal of signs that remain unclaimed.

The proposed $195 Illegal Sign Impoundment Fee would provide a mechanism for the City to recover the reasonable costs associated with administering and enforcing the sign impoundment program.

Establishing the fee is particularly important as the City prepares to consider amendments to the Sign Code later this year that would strengthen enforcement provisions and expand the City's ability to address illegally placed and unpermitted signs. The proposed fee would help ensure that the costs associated with sign impoundment and disposition are appropriately borne by responsible parties rather than absorbed by the City's General Fund.

Massage Establishment Permit - Proposed Fee Increase
Earlier this year, the Code Enforcement Division was directed to begin assuming regulatory oversight of the City's Massage Establishment Permit Program pursuant to Chapter 5.56 of the Orange Municipal Code (OMC). Under the current process, massage establishment operators are required to obtain a City business license, complete a fingerprint-based background check conducted by the Police Department, and satisfy applicable zoning requirements before a Massage Establishment Permit is issued by the Finance Department. The existing $651 application processing fee primarily covers Finance Department application and permit processing and does not provide for recovery of the City's ongoing Code Enforcement or Police Department costs associated with regulatory City of Orange Page 3 of 5 Printed on 9/17/2026
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monitoring, inspections, investigations, and enforcement.

The number of massage establishments operating in the City has increased significantly, with nearly 100 establishments currently operating citywide. This growth has increased the need for consistent regulatory oversight, routine inspections, complaint response, and proactive enforcement to ensure compliance with City regulations and applicable State law.

On May 26, 2026, the City Council adopted Urgency Ordinance No. 08-26, establishing a temporary 45-day moratorium on the approval, issuance, acceptance, or processing of permits, business licenses, and land use entitlements for new massage establishments. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65858, the interim ordinance was scheduled to expire on July 10, 2026, unless extended following a duly noticed public hearing and a four-fifths vote of the City Council. On June 29, 2026, the City Council held the required public hearing and extended the interim urgency ordinance pursuant to Government Code Section 65858(b) for an additional 22 months and 15 days, through May 25, 2028. Existing massage establishments may continue to apply for permits and renewals, and the City may continue to make final decisions on those applications.

During the moratorium period, Code Enforcement is developing an online application intake and processing system for Massage Establishment Permit renewals and anticipates beginning application processing in November 2026. In preparation for this expanded regulatory role, the City conducted a fee study to determine the appropriate level of cost recovery for the personnel, equipment, and resources necessary to administer the program.

The fee study considers the costs associated with application processing, permit review, routine onsite inspections, complaint investigations, proactive compliance activities, and enforcement actions. It also accounts for necessary inspection and investigative equipment, printing and administrative expenses, Police Department services, City prosecution, and other personnel resources required to address violations, including allegations of unprofessional conduct and other violations of State law and the OMC.

Based on the results of the fee study, a proposed Massage Establishment Permit fee of $870 is recommended. The proposed fee is intended to provide a more appropriate level of cost recovery for the City's expanded regulatory oversight, including application processing, inspections, investigations, equipment, and enforcement activities associated with massage establishments citywide. A $240 change fee is also proposed.

Without approval of the proposed fee increase, the City does not have sufficient existing funding within the current budget to absorb the additional costs associated with Code Enforcement assuming responsibility for this expanded regulatory oversight. The proposed fee therefore provides a necessary mechanism to align permit revenues with the City's actual costs of administering and enforcing the Massage Establishment Permit Program.

Mobile Vehicle Vending Permit - Fee Corrections
Staff also recommends correcting two Mobile Vehicle Vending Permit fees that were previously adopted at amounts inconsistent with the applicable time-estimate worksheets. The per-employee permit fee would be adjusted from $674 to $406, and the change fee from $337 to $240. These corrections align the adopted fees with the underlying cost-recovery calculations.

Animal Control Fees
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Schedule of Fees. Animal care and control is provided by the County of Orange through a contract with Orange County Animal Care (OCAC). Since OCAC is a separate government entity, these fees were not evaluated as part of the Matrix fee study. However, OCAC has conducted fee studies in the past, helping cities adopt fee schedules that offset service costs. In relying on OCAC's fee study and meeting with OCAC staff, City staff identified select animal care and control fees that may be increased pursuant to the Consumer Price Index without exceeding full cost recovery. The City Council previously approved animal care and control fee increases on April 28, 2026. However, after the City Council's approval, staff noticed minor errors in the fee schedule, and therefore, the increases were placed on hold until they could be corrected. Should the City Council approve the proposed increases, staff will submit the revised Master Schedule of Fees to OCAC so they may be implemented.

Conclusion
The proposed amendments update several areas of the Master Schedule of Fees to better reflect current service delivery, third-party processing costs, regulatory responsibilities, and the City's costrecovery objectives. The revisions provide a flexible framework for credit card processing charges; add and correct Community Development fees, including fees associated with building code appeals, illegal sign impoundment, massage establishment regulation, HVAC permits, and mobile vehicle vending permits; and update Animal Control fees. Collectively, the changes are intended to improve the accuracy and consistency of the Master Schedule while ensuring charges remain appropriately tied to the cost of providing City services.

7. ATTACHMENTS
· Resolution No. 11721
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Agenda Item
Orange City Council
Item #: 8.1. 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0496
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Trang Nguyen, Finance Director

1. SUBJECT
Public Hearing to consider revision of the Master Schedule of Fees and Charges for various City services

3. RECOMMENDED ACTION

1. Conduct and close the Public Hearing.

2. Adopt Resolution No. 11721. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange amending the Master Schedule of Fees and Charges for various City services.

5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 2: Enhance Economic Development and Achieve Fiscal Stability

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The City Council adopted Resolution No. 11665 on April 28, 2026, establishing the current charges for City services. Since its adoption, staff has identified several fees that require updates to better align with the City’s cost recovery objectives.

The processing fee is intended solely to recover costs associated with providing electronic payment options and is not intended to generate additional revenue.

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State law requires the City to provide an administrative process for hearing and deciding appeals of orders, decisions, or determinations made by the Building Official and/or Code Official (referred to herein as the Code Compliance Manager) concerning the application and interpretation of the City's adopted California Building Codes and the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), as incorporated into Title 15 of the Orange Municipal Code (OMC).

The applicable requirements provide for the establishment of a Board of Appeals composed of individuals who are qualified through experience and training in matters related to the adopted codes.

Board members may not be City employees. The importance of maintaining an appropriate appeals process was reinforced by the California Court of Appeal's decision in Temple of 1001 Buddhas v.

The proposed $195 Illegal Sign Impoundment Fee would provide a mechanism for the City to recover the reasonable costs associated with administering and enforcing the sign impoundment program.

Massage Establishment Permit - Proposed Fee Increase
Earlier this year, the Code Enforcement Division was directed to begin assuming regulatory oversight of the City's Massage Establishment Permit Program pursuant to Chapter 5.56 of the Orange Municipal Code (OMC). Under the current process, massage establishment operators are required to obtain a City business license, complete a fingerprint-based background check conducted by the Police Department, and satisfy applicable zoning requirements before a Massage Establishment Permit is issued by the Finance Department. The existing $651 application processing fee primarily covers Finance Department application and permit processing and does not provide for recovery of the City's ongoing Code Enforcement or Police Department costs associated with regulatory City of Orange Page 3 of 5 Printed on 9/17/2026
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Schedule of Fees. Animal care and control is provided by the County of Orange through a contract with Orange County Animal Care (OCAC). Since OCAC is a separate government entity, these fees were not evaluated as part of the Matrix fee study. However, OCAC has conducted fee studies in the past, helping cities adopt fee schedules that offset service costs. In relying on OCAC's fee study and meeting with OCAC staff, City staff identified select animal care and control fees that may be increased pursuant to the Consumer Price Index without exceeding full cost recovery. The City Council previously approved animal care and control fee increases on April 28, 2026. However, after the City Council's approval, staff noticed minor errors in the fee schedule, and therefore, the increases were placed on hold until they could be corrected. Should the City Council approve the proposed increases, staff will submit the revised Master Schedule of Fees to OCAC so they may be implemented.

7. ATTACHMENTS
· Resolution No. 11721
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RESOLUTION NO. 11721

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL

OF THE CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING

THE MASTER SCHEDULE OF FEES AND
CHARGES FOR VARIOUS CITY SERVICES.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 3.10 of the Orange Municipal Code, the City Council has established and maintained a Master Schedule of Fees and Charges, consisting of fees and charges for services provided by the City to persons using such services; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Chapter 3.10 of the Orange Municipal Code, the Master Schedule of Fees and Charges has been periodically amended and revised from time to time by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, City staff has reviewed fees and charges associated with Animal Control, Code Enforcement, Community Development, and electronic payment processing to ensure that the Master Schedule of Fees and Charges reflects current services, regulatory activities, and related costs; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments update certain fees and charges to account for changes in the cost of providing City services, administering City programs, and performing regulatory activities; and
WHEREAS, the City also accepts electronic payments for various City services and incurs transaction and processing costs assessed by third-party payment processors, which may vary depending upon the payment platform, transaction type, and services provided; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to amend the Master Schedule of Fees and Charges as set forth in Attachment “A,” including authorization of a credit card processing fee of up to four percent (4%) of the transaction amount, subject to any applicable minimum service charge imposed by the City’s payment processor; and WHEREAS, the fees and charges set forth in Attachment “A” are based on the City’s review of the applicable services and activities and are structured to recover no more than the reasonable costs incurred by the City, except as otherwise authorized by law.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orange as follows:

1. The Master Schedule of Fees and Charges is hereby amended and Attachment “A” to this Resolution is hereby adopted, modifying the Master Schedule of Fees and Charges to provide for the inclusion of the amounts of fees for those listed in Attachment “A”.
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2. The City Council finds that the fees set forth in Attachment “A” is intended to recover costs incurred by the City in connection with processing credit card and electronic payment transactions and does not exceed the reasonable cost of providing such service.

3. The fees listed in Attachment “A” shall be effective October 22, 2026.

4. If the fees set forth in this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect any other fee, charge, or rate, or application thereof, which can be implemented without the invalid fee, charge, or rate, or application thereof, and to this end the fees, charges and rates of this Resolution are declared to be severable.

ADOPTED this _____ day of ______ 2026.

Daniel R. Slater, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST:

Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Natalie Adourian, City Attorney, City of Orange
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.

AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:

Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
96 ATTACHMENT “A”

MASTER SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 22, 2026.
[Behind this sheet.]
97 Master Fee Schedule Proposed September 22, 2026
Fee Name Unit Fee
City Clerk
Document Certification Each $ 15
Filing of Circulators of an Initiative Each $ 200
Subpoena for Records Each $ 15
Photocopy:

Election-Related Per Copy $ 0.10
Black & White Per Copy $ 0.15
Color Copy Per Copy $ 0.25
Flash Drive Copy Each $ 30
Passport Processing Each $ 35
Passport Photo Each $ 15
Candidate Registration Each $ 25
Lobbyist Registration Fee:

Initial Each $ 190
Annual Each $ 190
Room Rental:

Weimer Room Per Hour $ 170
Conference Room C Per Hour $ 165
City Manager

FILMING FEES
Filming Fees:

Application Fees Each $ 40
Citywide (Excludes Plaza District) Each $ 208
Plaza District Motion Each $ 444
Plaza District Still Each $ 208
Parks Each $ 218
Preparation and Strike Days Daily Use Rate 50%
Additional Staff Time Charged Hourly in Excess of Two Hours Each Actual Cost Police Officer Each Actual Cost
Community Development - Building
Inspections:

Inspection outside of normal business hours Per Hour (Min 3) $ 1,008 Inspection/Re-inspection fees during business hours Per Hour $ 224 Inspection for which no fee is indicated Per Hour $ 224 Plan review for changes, additions, and revisions to plan Per Hour $ 212 Change of Occupancy, requiring new and temporary C. of O. Per Hour $ 342 Alternate Materials or Methods Request Per Hour $ 339
Appeal to CDD of Building Official Determination Per Hour $ 342 Administrative Processing Each $ 90
Project Fee Returned % of Permit Fee 10%
Project Fee Returned - % of permit work completed
Plan Check Not Started % of Fee Refunded 80%
Plan Check Complete % of Fee Refunded 0%
Permit Issued with No Inspections Completed % of Fee Refunded 80% Mechanical, Electrical, & Plumbing
Electrical
Service or Panel:

Up to 1,000 amp Each $ 426
1,000+ amps Each $ 650
Outlets, Lights, and Switches - Per Item
Up to 10 Base $ 315
Over 10 Per 10 Units $ 315
Square Footage Rate Per Sq. Ft. $ 0.17
Power Equipment:

Up to 1 HP or to 1kva

ATTACHMENT A
98 Master Fee Schedule Proposed September 22, 2026
Fee Name Unit Fee
Up to 5 Base $ 315
Over 5 Per 5 Units $ 315
Over 1 HP
Up to 5 Base $ 315
Over 5 Per 10 Units $ 315
Sign & Circuit (Electrical Portion Only) (New Installations Only) Per 5 Signs $ 203 Temporary Power - (Main Pole of Equipment) Each $ 315
Temporary Power - Distance Poles Per Pole $ 203
Busways (Each) Each $ 203
Private Street Light:

Up to 5 Base $ 315
Over 5 Per 5 Units or Portion Thereof $ 315
Battery Backup / Energy Storage System Per 5 Systems $ 421 EV Charger
Residential Each $ 315
Commercial Per Charging Unit $ 315
Plumbing
Water Closet, Urinal, Bathtub (including shower head), Shower Stall, Kitchen Sink, Dishwasher, Garbage Disposal, Clothes Washer, Water Heater, Water Softener, Clothes Dryer, Gas Piping, Drinking Fountain:

Up to 5 Base $ 315
Over 5 Per 5 Units $ 315
Miscellaneous or Single Fixtures (stand alone) Each $ 202 Industrial Waste Receptors/Grease Trap Interceptors Each $ 315 Sewer (new, add, alter, repair) Each $ 315
Drainage Piping (alter, repair):

Up to 5 Base $ 168
Over 5 Per 5 Units $ 112
Drinking Fountain:

Up to 10 Connections Base $ 315
Over 10 connections Per 10 Units $ 315
Roof Drainage System Each $ 315
Cesspool Each $ 315
Septic Tank Each $ 315
Backflow Devices - per device Each $ 315
Solar Systems (plumbing portion) Each $ 315
Mechanical
Heater (Include Ducting and Electrical)
Less than 100,000 BTU Each $ 427
Greater than 100,000 BTU Each $ 651
Air Conditioner (Includes Ducting and Electrical)
0-100,000 BTU Each $ 427
100,000-1,000,000 BTU Each $ 651
1,000,000+ BTU Each $ 763
Combination Heating and Air Conditioner (Includes Ducting and Electrical)
Less than 100,000 BTU Each $ 651
Greater than 100,000 BTU Each $ 875
Air Handler
10,000 CFM or less Each $ 427
Over 10,000 CFM Each $ 651
Evaporative Cooler Each $ 315
Fan Coil Each $ 315
Ventilation Fan:

ATTACHMENT A
99 Master Fee Schedule Proposed September 22, 2026
Fee Name Unit Fee
Up to 5 Base $ 315
Over 5 Per 5 Units $ 315
Grease Hoods:

Residential Each $ 315
Commercial Each $ 539
Mechanical Firebox (Metal Fireplace; Includes Ducting and Gas Line) Each $ 315 Mini Split System (includees electrical and all zones) Each $ 427 Registers (inlet or outlet):

Up to 10 Base $ 315
Over 10 Per 10 Units $ 427
Pool / Spa Equipment (Includes Heater) Each $ 538
Miscellaneous Flat Fees (Includes 1 Plan Review and Inspection) Antenna—Telecom Facility
Cellular/Mobile Phone, free-standing or attached to building Per 5 units $ 527 Chimney Repair Each $ 527
Demolition (Includes Plumbing and Electrical)
Residential and Commercial Each $ 421
Disabled Access and Energy Compliance Review % of Permit Fee 10% Door, Window, or Sliding Glass Door
New - non structural Per 5 units $ 309
New - structural shear wall/masonry Per 5 units $ 751
Replacement Per 5 units $ 533
Fences and Walls (Non-Retaining)
Over 7 ft. in height (up to 500 lf) Each $ 863
Each add'l 500 lf Each $ 224
Fireplace
Masonry Each $ 757
Pre-Fabricated/Metal Each $ 533
Flag pole (over 20 feet in height) Each $ 421
Foundation Repair Each $ 533
Deck / Balcony / Arbor / Trellis / Patio Cover Per 2 Unit $ 645 Photovoltaic System
Residential (includes electrical except for main service) Each $ 650 Commercial (includes electrical except for main service) Each $ 1,087 Pile Foundation
Cast in Place Concrete (first 10 piles) Each $ 752
Additional Piles (increments of 10) Each $ 224
Driven (steel, pre-stressed concrete) Each $ 528
Additional Piles (increments of 10) Each $ 224
Product Review Each $ 213
Re-roof (Residential, Multi-Family, or Commercial) $ 269 Up to 5,000 sq ft Each $ 538
Over 5,000 sq ft Each $ 763
Phased Inspections (per phase) Hourly $ 224
Retaining Wall (concrete or masonry)
Up to 500 lf Each $ 976
Each add'l 500 lf Each addl. 500 l.f. or portion
thereof $ 224
Sauna—steam Each $ 315
Siding Each $ 427
Signs (Including Electrical) Per 5 Units $ 427
Skylight Per 5 Units $ 427
Stairs Per 2 Flights $ 539
Swimming Pool/Spa
All Others (Pool remodel/addition, other materials) Each $ 427

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Master Fee Schedule Proposed September 22, 2026
Fee Name Unit Fee
Gunite Each $ 1,099
Pre-Fabricated Spa or Hot Tub (Includes Electrical) Each $ 202 Community Development - Code Enforcement
Code Compliance Fees
Special Event Application/Permit (with structure) Each $ 436 Special Event Application/Permit (without structure) Each $ 269 Case Inspections:
1st Inspection Each $ 233
2nd and Subsequent Re-inspection(s) Each $ 233
Sidewalk Vending Permits:

Per Applicant Each $ 674
Per Employee Each $ 406
Change Fee Each $ 240
Sidewalk Impoundment Fee (Other than Small Pushcarts) Each $ 782 Sidewalk Impoundment Fee - Small Pushcart Each $ 497
Mobile Vehicle Vending Permits:

Per Applicant Each $ 674
Per Employee Each $ 406
Change Fee Each $ 240
Rental Property Inspection Response Each $ 374
Exterior Elevated Elements Assessment Each $ 374
Shopping Cart Containment & Prevention Plan Application Each $ 625 Work without a Permit Each 2x Permit Fee
Code Enforcement Hourly Fee Per Hour $ 127
Abatement Each Actual Cost
Code Enforcement Administrative Appeal Fee Each $ 459
Code Enforcement Administrative Citation Appeal Fee - Hearing Officer
Each
$ 85
Independent Hearing Officer - Contract Each Actual Cost Fines for violations of General Code Violations:
1st Offense Each $ 100
2nd Offense Each $ 200
3rd and Subsequent Offenses Each $ 500
Fines for violations of Building and Safety Code Violations:
1st Offense Each $ 130
2nd Offense Each $ 700
3rd and Subsequent Offenses Each $ 1,300
Commercial Property Violations - Visible Refuse or Prohibit Unauthorized Use
Each
$ 2,500
Administrative Citations Processing Fee Each $ 25
Fines for violations of Sidewalk Vending Permit - Permit issued:
1st Offense Each $ 100
2nd Offense Each $ 200
3rd and Subsequent Offenses Each $ 500
Fines for violations of Sidewalk Vending Permit - Without Permit:
1st Offense Each $ 250
2nd Offense Each $ 500
3rd and Subsequent Offenses Each $ 1,000
Board of Appeals (Title 15 - Building Codes and IPMC) Deposit $1,000 Illegal Signs Impoundment Each $195
Massage Establishment Permits:

Per applicant - includes material + inspection Each $870 Change Fee $240
Tobacco Retailer Permits:

Per applicant Each $ 880

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Master Fee Schedule Proposed September 22, 2026
Fee Name Unit Fee
Change Fee Each $ 337
Fine for violations of Unpermitted Tobacco Retailing:
1st Offense Each $ 750
Fines for violations of Tobacco Retailing Violation:
1st Offense Each $ 500
2nd Offense Each $ 1,000
3rd Offense Each $ 1,500
4th Offense Each $ 2,000
5th Offense Each $ 4,000
Subsequent Offenses Each $ 5,000
Fines for violation of Illegal Firework Social Host - O.M.C.

8.13.200.G.:
1st Offense Each $ 2,000
2nd Offense Each $ 4,000
3rd and Subsequent Offenses Each $ 6,000
Fines for violation of Illegal Firework Social Host - O.M.C.

8.13.200.H.:
1st Offense Each $ 3,000
2nd Offense Each $ 5,000
3rd and Subsequent Offenses Each $ 7,000
Fines for violation of Illegal Firework Social Host - O.M.C.

8.13.200.I.:
1st Offense Each $ 3,000
2nd Offense Each $ 5,000
3rd and Subsequent Offenses Each $ 7,000
Community Development - Planning
Special Promotion (Banner) Permit Each $ 257
Sober Living Permit Fee Each $ 2,621
Reasonable Accommodation Each $ 1,369
Alcohol Production Facility Each $ 2,121
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Application
With Historic Assessment Each $ 3,121
Without Historic Assessment Each $ 2,060
SB9 Application Each $ 6,462
Mills Act Program:

Original Application Fee Each $ 2,861
Inspection / Annual Report Each $ 782
Zone Clearance, Over the Counter Review Each $ 96
Temporary Use Permit (Re-application, Recurring no change) Each $ 396 Temporary Use Permit (New Application) Each $ 2,748
Zoning Verification Letter Each $ 595
Staff research, information requests - per hour Per Hour $ 219 General Plan Update % of valuation 0.3%
Minor Design Review, Historic Property Each $ 413
Misc. Planning Hourly Review Per Hour $ 219
Administrative Alcohol Permit Each $ 659
Community Development Director Determination Per Hour $ 213 Business License Use Review Each $ 109
Landscape & Irrigation Permit & Plan Check
Projects 20,000 SF or less Each $ 381
Projects 20,000-70,000 SF Each $ 763
Projects 70,000 SF and above Each $ 1,144
Deposit-Based Fees
Administrative Design Review Deposit $ 500
Design Review, Historic Districts

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Master Fee Schedule Proposed September 22, 2026
Fee Name Unit Fee
Commercial Deposit $ 4,000
Residential Deposit $ 1,500
Signs and Sign Programs Deposit $ 500
Design Review, Outside Historic Districts Deposit $ 1,000 CUP / Variance - Zoning Deposit $ 3,000
CUP / Variance - Planning Commission Deposit $ 3,000
Major Site Plan Review Deposit $ 15,000
Tentative Tract / Parcel Map Deposit $ 2,000
Zone Change Applications Deposit $ 10,000
Negative Declaration Deposit $ 6,000
Mitigation Monitoring Deposit $ 3,000
General Plan Amendment Deposit $ 10,000
Environmental Impact Report Deposit $ 10,000
Planning Commission Modification to CUP, Major Site Plan or Variance
Deposit
$ 3,000
Minor Site Plan Review - Staff Deposit $ 1,000
Pre-Application Review Deposit $ 500
Pre-Application Review - Statutory Projects Deposit $ 3,000 Administrative Adjustments Deposit $ 1,000
Time Extension Deposit $ 1,000
Development Agreement Deposit $ 10,000
Transfer of Development Rights Deposit $ 20,000

SURCHARGES
Technology Fee % of Permit Fee 10%
Community Services

COMMUNITY SERVICES FEES
City Special Events - 3rd of July
3rd of July Celebration, general public pre-sale Each $ 12 3rd of July Celebration, children under 2 Each $ -
Basketball League
Basketball League Per Season $ 410
Basketball League - Deposit deposit $ 150
Open Gym Per Session $ 5
Moon Bounce Permit Each $ 55
Special Event Permit Each $ 240
Refund Processing Fee Each $ 25

FACILITY RENTALS
Pool Rentals
Groups 1-100 People
Deposit Deposit $ 150
Non-Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 1,051
Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 955
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 955
Resident, Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 764
Groups 101-200 People
Deposit Deposit $ 225
Non-Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 1,704
Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 1,549
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 1,549
Resident, Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 1,239
Green / Open Space Fee:

Groups 1-50 People
Deposit Deposit $ 50
Non-Orange Based Business Per Use $ 143

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Master Fee Schedule Proposed September 22, 2026
Fee Name Unit Fee
Orange Based Business Per Use $ 114
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit Per Use $ 114
Resident, Resident Non-Profit Per Use $ 91
Groups 51-200 People
Deposit Deposit $ 150
Non-Orange Based Business Per Use $ 163
Orange Based Business Per Use $ 130
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit Per Use $ 130
Resident, Resident Non-Profit Per Use $ 104
Groups 201-400 People
Deposit Deposit $ 350
Non-Orange Based Business Per Use $ 316
Orange Based Business Per Use $ 253
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit Per Use $ 253
Resident, Resident Non-Profit Per Use $ 202
Groups 401 or More People
Deposit Deposit $ 500
Non-Orange Based Business Per Use $ 455
Orange Based Business Per Use $ 364
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit Per Use $ 364
Resident, Resident Non-Profit Per Use $ 291
Band Shells
Deposit Deposit $ 50
Non Orange-Based Business Per Use $ 229
Orange-Based Business Per Use $ 183
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit Per Use $ 183
Resident, Resident Non-Profit Per Use $ 146
Community Garden
Deposit Deposit $ 100
Resident, Resident Non-Profit Per Year $ 155
Facilities Tier I - Hart, Killefer, and Grijalva Building A Deposit Deposit $ 75
Non-Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 69
Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 55
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 55
Resident, Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 44
Facilities Tier II - Olive, El Camino, Ambriz, and Handy Deposit Deposit $ 75
Facility Kitchen Cleaning Each Actual Cost
Non-Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 96
Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 77
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 77
Resident, Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 62
Facilities Tier III - Shaffer
Deposit Deposit $ 75
Facility Kitchen Cleaning Each Actual Cost
Non-Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 111
Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 89
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 89
Resident, Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 71
Picnic Areas:

Groups 1-50 People
Deposit Deposit $ 50
Non-Orange Based Business
Up to 5 hours Each $ 149

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Master Fee Schedule Proposed September 22, 2026
Fee Name Unit Fee
Orange Based Business
Up to 5 hours Each $ 119
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit
Up to 5 hours Each $ 119
Resident, Resident Non-Profit
Up to 5 hours Each $ 95
Groups 51-200 People
Deposit Deposit $ 150
Non-Orange Based Business
Up to 5 hours Each $ 160
Orange Based Business
Up to 5 hours Each $ 128
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit
Up to 5 hours Each $ 128
Resident, Resident Non-Profit
Up to 5 hours Each $ 102
Groups 201-400 People
Deposit Deposit $ 350
Non-Orange Based Business
Up to 5 hours Each $ 180
Orange Based Business
Up to 5 hours Each $ 144
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit
Up to 5 hours Each $ 144
Resident, Resident Non-Profit
Up to 5 hours Each $ 115
Groups 401 or More People
Deposit Deposit $ 500
Non-Orange Based Business
Up to 5 hours Each $ 209
Orange Based Business
Up to 5 hours Each $ 167
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit
Up to 5 hours Each $ 167
Resident, Resident Non-Profit
Up to 5 hours Each $ 134
All Purpose Courts:

Lighted
Deposit Deposit $ 50
Non-Resident - per hour Per Hour $ 29
Resident - per hour Per Hour $ 23
Approved City of Orange Youth Sports Non-Profit OrganizationsPer Hour $ 15 Non-Lighted
Deposit Deposit $ 50
Non-Resident Per Hour $ 26
Resident Per Hour $ 21
Approved City of Orange Youth Sports Non-Profit OrganizationsPer Hour $ 13 Athletic Fields:

Lighted
Deposit Deposit $ 50
Non-Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 84
Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 67
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 67
Resident, Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 54
Approved City of Orange Youth Sports Non-Profit OrganizationsDeposit $ 250

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Master Fee Schedule Proposed September 22, 2026
Fee Name Unit Fee
Approved City of Orange Youth Sports Non-Profit OrganizationsPer Hour $ 16 Non-Lighted
Deposit Deposit $ 50
Non-Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 48
Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 38
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 38
Resident, Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 30
Approved City of Orange Youth Sports Non-Profit Organizations Per Hour $ 7 Premier - Lighted
Deposit Deposit $ 70
Non-Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 89
Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 71
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 71
Resident, Resident Non-Profit - per hour Per Hour $ 57
Premier Non-Lighted
Deposit Deposit $ 70
Non-Orange Based Business - per hour Per Hour $ 53
Orange Based Business - per hour Per Hour $ 42
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 42
Resident, Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 34
Maintenance Fee for High Impact and/or Repetitive Use Actual Cost Actual Cost Sports Center at Grijalva Park:

Gymnasium
Deposit Deposit $ 200
Non-Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 224
Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 179
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 179
Resident, Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 143
Approved City of Orange Recreation Based Youth Sports NonProfitPer Hour $ 90
Classroom AB
Deposit Deposit $ 75
Non-Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 193
Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 154
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 154
Resident, Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 123
Dance Room
Deposit Deposit $ 75
Non-Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 160
Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 128
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 128
Resident, Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 102
AV Equipment
Deposit Deposit $ 50
All Users Per Use $ 60
Senior Citizen Center:

Large Banquet Room
Deposit Deposit $ 500
Facility Cleaning Each Actual Cost
Non-Orange Based Business
First 5 hours Base $ 1,988
Each add'l hr. Each add'l hr. $ 199
Orange Based Business
first 5 hours Base $ 1,590
each add'l hr. Each add'l hr. $ 159

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Master Fee Schedule Proposed September 22, 2026
Fee Name Unit Fee
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit
first 5 hours Base $ 1,590
each add'l hr. Each add'l hr. $ 159
Resident, Resident Non-Profit
first 5 hours Base $ 1,272
each add'l hr. Each add'l hr. $ 127
Meeting Rooms:

Deposit Deposit $ 75
Non-Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 203
Orange Based Business Per Hour $ 162
Non-Resident, Non-Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 162
Resident, Resident Non-Profit Per Hour $ 130
Cancellations (excluding Senior Center large banquet room):
30 Days Prior to Event Each Full refund less $25.00
29 to 14 Days Prior to Event Each Full refund less $50.00 13 Days Prior to Event or Fewer Each Forfeit Rental Fee Cancellations (Senior Center large banquet room):

Written, 60 Days Prior to Event Each Full refund less $25.00 Written, 59 to 45 Days Prior to Event Each Full refund less $100.00 44 Days Prior to Event or Fewer Each Forfeit Rental Fee Finance
Returned Check Charge:

First check Each $ 25
Subsequent check Each $ 35
Credit Card Surcharge % of Fee up to 4%*
Accounts Receivable Delinquent Penalty:

After 30 Days Outstanding Balance 20%
After 60 Days Outstanding Balance 30%
Business Licenses
New Business License Application Each $ 79
Annual Renewal Processing Fee Each $ 26
Duplicate Certificate Each $ 14
Change of Location Each $ 44
Massage Permit - includes material + inspection Each $ 651 Initial Regulatory Permit Application Each $ 109
Secondhand Dealer Renewal Permit Each $ 87
Firearm Regulatory Permit Renewal Each $ 216
Delinquent Penalty Per Month
Non-compliance Penalty:

After 90 Days for Renewals Each $ 50
After 45 Days for New Applicants Each $ 50
Short Term Rental Permit Each $ 491
Fines for Violations of Short Term Rental Regulations
1st Offense:

Minor Offense Each $ 250
Major Offense Each $ 1,000
2nd Offense:

Minor Offense Each $ 500
Major Offense Each $ 1,500
3rd and Subsequent Offenses:

Minor Offense Each $ 1,000
Fire
Paramedic Services
*subject to any applicable minimum service charge imposed by the payment processor

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Master Fee Schedule Proposed September 22, 2026
Fee Name Unit Fee
Annual Paramedic Subscription Program Per Year $ 68
Additional 10 employees/residents for businesses and congregate living facilities
Per 10 Employees $ 68
Basic Life Support (BLS) Per Call $ 482
Advanced Life Support (ALS) Per Call $ 681
Transport Fees Each $ 2,044
Mileage Per Mile $ 27
Emergency Transport Standby Time
ALS Per 30 Mins Per Person $ 202
BLS Per 30 Mins Per Person $ 117
Late Fees for Haz Mat Disclosure
After 30 days Annual Disclosure Fee 20%
Incomplete form submittal after 30 days Annual Disclosure Fee 20% After 45 days Annual Disclosure Fee Additional 30%
Incomplete form submittal after 45 days Annual Disclosure Fee Additional 30% Hazardous Materials Specialist consultation charge for failure to disclose
Each $ 60
Penalty for failure to comply with precautions against fire and the spread of fire
Each $ 350
False Alarms
Excess of 1 alarm in any 30 day period Each $ 200
Excess of 2 alarms in any 6 month period Each $ 200
Failure to Notify of Testing or Work on System Each $ 200 Valid Code Complaint (billed to violator) Actual Cost Actual Cost Annual Fire Permits / Special Events:

Inspections:

Apartments:
3-25 units Per Inspection $ 183
26-75 units Per Inspection $ 480
76-150 units Per Inspection $ 678
151-250 units Per Inspection $ 876
251-350 units Per Inspection $ 1,075
351-450 units Per Inspection $ 1,273
AB38/Home Assessment Fee Each $ 194
Waste Handling - Including Wrecking Yards, Junk Yards, and Waste Material Handling
Each $ 325
Open Burning - Excluding Recreational Fires Each $ 381
Open Flames & Candles Each $ 381
Cellulose Nitrate Film in Group A Occupancy Each $ 124
Combustible Fiber Storage or Handling in Excess of 100 Cubic Feet Each $ 245 Cryogenics Fluids Not Requiring Hazardous Materials Disclosure Each $ 124 Dry Cleaning Each $ 245
Dust Producing Operation - Combustible Dust Each $ 164
Repair Garages - Includes Associated Fuel Dispensing Each $ 124 High Piled Storage in Excess of 500 Square Feet Each $ 205 Lumber Yard or Woodworking Plant Each $ 325
Magnesium - Melting, Casting, Heat-Treating or Grinding an Amount in Excess of 10 Pounds
Each $ 164
Organic Coatings - Production in Excess of 1 Gallon per Day Each $ 205 Ovens, Industrial Baking or Dry Each $ 164
Tank Vehicles Each $ 124
Temporary Membrane Structures and Tents Each $ 381
Hot Work; or Cutting or Welding Each $ 124
Explosives - Explosive Materials, Fireworks or Pyrotechnic Special EffectsPer Hour $ 480

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Master Fee Schedule Proposed September 22, 2026
Fee Name Unit Fee
Buildings Originally Constructed to High-Rise Standards - Less than 75 Ft. in Height
Each $ 2,066
High Rise Building Mall Buildings, Covered or Open - Placement of Fixtures, Each $ 2,462 Displays or Equipment; Display of Liquid or Gas-Fired
Equipment; or Use of Open-Flame or Flame-Producing
Equipment
Temporary Kiosks Each $ 282
Open flame / flame producing devices Each $ 282
Parade Floats Each $ 133
Places of Assembly Each $ 245
Spraying or Dipping - Utilization of Flammable or Combustible Liquids or Combustible Powder
Each $ 164
Tire Rebuilding Plant Each $ 164
Care Facilities:
7-99 Occupants Each $ 530
100-199 occupants Each $ 678
200+ occupants Each $ 728
New Facility Inspection Fee:
25 clients or less Each $ 678
26+ clients Each $ 728
Hospitals & Convalescent:
1-99 beds Each $ 530
100-199 beds Each $ 678
200+ beds Each $ 728
Day Care Facilities
Non-Residential Based Each $ 381
General Use Permits Per Hour $ 273
Fireworks Display - min 2 hours Per Hour $ 480
Spill Response:

Up to 5 gallons Each $ 1,182
Over 5 gallons Each Actual Cost
After Hours Work
Fire Safety Specialist Per Hour $ 176
Hazardous Materials Specialist Per Hour $ 185
Fire Plan Examiner Per Hour $ 191
Fire Captain Per Hour $ 233
Re-inspection Fee for Rejected Prevention Division Inspection Each $ 318 Report Fees Each $ 84
Non-Criminal
Cause & origin Investigators Report Per Hour $ 204
Misc. Investigators Report Per Hour $ 204
SFD Investigators Report Per Hour $ 204
Commercial Occupancy Investigators Report Per Hour $ 204 Standby Time Hazardous Materials Specialist Per Hour $ 196 Change Hazardous Materials Contents of Underground Storage Tank
Per Hour
$ 196
Hazardous Materials - Store, Handle, Use Sell Per Hour $ 171 Review HMMP Plans Per Hour $ 193
Flammable or Combustible / Liquid Pipeline Operation / Excavation Per Hour $ 196 Hazardous Materials - Disclosure Fees:
1 material Each $ 349
2-4 materials Each $ 555
5-9 materials Each $ 760
10-15 materials Each $ 862

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Master Fee Schedule Proposed September 22, 2026
Fee Name Unit Fee
16-20 materials Each $ 1,016
21-25 materials Each $ 1,273
26-30 materials Each $ 1,427
31-44 materials Each $ 1,580
45+ materials Each $ 1,786
Underground Tanks:
1 tank Each $ 904
2 tanks Each $ 1,110
3 tanks Each $ 1,315
4 tanks Each $ 1,520
5 tanks Each $ 1,725
Class I or II liquids Removal Each $ 410
To install, alter, remove, abandon, or temporarily place out of service Each $ 205 To change type of contents to a material other than
designed for - 2 hour min - per hour
Per Hour $ 205
Plan Check Hazmat Fee Per Hour $ 205
Existing Tank Monitoring System Restart Each $ 820
Aerosol Products - Level 2 or 3 in excess of 500 pounds Each $ 120 Amusement Building Each $ 537
Carnival or Fair Per Hour $ 438
Compressed Gas Not Requiring Hazardous Materials Disclosure Each $ 120 Exhibits & Trade Shows - Min 2 hours Per Hour $ 438
Flammable & Combustible Liquids Each $ 120
Floor Finishing - in Excess of 350 Sq. Ft. Using Class I or II liquids Each $ 240 Fruit & Crop Ripening - Using Ethylene Gas Each $ 120
Fumigation & Insecticidal Fogging Each $ 141
Hazardous Materials Not Requiring Hazardous Materials Disclosure Each $ 120 Hazardous Production Materials Facility Each $ 438
Liquid or Gas-Fueled Vehicle(s) in an Assembly Building Each $ 240 Liquid Propane Gas Not Requiring Hazardous Materials Disclosure Each $ 120 Miscellaneous Combustible Storage in Excess of 2,500 Cubic Feet Each $ 120 Open Flame or Torch - Removal of Paint or Use within a Wildfire Risk Area Each $ 141 Private Fire Hydrant - Use or Removal from Service (1 hour min) Per Hour $ 240 Pyrotechnic Special Effects Material - Use or Handling (1 hour min) Per Hour $ 240 Pyroxylin Plastics - Storage or Handling in Excess of 25 Pounds; or Assembly or Manufacture of Products containing Pyroxylin Plastics
Each $ 241
Rooftop Heliport Each $ 120
Storage of Scrap Tires & Tire Byproducts - Exterior Storage Exceeding 2,500 Cubic Feet; or Indoor Storage of Any Amount Each $ 241
Wood Products - Storage of Chips, Hogged Material, Lumber or Plywood in Excess of 200 Cubic Feet
Each $ 120
Activity Related to Motion Picture, Television, or Commercial Production - Change of Building Use or Occupancy; Attendance of Live Audience; Wrap Party; Use of Pyrotechnic Special Effect; Open Flame; Use of Flammable or Combustible Liquid or Gas; Each $ 240 2nd and subsequent Re-Inspection for Same Violation Each $ 351 Fire Flow Test Witnessing Each $ 240
Fire Clearance Per Hour $ 240
Fire Construction Permits:

Fire Protection Systems:

New:
1-5 devices Each $ 1,120
6-15 devices Each $ 1,325

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Master Fee Schedule Proposed September 22, 2026
Fee Name Unit Fee
16-30 devices Each $ 1,951
31-50 devices Each $ 2,262
51-100 devices Each $ 2,575
101-500 devices Each $ 2,994
501-1,000 devices Each $ 3,202
Each additional 500 devices or portion thereof over 1,000 Each Add'l 500 Devices $ 707 Modifications:
1-5 devices Each $ 704
6-15 devices Each $ 1,019
16-30 devices Each $ 1,435
31-50 devices Each $ 1,643
Each additional 50 devices or portion thereof Each Add'l 50 Devices $ 87 Fire Sprinklers - 13 / 13D / 13R:

New Construction:

Up to 50 Heads Each $ 1,743
50-100 Heads Each $ 2,471
101-500 Heads Each $ 2,994
501-1,000 Heads Each $ 3,202
Each additional 500 heads or portion thereof over 1,000 Each Add'l 500 Heads $ 915 Tenant Improvements / Modifications:

Up to 50 Heads Each $ 1,123
50-100 Heads Each $ 1,435
Each additional 50 heads or portion thereof Each Add'l 50 Heads $ 415 Preaction Fire Sprinklers:

New Construction:

Up to 50 Heads Each $ 2,156
50-100 Heads Each $ 2,572
Each additional 50 heads or portion thereof Each Add'l 50 Heads $ 415 Tenant Improvements / Modifications:

Up to 50 Heads Each $ 1,435
50-100 Heads Each $ 1,955
Each additional 50 heads or portion thereof Each Add'l 50 Heads $ 415 Underground Private Fire Service Line Each $ 1,945
Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems (Hoods, spray booths, etc.) Each $ 915 Spraying or Dipping - Flammable or Combustible Liquids Booths Each $ 1,123 Clean Agent Systems Each $ 1,539
Smoke Control Systems Each $ 3,825
Fire Pumps Each $ 2,162
Standpipe System Each $ 1,227
High Piled Storage Each $ 1,331
Dry Cleaning Each $ 915
Dust Production Each $ 1,123
Industrial Ovens Each $ 1,123
Carbon Dioxide System Exceeding 100 pounds of CO2 Used in Beverage Dispensing Application
Each $ 704
High Rise Building
Base (includes 6 floors) Each $ 4,241
Per additional floor Each Add'l Floor $ 415
Temporary Membrane Structures and Tents Each $ 1,019
Tanks:

Underground Tanks:

First Tank Each $ 3,367
Each additional tank Each $ 615
Repair or Removal Per Hour $ 196
Aboveground Tanks:

ATTACHMENT A
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Master Fee Schedule Proposed September 22, 2026
Fee Name Unit Fee
First Tank Each $ 1,315
Each additional tank Each $ 410
Mechanical Refrigeration Equipment Regulated by CFC Each $ 902 Vegetation Management Fuel Modifications Each $ 1,539
Special Events Application Each $ 282
Plan Check & Inspection Fees - Construction
Building Construction Plan
Check & Inspection Fees $ 0.10
Miscellaneous Plan Review - per hour Each $ 211
Miscellaneous Services and Materials Actual Cost Actual Cost

SURCHARGES
Technology Fee % of Permit Fee 10%
Library
Lost Library Card Each $ 2
Inter-Library Loan Each $ 5
Processing Fees Damaged & Lost Materials Each $ 5
Local History Reproduction
Commercial Use Digital Image Fee Each $ 40
Personal Use Digital Image File Each $ 5
Local History Research
Obituary Request Per Request $ 25
Extensive Research Request Per Hour $ 50
Printing & Photocopying
Black & White Per Copy $ 0.20
Color Per Copy $ 0.50
Holds not picked up Per Item $ 1.00
Deactivation Fee Each $ 11
Earbuds Each $ 1
Facility Rentals
Rotary Room
Non-Profit in Orange Per Hour $ 40
Non-Profit outside of Orange Per Hour $ 45
For Profit in Orange Per Hour $ 55
For Profit outside of Orange Per Hour $ 65
El Modena Community Room
Non-Profit in Orange Per Hour $ 45
Non-Profit outside of Orange Per Hour $ 50
For Profit in Orange Per Hour $ 55
For Profit outside of Orange Per Hour $ 65
Orange Public Library & History Center Community Room
Non-Profit in Orange Per Hour $ 65
Non-Profit outside of Orange Per Hour $ 70
For Profit in Orange Per Hour $ 75
For Profit outside of Orange Per Hour $ 80
Cancellation Fee Each $ 42
Overtime Fee Each $ 45
Room Cleaning Fee Each $ 75
Equipment Rental
TV/DVD/Microphone
All Users Per Rental $ 30
Police
ABC License (Alcoholic Beverage License); fee includes costs to conduct background investigation required by the ABC Dept and to process the application
New ABC License Application Deposit $ 2,500
Renewal ABC License Application Each $ 38

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112
Master Fee Schedule Proposed September 22, 2026
Fee Name Unit Fee
Bike License
New Bike License Each $ 4
Renewal Bike License Each $ 2
False Alarms
1st False Alarm Each $ -
2nd False Alarm Each $ -
3rd False Alarm Each $ 200
4th False Alarm Each $ 200
5+ False Alarm Each $ 200
Fines
Commercial Vehicle in Residential Areas Each $ 100
Handicapped Fine Each $ 300
Parking Fines Each $ 65
Party Calls / Noise Disturbance:

First Offense Each $ -
Second & Subsequent Offenses Each Actual Cost
Seventy-Two Hour Parking Each $ 150
Massage Operator Testing Service
Background Information* Each $ 260
Testing Cost (initial or retake) Each $ 153
On Street Parking of Oversized Vehicles
Annual Permit / Sole Means of Transportation Per Year $ 25 Seven-Day Visitor Permit Each $ 27
Other Fees
Business License Review Each $ 153
Citation Validation Each $ 35
Civil Subpoena Per Subpoena $ 15
Copies of Citations Per Citation $ 15
Digital Media CD / DVD / USB Copy
Processing Each $ 32
Materials Cost Each $ 10
Immigration Clearance Letter Each $ 45
Livescan Each $ 60
Local Background Check Each $ 45
Notification Letter Each $ 45
Plan Check & Inspection Fees - Construction
Building Construction Plan
Check & Inspection Fees Actual Cost
Private Property Impound Each $ 32
Photocopy
Black & White Copy Per Page $ 0.15
Color Copy Per Page $ 0.25
Tow Truck Driver Background
Initial* Each $ 50
Renewal Each $ 12
Vehicle ID Verification - per vehicle Each $ 125
Vehicle Repossession Each $ 15
Witness Fee Deposit Per Day $ 275
Parking Permits
Business Parking Permit Each $ 49
Chapman Parking Permit Per Student, Per Year $ 42
Landlord Permit (Up to 1 permits per household) Each $ 36 3+ Units / Apartments (Up to 3 permits per household) Each $ 38 Duplex (Up to 4 permits per household) Each $ 38
Single-Family (up to 5 permits per household) Each $ 38 Retail Establishment Inspection-Firearms

ATTACHMENT A
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Master Fee Schedule Proposed September 22, 2026
Fee Name Unit Fee
Annual Inspection Each $ 43
Initial Inspection Each $ 86
Re-inspection Fee (upon 3rd inspection) Per Hour $ 43
Tow Fees
OMC / CVC Tow Release Each $ 200
30-day Impound Release Each $ 245
DUI Arrest Tow Release Each $ 285

PUBLIC WORKS - ENGINEERING DIVISION

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Lot Line Adjustment Each $ 2,828
Certificate of Compliance Each $ 2,828
Certificate of Correction / Amended Map Each $ 2,828
Process Grading Application Each $ 688
Encroachment Permits:

Process Encroachment Application Each $ 535
Storage Bins Application Each $ 265
Traffic Control Plan Review
Minor Each $ 308
Major Each $ 721
Driveways
Non-arterial Residential Each $ 755
Arterial Commercial Each $ 1,209
Grease Interceptor Installed in City ROW Each $ 7,500
Sidewalk Each $ 755
Streetwork / Trench Repair:
0-100 feet Each $ 1,510
101 to 500 feet Each $ 1,969
501-1000 feet each $ 2,874
1,001 to 2,000 feet Each $ 4,642
Minor Encroachment Permit Each $ 604
Utility Lateral for house connection on residential streets Sewer Lateral Replacement / Upgrade
Each
$ 1,510
Fire Service Connection Each $ 2,110
Outdoor Dining Permits
New Application Each $ 841
Renewal Each $ 383
Initial Inspection & Application - Mail Carriers, Newspaper Racks, Drop Off Boxes, Recycling Bins, etc. Each $ 478
Renewal Inspection - All Boxes Each $ 328

ENGINEERING SERVICES
Flood Zone Written Notice Each $ 275
Street Addressing Each $ 787
Summary Abandonment Each $ 1,603
Full Abandonment Each $ 1,603
Quit Claims Each $ 1,603
Granting Easement on City Property Each $ 1,603
Grease Interceptor License Each $ 2,464
Map Sheets Each $ 280
Sewer Frontage Charges - per linear foot Per Linear Foot $ 155

DEPOSIT-BASED FEES
Tract Development Deposit Actual Cost
Tract or Parcel Map (Map Only) Deposit Actual Cost
Non-Priority Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) / Inspection Review Each $ 500

ATTACHMENT A
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Master Fee Schedule Proposed September 22, 2026
Fee Name Unit Fee
Priority Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) Review / InspectionDeposit Actual Cost Grading Plan Review & Inspection Deposit Actual Cost
Large Encroachment Projects or Streetwork / Trenchwork 2,001 ft. or greater Deposit Actual Cost
Annual Blanket Encroachment Permit Deposit Actual Cost

SURCHARGES
Technology Fee % of Permit Fee 10%

PUBLIC WORKS - FIELD SERVICES DIVISION
Removal of Abandoned Shopping Cart Each $ 60
Graffiti Removal:
0-50 sq. ft. Up to 50 sq ft. $ 155
Each addl sq. ft. Add'l sq. ft. $ 0.80
Old Towne Plaza Outdoor Dining Sidewalk Cleaning
City Processing Per sq. ft. $ 0.65
Contract Cost Per sq. ft. Actual Cost
Tree Removal
City Processing Each $ 120
Contract Cost Each Actual Cost
Tree Planting - 24 in Box Tree
City Processing Each $ 180
Contract Cost Each Actual Cost
Tree Planting - 36 in Box Tree
City Processing Each $ 180
Contract Cost Each Actual Cost
Bulky Item Pickup Each Actual Cost
Self-Hauling Permit
City Processing Each $ 689
Contract Cost Each Actual Cost
Waste Management Plan Each $ 374

PUBLIC WORKS - TRAFFIC DIVISION
Neighborhood Permit Parking Program
Application Each $ 500
Processing Fee Each $ 500
Transportation Permit
Per Trip Per Trip $ 16
Annual Per Year $ 90
Streetlight Banner Each $ 459
Streetlight Banner Renewal/Extension Each $ 229
Plaza Banners (City events exempt) Each $ 410

DEPOSIT-BASED FEES
Transportation Demand Management Review and Development FeeDeposit Actual Cost Traffic Commission Appeal Deposit Actual Cost
TSIP Appeal Fee Deposit Actual Cost
Street Name Change Deposit Actual Cost

PUBLIC WORKS - WATER DIVISION

FLAT FEES
Plan Check & Inspection Fee
Water Service, no on-site water facilities Each $ 600
Metered Services (complete installation by city)
3/4" Each $ 8,050
1" Each $ 9,134

1.5" Each $ 11,474
2" Each $ 13,706
Hot Taps by City (Trench Excavation by contractor)

ATTACHMENT A
115
Master Fee Schedule Proposed September 22, 2026
Fee Name Unit Fee
4" Laterals Each $ 4,486
6" Laterals Each $ 5,560
8" Laterals Each $ 7,038
10" Laterals Each $ 8,325
12" Laterals Each $ 9,610
Broken Curb Stop Each $ 279
Pull Water Meter Each $ 183
Utility Account Establishment Per account $ 66
As of Last Read Establishment Fee Per account $ 27
Reconnection Fee - during business hours Each $ 111
After Hours Reconnection Surcharge Each $ 151
Meter Testing Deposit $ 239
Research Fee Each $ 100
Monitoring Well Permit Per application $ 304
Returned Payment Processing Charge
First Returned Payment Each $ 25
Second & Subsequent Returned Payments Each $ 35
Service Call / Door Hanger Each $ 112
Delinquent Surcharge Each $ 165
Backflow Prevention Inspection Each $ 339
Fire Hydrant Flow Test Each $ 169
Water Main Connection Charge
Below Elevation 400
Residential Per acre $ 1,500
Commercial Per acre $ 1,760
Industrial Per acre $ 2,020
Above Elevation 400
All Uses Per acre $ 2,290
Commercial and Industrial Developments with Multi- Story Structures
Per sq. foot of total building
area $ 0
Water Collection Delinquent Penalty (After 25 Days) Outstanding Balance $ 0 City Sanitation Services Delinquent Penalty (After 25 Days) Outstanding Balance $ 0

DEPOSIT-BASED FEES
Plan Check & Inspection Fees:

Small Development, no on-site water pipeline Deposit $ 2,000 New development with on-site pipeline Deposit $ 4,000
Construction Meter Charges
Daily Rental Fee Deposit $ 3
2 1/2" Meter Installation Charge Deposit $ 2,500
4" Meter Installation Charge Deposit $ 3,000
6" Meter Installation Charge Deposit $ 5,000

NON-DEPARTMENTAL
ANIMAL CONTROL FEES (pass through for OC Animal Care)
Fees for Animal Licenses - Dog (12 months)
Non-neutered Each $ 159
Neutered Each $ 43
Neutered, Senior Discount Each $ 21.50
Puppy, 6 months or younger Each $ 43
Fees for Animal Licenses - Cat (12 months)
Non-neutered Each $ 9
Neutered Each $ 9
Reissue of lost dog or cat license tag Each $ 9
Transfer of dog or cat license Each $ 9
Asssitance dog license Each $ 11

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Master Fee Schedule Proposed September 22, 2026
Fee Name Unit Fee
Police/law enforecment Each $ 11
Exotic Animal Permit
Per Aviary Each $ 516
Per Species Each $ 516
Animal Permit (per household per year)
more than three (3) animals Each $ 627
more than three (3) animals - nonprofit Each $ 627
Late Fee Each $ 48
Non-Compliance Fee - Collections Each $ 58
Non-Compliance Fee Each $ 150
Rabies Vaccination Exemption Fee - New Each $ 65
4-1-95 Declared Dog Permit Each $ 692

FEES FOR ANIMAL BUSINESS LICENSES
Application Fee Each $ 138
Penalty Fee Each 25%
Re-inspection Fee Each $ 466
Commercial Kennels
under 30 animals Per facility $ 671
over 30 animals Per facility $ 775
Pet Shop
Aquatic Each $ 1,033
Non-aquatic Each $ 1,033
Fixed Location Groomer (per year) Each $ 542
Mobile Groomers
Field Inspection Each $ 516
OCAC Inspection Each $ 413
Animal Rental Establishment (per year) Each $ 500
Permanent Animal Exhibition (per year) Each $ 707
Temporary Animal Exhibition
First day Each $ 150
Additional day (not to exceed per year max) Each $ 75
Commercial Stables (per year)
1-49 Horses Per facility $ 775
50-99 Horses Per facility $ 930
100 or more Horses Per facility $ 1,549
Circus
Business License Hourly Rate $ 145
Vet Services Hourly Rate $ 123
Rodeo Hourly Rate $ 145

FEES FOR ANIMALS IMPOUNDED
Daily Feed and Care
Large animal Daily Rate $ 155
Medium animal Daily Rate $ 101
Dog or cat Daily Rate $ 70
All other animals Daily Rate $ 52
Veterinary Services
Rabies vaccination $ 10
Services performed by County staff Per Quarter Hour Actual Cost Emergency services performed by other than County staff Per Treatment $ 100 Other procedure Each N/A
Owner requested euthanasia Each $ 132
Health Related Grooming
Minor Each $ 21
Major Each $ 90
Health Related Bath

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Master Fee Schedule Proposed September 22, 2026
Fee Name Unit Fee
Small Each $ 24
Medium Each $ 33
Large Each $ 50
Disposal Options - Rendering Each $ 19
Impound Fees - by Citizens/Over-the-Counter
Large Animal Each $ 126
Medium Animal Each $ 99
Dog, cat, or other small animal Each $ 134
Impound Fees - by OCAC Officer
Large Animal Each $ 181
Medium Animal Each $ 134
Dog, cat, or other small animal Each $ 175
Owner Requested Disposal from Field
Large animal (horse, cow, etc.) Each $ 232
Medium animal (pig, sheep, etc.) Each $ 138
Dog, cat, or other small animal Each $ 32
Placement Fees - Dog
Days 1-5 after being made available Each $ 53
Days 6-30 after being made available Each $ 20
Day 31 and over after being made available Each $ -
Placement Fees - Cat
Days 1 after being made available Each $ 53
Days 2 after being made available Each $ -
Placement Fees - Other
Exotic Animals, including birds and reptiles Each $ 51
Other animals (except livestock) Each N/A
Livestock Each Actual Cost
Senior Animal for Senior Citizen - Dog Each $ -
Senior Animal for Senior Citizen - Cat Each $ -
Microchip
Implant & Registration Fee Each $ 14
Home Again Re-Registration Only Fee Each $ -
Home Again New Registration Only Fee Each $ -
Avid Registration Fee Each $ 1
Canine Spay/Neuter Fee Each $ 75
Feline/ Rabbit Spay/Neuter Fee Each $ 75
Relinquishment Fee (Owner Surrender) Each $ 34
Deceased Animal Disposal (at shelter) Fee Each $ 13
Quarantine Fee Each $ 145
Animal Delivery Fee Each $ 54
Vicious Declaration Fee Each $ 1,571
4-1-95 Non-Compliance Fee $ 899
Taxable Sales
Cat carrier fee Each $ 4
Animal leash fee Each $ 1
Pet ID tag (unlicensed) Each $ 2
Sedation Fee Each $ 15

ATTACHMENT A
Notes on Animal Control Fees:
-The Application fee is a non-refundable deposit toward the license fee. -Penalty Fee is 25% of fee for animal business license not renewed within 30 days after expiration of the previous license, or for licenses not timely obtained.
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Agenda Item
Orange City Council
Item #: 8.2. 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0493
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director

1. SUBJECT
Public Hearing to consider introduction and First Reading of Ordinance No. 15-26 modifying posted speed limits on various streets throughout the City

2. SUMMARY
To be enforceable, posted speed limits must be established in accordance with state law. Assembly Bill 43 provides local agencies with greater flexibility and local control in establishing speed limits.

The proposed Ordinance contains speed limit changes for 47 roadway segments in Orange.

3. RECOMMENDED ACTION

1. Conduct and close the Public Hearing.

4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.

The proposed changes require replacing associated traffic signs and pavement markings, the costs for which are already included in the FY 2026-2027 operating budget. No appropriation is being requested.

5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 5: Improve Infrastructure, Mobility, and Technology.

6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
Background
Based on state law, specifically the California Vehicle Code (“CVC”), speed limits are established either by:
(1) Statute, or
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(2) Speed zones, which require the conduct of Engineering and Traffic Surveys (E&TS).

Common examples of statutory speed limits include the 65-mph maximum speed on many freeways and 25-mph maximum speed in school zones and on certain types of local streets. These speed limits do not need to be supported (established or re-validated) through the conduct of an E&TS.

Notwithstanding certain statutory limits, many speed limits (typically between 30 mph and 60 mph, at 5-mph increments) on city streets do need to be supported by an E&TS and approved by local ordinance, to be enforceable. This requirement generally applies to city streets that are not classified by the State as a local street. The City of Orange has 186 roadway segments (arterial and collector streets) that are subject to this requirement.

Engineering and Traffic Surveys (E&TS)
Setting, maintaining, and changing speed limits on the 186 street segments requiring E&TS is also governed by procedures contained within state law. The basis of the procedure is the 85th percentile speed of traffic, determined by conducting speed surveys (using radar gun.) The 85th percentile speed is the speed at which 85 percent of drivers are traveling at or below. For many years, the 85th percentile speed, rounded to the nearest 5-mph increment, would generally determine the posted speed limit. While local agencies would also have the option of exercising a 5-mph speed limit reduction if certain conditions were present, the ability to implement speed limit reductions from the 85th percent was more limited than it is today. In addition, E&TS previously had a maximum revalidation interval of 10 years (between re-surveys,) and all streets had to be resurveyed when their E&TS expired, without exception.

The posted speed limits on all 186 street segments that required E&TS were developed based on the above requirements. Furthermore, the effective date and the expiration date of these E&TS were historically staggered, with a small batch of surveys expiring every few months that constantly required staff time to manage. It is staff’s belief that this approach, presumably taken because of resource limitations associated with in-house data collection, is less efficient than keeping all E&TS on the same cycle. An added benefit of the below-referenced citywide assessment is the opportunity to get all the E&TS on a single cycle.

AB 43
State Assembly Bill 43 (AB 43), passed in 2021, and fully effective June 2024, provides cities with greater flexibility and local control in setting posted speed limits. While the 85th percentile speed still serves as the basis of the overall process, there are more mechanisms for lowering posted speeds.

Among other changes, it allows for rounding the speed survey results downward, to the nearest 5 mph increment below (rather than to the nearest 5 mph increment as in the past.) Moreover, the CVC now recognizes additional characteristics such as safety, land use, bicyclists, transit activity, pedestrians, disabled persons, and vulnerable populations, among other things, as justifications for further speed reduction.

AB 43 also contains other provisions beyond modifying E&TS procedures, including, but not limited to: extending the expiration of E&TS, from 10 to 14 years; allowing for 15 mph limits on certain streets (not being recommended at this time); and allowing agencies to revert back to a previously approved E&TS if certain roadway conditions are satisfied, to avoid the potential of speed limit creep City of Orange Page 2 of 6 Printed on 9/17/2026
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that can occur when streets are resurveyed.

Citywide Assessment
In February 2026, City Council approved a professional services agreement with AGA Engineers, Inc. (AGA), to evaluate speed limits citywide, with the goal of applying AB 43’s provisions where appropriate. In addition, re-evaluating all of the city’s speed limits at once, together with a few of AB 43’s “consistency provisions” (that either extend the life of a E&TS or reduce the need for future resurveys), provide the added benefit of getting all of the city’s E&TS on the same cycle. Staff expect this to improve operational efficiency moving forward, with fewer resources required to manage the city’s posted speed limits.

While one of the expected outcomes of this assessment (and the legislative intent of AB 43) was the reduction of posted speed limits on some city streets, it is important to keep in mind that there remain limitations, both legal and practical, to such reductions. This includes the locations where reductions are recommended as well as the magnitude of such reductions. Specifically:
· The basis of any posted speed limit is still the 85th percentile speed, as defined above; and the maximum speed differential between the posted speed limit and the observed 85th percentile speed cannot exceed 12.4 mph (sometimes less, depending on road conditions). · While the list of allowable justifications for reducing posted speed limits has expanded, exercising engineering judgement is extremely critical. · Continuity (minimizing fluctuations in the posted speed limit); citywide mobility; expected driver compliance (reasonableness); and enforceability play a substantial role in the recommendations.

Recommendations
Based on the citywide assessment, including the revised E&TS, prepared by AGA, and the objectives and constraints discussed above, the recommended speed limit changes are delineated in the table below.

Of the 186 roadway segments surveyed, 46 are recommended for a 5-mph speed limit reduction.

One segment, Esplanade Street between Fairhaven and La Veta avenues, is recommended for a 10- mph reduction. No speed limit increases are being recommended. In general, streets affected by the proposed changes are in residential areas; downtown and high pedestrian areas; near schools and parks; and/or on high-accident corridors. The recommendations were developed in consultation with the Orange Police Department (enforcement) and Orange County Public Works Department (shared streets).

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Table 1: Recommended Speed Limit Changes
Street Segment Posted Speed
Limit (MPH)
Recommended
Speed Limit (MPH)
Almond Avenue Flower Street to Main Street 30 25
Batavia Street La Veta Avenue to Chapman Avenue 30 25
Chapman Avenue to AT&SF Railroad 35 30
Katella Avenue to Taft Avenue 40 35
Cambridge Street Katella Avenue to Taft Avenue 35 30
Taft Avenue to Meats Avenue 35 30
Chapman Avenue Main Steet to Batavia Street 40 35
Batavia Street to Lemon Street 35 30
Center Street to Cambridge Street 35 30
Cambridge Street to Tustin Street 40 35
Collins Avenue Batavia Street to Glassell Street 40 35
Esplanade Street Fairhaven Avenue to La Veta Avenue 45 35 Fletcher Avenue Batavia Street to Glassell Street 35 30 Glassell Street South City Limits to La Veta Avenue 35 30 Maple Avenue to Walnut Avenue 30 25
Walnut Avenue to Collins Avenue 35 30
Collins Avenue to Katella Avenue 40 35
Grove Avenue Batavia Steet to Main Street 35 30
Hewes Street Walnut Avenue to Bond Avenue 40 35
Katella Avenue Tustin Street to Sacramento Street 40 35 Sacramento Street to Handy Street 40 35
La Veta Avenue West City Limits to Main Street 45 40
Glassell Street to Shaffer Street 30 25
Yorba Street to Chipwood Street 40 35
Lincoln Avenue West City Limits to Glassell Street 45 40 Glassell Street to Orange-Olive Road 45 40
Orange-Olive Road to Tustin Street 45 40
Main Street South City Limits to Chapman Avenue 40 35
Parker Street Town & Country Road to La Veta Avenue 40 35 Prospect Street Fairhaven Avenue to La Veta Avenue 40 35 La Veta Avenue to Palmyra Avenue 40 35
Palmyra Avenue to Chapman Avenue 40 35
Rancho Santiago
Boulevard
Chapman Avenue to Walnut Avenue 35 30
Walnut Avenue to Bond Avenue 35 30
Bond Avenue to Hewes Street 35 30
Santa Ana Canyon
Road
Orange-Olive Road to Tustin Street 35 30
Spring Street Prospect Street to Esplanade Street 35 30 Esplanade Street to East City Limits 35 30
Taft Avenue West City Limits to Glassell Street 45 40
Glassell Street to Cambridge Street 45 40
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Rancho Santiago
Boulevard
Chapman Avenue to Walnut Avenue 35 30
Walnut Avenue to Bond Avenue 35 30
Bond Avenue to Hewes Street 35 30
Santa Ana Canyon
Road
Orange-Olive Road to Tustin Street 35 30
Spring Street Prospect Street to Esplanade Street 35 30 Esplanade Street to East City Limits 35 30
Taft Avenue West City Limits to Glassell Street 45 40
Glassell Street to Cambridge Street 45 40
Via Escola Meats Avenue to Cannon Street 40 35
Walnut Avenue Main Street to Batavia Street 35 30
Batavia Street to Glassell Street 35 30
Glassell Street to Cambridge Street 35 30
Cambridge Street to Tustin Street 35 30
Gravier Street to Hewes Street 35 30
White Oak Ridge Newport Boulevard to Canyon View Avenue 35 30 City Traffic Commission Action
The speed limit changes delineated above and contained in Ordinance No. 15-26 were presented to City Traffic Commission at their August 12, 2026, meeting. The Commission voted 6-0 to recommend the changes and forward to City Council for approval.

During discussion, the Commission requested that staff review the recommended speed limit on Meats Avenue between Tustin and Orange-Olive streets, for potential addition to the list of recommended speed limit reductions. AGA reviewed the segment and based on the speed survey results and roadway conditions, determined that the existing speed limit of 40 MPH is appropriate for Meats Avenue.

Of the 47 roadway segments for which a speed limit reduction is proposed, four are partially within unincorporated Orange County. One segment, Hewes Street between Walnut and Bond Avenues, must also be presented to the Orange County Traffic Committee (“OCTC”) for approval, in addition to City Council approval. Staff from Orange County Public Works are scheduled to present an item to the OCTC in October.

If introduced, staff will bring the Ordinance back for a second reading and approval. The speed limit changes would take effect 30 days after the second reading and any replacement signs and corresponding pavement markings being installed.

7. ATTACHMENTS
· Attachment 1 - Ordinance No. 15-26
· Attachment 2 - Ordinance No. 15-26 (Redline)
· Attachment 3 - Map (Existing Speed Limits)
· Attachment 4 - Map (Proposed Speed Limits)
· Attachment 5 - Map (Speed Limit Changes)
· Attachment 6 - February 10, 2026, City Council meeting staff report (without City of Orange Page 5 of 6 Printed on 9/17/2026
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· Attachment 7 - Citywide Speed Limit Assessment Report by AGA Engineers · Attachment 8 - August 12, 2026, City Traffic Commission staff report (without attachments)
· Attachment 9 - Minute Excerpt of August 12, 2026, City Traffic Commission Meeting · Attachment 10 - Notice of Public Hearing
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Agenda Item
Orange City Council
Item #: 8.2. 9/22/2026 File #: 26-0493
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director

1. SUBJECT
Public Hearing to consider introduction and First Reading of Ordinance No. 15-26 modifying posted speed limits on various streets throughout the City

The proposed Ordinance contains speed limit changes for 47 roadway segments in Orange.

3. RECOMMENDED ACTION

1. Conduct and close the Public Hearing.

4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.

5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 5: Improve Infrastructure, Mobility, and Technology.

6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
Background
Based on state law, specifically the California Vehicle Code (“CVC”), speed limits are established either by:
(1) Statute, or
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(2) Speed zones, which require the conduct of Engineering and Traffic Surveys (E&TS).

AB 43 also contains other provisions beyond modifying E&TS procedures, including, but not limited to: extending the expiration of E&TS, from 10 to 14 years; allowing for 15 mph limits on certain streets (not being recommended at this time); and allowing agencies to revert back to a previously approved E&TS if certain roadway conditions are satisfied, to avoid the potential of speed limit creep City of Orange Page 2 of 6 Printed on 9/17/2026
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that can occur when streets are resurveyed.

Of the 186 roadway segments surveyed, 46 are recommended for a 5-mph speed limit reduction.

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Table 1: Recommended Speed Limit Changes
Street Segment Posted Speed
Limit (MPH)
Recommended
Speed Limit (MPH)
Almond Avenue Flower Street to Main Street 30 25
Batavia Street La Veta Avenue to Chapman Avenue 30 25
Chapman Avenue to AT&SF Railroad 35 30
Katella Avenue to Taft Avenue 40 35
Cambridge Street Katella Avenue to Taft Avenue 35 30
Taft Avenue to Meats Avenue 35 30
Chapman Avenue Main Steet to Batavia Street 40 35
Batavia Street to Lemon Street 35 30
Center Street to Cambridge Street 35 30
Cambridge Street to Tustin Street 40 35
Collins Avenue Batavia Street to Glassell Street 40 35
Esplanade Street Fairhaven Avenue to La Veta Avenue 45 35 Fletcher Avenue Batavia Street to Glassell Street 35 30 Glassell Street South City Limits to La Veta Avenue 35 30 Maple Avenue to Walnut Avenue 30 25
Walnut Avenue to Collins Avenue 35 30
Collins Avenue to Katella Avenue 40 35
Grove Avenue Batavia Steet to Main Street 35 30
Hewes Street Walnut Avenue to Bond Avenue 40 35
Katella Avenue Tustin Street to Sacramento Street 40 35 Sacramento Street to Handy Street 40 35
La Veta Avenue West City Limits to Main Street 45 40
Glassell Street to Shaffer Street 30 25
Yorba Street to Chipwood Street 40 35
Lincoln Avenue West City Limits to Glassell Street 45 40 Glassell Street to Orange-Olive Road 45 40
Orange-Olive Road to Tustin Street 45 40
Main Street South City Limits to Chapman Avenue 40 35
Parker Street Town & Country Road to La Veta Avenue 40 35 Prospect Street Fairhaven Avenue to La Veta Avenue 40 35 La Veta Avenue to Palmyra Avenue 40 35
Palmyra Avenue to Chapman Avenue 40 35
Rancho Santiago
Boulevard
Chapman Avenue to Walnut Avenue 35 30
Walnut Avenue to Bond Avenue 35 30
Bond Avenue to Hewes Street 35 30
Santa Ana Canyon
Road
Orange-Olive Road to Tustin Street 35 30
Spring Street Prospect Street to Esplanade Street 35 30 Esplanade Street to East City Limits 35 30
Taft Avenue West City Limits to Glassell Street 45 40
Glassell Street to Cambridge Street 45 40
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Rancho Santiago
Boulevard
Chapman Avenue to Walnut Avenue 35 30
Walnut Avenue to Bond Avenue 35 30
Bond Avenue to Hewes Street 35 30
Santa Ana Canyon
Road
Orange-Olive Road to Tustin Street 35 30
Spring Street Prospect Street to Esplanade Street 35 30 Esplanade Street to East City Limits 35 30
Taft Avenue West City Limits to Glassell Street 45 40
Glassell Street to Cambridge Street 45 40
Via Escola Meats Avenue to Cannon Street 40 35
Walnut Avenue Main Street to Batavia Street 35 30
Batavia Street to Glassell Street 35 30
Glassell Street to Cambridge Street 35 30
Cambridge Street to Tustin Street 35 30
Gravier Street to Hewes Street 35 30
White Oak Ridge Newport Boulevard to Canyon View Avenue 35 30 City Traffic Commission Action
The speed limit changes delineated above and contained in Ordinance No. 15-26 were presented to City Traffic Commission at their August 12, 2026, meeting. The Commission voted 6-0 to recommend the changes and forward to City Council for approval.

7. ATTACHMENTS
· Attachment 1 - Ordinance No. 15-26
· Attachment 2 - Ordinance No. 15-26 (Redline)
· Attachment 3 - Map (Existing Speed Limits)
· Attachment 4 - Map (Proposed Speed Limits)
· Attachment 5 - Map (Speed Limit Changes)
· Attachment 6 - February 10, 2026, City Council meeting staff report (without City of Orange Page 5 of 6 Printed on 9/17/2026
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· Attachment 7 - Citywide Speed Limit Assessment Report by AGA Engineers · Attachment 8 - August 12, 2026, City Traffic Commission staff report (without attachments)
· Attachment 9 - Minute Excerpt of August 12, 2026, City Traffic Commission Meeting · Attachment 10 - Notice of Public Hearing
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ORDINANCE NO. 15-26

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF

THE CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING SECTION

10.14.050 OF CHAPTER 10.14 OF THE ORANGE

MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO SPEED
LIMITS.

WHEREAS, the California Vehicle Code prescribes procedures for determining appropriate speed limits; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 43 was passed to provide local authorities with more flexibility to set or lower speed limits based on community needs; and WHEREAS, a citywide speed limit assessment, conducted by a licensed professional traffic engineer, resulted in recommended changes to 47 roadway segments in the city; and WHEREAS, the City Traffic Commission voted 6-0 to support the recommended changes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approves the recommendations of the City Traffic Commission to establish certain new speed limits on designated segments of certain streets; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the establishment of the recommended speed limits is in the best interest of the City and the welfare and safety of the public; and WHEREAS, state law requires certain non-statutory speed limits to be established by ordinance.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION I:

Section 10.14.050 of the Orange Municipal Code, "Vehicles and Traffic — Speed Limits — Speed Limits Established," is hereby amended to read as follows:

10.14.050. Speed Limits Established.

On the basis of engineering and traffic surveys, the City Council established the prima facie speed limits as indicated herein upon the following streets in miles per hour (mph):

ALMOND AVENUE
Flower Street to Main Street 25 mph
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2 ANAHEIM BOULEVARD
The City Drive/State College Boulevard—Orangewood Avenue (North City Limits)
45 mph

BATAVIA STREET
La Veta Avenue to Chapman Avenue 25 mph
Chapman Avenue to A.T. & S.F. Railroad Tracks 30 mph
A.T. & S.F. Railroad Tracks to Collins Avenue 35 mph
Collins Avenue to Katella Avenue 35 mph
Katella Avenue to Taft Avenue 35 mph
Taft Avenue to Lincoln Avenue 40 mph

BOND AVENUE
Prospect Street to Hewes Street 40 mph
Hewes Street to Rancho Santiago Boulevard 30 mph

CAMBRIDGE STREET
South City Limits to Palmyra Avenue 35 mph
Katella Avenue to Taft Avenue 30 mph
Taft Avenue to Meats Avenue 30 mph

CANAL STREET
Meats Avenue to Heim Avenue 30 mph

CANNON STREET
Chapman Avenue to Creekside Avenue 35 mph
Creekside Avenue to Cliffway Drive 40 mph
Cliffway Drive to Santiago Canyon Road 40 mph
Santiago Canyon Road to Serrano Avenue 45 mph
Serrano Avenue to North City Limits 50 mph

CANYON VIEW AVENUE
Chapman Avenue to Outrider Street 40 mph
Outrider Street to Newport Boulevard 40 mph
Newport Boulevard to White Oak Ridge Road 40 mph
White Oak Ridge Road to Jamboree Boulevard 40 mph

CHAPMAN AVENUE
West City Limits to Lewis Street 40 mph
Lewis Street to The City Drive 35 mph
The City Drive to Eckhoff Street 40 mph
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3 Eckhoff Street to Main Street 40 mph
Main Street to Batavia Street 35 mph
Batavia Street to Lemon Street 30 mph
Lemon Street to Center Street 25 mph
Center Street to Cambridge Street 30 mph
Cambridge Street to Tustin Street 35 mph
Tustin Street to Yorba Street 40 mph
Yorba Street to Prospect Street 40 mph
Prospect Street to Rancho Santiago Boulevard 40 mph
Rancho Santiago Boulevard to Crawford Canyon Road 45 mph Crawford Canyon Road to Calle Grande 50 mph
Calle Grande to Newport Boulevard 50 mph
Newport Boulevard to Jamboree Road 50 mph

THE CITY DRIVE
Garden Grove Boulevard to Outlet Drive 35 mph
Outlet Drive to Chapman Avenue 35 mph
Chapman Avenue to Anaheim Way 40 mph

COLLINS AVENUE
Eckhoff Street to Main Street 40 mph
Main Street to Batavia Street 40 mph
Batavia Street to Glassell Street 35 mph
Glassell Street to Cambridge Street 35 mph
Cambridge Street to Tustin Street 35 mph
Tustin Street to Handy Street 35 mph
Handy Street to Wanda Road 35 mph
Wanda Road to Bond Avenue 35 mph

ECKHOFF STREET
Sycamore Avenue to Orangewood Avenue 35 mph
Orangewood Avenue to Collins Avenue 40 mph

ESPLANADE STREET
Fairhaven Avenue to La Veta Avenue 35 mph
La Veta Avenue to Chapman Avenue 35 mph

FAIRHAVEN AVENUE
Greengrove Street to Yorba Street 40 mph
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4 FLETCHER AVENUE
Batavia Street to Glassell Street 30 mph

GARDEN GROVE BOULEVARD
West City Limits to The City Drive 40 mph
The City Drive to East City Limits 40 mph

GLASSELL STREET
South City Limits (22 Fwy) to La Veta Avenue 30 mph
La Veta Avenue to Almond Avenue 30 mph
Almond Avenue to Maple Avenue 25 mph
Maple Avenue to Walnut Avenue 25 mph
Walnut Avenue to Collins Avenue 30 mph
Collins Avenue to Katella Avenue 35 mph
Katella Avenue to Taft Avenue 40 mph
Taft Avenue to Meats Avenue 45 mph
Meats Avenue to Fletcher Avenue 45 mph
Fletcher Avenue to Lincoln Avenue 45 mph
Lincoln Avenue to North City Limits 45 mph

GROVE AVENUE
Glassell Street to Batavia Street 35 mph
Batavia Street to Main Street 30 mph

HEWES STREET
South City Limits to Marmon Avenue 35 mph
Marmon Avenue to Chapman Avenue 35 mph
Chapman Avenue to Walnut Avenue 35 mph
Walnut Avenue to Bond Avenue (County) 35 mph
Bond Avenue to Rancho Santiago Boulevard 45 mph

JAMBOREE ROAD
South City Limits to Canyon View Avenue 55 mph
Canyon View Avenue to Chapman Avenue 55 mph
Chapman Avenue to Santiago Canyon Road 40 mph

KATELLA AVENUE
West City Limits to Main Street 40 mph
Main Street to Batavia Street 40 mph
Batavia Street to Glassell Street 40 mph
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5 Glassell Street to Cambridge Street 40 mph
Cambridge Street to Tustin Street 40 mph
Tustin Street to Sacramento Street 35 mph
Sacramento Street to Handy Street 35 mph
Handy Street to East City Limits 40 mph

LA VETA AVENUE
West City Limits to Main Street 40 mph
Main Street to Batavia Street 35 mph
Batavia Street to Glassell Street 35 mph
Glassell Street to Shaffer Street 25 mph
Shaffer Street to Cambridge Street 30 mph
Tustin Street to Yorba Street 40 mph
Yorba Street to Chipwood Street 35 mph
Chipwood Street to Esplanade Street 30 mph

LEWIS STREET
South City Limits to Metropolitan Drive 40 mph
Metropolitan Drive to Chapman Avenue 40 mph
Chapman Avenue to North City Limits 40 mph

LINCOLN AVENUE
West City Limits to Glassell Street 40 mph
Glassell Street to Orange-Olive Road 40 mph
Orange-Olive Road to Tustin Street 40 mph

MAIN STREET
South City Limits to Chapman Avenue 35 mph
Chapman Avenue to Walnut Avenue 35 mph
Walnut Avenue to Collins Avenue 40 mph
Collins Avenue to Katella Avenue 40 mph
Katella Avenue to Taft Avenue 40 mph

MANCHESTER AVENUE
North City Limits to Chapman Avenue 35 mph
Chapman Avenue to the North City Limits 25 mph

MEATS AVENUE
Glassell Street to Cambridge Street 40 mph
Cambridge Street to Tustin Street 40 mph
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6 Tustin Street to Santiago Boulevard 35 mph
Featherhill Drive to North City Limits 45 mph

METROPOLITAN DRIVE
Lewis Street to The City Drive 30 mph

NEWPORT BOULEVARD
South City Limits to Canyon View Avenue 45 mph
Canyon View Avenue to Chapman Avenue 40 mph
Chapman Avenue to Santiago Canyon Road 40 mph

NOHL RANCH ROAD
Tustin Street to East City Limits 35 mph

ORANGE-OLIVE ROAD
Glassell Street to Meats Avenue 45 mph
Meats Avenue to Heim Avenue 45 mph
Heim Avenue to Lincoln Avenue 45 mph
Lincoln Avenue to Santa Ana Canyon Road 45 mph
Santa Ana Canyon Road to Riverdale Avenue 45 mph

ORANGEWOOD AVENUE
West City Limits to Main Street 35 mph

PARKER STREET
Town and Country Road (South City Limits) to La Veta Avenue 35 mph

PROSPECT STREET
Fairhaven Avenue to La Veta Avenue 35 mph
La Veta Avenue to Palmyra Avenue 35 mph
Palmyra Avenue to Chapman Avenue 35 mph
Chapman Avenue to Spring Street 35 mph
Spring Street to Walnut Avenue 40 mph
Walnut Avenue to Bond Avenue 40 mph

RAMPART STREET
Chapman Avenue to North City Limits 35 mph

RANCHO SANTIAGO BOULEVARD
Chapman Avenue to Walnut Avenue 30 mph
Walnut Avenue to Bond Avenue 30 mph
Bond Avenue to Hewes Street 30 mph

RIVERDALE AVENUE
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7 Glassell Street to Orange-Olive Road 40 mph
Orange-Olive Road to East City Limits 40 mph

SANTA ANA CANYON ROAD
Orange-Olive Road to Tustin Street 30 mph

SANTIAGO BOULEVARD
South City Limits to Meats Avenue 35 mph
Meats Avenue to Nohl Ranch Road 35 mph
Nohl Ranch Road to North City Limits 45 mph

SANTIAGO CANYON ROAD
West City Limits to Orange Park Boulevard 50 mph
Orange Park Boulevard to Meads Avenue (County) 50 mph
Meads Avenue to Kennymead Street 50 mph
Kennymead Street to Amapola Street 50 mph
Amapola Street to Newport Boulevard 50 mph
Newport Boulevard to Jamboree Road 50 mph
Jamboree Road to the South City Limits 55 mph

SERRANO AVENUE
Cannon Street to Orange Park Boulevard 40 mph
Orange Park Boulevard to San Lorenzo Court/Parkhurst Drive 40 mph San Lorenzo Court/Parkhurst Drive to Kendra Drive 40 mph

SKYLARK PLACE
Canyon View Avenue to Newport Boulevard 35 mph

SPRING STREET
Prospect Street to Esplanade Street 30 mph
Esplanade Street to East City Limits 30 mph

STATE COLLEGE BOULEVARD
Anaheim Way to North City Limits 40 mph

STRUCK AVENUE
Katella Avenue to Batavia Street 35 mph
Batavia Street to Easterly Terminus 25 mph

TAFT AVENUE
West City Limits to Glassell Street 40 mph
Glassell Street to Cambridge Street 40 mph
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8 Cambridge Street to Tustin Street 40 mph
Tustin Street to Santiago Boulevard 40 mph
Sycamore Avenue to Cannon Street 35 mph

TOWN AND COUNTRY ROAD
Main Street to Lawson Way 35 mph
Lawson Way to Parker Street 35 mph

TUSTIN STREET
South City Limits to La Veta Avenue 40 mph
La Veta Avenue to Chapman Avenue 40 mph
Chapman Avenue to Walnut Avenue 40 mph
Walnut Avenue to Katella Avenue 40 mph
Katella Avenue to Meats Avenue 40 mph
Meats Avenue to Lincoln Avenue 40 mph
Lincoln Avenue to North City Limits 35 mph

VIA ESCOLA
Meats Avenue to Cannon Street 35 mph

WALNUT AVENUE
Main Street to Batavia Street 30 mph
Batavia Street to Glassell Street 30 mph
Glassell Street to Cambridge Street 30 mph
Cambridge Street to Tustin Street 30 mph
Tustin Street to Malena Street 30 mph
Prospect Street to Gravier Street 25 mph
Gravier Street to Hewes Street 30 mph
Hewes Street to Easterly Terminus 25 mph

WANDA ROAD
Collins Avenue to Katella Avenue 40 mph
Katella Avenue to North City Limits (Santiago Boulevard) 35 mph

WHITE OAK RIDGE ROAD
Newport Boulevard to Canyon View Avenue 30 mph

YORBA STREET
Fairhaven Avenue (South City Limits) to La Veta Avenue 35 mph La Veta Avenue to Palmyra Avenue 35 mph
Palmyra Avenue to Chapman Avenue 35 mph
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9 SECTION II:

Savings Clause — Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the amendment hereby of any other ordinance of this City shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violations of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor to be construed as a waiver of any license or penalty or the penal provisions applicable to any violation thereof. The provisions of this ordinance, insofar as they are substantially the same as ordinance provisions previously adopted by the City related to the same subject matter, shall be constructed as restatements and continuations, and not as new enactments.

SECTION III:

If any section, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each section, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one (or more) section, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase had been declared invalid or unconstitutional.

SECTION IV:

The City Clerk is hereby directed to certify the adoption of this Ordinance and cause the same to be published as required by law. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days from and after the date of its final passage.

ADOPTED this ____ day of ___________________, 2026.

Daniel R. Slater, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST:

Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Nathalie Adourian, City Attorney, City of Orange
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COUNTY OF ORANGE )

CITY OF ORANGE )
I, PAMELA COLEMAN, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at the regular meeting of the City Council held on the day of , 2026, and thereafter at the regular meeting of said City Council duly held on the ___ day of _______________, 2026 was duly passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:

AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

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ORDINANCE NO. 15-26

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF

THE CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING SECTION

10.14.050 OF CHAPTER 10.14 OF THE ORANGE

MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO SPEED
LIMITS.

WHEREAS, the California Vehicle Code prescribes procedures for determining appropriate speed limits; and

WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 43 was passed to provide local authorities with more flexibility to set or lower speed limits based on community needs; and

WHEREAS, a citywide speed limit assessment, conducted by a licensed professional traffic engineer, resulted in recommended changes to 47 roadway segments in the city; and WHEREAS, the City Traffic Commission voted 6-0 to support the recommended changes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approves the recommendations of the City Traffic Commission to establish certain new speed limits on designated segments of certain streets; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the establishment of the recommended speed limits is in the best interest of the City and the welfare and safety of the public; and WHEREAS, state law requires certain non-statutory speed limits to be established by ordinance.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION I:

Section 10.14.050 of the Orange Municipal Code, "Vehicles and Traffic — Speed Limits — Speed Limits Established," is hereby amended to read as follows:

10.14.050. Speed Limits Established.

On the basis of engineering and traffic surveys, the City Council established the prima facie speed limits as indicated herein upon the following streets in miles per hour (mph):

ALMOND AVENUE
Flower Street to Main Street 2530 mph

ANAHEIM BOULEVARD
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2 The City Drive/State College Boulevard—Orangewood Avenue (North City Limits)
45 mph

BATAVIA STREET
La Veta Avenue to Chapman Avenue 2530 mph
Chapman Avenue to A.T. & S.F. Railroad Tracks 3035 mph
A.T. & S.F. Railroad Tracks to Collins Avenue 35 mph
Collins Avenue to Katella Avenue 35 mph
Katella Avenue to Taft Avenue 3540 mph
Taft Avenue to Lincoln Avenue 40 mph

BOND AVENUE
Prospect Street to Hewes Street 40 mph
Hewes Street to Rancho Santiago Boulevard 30 mph

CAMBRIDGE STREET
South City Limits to Palmyra Avenue 35 mph
Katella Avenue to Taft Avenue 3035 mph
Taft Avenue to Meats Avenue 3035 mph

CANAL STREET
Meats Avenue to Heim Avenue 30 mph

CHAPMAN AVENUE
West City Limits to Lewis Street 40 mph
Lewis Street to The City Drive 35 mph
The City Drive to Eckhoff Street 40 mph
Eckhoff Street to Main Street 40 mph
Main Street to Batavia Street 3540 mph
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3 Batavia Street to Lemon Street 3035 mph
Lemon Street to Center Street 25 mph
Center Street to Cambridge Street 3035 mph
Cambridge Street to Tustin Street 3540 mph
Tustin Street to Yorba Street 40 mph
Yorba Street to Prospect Street 40 mph
Prospect Street to Rancho Santiago Boulevard 40 mph
Rancho Santiago Boulevard to Crawford Canyon Road 45 mph Crawford Canyon Road to Calle Grande 50 mph
Calle Grande to Newport Boulevard 50 mph
Newport Boulevard to Jamboree Road 50 mph

THE CITY DRIVE
Garden Grove Boulevard to Outlet Drive 35 mph
Outlet Drive to Chapman Avenue 35 mph
Chapman Avenue to Anaheim Way 40 mph

COLLINS AVENUE
Eckhoff Street to Main Street 40 mph
Main Street to Batavia Street 40 mph
Batavia Street to Glassell Street 3540 mph
Glassell Street to Cambridge Street 35 mph
Cambridge Street to Tustin Street 35 mph
Tustin Street to Handy Street 35 mph
Handy Street to Wanda Road 35 mph
Wanda Road to Bond Avenue 35 mph

ECKHOFF STREET
Sycamore Avenue to Orangewood Avenue 35 mph
Orangewood Avenue to Collins Avenue 40 mph

ESPLANADE STREET
Fairhaven Avenue to La Veta Avenue 3545 mph
La Veta Avenue to Chapman Avenue 35 mph

FAIRHAVEN AVENUE
Greengrove Street to Yorba Street 40 mph

FLETCHER AVENUE
Batavia Street to Glassell Street 3035 mph
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4 GARDEN GROVE BOULEVARD
West City Limits to The City Drive 40 mph
The City Drive to East City Limits 40 mph

GLASSELL STREET
South City Limits (22 Fwy) to La Veta Avenue 3035 mph
La Veta Avenue to Almond Avenue 30 mph
Almond Avenue to Maple Avenue 25 mph
Maple Avenue to Walnut Avenue 2530 mph
Walnut Avenue to Collins Avenue 3035 mph
Collins Avenue to Katella Avenue 3540 mph
Katella Avenue to Taft Avenue 40 mph
Taft Avenue to Meats Avenue 45 mph
Meats Avenue to Fletcher Avenue 45 mph
Fletcher Avenue to Lincoln Avenue 45 mph
Lincoln Avenue to North City Limits 45 mph

GROVE AVENUE
Glassell Street to Batavia Street 35 mph
Batavia Street to Main Street 3035 mph

HEWES STREET
South City Limits to Marmon Avenue 35 mph
Marmon Avenue to Chapman Avenue 35 mph
Chapman Avenue to Walnut Avenue 35 mph
Walnut Avenue to Bond Avenue (County) 3540 mph
Bond Avenue to Rancho Santiago Boulevard 45 mph

JAMBOREE ROAD
South City Limits to Canyon View Avenue 55 mph
Canyon View Avenue to Chapman Avenue 55 mph
Chapman Avenue to Santiago Canyon Road 40 mph

KATELLA AVENUE
West City Limits to Main Street 40 mph
Main Street to Batavia Street 40 mph
Batavia Street to Glassell Street 40 mph
Glassell Street to Cambridge Street 40 mph
Cambridge Street to Tustin Street 40 mph
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5 Tustin Street to Sacramento Street 3540 mph
Sacramento Street to Handy Street 3540 mph
Handy Street to East City Limits 40 mph

LA VETA AVENUE
West City Limits to Main Street 4045 mph
Main Street to Batavia Street 35 mph
Batavia Street to Glassell Street 35 mph
Glassell Street to Shaffer Street 2530 mph
Shaffer Street to Cambridge Street 30 mph
Tustin Street to Yorba Street 40 mph
Yorba Street to Chipwood Street 3540 mph
Chipwood Street to Esplanade Street 30 mph

LEWIS STREET
South City Limits to Metropolitan Drive 40 mph
Metropolitan Drive to Chapman Avenue 40 mph
Chapman Avenue to North City Limits 40 mph

LINCOLN AVENUE
West City Limits to Glassell Street 4045 mph
Glassell Street to Orange-Olive Road 4045 mph
Orange-Olive Road to Tustin Street 4045 mph

MAIN STREET
South City Limits to Chapman Avenue 3540 mph
Chapman Avenue to Walnut Avenue 35 mph
Walnut Avenue to Collins Avenue 40 mph
Collins Avenue to Katella Avenue 40 mph
Katella Avenue to Taft Avenue 40 mph

MANCHESTER AVENUE
North City Limits to Chapman Avenue 35 mph
Chapman Avenue to the North City Limits 25 mph

MEATS AVENUE
Glassell Street to Cambridge Street 40 mph
Cambridge Street to Tustin Street 40 mph
Tustin Street to Santiago Boulevard 35 mph
Featherhill Drive to North City Limits 45 mph
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6 METROPOLITAN DRIVE
Lewis Street to The City Drive 30 mph

NEWPORT BOULEVARD
South City Limits to Canyon View Avenue 45 mph
Canyon View Avenue to Chapman Avenue 40 mph
Chapman Avenue to Santiago Canyon Road 40 mph

NOHL RANCH ROAD
Tustin Street to East City Limits 35 mph

ORANGEWOOD AVENUE
West City Limits to Main Street 35 mph

PARKER STREET
Town and Country Road (South City Limits) to La Veta Avenue 3540 mph

PROSPECT STREET
Fairhaven Avenue to La Veta Avenue 3540 mph
La Veta Avenue to Palmyra Avenue 3540 mph
Palmyra Avenue to Chapman Avenue 3540 mph
Chapman Avenue to Spring Street 35 mph
Spring Street to Walnut Avenue 40 mph
Walnut Avenue to Bond Avenue 40 mph

RAMPART STREET
Chapman Avenue to North City Limits 35 mph

RANCHO SANTIAGO BOULEVARD
Chapman Avenue to Walnut Avenue 3035 mph
Walnut Avenue to Bond Avenue 3035 mph
Bond Avenue to Hewes Street 3035 mph

RIVERDALE AVENUE
Glassell Street to Orange-Olive Road 40 mph
Orange-Olive Road to East City Limits 40 mph
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7 SANTA ANA CANYON ROAD
Orange-Olive Road to Tustin Street 3035 mph

SANTIAGO BOULEVARD
South City Limits to Meats Avenue 35 mph
Meats Avenue to Nohl Ranch Road 35 mph
Nohl Ranch Road to North City Limits 45 mph

SERRANO AVENUE
Cannon Street to Orange Park Boulevard 40 mph
Orange Park Boulevard to San Lorenzo Court/Parkhurst Drive 40 mph San Lorenzo Court/Parkhurst Drive to Kendra Drive 40 mph

SKYLARK PLACE
Canyon View Avenue to Newport Boulevard 35 mph

SPRING STREET
Prospect Street to Esplanade Street 3035 mph
Esplanade Street to East City Limits 3035 mph

STATE COLLEGE BOULEVARD
Anaheim Way to North City Limits 40 mph

STRUCK AVENUE
Katella Avenue to Batavia Street 35 mph
Batavia Street to Easterly Terminus 25 mph

TAFT AVENUE
West City Limits to Glassell Street 4045 mph
Glassell Street to Cambridge Street 4045 mph
Cambridge Street to Tustin Street 40 mph
Tustin Street to Santiago Boulevard 40 mph
Sycamore Avenue to Cannon Street 35 mph
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8 TOWN AND COUNTRY ROAD
Main Street to Lawson Way 35 mph
Lawson Way to Parker Street 35 mph

VIA ESCOLA
Meats Avenue to Cannon Street 3540 mph

WALNUT AVENUE
Main Street to Batavia Street 3035 mph
Batavia Street to Glassell Street 3035 mph
Glassell Street to Cambridge Street 3035 mph
Cambridge Street to Tustin Street 3035 mph
Tustin Street to Malena Street 30 mph
Prospect Street to Gravier Street 25 mph
Gravier Street to Hewes Street 3035 mph
Hewes Street to Easterly Terminus 25 mph

WANDA ROAD
Collins Avenue to Katella Avenue 40 mph
Katella Avenue to North City Limits (Santiago Boulevard) 35 mph

WHITE OAK RIDGE ROAD
Newport Boulevard to Canyon View Avenue 3035 mph

YORBA STREET
Fairhaven Avenue (South City Limits) to La Veta Avenue 35 mph La Veta Avenue to Palmyra Avenue 35 mph
Palmyra Avenue to Chapman Avenue 35 mph
SECTION II:
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9 Savings Clause — Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the amendment hereby of any other ordinance of this City shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violations of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor to be construed as a waiver of any license or penalty or the penal provisions applicable to any violation thereof. The provisions of this ordinance, insofar as they are substantially the same as ordinance provisions previously adopted by the City related to the same subject matter, shall be constructed as restatements and continuations, and not as new enactments.

SECTION III:

SECTION IV:

ADOPTED this ____ day of ___________________, 2026.

Daniel R. Slater, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST:

Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Nathalie Adourian, City Attorney, City of Orange

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CITY OF ORANGE
EXISTING SPEED LIMITS 0 2,750 5,500
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E Miraloma Ave
S Rio Vista St
S Lewis St
N Olive St
N Main St
E Lincoln Ave
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E Katella Ave
E La Palma Ave
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Haster St
W Maple Ave
Lewis St
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Fairhaven Ave
C anyon View Ave
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Foothill Blvd
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Crawford Canyon Rd
Hewes Ave
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ATTACHMENT 5
153
Agenda Item
Orange City Council
Item #: 3.4. 2/10/2026 File #: 26-0022
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director

1. SUBJECT
Agreement with AGA Engineers, Inc. for Traffic Engineering Services to validate and reestablish speed limits citywide based on the provisions of Assembly Bill 43.

2. SUMMARY
The California Vehicle Code requires that local agencies conduct engineering studies to periodically validate or establish non-statutory speed limits on certain roadways. State Assembly Bill 43 allows for more flexibility and local control in setting those speed limits. This agreement would allow the consultant to assist the city in performing the work necessary to exercise the provisions of the assembly bill and reduce speed limits on city streets.

3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve the agreement with AGA Engineers, Inc. in the total amount of $150,000, representing the cost of traffic engineering services of $82,252, plus a 22% contingency of $17,748, plus $50,000 for the purposes of exercising Optional Task 5 as set forth in Exhibit A of the professional services agreement; and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.

4. FISCAL IMPACT
The expense for this agreement is $150,000 and will be funded through Transportation System (TSIP) (287):
287-5703-56999- Other Repair/Maint Services

5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 5: Improve Infrastructure, Mobility, and Technology

6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
Purpose
The California Vehicle Code (CVC) requires that local agencies conduct engineering studies to periodically validate or reestablish non-statutory speed limits on certain types of (non-local) roadways. These engineering studies are critical to ensure that posted speed limits are enforceable.

The City has a large network of arterial, secondary and collector streets with non-statutory posted speed limits. Approximately 186 roadway segments (speed zones) in the City require the periodic conduct of engineering and traffic surveys (E&TS) for speed limit validation. With many E&TS set to City of Orange Page 1 of 3 Printed on 2/5/2026
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conduct of engineering and traffic surveys (E&TS) for speed limit validation. With many E&TS set to expire soon and AB 43 now in full effect, there is an opportunity to take advantage of the provisions of the legislation, including reducing posted speed limits and reducing the frequency of revalidation (and the staffing resources required to do so.)
State law dictates that speed surveys (effectively the speed at which motorists drive) determine a street’s posted speed limit, with limited ability to adjust downward based on local conditions. Prior to AB 43, streets also had to be resurveyed and revalidated every five to ten years. While the conduct of speed surveys will still be the basis of establishing non-statutory posted speed limits, AB 43 provides for more opportunities for downward speed adjustments, consideration of bicycle and pedestrian activity, and the designation of certain safety corridors - which are eligible for further speed reductions. Moreover, speed surveys can now be valid for up to 14 years if certain conditions are satisfied, reducing the frequency with which staff needs to conduct E&TS.

Procurement:

The City requested proposals for a consultant to prepare E&TS’s under the new state laws, recommend speed limits for each of the 186 speed zones citywide, and prepare a report. City staff issued a request for proposals (RFP) for traffic engineering services to qualified consultants on the City’s “bench” of on-call engineering consultants related to the project on December 9, 2025, with a submittal deadline of January 6, 2026. Three consultants submitted their proposals for consideration, all demonstrating qualifying experience.

A three-member selection committee was assembled to evaluate the consultants’ proposals based on project understanding and approach, relevant experience, project schedule, and cost. After evaluation of the three proposals, the selection committee selected AGA Engineers, Inc. as the top firm. AGA Engineers, Inc.’s proposal consistently demonstrated their experience with citywide speed limit assessments for many neighboring cities. Additionally, the cost proposal for AGA Engineers, Inc. was the lowest of the proposals submitted by the three firms for both the base scope of work and optional supplemental tasks. City Staff verified the qualifications of the AGA Engineers, Inc., with references provided for similar projects and received positive responses.

Scope of Work:

The work scope includes conducting a citywide E&TS for all 186 speed zones. It covers comprehensive data collection, field reviews, and analysis to develop speed limit recommendations in full compliance with all applicable guidelines and recent changes in law, including AB 43. The proposal also includes identifying and applying AB 43 opportunities such as MUTCD-compliant Safety Corridors and bicycle and pedestrian generators and preparing a stamped engineers report.

Lastly, the proposal includes an Optional Task 5 to prepare signing and striping installation diagrams for any new signage and pavement markings in the field, if requested. Payment for Optional Task 5 will be made according to the actual cost of services requested (number of diagrams) by the City.

Staff recommends award of the agreement to AGA Engineers, Inc. The agreement includes a 22% contingency in the amount of $17,748 for unforeseen conditions which may arise, plus $50,000 for the purposes of exercising Optional Task 5 as set forth in Exhibit A of the professional services agreement. The total agreement amount is $150,000.

Funding for this contract is included in the adopted Fiscal Year 2025-26 Traffic Operations and Projects budget. No appropriation is being requested at this time.

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7. ATTACHMENTS
· Professional Services Agreement
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Citywide Speed
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Appendices
211 Imperial Highway, Suite 208, Fullerton, CA 92835 || (714) 992-4592 || [email protected] Prepared for
August 2026
Prepared by
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APPENDIX A
Regulations Governing Speed Limits
and Definition of Terms
Excerpts from California Vehicle Code
Assembly Bill 43 (AB 43)
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AGA Engineers, Inc.
211 Imperial Highway, Suite 208, Fullerton, CA 92835
(714) 992-4592 Email: [email protected]

RADAR SPEED ZONE SURVEYS
Applicable Vehicle Code Sections
Business District
235. A “business district: is that portion of a highway and the property contiguous thereto (a) upon one side of which highway, for a distance of 600 feet, 50 percent of more of the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by buildings in use for business, or (b) upon both sided of which highway, collectively, for a distance of 300 feet, 50 percent or more of the contiguous property fronting thereon is so occupied. A business district may be longer than the distance specified in this section if the above ratio of buildings in use for business to the length of the highway exists.

Business and Residence District: Determination
240. In determining whether a highway is within a business or residence district, the following limitations shall apply and shall qualify the definitions Section 235 and 515:
a) No building shall be counted unless its entrance faces the highway and the front of the building is within 75 feet of the roadway.
b) Where a highway is physically divided into two or more roadways, only those buildings facing each roadway separately shall be counted for the purpose of determining whether the roadway is within a district.
c) All churches, apartments, hotels, multiple dwelling houses, clubs and public buildings, other than schools, shall be deemed to be business structures. d) A highway or portion of a highway shall not be deemed to be within a district regardless of the number of buildings upon the contiguous property if there is no right of access to the highway by vehicles from the contiguous property.

Residence District
515. A “residence district” is that portion of a highway and the property contiguous thereto, other than a business district, (a) upon one side of which highway, within a distance of a quarter of a mile, the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by 13 or more separate dwelling houses or business structures, or (b) upon both sided of which highway, collectively, within a distance of a quarter of a mile, the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by 16 or more separate dwelling housed or business structures. A residence district may be longer than one quarter of a mile if the above ratio of separate dwelling houses or business structures to the length of the highway exists.

Engineering and Traffic Survey
627. (a) “Engineering and traffic survey” as used in this Code, means a survey of highway and traffic conditions in accordance with methods determined by the Department of Transportation for use by the state and local authorities.
(b) An engineering and traffic survey shall include, among other requirements deemed necessary by the department, consideration of all the following:
1) Prevailing speeds as determined by traffic engineering measurements. 159
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2) Prevailing speeds as determined by traffic engineering measurements. 3) Accident records.
4) Highway, traffic, and roadside conditions not readily apparent to the driver. (c) When conducting an engineering and traffic survey, local authorities, in addition to the factors set forth in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (b) may consider all of the following:
1) Residential density, if any of the following conditions exist on the particular portion of highway and the property contiguous thereto, other than a business district:
(A) Upon one side of the highway, within a distance of a quarter of a mile, the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by 13 or more separate dwelling houses or business structures.
(B) Upon both sides of the highway, collectively, within a distance of a quarter of a mile, the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by 16 or more separate dwelling houses or business structures.
(C) The portion of highway is longer than one-quarter of a mile but has the ratio of separate dwelling houses or business structures to the length of the highway described in either subparagraph (A) or (B).
2) Safety of bicyclists and pedestrians, with increased consideration for vulnerable pedestrian groups including children, seniors, persons with disabilities, users of personal assistive mobility devices, and the unhoused.

Rounding Speed Limit to the Nearest 5 mph of the 85th Percentile 21400. (a) The Department of Transportation shall, after consultation with local agencies and public hearings, adopt rules and regulations prescribing uniform standards and specifications for all official traffic control devices placed pursuant to this code, including, but not limited to, stop signs, yield right-of-way signs, speed restriction signs, railroad warning approach signs, street name signs, lines and markings on the roadway, and stock crossing signs placed pursuant to Section 21364.
(b) The Department of Transportation shall, after notice and public hearing, determine and publicize the specifications for uniform types of warning signs, lights, and devices to be placed upon a highway by a person engaged in performing work that interferes with or endangers the safe movement of traffic upon that highway. (c) Only those signs, lights, and devices as are provided for in this section shall be placed upon a highway to warn traffic of work that is being performed on the highway. (d) Control devices or markings installed upon traffic barriers on or after January 1, 1984, shall conform to the uniform standards and specifications required by this section.

Maximum Speed Limit
22349. (a) Except as provided in Section 22356, no person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than 65 miles per hour.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person may drive a vehicle upon a two-lane, undivided highway at a speed greater than 55 miles per hour unless that highway, or portion thereof, has been posted for a higher speed by the Department of Transportation or appropriate local agency upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey. For purposes of this subdivision, the following apply:
(1) A two-lane, undivided highway is a highway with not more than one through lane of travel in each direction.
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(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that there be reasonable signing on affected two-lane, undivided highways described in subdivision (b) in continuing the 55 miles-per-hour speed limit, including placing signs at county boundaries to the extent possible, and at other appropriate locations.

Basic Speed Law
22350. No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, the traffic on, and surface and width of, the highway, and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property.

Speed Law Violations
22351. (a) The speed of any vehicle upon a highway not in excess of the limits specified in Section 22352 or established as authorized in this code is lawful unless clearly proved to be in violation of the basic speed law.
(b) The speed of any vehicle upon a highway in excess of the prima facie speed limits in Section 22352 or established as authorized in this code is prima facie unlawful unless the defendant establishes by competent evidence that the speed in excess of said limits did not constitute a violation of the basic speed law at the time, place and under the conditions then existing.

Prima Facie Speed Limits
22352. The prima facie limits are as follows and the same shall be applicable unless changed as authorized in this code and, if so changed, only when signs have been erected giving notice thereof:
(a) Fifteen miles per hour:
1) When traversing a railway grade crossing, if during the last 100 feet of the approach to the crossing the driver does not have a clear and unobstructed view of the crossing and of any traffic on the railway for a distance of 400 feet in both directions along such railway. This subdivision does not apply in the case of any railway grade crossing where a human flagman is on duty or a clearly visible electrical mechanical railway crossing signal device is installed but does not then indicate the immediate approach of a railway train or car.
2) When traversing any intersection of highways if during the last 100 feet of the driver’s approach to the intersection the driver does not have a clear and unobstructed view of the intersection and of any traffic upon all of the highways entering the intersection for a distance of 100 feet along all those highways, except at an intersection protected by stop signs or yield right-of-way signs or controlled by official traffic control signals. 3) On any alley.
(b) Twenty-five miles per hour:
1) On any highway other than a state highway, in any business or residence district unless a different speed is determined by local authority under procedures set forth in this code.
2) When approaching or passing a school building or the grounds thereof, contiguous to a highway and posted with a standard “SCHOOL” warning sign, while children are going to or leaving the school either during school hours or during the noon recess period. Such prima facie limit shall also apply when approaching or passing any school grounds which are not separated from the highway by a fence, gate or other physical barrier while the grounds are in use by children and the highway is posted with a standard “SCHOOL” warning sign. For purposes of this subparagraph, standard “SCHOOL” warning signs may be placed at any distance up to 500 feet away from school grounds. 161
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3) When passing a senior center or other facility primarily used by senior citizens, contiguous to a street other than a state highway and posted with a standard “SENIOR” warning sign. A local authority may erect a sign pursuant to this paragraph when the local agency makes a determination that the proposed signing should be implemented.

A local authority may request grant funding from the Active Transportation Program pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 2380) of Division 3 of the Streets and Highways Code, or any other grant funding available to it, and use that grant funding to pay for the erection of those signs, or may utilize any other funds available to it to pay for the erection of those signs, including, but not limited to, donations from private sources.

Increase of Local Limits
22357. (a) Whenever a local authority determines upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey that a speed greater than 25 miles per hour would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe upon any street other than a state highway otherwise subject to a prima facie limit of 25 miles per hour, the local authority may be by ordinance determine and declare a prima facie limit of 25 miles per hours, the local authority may by ordinance determine and declare a prima facie speed limit of 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 miles per hour or a maximum speed limit of 65 miles per hour, whichever is found most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and is reasonable and safe. The declared prima facie or maximum speed limit shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon the street and shall not thereafter be revised except upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey. This section does not apply to any 25-mile-per-hour prima facie limit which is applicable when passing a school building or the grounds thereof or when passing a senior center or other facility primarily used by senior citizens.
(b) This section shall become operative on the date specified in subdivision (c) of Section 22366.

Decrease of Local Limits
22358. (a) Whenever a local authority determines upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey that the limit of 65 miles per hour is more than is reasonable or safe upon any portion of any street other than a state highway where the limit of 65 miles per hour is applicable, the local authority may by ordinance determine and declare a prima facie speed limit of 60, 55, 50, 45,40,35,30, or 25 miles per hours, whichever is found most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and is reasonable and safe, which declared prima facie limit shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon the street. (b) This section shall become operative on the date specified in subdivision (c) of Section 22366.

Decrease on Narrow Street
22358.3. Whenever a local authority determines upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey that the prima facie speed limit of 25 miles per hour in a business or residence district or in a public park on any street having a roadway not exceeding 25 feet in width, other than a state highway, is more than is reasonable or safe, the local authority may, by ordinance or resolution, determine and declare a prima facie speed limit of 20 or 15 miles per hour, whichever is found most appropriate and is reasonable and safe. The declared prima facie limit shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon the street.
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Decrease on Local Streets Near Schools or Senior Centers 22358.4. (a) (1) Whenever a local authority determines upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey that the prima facie speed limit of 25 miles per hour established by subdivision (b) of Section 22352 is more than is reasonable or safe, the local authority may, by ordinance or resolution, determine and declare a prima facie speed limit of 20 or 15 miles per hour, whichever is justified as the appropriate speed limit by that survey. (2) An ordinance or resolution adopted under paragraph (1) shall not be effective until appropriate signs giving notice of the speed limit are erected upon the highway and, in the case of a state highway, until the ordinance is approved by the Department of Transportation and the appropriate signs are erected upon the highway. (b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) or any other provision of law, a local authority may, by ordinance or resolution, determine and declare prima facie speed limits as follows:
(A) A 15 miles per hour prima facie limit in a residence district, on a highway with a posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour or slower, when approaching, at a distance of less than 500 feet from, or passing, a school building or the grounds of a school building, contiguous to a highway and posted with a school warning sign that indicates a speed limit of 15 miles per hour, while children are going to or leaving the school, either during school hours or during the noon recess period. The prima facie limit shall also apply when approaching, at a distance of less than 500 feet from, or passing, school grounds that are not separated from the highway by a fence, gate, or other physical barrier while the grounds are in use by children and the highway is posted with a school warning sign that indicates a speed limit of 15 miles per hour.
(B) A 25 miles per hour prima facie limit in a residence district, on a highway with a posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour or slower, when approaching, at a distance of 500 to 1,000 feet from, a school building or the grounds thereof, contiguous to a highway and posted with a school warning sign that indicates a speed limit of 25 miles per hour, while children are going to or leaving the school, either during school hours or during the noon recess period. The prima facie limit shall also apply when approaching, at a distance of 500 to 1,000 feet from, school grounds that are not separated from the highway by a fence, gate, or other physical barrier while the grounds are in use by children and the highway is posted with a school warning sign that indicates a speed limit of 25 miles per hour. (2) The prima facie limits established under paragraph (1) apply only to highways that meet all of the following conditions:
(A) A maximum of two traffic lanes.
(B) A maximum posted 30 miles per hour prima facie speed limit immediately prior to and after the school zone.
(3) The prima facie limits established under paragraph (1) apply to all lanes of an affected highway, in both directions of travel.
(4) When determining the need to lower the prima facie speed limit, the local authority shall take the provisions of Section 627 into consideration. (5) (A) An ordinance or resolution adopted under paragraph (1) shall not be effective until appropriate signs giving notice of the speed limit are erected upon the highway and, in the case of a state highway, until the ordinance is approved by the Department of Transportation and the appropriate signs are erected upon the highway. (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), school warning signs indicating a speed limit of 15 miles per hour may be placed at a distance up to 500 feet away 163
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from school grounds.
(C) For purposes of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), school warning signs indicating a speed limit of 25 miles per hour may be placed at any distance between 500 and 1,000 feet away from the school grounds.
(D) A local authority shall reimburse the Department of Transportation for all costs incurred by the department under this subdivision.

Downward Speed Zoning
22358.5 It is the intent of the Legislature that physical conditions such as width, curvature, grade and surface conditions or any other condition readily apparent to a driver, in the absence of other factors, would not require special downward speed zoning, as the basic rule of Section 22350 is sufficient regulation as to such conditions.

Rounding of Speed Limits to the Nearest 5 mph of the 85th Percentile 22358.6. (a) The Department of Transportation shall, in the next scheduled revision, revise and thereafter maintain the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to require the Department of Transportation or a local authority to round speed limits to the nearest five miles per hour of the 85th percentile of the free-flowing traffic. (b) In cases in which the speed limit needs to be rounded down to the nearest five miles per hour increment of the 85th-percentile speed, the Department of Transportation or a local authority may lower the speed limit by five miles per hour from the nearest five mile per hour increment of the 85th-percentile speed, in compliance with Sections 627 and 22358.5 and the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as it read on March 30, 2021, if the reasons for the lower speed limit are documented in an engineering and traffic survey. The Department of Transportation or a local authority may also take into consideration Sections 22353, 22353.2, 22353.3, 22353.4, and 22353.5, if applicable. (c) In cases in which the speed limit needs to be rounded up to the nearest five miles per hour increment of the 85th-percentile speed, the Department of Transportation or a local authority may decide to instead round down the speed limit to the lower five miles per hour increment. If the speed limit is rounded down pursuant to this subdivision, the speed limit shall not be reduced any further pursuant to subdivision (b). (d) In addition to subdivisions (b) and (c), a local authority may additionally lower the speed limit as provided in Section 22358.7.
(e) The total reduction in the speed limit pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, shall not exceed 12.4 miles per hour from the 85th percentile speed. (f) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, a local authority may retain the currently adopted speed limit as provided in Section 22358.8 without further reduction or restore the immediately prior adopted speed limit as provided in Section 22358.8 without further reduction.

Reduction of Additional 5 mph
22358.7. (a) If a local authority, after completing an engineering and traffic survey, finds that the speed limit is still more than is reasonable or safe, the local authority may, by ordinance, determine and declare a prima facie speed limit that has been reduced an additional five miles per hour for either of the following reasons:
(1) The portion of highway has been designated as a safety corridor. A local authority shall not deem more than one-fifth of their streets as safety corridors. (2) The portion of highway is adjacent to any land or facility that generates high 164
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concentrations of bicyclists or pedestrians, especially those from vulnerable groups such as children, seniors, persons with disabilities, and the unhoused. (b) (1) As used in this section, “safety corridor” shall be defined by the Department of Transportation in the next revision of the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. In making this determination, the department shall consider highways that have the highest number of serious injuries and fatalities based on collision data that may be derived from, but not limited to, the Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System. (2) The Department of Transportation shall, in the next revision of the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, determine what constitutes land or facilities that generate high concentrations of bicyclists and pedestrians, as used in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a). In making this determination, the department shall consider density, road use type, and bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure present on a section of highway. (c) A local authority may not lower a speed limit as authorized by this section until June 30, 2024, or until the Judicial Council has developed an online tool for adjudicating infraction violations statewide as specified in Article 7 (commencing with Section 68645) of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Government Code, whichever is sooner. (d) A local authority shall issue only warning citations for violations of exceeding the speed limit by 10 miles per hour or less for the first 30 days that a lower speed limit is in effect as authorized by this section.

Retaining the Currently Adopted Speed Limit or Restoring Immediately Prior Adopted Speed Limit 22358.8 (a) If a local authority, after completing an engineering and traffic survey, finds that the speed limit is still more than is reasonable or safe, the local authority may, by ordinance, retain the currently adopted speed limit or restore the immediately prior adopted speed limit if that speed limit was established with an engineering and traffic survey and if a registered engineer has evaluated the section of highway and determined that no additional general purpose lanes have been added to the roadway since completion of the traffic survey that established that speed limit.
(b) This section does not authorize a speed limit to be reduced by any more than five miles per hour from the currently adopted speed limit nor below the immediately prior speed limit. (c) A local authority shall issue only warning citations for violations of exceeding the speed limit by 10 miles per hour or less for the first 30 days that a lower speed limit is in effect as authorized by this section.

Business Activity District
22358.9 (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a local authority may, by ordinance, determine and declare a 25 or 20 miles per hour prima facie speed limit on a highway contiguous to a business activity district when posted with a sign that indicates a speed limit of 25 or 20 miles per hour.
(2) The prima facie limits established under paragraph (1) apply only to highways that meet all of the following conditions:
(A) A maximum of four traffic lanes.
(B) A maximum posted 30 miles per hour prima facie speed limit immediately prior to and after the business activity district, if establishing a 25 miles per hour speed limit. (C) A maximum posted 25 miles per hour prima facie speed limit immediately prior to and after the business activity district, if establishing a 20 miles per hour speed limit. (b) As used in this section, a “business activity district” is that portion of a highway and the property contiguous thereto that includes central or neighborhood downtowns, urban villages, 165
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or zoning designations that prioritize commercial land uses at the downtown or neighborhood scale and meets at least three of the following requirements in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive:
(1) No less than 50 percent of the contiguous property fronting the highway consists of retail or dining commercial uses, including outdoor dining, that open directly onto sidewalks adjacent to the highway.
(2) Parking, including parallel, diagonal, or perpendicular spaces located alongside the highway. (3) Traffic control signals or stop signs regulating traffic flow on the highway, located at intervals of no more than 600 feet.
(4) Marked crosswalks not controlled by a traffic control device. (c) A local authority shall not declare a prima facie speed limit under this section on a portion of a highway where the local authority has already lowered the speed limit as permitted under Section 22358.7, has retained the currently adopted speed limit under Section 22358.8, or has restored the immediately prior adopted speed limit under Section 22358.8. (d) A local authority shall issue only warning citations for violations of exceeding the speed limit by 10 miles per hour or less for the first 30 days that a lower speed limit is in effect as authorized by this section.

Boundary Line Streets
22359. With respect to boundary line streets and highways where portions thereof are within different jurisdictions, no ordinance adopted under Sections 22357 and 22358 shall be effective as to any such portion until all authorities having jurisdiction of the portions of the street concerned have approved the same. This section shall not apply in the case of boundary line streets consisting of separate roadways within different jurisdictions.

Multiple-Lane Highways
22361. On multiple-lane highways with two or more separate roadways, different prima facie speed limits may be established for different roadways under any of the procedures specified in Sections 22354 to 22359, inclusive.

Speed Trap Prohibition
40801. No peace officer or other person shall use a speed trap in arresting, or participating or assisting in the arrest of, any person for any alleged violation of this code nor shall any speed trap be used in securing evidence as to the speed of any vehicle for the purpose of an arrest or prosecution under this code.

Speed Trap
40802. (a) A “speed trap” is either of the following:
(1) A particular section of a highway measured as to distance and with boundaries marked, designated, or otherwise determined in order that the speed of a vehicle may be calculated by securing the time it takes the vehicle to travel the known distance. (2) A particular section of a highway with a prima facie speed limit provided by this code or by local ordinance pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 22352, or established under Section 22354, 22357, 22358, or 22358.3, if that prima facie speed limit is not justified by an engineering and traffic survey conducted within five years prior to the date of the alleged violation, and enforcement of the speed limit involves the use of radar or any other electronic devices which measures the speed of moving objects. This subdivision does not apply to local street, road, school zone, senior zone, business activity district, or speed limit adopted under Section 22358.7 or 22358.8. 166
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(b) (1) For purposes of this section, a local street or road is one that is functionally classified as “local” on the “California Road System Maps,” that are approved by the Federal Highway Administration and maintained by the Department of Transportation. It may also be defined as a “local street or road” if it primarily provides access to abutting residential property and meets the following three conditions:
(A) Roadway width of not more than 40 feet.
(B) Not more than one-half mile of uninterrupted length. Interruptions shall include official traffic control devices as defined in Section 445. (C) Not more than one traffic lane in each direction.
(2) For purposes of this section, “school zone” means that area approaching or passing a school building or the grounds thereof that is contiguous to a highway and on which is posted a standard “SCHOOL” warning sign, while children are going to or leaving the school either during school hours or during the noon recess period. “School zone” also includes the area approaching or passing any school grounds that are not separated from the highway by a fence, gate, or other physical barrier while the grounds are in use by children if that highway is posted with a standard “SCHOOL” warning sign. (3) For purposes of this section, “senior zone” means that area approaching or passing a senior center building or other facility primarily used by senior citizens, or the grounds thereof that is contiguous to a highway and on which is posted a standard “SENIOR” warning sign, pursuant to Section 22352.
(4) For purposes of this section, “business activity district” means a section of highway described in subdivision (b) of Section 22358.9 in which a standard 25 miles per hour or 20 miles per hour speed limit sign has been posted pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of that section.
(c) (1) When all of the following criteria are met, paragraph (2) of this subdivision shall be applicable and subdivision (a) shall not be applicable:
(A) When radar is used, the arresting officer has successfully completed a radar operator course of not less than 24 hours on the use of police traffic radar, and the course was approved and certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
(B) When laser or any other electronic device is used to measure the speed of moving objects, the arresting officer has successfully completed the training required in subparagraph (A) and an additional training course of not less than two hours approved and certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
(C)(i) The prosecution proved that the arresting officer complied with subparagraphs (A) and (B) and that an engineering and traffic survey has been conducted in accordance with subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2). The prosecution proved that, prior to the officer issuing the notice to appear, the arresting officer established that the radar, laser, or other electronic device conformed to the requirements of subparagraph (D).
(ii) The prosecution proved the speed of the accused was unsafe for the conditions present at the time of alleged violation unless the citation was for a violation of Section 223469, 22356, or 22406.
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years prior to the date of the alleged violation by an independent certified laser or radar repair and testing or calibration facility.
(2) A “speed trap” is either of the following:
(A) A particular section of a highway measured as to distance and with boundaries marked, designated, or otherwise determined in order that the speed of a vehicle may be calculated by securing the time it takes the vehicle to travel the known distance.
(B) (i) A particular section of a highway or state highway with a prima facie speed limit that is provided by this code or by local ordinance under paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 22352, or established under Section 22354, 22357, 22358, or 22358.3, if that prima facie speed limit is not justified by an engineering and traffic survey conducted within one of the following time periods, prior to the date of the alleged violation, and enforcement of the speed limit involves the use of radar or any other electronic device that measures the speed of moving objects:
(I) Except as specified in subclause (II), seven years. (II)If an engineering and traffic survey was conducted more than seven years prior to the date of the alleged violation, and a registered engineer evaluates the section of the highway and determines that no significant changes in roadway or traffic conditions have occurred, including, but not limited to, changes in adjoining property or land use, roadway width, or traffic volume, 14 years.
(ii) This subparagraph does not apply to a local street, road, or school zone, senior zone, business activity district, or speed limit adopted under Section 22358.7 or 22358.8.

Speed Trap Evidence.
40803. (a) No evidence as to the speed of a vehicle upon a highway shall be admitted in any court upon the trial of any person in any prosecution under this code upon a charge involving the speed of a vehicle when the evidence is based upon or obtained from or by the maintenance or use of a speed trap.
(b) In any prosecution under this code of a charge involving the speed of a vehicle, where enforcement involves the use of radar or other electronic devices which measure the speed of moving objects, the prosecution shall establish, as part of its prima facie case, that the evidence or testimony presented is not based upon a speed trap as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 40802.
(c) When a traffic and engineering survey is required pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 40802, evidence that a traffic and engineering survey has been conducted within five years of the date of the alleged violation or evidence that the offense was committed on a local street or road as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 40802 shall constitute a prima facie case that the evidence or testimony is not based upon a speed trap as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) 40802.
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Study Method
Speed zones are established to inform drivers of the safe speed limit and to protect the general public from unreasonable and reckless drivers. Research has shown that most drivers travel at speeds that are safe and reasonable, therefore, speed limits are established primarily on the consensus of the majority of those who use the roads. Speed limits are not based on the actions of few. The California Vehicle Code requires the limits to be established on the basis of an engineering and traffic survey rather than by arbitrary methods.

The study is conducted in accordance with the appropriate sections of the California Vehicle Code and the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD), Section 2B-13, Speed Limit Sign (R2-D)
Surveys are conducted on arterial streets, collector streets, and selected local streets. Each of the selected streets was analyzed individually.

The accident analysis was based on a review of the City’s Traffic Accident Records (Crossroads). Only non-intersection accidents are included since intersection accidents are considered correctable using conventional intersection traffic controls such as stop signs or traffic signals.

Accident rates were computed using a formula that takes into account the number of accidents in the two-year period, the length of roadway being studied, and the average daily traffic volume. The rate is expressed in accidents per million vehicle miles (Acc/MVM). The formula is:

Acc/MM = Number of Accidents x 1,000,000
Distance x ADT x No. of Days
Definitions of Terms
Average Daily Traffic Volume of traffic during a 24-hour period.

ECL Easterly City Limit (also WCL, NCL and SCL for Westerly, Northerly and Southerly).
85th Percentile (Critical Speed) The “speed” which 85% of the observed vehicles are not exceeding.

This speed is usually within 2 mph of the upper limit of the speed.

Mean Speed The average speed.

MPH or mph Miles Per Hour.

MVM or mvm Million Vehicle Miles. Accident rates are generally expressed as the number of accidents occurring per million vehicle miles traveled during a given time period.

Pace The 10 mph range of observed vehicle speeds containing the largest number of vehicles. A normal distribution will contain
approximately 70% of the sample within the pace, with 15% above and 15% below.
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Speed Zoning Regulations from Caltrans
California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
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Chapter 2B – Regulatory Signs, Barricade, and Gates January 18, 2026 Part 2 Signs

SPEED LIMIT SIGNS AND PLAQUES
Section 2B.21 Speed Limit Sign (R2-1)
Support:
01 In general, the maximum speed limits applicable to rural and urban roads are established:

A. Statutorily – a maximum speed limit applicable to a particular class of road, such as freeways or city streets, that is established by State law; or
B. As speed zones – based on engineering studies.
02 State statutory limits might restrict the maximum speed limit that can be established on a particular road, notwithstanding what an engineering study might indicate. 03 Agencies with designated authorities to set speed limits, which include States, and sometimes local jurisdictions, can establish non-statutory speed limits or designate reduced speed zones using an engineering study. Setting appropriate speed limits is especially important to ensure safety for all road users in varying types of contexts, particularly on roadways where adjacent land use suggests that trips could be served by varied modes. These situations include urban and suburban non-freeway arterials or rural arterials that serve as main streets in smaller communities, consistent with the context classifications of urban core, urban, suburban, and rural towns found in “A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets,” 2018 Edition, AASHTO. When setting a speed limit, a range of factors such as land-use context, pedestrian and bicyclist activity, crash history, intersection spacing, driveway density, roadway geometry, roadside conditions, roadway functional classification, traffic volume, and observed speeds can influence the speed limit determined in the engineering study. The engineering study will determine which of the recommended factors will prevail in setting the speed limit. 04 Jurisdictions can use speed limit setting tools and methods such as expert systems and those consistent with the safe system approach as part of the required engineering study for a non-statutory speed limit. As speed limit setting tools vary, jurisdictions need to be aware of their limitations and advantages, possible variation between the tools and the need to explore gaps or weaknesses of tools, and weigh the output accordingly in consideration of setting speed limits. 04a The setting of speed limits can be controversial and requires a rational and defensible determination to maintain public confidence. Speed limits are normally set near the 85th-percentile speed that statistically represents one standard deviation above the average speed and establishes the upper limit of what is considered reasonable and prudent. As with most laws, speed limits need to depend on the voluntary compliance of the greater majority of motorists. Speed limits cannot be set arbitrarily low, as this would create violators of the majority of drivers and would not command the respect of the public. Artificially low speed limits can lead to poor compliance as well as large variations in speed within the traffic stream. Increased speed variance can also create more conflicts and passing maneuvers.
05 To achieve desired operating speeds, agencies often implement other speed management strategies concurrently with setting speed limits, such as traffic calming measures, geometric design features, speed safety cameras, and increased enforcement.
05a The most effective way to reduce speeds is through a combination of strategies using traffic control devices related to speed management, roadway design and engineering solutions, traffic calming techniques and measures, public education, and enforcement efforts. Effectively managing road user speed relies on numerous factors, which include enforcement, roadway characteristics, surrounding environment, adjacent land use, and traffic control devices. Many studies find that engineering changes, such as change a road’s infrastructure, are one of the most important factors in reducing vehicle operating speeds. Engineering changes are also one of the most effective interventions at reducing pedestrian injury and fatality rates. Potential street engineering changes, such as curb extensions, median islands, raised crosswalks, roundabouts, and speed bumps or speed humps, naturally result in lower speeds. It is realized that these engineering changes can be costly and time-consuming to implement.

Standard:
06 Speed zones (other than statutory speed limits) shall only be established on the basis of an engineering and traffic survey (E&TS), also noted as an engineering study that has been performed in accordance with traffic engineering practices. The engineering study shall consider the roadway context.

Guidance:
07 The engineering study should consider the roadway context. Among the factors that should be considered when conducting an engineering study for establishing or reevaluating speed limits within speed zones are the following:

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location or frequency of stops, parking practices, and pedestrian and bicycle facilities and activity; B. Roadway characteristics not readily apparent to the driver (CVC § 627) (such as lane widths, shoulder condition, grade, alignment, median type, and sight distance);
C. Geographic context (such as an urban district, rural town center, non-urbanized rural area, or suburban area residential district, business district, business activity district), and multi-modal trip generation; D. Reported crash experience for at least a 12 36-month period; E. Speed distribution of free-flowing vehicles including the pace, median (50th-percentile), and 85th- precentile percentile speeds; and
F. A review of past speed studies to identify any trends in operating speeds (CVC § 22358.8) Support:
07a Refer to FHWA’s List of Known Errors for error in Paragraph 7, Item E text. Refer to Section 1A.04 for more details.

Guidance:
08 When the 85th-percentile speed is appreciably greater than the posted speed limit, and the roadway context does not support setting a higher speed limit, the engineering (not E&TS) study should consider whether changes to geometric features, enforcement, and/or other speed-reduction countermeasures might improve compliance with the posted speed limit. A similar approach should be used if the results of past speed studies indicate that the 85th-percentile speed has consistently increased.
09 On urban and suburban arterials, and on rural arterials that serve as main streets through developed areas of communities, the 85th-percentile speed should not be used to set speed limits without consideration of all factors described in Paragraph 7 of this Section.

Standard:
10 On a freeway, expressway, or rural highway (outside urbanized locations or conditions), On a highway, the speed limit that is posted within a speed zone should shall be within 5 mph 12.4 mph of the 85th-percentile speed of freeflowing motor-vehicle traffic under the following conditions:

A. All factors described in Paragraph 7 of this Section have been considered and determined to be nonmitigating.

B. The measures described in Paragraph 8 of this Section have been considered to the extent practicable.

Guidance:
11 State and local agencies should conduct engineering studies to reevaluate non-statutory speed limits on segments of their roadways that have undergone significant changes since the last review (such as changes to roadway context, the addition or elimination of parking or driveways, changes in the number of travel lanes, changes in the configuration of bicycle lanes, changes to road geometrics, changes in traffic control signal coordination, or significant changes in traffic volumes).
12 Speed studies for signalized intersection approaches should be taken outside the influence area of the traffic control signal, which is generally considered to be approximately ½ mile, to avoid obtaining skewed results for the speed distribution. If the signal spacing is less than 1 mile, the speed study should be at approximately the middle of the segment.

Support:
12a Speed limits in California are governed by the CVC, §§ 22348 through 22413; also, pertinent sections are found in §§ 627 and 40802 and others referenced in this section. Refer to Section 1A.05 for information regarding this publication. 12b Refer to Part 6, Section 6B.01 for speed limit signs in temporary traffic control zones. Refer to Part 7 for speed limit signs in school areas.

Basic Speed Law and Prima Facie Speed Limits – Refer to CVC §§ 22350 & 22352 12c The basic speed law states “No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, the traffic on, and the surface and width of, the highway, and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property.”
Standard:
12d Prima facie speed limits are specific limits and shall apply unless changed based upon an E&TS and signs are posted that display the new speed limit.

Option:
12e Prima facie speed limits may be preempted by the basic speed law, when roadway, traffic or weather conditions warrant a lower speed.

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Legal Authority for Establishing Speed Limits
Support:
12f Delegation of legal authority to set speed limits based on valid E&TS on State highways is given to Caltrans District Directors.

The District Director of each transportation district is authorized to issue orders regulating the speed of traffic, up to 70 mph on State highways. The Director of Caltrans retains the authority to approve variable, and minimum speed limits on State freeways.

Standard:
12g The speed limits shown in Table 2B-101(CA) shall apply, unless changed upon the basis of an E&TS.

Option:
12h The speed limits shown in Table 2B-102(CA) may apply, unless changed upon E&TS.

Variable Speed Limits on Freeways - Refer to CVC § 22355 12i The following speed limits may apply:
• Whenever Caltrans determines based upon an E&TS that the safe and orderly movement of traffic upon any freeway segment will be facilitated by the establishment of variable speed limits • Caltrans may erect, regulate, and control signs upon the state highway which is a freeway, or any portion thereof, which, if used, signs shall be designed to permit display of different speeds at various times of the day or night. • Such signs need not conform to the standards & specifications per CVC § 21400, but if used, shall be of sufficient size and clarity to give adequate notice of the applicable speed limit.

Minimum Speed Limits on State Highways - Refer to CVC § 22400 12j The following speed limits may apply:
• Whenever Caltrans determines based upon an E&TS that slow speeds on any part of a state highway consistently impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, Caltrans may determine and declare a minimum speed limit. Appropriate signs giving notice shall then be installed on that segment. • A motorist can be cited for stopping or impeding the normal and reasonable movement of traffic unless the stop is necessary for safe operation and in compliance with the law.

Engineering and Traffic Survey (E&TS)
Support:
12k CVC § 627 defines the term “Engineering and traffic survey” and lists its requirements.

Standard:
12l An E&TS shall include, among other requirements deemed necessary by Caltrans, consideration of all of the following:

A. Prevailing speeds as determined by traffic engineering measurements.

B. Collision records.

C. Highway, traffic, and roadside conditions not readily apparent to the driver.

Guidance:
12m The E&TS should contain sufficient information to document that the required three items of CVC § 627 are provided and that other conditions not readily apparent to a driver are properly identified. 12n Prevailing speeds are determined by a speed zone survey. A speed zone survey should include:

A. The intent of the speed measurements is to determine the actual speed of unimpeded traffic. The speed of traffic should not be altered by concentrated law enforcement, or other means, just prior to, or while taking the speed measurements.

B. Speeds should be read directly from a radar or other electronic speed measuring devices; or, C. Devices, other than radar, capable of accurately distinguishing and measuring the unimpeded speed of free flowing vehicles may be used.

D. A location should be selected where prevailing speeds are representative of the entire speed zone section. If speeds vary on a given route, more than one speed zone section may be required, with separate measurements for each section.

Locations for measurements should be chosen so as to minimize the effects of traffic signals or stop signs.

E. Speed measurements should be taken during off-peak hours between peak traffic periods on weekdays. If there is difficulty in obtaining the desired quantity, speed measurements may be taken during any period with free flowing traffic.

F. The weather should be fair (dry pavement) with no unusual conditions prevailing.

G. The surveyor and equipment should not affect the traffic speeds. For this reason, an unmarked car is recommended, and the radar speed meter located as inconspicuously as possible.

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