REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 03/06/2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Public Works Department
SUBJECT:
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ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBERS 3245, 3255, 3273, 3292, AND 3305 TO UPDATE THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN STREET SEGMENTS IN THE CITY OF CORONA
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to consider amending the prima facie speed limits on certain street segments in the City of Corona. An engineering study surveyed forty-four (44) required road segments and recommends nineteen (19) for a speed limit reduction, where the speed survey justifies the proposed speed limits.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council introduce, by title only, and waive full reading of Ordinance No. 3390, an ordinance of the City of Corona, California amending Ordinance Numbers 3245, 3255, 3273, 3292, and 3305 to update the prima facie speed limits on certain street segments in the City of Corona.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
California Vehicle Code, Section 40802, requires that engineering and traffic surveys be performed at least once every seven years on street segments whose prima facie speed limits are being enforced by radar or other electronic devices used to measure the speed of moving vehicles.
To meet this State requirement, the City updates its Speed Zone Surveys on a rotating basis, resulting in all required road segments being updated every seven years. According to the seven-year schedule, 44 roadway segments, listed on Exhibit 1, were in line to be surveyed in the spring and fall of 2023. The existing speed limits were determined in consultation with the Corona Police Department and provide enforceability and support by the courts, promote consistency and uniformity between streets of similar design, provide for a safe and orderly movement of vehicular traffic, and are reasonable and safe for those street segments.
ANALYSIS:
As noted in Exhibit 1, 44 road se...
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