ORDINANCE NO. 2024 - 1545
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC SURVEY AND ESTABLISHING PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ON SPECIFIED CITY STREETS AND AMENDING THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS TRAFFIC SCHEDULE FOR SPEED ZONES PER SAN MARCOS MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 12.04.020 WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code sections 22357 – 22366, inclusive, authorize the City of San Marcos (“City”) to establish prima facie speed limits on roadways within its jurisdiction following an engineering and traffic survey; and WHEREAS, the City Municipal Code Section 12.04.020 authorizes the City Council to establish and amend the traffic schedule for speed zones; and WHEREAS, the City most recently considered and adopted engineering and traffic surveys and adopted prima facie speed limits on specified roadway segments in 2008 pursuant to City Council Ordinance 2008-1307, and in 2017 pursuant to the then-City Engineer’s determination in June 2017 that no significant changes in roadway or traffic conditions had occurred since the date of the last engineering and traffic survey conducted for the roadway segments specified therein; and WHEREAS, on or about October 16, 2023, a comprehensive Engineering and Traffic Survey of ninety eight (98) roadway segments within the City (“Affected Road Segments”) was completed on behalf of the City by CR Associates (“2024 Survey”), which 2024 Survey evaluated free-flow speed data collected between December 2022 and February 2023 and supplemented with additional speed data in April 2024 and May 2024 on the Affected Road Segments, which survey is attached hereto as Attachment A and incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, the 2024 Survey included a recommendation to retain all but 14 of the existing City speed limits for the Affected Road Segments, and to modify 12 of the Affected Road Segments to decrease the posted speed limits, and to modify two of the Affected Road Segments to increase the posted speed limits; and WHEREAS, the posted speed limit for Alamitos Way from Oleander Avenue to Descanso Avenue is currently 30 miles per hour (mph), and the 85th percentile speed was determined to be 22 mph, resulting in a recommendation to reduce the speed limit of said road segment to 25 mph; and WHEREAS, the posted speed limit for Capalina Road from Rancho Santa Fe Road to Pacific Street is currently 35 miles per hour, and the 85th percentile speed was determined to be 35 mph, resulting in a recommendation to reduce the speed limit of said road segment to 30 mph; and WHEREAS, the posted speed limit for Las Posas Road from Grand Avenue to San Marcos Boulevard is currently 45 miles per hour, and the 85th percentile speed was determined to be 43 mph, resulting in a recommendation to reduce the speed limit of said road segment to 40 mph; and WHEREAS, the posted speed limit for Linda Vista Drive from Western City Limits to W Linda Vista Drive is currently 40 miles per hour, and the 85th percentile speed was determined to be 35 mph, resulting in a recommendation to reduce the speed limit of said road segment to 30 mph; and WHEREAS, the posted speed limit for Linda Vista Drive from Las Posas Road to Grand Avenue is currently 40 miles per hour, and the 85th percentile speed was determined to be 37 mph, resulting in a recommendation to reduce the speed limit of said road segment to 35 mph; and WHEREAS, the posted speed limit for Rancho Santa Fe Road from Mission Road to San Marcos Boulevard is currently 40 miles per hour, and the 85th percentile speed was determined to be 36 mph, resulting in a recommendation to reduce the speed limit of said road segment to 35 mph; and WHEREAS, the posted speed limit for San Marcos Boulevard from Business Park Drive to Viewpoint Drive is currently 50 miles per hour, and the 85th percentile speed was determined to be 51 mph, resulting in a recommendation to reduce the speed limit of said road segment to 45 mph; and WHEREAS, the posted speed limit for Smilax Road from S Santa Fe Avenue to Oleander Avenue is 35 miles per hour, and the 85th percentile speed was determined to be 34 mph, resulting in a recommendation to reduce the speed limit of said road segment to 30 mph; and WHEREAS, the posted speed limit for Twin Oaks Valley Road from San Marcos Boulevard to Barham Drive is currently 45 miles per hour, and the 85th percentile speed was determined to be 39 mph, resulting in a recommendation to reduce the speed limit of said road segment to 40 mph; and WHEREAS, the posted speed limit for Twin Oaks Valley Road from Barham Drive to Craven Road is currently 45 miles mph, and the 85th percentile speed was determined to be 40 mph, resulting in a recommendation to reduce the speed limit of said road segment to 40 mph; and WHEREAS, the posted speed limit for Via Vera Cruz from Discovery Street to Honeysuckle Drive is currently 35 mph, and the 85th percentile speed was determined to be 34 mph, resulting in a recommendation to reduce the speed limit of said road segment to 30 mph; and WHEREAS, the posted speed limit for W Linda Vista Drive from Tilley Lane to Poinsettia Avenue is currently 40 mph, and the 85th percentile speed was determined to be 41 mph, resulting in a recommendation to reduce the speed limit of said road segment to 35 mph; and WHEREAS, the posted speed limit for Knoll Road from Mission Road to San Marcos Boulevard is currently 35 mph, and the 85th percentile speed was determined to be 43 mph, resulting in a recommendation to increase the speed limit of said road segment to 40 mph; and WHEREAS, the posted speed limit for Melrose Drive from Rancho Santa Fe Road to San Elijo Road is currently 40 mph, and the 85th percentile speed was determined to be 48 mph, resulting in a recommendation to increase the speed limit of said road segment to 45 mph; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to update the adopted engineering and traffic surveys and adopted prima facie speed limits on the Affected Road Segments in accordance with the 2024 Survey; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the traffic schedule for speed zones to be consistent with the speed limits on the Affected Road Segments in accordance with the 2024 Survey.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Marcos, in accordance with the freedom accorded to charter cities generally, and by the City charter specifically, does ordain as follows:
Section 1. In accordance with the Vehicle Code, an engineering and traffic survey has been performed that provides recommendations to establish the speed limit necessary for safe operation of vehicles on the Affected Road Segments. The prima facie speed limits for the Affected Road Segments are hereby approved, determined, and declared to be those shown on the 2024 Survey attached as Exhibit A and incorporated herein, delineated as follows, and any and all previous determinations or declarations of the City of San Marcos in conflict with the same are hereby repealed and rescinded:
STREET
SEGMENT
DECLARED PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT
Alamitos Way
Oleander Ave
to
Descanso Ave
25 Autumn Dr
Pico Ave
to
Knoll Rd
25 Barham Drive
Twin Oaks Valley Rd
to
W. La Moree Rd
45 Barham Drive
W. La Moree Rd
to
EB SR-78 Off Ramp
45 Barham Drive
EB SR-78 Off Ramp
to
Woodland Pkwy
40 Barham Drive
Woodland Pkwy
to
SR-78 EB On Ramp
45 Barham Drive
EB SR-78 EB On Ramp
to
Eastern City Limits
40 Barham Lane
La Moree Rd
to
Shelly Dr
35 Bennett Avenue
Rock Springs Rd
to
Mission Rd
40 Borden Rd
Vineyard Rd
to
Mulberry Dr
25 Borden Road
Las Posas Rd
to
Camino Magnifico
40 Borden Road
Camino Magnifico
to
Comet Cir
40 Borden Road
Comet Cir
to
Twin Oaks Valley Rd
40 Borden Road
Twin Oaks Valley Rd
to
Vineyard Rd
35 Borden Road
Mulberry Dr
to
Rose Ranch Rd
40 Borden Road
Rose Ranch Rd
to
Woodland Pkwy
40 Boulderidge Drive
Rancho Santa Fe Rd
to
Melrose Dr
35 Capalina Rd
Las Flores Dr
to
Rancho Santa Fe Rd
25 Capalina Road
Rancho Santa Fe Rd
to
N. Pacific St
30 Carmel Street
Twin Oaks Valley Rd
to
Hill St
40 Cassou Road
West City Limits
to
Twin Oaks Valley Rd
35 Center Dr
Nordahl Rd
to
Avenida Ricardo
25 Coronado Hills Drive
La Moree Rd
to
Washingtonia Dr
35 Cox Road
Sycamore Dr
to
Birchwood Dr
30 Craven Road
Discovery St
to
Twin Oaks Valley Rd
45 Deer Springs Road
Northern City Limits
to
Twin Oaks Valley Rd
45 Descanso Avenue
Alamitos Wy
to
Las Flores Dr
35 Descanso Avenue
Las Flores Dr
to
Rancho Santa Fe Rd
35 Discovery Street
San Marcos Blvd
to
La Sombra Dr
25 Discovery Street
La Sombra Dr
to
Craven Rd
40 Double Peak Drive
Double Peak Park Entrance
to
San Elijo Rd
30 Dovetail Dr
San Elijo Rd
to
Fallsview Rd
25 Elfin Forest Road
Archer Rd
to
Calistoga Way
25 Elfin Forest Road
Windemere Dr
to
Archer Rd
30 Elfin Forest Road
Calistoga Wy
to
South City Limits
35 Grand Avenue
Las Flores Dr
to
Rancho Santa Fe Rd
30 Grand Avenue
Rancho Santa Fe Rd
to
Las Posas Rd
40 Grand Avenue
Las Posas Rd
to
San Marcos Blvd
45 Knob Hill Rd
Nordahl Rd
to
Bougher Rd
25 Knoll Road
Mission Rd
to
San Marcos Blvd
40 La Cienega Road
Twin Oaks Valley Rd
to
Mulberry Dr
40 La Costa Meadows Drive
Rancho Santa Fe Rd
to
Diamond St
35 La Mirada Drive
West City Limits
to
Las Flores Dr
25 La Mirada Drive
Rancho Santa Fe Rd
to
Las Posas Rd
35 La Moree Road (East & West)
Barham Dr
to
Barham Dr
35 La Noche Dr
La Sombra Dr
to
Applewilde Dr
25 Lake Ridge Dr
Rancho Santa Fe Rd
to
Lodgepole Rd
25 Las Flores Dr
Via La Venta
to
S Santa Fe Ave
25 Las Posas Road
Avenida Leon (prev. N. Terminus)
to
Mission Rd
45 Las Posas Road
Mission Rd
to
Grand Ave
45 Las Posas Road
Grand Ave
to
San Marcos Blvd
40 Linda Vista Drive
Western City Limits
to
W Linda Vista Dr
30 Linda Vista Drive
Tilley Ln
to
Rancho Santa Fe Rd
35 Linda Vista Drive
Rancho Santa Fe Rd
to
Las Posas Rd
35 Linda Vista Drive
Las Posas Rd
to
Grand Ave
35 Los Vallecitos Boulevard
Las Posas Rd
to
Knoll Rd
40 Melrose Drive
Rancho Santa Fe Rd
to
San Elijo Rd
45 Mission Road
Rancho Santa Fe Rd
to
Las Posas Rd
40 Mission Road
Las Posas Rd
to
Knoll Rd
45 Mission Road
Knoll Rd
to
San Marcos Blvd
45 Mission Road
San Marcos Blvd
to
Mulberry Dr
45 Mission Road
Mulberry Dr
to
Woodland Pkwy
45 Mission Road
Woodland Pkwy
to
East City Limits
45 Montiel Road
Nordahl Rd
to
East City Limits
40 Mulberry Drive
Olive St
to
La Cienega Rd
40 Mulberry Drive
La Cienega Rd
to
Rose Ranch Rd
40 Mulberry Drive
Rose Ranch Rd
to
Mission Rd
45 Nordahl Road
Knob Hill Rd
to
Montiel Rd
40 Oleander Ave
Alamitos Way
to
Poinsettia Ave
25 Olive St
Marilyn Ln
to
Low Chaparral Dr
25 Olive Street
Twin Oaks Valley Rd
to
Low Chaparral Dr
40 Pacific Street
Grand Ave
to
Linda Vista Dr
35 Pacific Street
Linda Vista Dr
to
San Marcos Blvd
35 Pico Ave
San Marcos Blvd
to
Mission Rd
25 Questhaven Road
San Elijo Rd
to
Southern City Limits
30 Rancheros Dr
San Marcos Blvd
to
Valpreda Ave
25 Rancheros Drive
Valpreda Rd
to
Woodland Pkwy
40 Rancheros Drive
Woodland Pkwy
to
Mission Rd
35 Rancho Santa Fe Road
Mission Rd
to
San Marcos Blvd
35 Rancho Santa Fe Road
San Marcos Blvd
to
Island Dr
45 Rancho Santa Fe Road
Island Dr
to
Melrose Dr
45 Richland Road
Borden Rd
to
Rock Springs Rd
25 Richland Road
Rock Springs Rd
to
Mission Rd
25 Richmar Ave
Twin Oaks Valley Rd
to
Liberty Dr
25 Rock Springs Road
Richland Road
to
Woodland Pkwy
25 Rock Springs Road
Woodland Pkwy
to
Bennett Ave
35 Rose Ranch Road
Mulberry Dr
to
Lantana Ct
40 Rose Ranch Road
Lantana Ct
to
Borden Rd
30 San Elijo Rd (North)
800' S/O Baker St.
to
Elfin Forest Rd E (WB)
25 San Elijo Road
Rancho Santa Fe Rd
to
800' S/O Baker St
45 San Elijo Road
WB Elfin Forest
to
Stephanie Ct
35 San Elijo Road
Stephanie Ct
to
Questhaven Rd
45 San Elijo Road
Questhaven Rd
to
Double Peak Dr
45 San Elijo Road
Double Peak Dr
to
Ridgeline Trailhead Park
45 San Marcos Boulevard
Business Park Dr
to
Viewpoint Dr
45 San Marcos Boulevard
Viewpoint Dr
to
Rancho Santa Fe Rd
45 San Marcos Boulevard
Rancho Santa Fe Rd
to
Via Vera Cruz
45 San Marcos Boulevard
Via Vera Cruz
to
Grand Ave
40 San Marcos Boulevard
Grand Ave
to
Mission Rd
40 Security Place
Rancho Santa Fe Rd
to
San Marcos Blvd
25 Smilax Road
S. Santa Fe Ave
to
Oleander Ave
30 South Santa Fe Avenue
Smilax Rd
to
Rancho Santa Fe Rd
45 Twin Oaks Valley Road
Deer Springs Rd
to
La Cienega Rd
45 Twin Oaks Valley Road
La Cienega Rd
to
Windy Wy
50 Twin Oaks Valley Road
Windy Wy
to
San Marcos Blvd
45 Twin Oaks Valley Road
San Marcos Blvd
to
Barham Dr
40 Twin Oaks Valley Road
Barham Dr
to
Craven Rd
40 Twin Oaks Valley Road
Craven Rd
to
Village Dr (South)
45 Twin Oaks Valley Road
Village Dr (South)
to
Ridgeline Trailhead Park
45 Via Vera Cruz
Grand Ave
to
San Marcos Blvd
40 Via Vera Cruz
Discovery St
to
Honeysuckle Dr
30 Vineyard Road
Woodward St
to
Mulberry Dr
35 W. Linda Vista Drive
Poinsettia Ave
to
Tilley Ln
35 Wild Canyon Drive
Tucana Dr
to
San Elijo Rd
30 Woodland Parkway
Borden Rd
to
Mission Rd
40 Woodland Parkway
Mission Rd
to
Barham Dr
35 Woodward Street
Mulberry Dr
to
Borden Rd
35 Woodward Street
Borden Rd
to
Mission Rd
40 Section 2. This Ordinance shall not be codified.
Section 3. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance or any part thereof is determined to be invalid, illegal or unconstitutional by a decision or order of any court or agency of competent jurisdiction, then such decision or order will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council declares that it would have passed and adopted the Ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days following its adoption. Within fifteen (15) days following its adoption, the City Clerk shall publish this Ordinance or its title, together with the names of the Council Members voting thereon, in a newspaper of general circulation designated for legal notices publication in the City of San Marcos, as a summary as required by state law.
INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Marcos held on the 9th day of July, 2024; and PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Marcos held on this 23 day of July 2024, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
APPROVED:
Rebecca D. Jones, Mayor
City of San Marcos
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Phillip Scollick, City Clerk Helen Holmes Peak, City Attorney City of San Marcos City of San Marcos
Attachments:
Exhibit A – Engineering and Traffic Survey
Ordinance No. 2024-1545
July 09, 2024