RESOLUTION NO. 23-___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ON 13 ROADWAY
SEGMENTS
WHEREAS, Sections 22357 and 22358 of the California Vehicle Code permit local authorities, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, to establish prima facie speed limits on roadways within their jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, Section 40802 of the California Vehicle Code requires speed limits be justified by an engineering and traffic survey conducted within five, seven, or ten years, depending on certain requirements, to use radar and laser enforcement; and
WHEREAS, the effective and efficient use of radar and laser for traffic speed enforcement can enhance roadway safety within the City of Santa Clarita, California (City).
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, does hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. That prima facie speed limits shall be established on 13 roadway segments included in the Engineering and Traffic Survey Study (Study) dated June 2023.
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk shall certify the Study and make copies available to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (Sheriff’s Department) and courts.
SECTION 3. That City staff shall make the necessary signage changes to implement the recommendations of the Study.
SECTION 4. That the Sheriff’s Department conduct appropriate enforcement of the prima facie speed limits established by this resolution.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this __th day of ________ 2023.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
DATE:__________________________
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 23- was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the __th day of ________ 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
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CITY CLERK