Ordinance No. MC-1651
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 10.52 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE EXISTING SPEED ZONES
CITY WIDE
WHEREAS, the City San Bernardino, California (“City”) is a chartered city and municipal corporation, duly organized under the California Constitution and laws of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the City is required to comply with the California Vehicle Code (CVC) to have posted speed limits on the street segments surveyed every seven years; and WHEREAS, in California, Engineering and Traffic (E&T) Surveys must be conducted according to guidelines set forth by the California Vehicle Code (CVC) sections 22357 and 22358 and the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD); and WHEREAS, once completed, E&T Surveys provide the evidence-based foundation for setting or adjusting speed limits, helping local agencies maintain consistency, enhance safety, and reduce speed variability on public roads; and
WHEREAS, additionally, Assembly Bill 43 (AB 43), signed into law in October 2021, modifies how speed limits are set in California by providing local jurisdictions with greater flexibility to prioritize road safety; and
WHEREAS, under AB 43, cities and counties can now consider factors beyond prevailing traffic speeds—such as pedestrian and cyclist safety, collision history, and roadway conditions when conducting Engineering and Traffic Surveys; and
WHEREAS, the street segments were last surveyed in 2016; and WHEREAS, an updated Engineering and Traffic Survey has been completed to justify and update the posted speed limits along 109 street segments.
WHEREAS, an updated Engineering and Traffic Survey has been completed to justify and extend the posted speed limits along 48 street segments.
THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. Section 10.52.010 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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In accordance with and pursuant to the authority of sections 22357, 22358, 22360 of the California Vehicles Code, the Mayor and Common Council do hereby determine and declare upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that a Prima Facie speed limit of thirty miles per hour (25 MPH) shall be established upon the following streets or portions thereof in the City:
28th Street between H Street and Waterman Avenue
Commercial Road between Waterman Avenue and Steele Road Palm Avenue between Belmont Avenue and Melvin Avenue
Rialto Avenue between Lena Road and Tippecanoe Avenue”
SECTION 3. Section 10.52.010 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby renumbered to Section 10.52.020 and amended to read as follows:
“10.52.020 THIRTY MILES PER HOUR
In accordance with and pursuant to the authority of sections 22357, 22358, 22360 of the California Vehicles Code, the Mayor and Common Council do hereby determine and declare upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that a Prima Facie speed limit of thirty miles per hour (30 MPH) shall be established upon the following streets or portions thereof in the City:
2nd Street between Mt. Vernon Avenue and Waterman Avenue 21st Street between Waterman Avenue and Perris Hill Park Road Arrowhead Avenue between Highland Avenue and Kendall Drive California Street between Baseline Street and Cajon Boulevard Del Rosa Drive between 6th Street and Baseline Street
Del Rosa Avenue between Del Rosa Drive and Marshall Boulevard E Street between Mill Street and Rialto Avenue
E Street between Rialto Avenue and 8th Street
Electric Avenue between Mt. View Avenue and Northpark Boulevard Eucalyptus Avenue between Mill Street and Rialto Avenue G Street between Mill Street and 3rd Street/4th Street
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2 H Street between 3rd Street and 6th Street
Highland Avenue between Muscupiabe Avenue and E Street
Highland Avenue between E Street and Sierra Way
Highland Avenue between Arden Avenue and Victoria Avenue Hill Drive between Magnolia Drive and H Street
Hospitality Lane between E Street and Waterman Avenue
Hospitality Lane between Waterman Avenue and Tippecanoe Avenue Marshall Boulevard between Ladera Road and Waterman Avenue Massachusetts Avenue between Baseline Street and Highland Avenue Medical Center Drive between 5th Street and Baseline Street Morgan Road between Melbourne Road and Yardley Street
Mt. Vernon Avenue between Grant Avenue and Rialto Avenue Mt. Vernon Avenue between Rialto Avenue and 7th Street
Mt. Vernon Avenue between 7th Street and 21st Street
Mt. View Avenue between Victoria Street and Highland Avenue Mt. View Avenue between Highland Avenue and Electric Avenue Mt. View Avenue between Electric Avenue and Hill Drive/ Pinehurst Court N. Little between 600' S/ O W Little League Drive and O' Rourke Avenue Palm Avenue (East) between Atlantic Avenue and Piedmont Drive Parkdale Drive between Mt. View Avenue and Valencia Avenue State Street between University Parkway and Sheridan Road University Parkway between Highland Avenue and Baseline Street” SECTION 4. Section 10.52.020 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby renumbered to 10.52.030 and amended to read as follows:
“10.52.030 THIRTY-FIVE MILES PER HOUR
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5th Street between H Street and Sierra Way
5th Street between Sierra Way and Pedley Road
6th Street between Del Rosa Drive and 200' E/ O Victoria Avenue 16th Street between University Parkway and Medical Center Drive 27th Street between Mt. Vernon Avenue and G Street
48th Street between Kendall Drive and Electric Avenue
Arden Avenue between Pacific Street and Highland Avenue Arrowhead Avenue between 7th Street and Highland Avenue Atlantic Avenue between Palm Avenue and Cienega Court
Auto Center Drive between Showcase Drive S and E Street Baseline Street between H Street and Sierra Way
D Street between 6th Street and 28th Street
Del Rosa Avenue between Marshall Boulevard and 39th Street E Street between Century Avenue and Mill Street
E Street between 8th Street and Baseline Street
E Street between Baseline Street and Highland Avenue
E Street between Highland Avenue and 30th Street
E Street between 30th Street and Kendall Drive
G Street between Inland Center Drive and Mill Street
G Street between 6th Street and 140' North Of 29th Street G Street between 150' South Of 30th Street and Marshall Boulevard Gilbert Street between Waterman Avenue and 207' E/O Cedar Avenue Ordinance No. MC-1651
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2 H Street between 6th Street and Marshall Boulevard
Highland Avenue between Macy Street and Medical Center Drive Highland Avenue between Medical Center Drive and Muscupiabe Avenue Highland Avenue between Victoria Avenue and Bradford Avenue Hunts Lane between Washington Street and Commercial Road Hunts Lane between Commercial Road and Hospitality Lane K Street between Mill Street and Rialto Avenue
Kendall Drive between E Street and 40th Street
Lena Road between Orange Show and Road Central Avenue
Lena Road between Mill Street and 3rd Street
Lynwood Drive between Valencia Avenue and Del Rosa Avenue Macy Street between Highland Avenue and North City Limits Marshall Boulevard between Little Mountain Drive and Ladera Road Medical Center Drive between Baseline Street and Cajon Boulevard Miramonte Avenue between 23rd Street and Marshall Boulevard Mountain Avenue between 39th Street and 40th Street
Mt. Vernon Avenue between 21st Street and 27th Street
Ohio Avenue between Magnolia Avenue and Pine Avenue
Orange Show Road between E Street and Arrowhead Avenue
Orange Street between Pacific Street and Highland Avenue Orange Street between Highland Avenue and Piedmont Drive Pepper Avenue between Mill Street and Madrona Street
Piedmont Drive between Yuma Drive and Orange Street
Rialto Avenue between Eucalyptus Avenue and Mt. Vernon Avenue Rialto Avenue between Mt Vernon Avenue and G Street
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2 Rialto Avenue between G Street and Sierra Way
Rialto Avenue between Sierra Way and Waterman Avenue
Rialto Avenue between Waterman Avenue and Lena Road
Sierra Way between 5th Street and 30th Street
Sierra Way between 30th Street and 40th Street
Tippecanoe Avenue between Harriman Place and San Bernardino Avenue Valencia Avenue between 21st Street and 30th Street
W. Little League Drive between N. Little League Drive and Palm Avenue” SECTION 5. Section 10.52.030 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby renumbered to 10.52.040 and amended to read as follows:
“10.52.040 FORTY MILES PER HOUR
In accordance with and pursuant to the authority of sections 22357, 22358, 22360 of the California Vehicles Code, the Mayor and Common Council do hereby determine and declare upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that a Prima Facie speed limit of forty miles per hour (40 MPH) shall be established upon the following streets or portions thereof in the City:
3rd Street between Sierra Way and Waterman Avenue
3rd Street between Waterman Avenue and Lena Road
3rd Street between Lena Road and Leland Norton Way
9th Street between Medical Center Drive and H Street
9th Street between H Street and Sierra Way
9th Street between Sierra Way and Waterman Avenue
40th Street between Electric Avenue and Waterman Avenue 40th Street between Golden Avenue and Mountain Avenue
Arrowhead Avenue between Esparanza Street and Rialto Avenue Baseline Street between California Street and Medical Center Drive Baseline Street between Medical Center Drive and H Street Baseline Street between Sierra Way and Del Rosa Avenue
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2 Central Avenue between Arrowhead Avenue and 100' E/O Valley View Avenue Central Avenue between 100' E/O Valley View Avenue/Lena Road and Mt. View Avenue Commercial Road between Hunts Lane and Waterman Avenue
E Street between Hunts Lane and Century Avenue
Foothill Drive between Del Rosa Avenue and Arden Avenue Golden Avenue between Highland Avenue and Lynwood Drive Highland Avenue between Sierra Way and Valencia Avenue
Highland Avenue between Valencia Avenue and Arden Avenue Inland Center Drive between E Street and 1570' Sw/O I Street Kendall Drive between 40th Street and University Parkway Little Mountain Drive between Edgehill Road and 1300' S/ O Sheridan Road Little Mountain Drive between 1300' S/ O Sheridan Road and Northpark Boulevard Meridian Avenue between Randall Avenue and Mill Street
Meridian Avenue between Rialto Avenue and Foothill Boulevard Mill Street between Eucalyptus Avenue and Macy Street
Mill Street between Bordwell Avenue and Waterman Avenue Mill Street between Waterman Avenue and Tippecanoe Avenue Northpark Boulevard between University Parkway and Little Mountain Drive Northpark Boulevard between Little Mountain Drive and Electric Avenue Palm Avenue between Kendall Drive and Belmont Avenue
Pepper Avenue between Randall Avenue and Mill Street
Perris Hill Park Road between Pacific Street and 21st Street Redlands Boulevard between Hunts Lane and Gardena Street Sierra Way between Mill Street and Rialto Avenue
Sierra Way between 40th Street and 48th Street
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2 Sterling Avenue between Highland Avenue and Pumalo Street Tippecanoe Avenue between San Bernardino Avenue and 3rd Street University Parkway between Cajon Boulevard and Northpark Boulevard Valencia Avenue between 30th Street and 40th Street
Waterman Avenue between Barton Road and Central Avenue
Waterman Avenue between Rialto Avenue and Highland Avenue Waterman Avenue between Highland Avenue and 30th Street” SECTION 6. Section 10.52.00 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby renumbered to 10.52.050 and amended to read as follows:
“10.52.050 FORTY-FIVE MILES PER HOUR
In accordance with and pursuant to the authority of sections 22357, 22358, 22360 of the California Vehicles Code, the Mayor and Common Council do hereby determine and declare upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that a Prima Facie speed limit of forty-five miles per hour (45 MPH) shall be established upon the following streets or portions thereof in the City:
9th Street between Waterman Avenue and 600' E/O Preston Street 30th Street between Little Mountain Drive and Valencia Avenue 40th Street between Kendall Drive and Electric Avenue
40th Street between Waterman Avenue and Golden Avenue
Baseline Street between Meridian Avenue and California Street Campus Parkway between Kendall Drive and Devils Canyon Road Harrison Street between 35th Street and 40th Street
Kendall Drive between University Parkway and Palm Avenue Little Mountain Drive between 27th Street and Edgehill Road Orange Show Road between Arrowhead Avenue and Tippecanoe Avenue Pine Avenue between Kendall Drive and Belmont Avenue
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2 Redlands Boulevard between Gardena Street and East City Limits San Bernardino Avenue between Tippecanoe Avenue and Mt. View Avenue Tippecanoe between 9th Street and Baseline Street
Victoria Avenue between Highland Avenue and Lynwood Drive Waterman Avenue between Central Avenue and Rialto Avenue” SECTION 7. Section 10.52.050 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby renumbered to 10.52.060 and amended to read as follows :
“10.52.060 FIFTY MILES PER HOUR
In accordance with and pursuant to the authority of sections 22357, 22358, 22360 of the California Vehicles Code, the Mayor and Common Council do hereby determine and declare upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that a Prima Facie speed limit of fifty miles per hour (50 MPH) shall be established upon the following streets or portions thereof in the City:
3rd Street between Leland Norton Way and Victoria Avenue Cajon Boulevard between California Street and 23rd Street Highland Avenue between West Boundary (~2664' West Of Macy Street) and Macy Street Hallmark Parkway between University Parkway and Lexington Parkway Industrial Parkway between Lexington Parkway and Palm Avenue” SECTION 8.Certification. The City Clerk of the City of San Bernardino shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause publication to occur in a newspaper of general circulation and published and circulated in the City in a manner permitted under section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California.
SECTION 9. CEQA. The Mayor and City Council finds this Ordinance is not a “Project” as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Pursuant to Section 15378(a), a “Project” means the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. According to Section 15378(b), a Project does not include: (5) Organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. Therefore, the Ordinance is considered categorically exempt from CEQA.
SECTION 10.Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or any part thereof, is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance or any part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each Ordinance No. MC-1651
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SECTION 11. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council and signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk this ___ day of ___ 2025.
Helen Tran, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
Attest:
Telicia Lopez, CMC, Acting City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney
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CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
I, Telicia Lopez, CMC, Acting City Clerk, hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of Ordinance No. MC-1651, introduced by the City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, at a regular meeting held the 16 th day of April 2025. Ordinance No. MC-1651 was approved and adopted at a regular meeting held the ___ day of ___ , 2025 by the following vote:
Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
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WITNESS my hand and official seal of the City of San Bernardino this ___ day of ____________ 2025.
Telicia Lopez CMC, Acting City Clerk