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ORDINANCE NO. 17-1375
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 10.40 OF THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE REGARDING SPEED REGULATIONS
WHEREAS, as the City of Hermosa Beach uses radar in the enforcement of its
posted speed limits;
WHEREAS, as the State of California Vehicle Code states, in essence, that posted
speed limits established under local authority, and conforming to the applicable sections and
subsections of the State of California Vehicle Code may not be enforced through the use of radar
or other electronic devices unless the posted speed limit has been reevaluated and justified by an
engineering and traffic survey within the last five years, or seven years under certain conditions;
WHEREAS, as the traffic and engineering survey as defined by the State of
California Vehicle Code must consider the prevailing speeds on the roadway as
determined by traffic engineering measurements, accident history and highway, traffic and
roadside conditions pursuant to establishing aposted speed limit;
WHEREAS, staff conducted traffic counts and segment speed surveys citywide. Staff
performed the required fieldwork to collect the vehicular traffic volumes and speed data at 37
locations; and
WHEREAS, the City Traffic Engineer reviewed the roadway conditions and the
studies conducted and recommended speed limit posting.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. A revision of Chapter 10.40 of Title 10 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal
Code to read as follows:
Chapter 10.40
SPEED REGULATIONS
Sections:
10.40.020 Prima Facie Speed Limits
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The prima facie speed limit that is most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of
traffic and is a speed limit that is reasonable and safe is set forth in the chart below with reference
to those streets or portions of street so identified. No person shall operate any vehicle on the
streets or street segments identified below at a speed in excess of the speed set forth on the
following pages.
STREET SEGMENTS SPEED
LIMIT (MPH)
Ardmore Ave.
North City Limit to Gould Ave.
30
Gould Ave. to 21st St,
30
21 st St. to Pier Ave.
25
Pier Ave. to 8th St.
25
8th St. to 2nd St.
25
Artesia Blvd.
Pacific Coast Hwy. To East City Limit
35
Aviation Blvd.
Pacific Coast Hwy. To East City Limit
35
Gould Ave.
Ardmore Ave. to Manhattan Ave.
25
Hermosa Ave.
27th St. to 22nd St.
30
22nd St. to 16th St.
30
8th St. to Herondo St.
30
Herondo St.
Valley Dr. to Hermosa Ave.
30
Longfellow Ave.
Valley Dr. to Hermosa Ave.
25
Manhattan Ave.
North City Limit to Longfellow Ave.
25
Longfellow Ave. to 27th St.
25
Pier Ave. to 1 st St.
25
Monterey Ave.
19th St. to Pier Ave.
25
Pier Ave. to Herondo St.
25
Pacific Coast Hwy.
Artesia Blvd. to 16th St.
35
16th St. to South City Limit
30
Pier Ave.
Pacific Coast Hwy. to Ardmore Ave.
25
Ardmore Ave. to Monterey Blvd.
25
Monterey Blvd to Hermosa Ave.
25
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Prospect Ave.
Artesia Blvd. to 21 st St.
25
21st St. to Aviation Blvd.
25
Aviation Blvd. to 6th St.
25
6th St. to South City Limit
25
Valley Dr.
North city Limit to Gould Ave.
25
Gould Ave. to 21 st St.
25
21 st St. to Pier Ave.
25
Pier Ave. to 8th St.
25
8th St. to 2nd St.
25
Second St.
Pacific Coast Hwy. to Valley Dr.
25
Valley Dr. to Hermosa Ave.
25
Eighth St.
East City Limit to Pacific Coast Hwy.
25
Pacific Coast Hwy. to Ardmore Ave.
25
Thirtieth St.
Pacific Coast Hwy. to Ardmore Ave.
25
The prima facie speed that is most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic
and is a speed limit that is reasonable and safe on all streets other than the streets listed above
is 25 mph. No person shall operate a motor vehicle on any street in the City not listed in the chart
above in excess of 25 mph.
10.40.030 Signs
The Public Works Director is authorized and directed to install appropriate signs upon the
streets in the City giving notice of the prima facie speed limit established in this section.
SECTION 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phase, or
portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the
decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the invalidity of
the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have
adopted this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
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subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases or portions might subsequently be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days after its
adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and shall cause this
ordinance or a summary thereof to be published in the manner required by law.
SECTION 4. Prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days after the date of its adoption, the
City Clerk shall cause the Ordinance to be published in the Easy Reader, a weekly newspaper of
general circulation, published and circulated in the City of Hermosa Beach.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
ordinance, shall enter the same in the book of original ordinances of said city; shall make
minutes of the passage. and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City
Council at which the same is passed and adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 28th day of February, 2017 by the following vote:
AYES:
Armato, Duclos, Massey, Petty, Mayor Fangary
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
PRESIDENT of the City Council and MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, California
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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APPROVED AS
17-1375
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH )
I, Elaine Doerfling, City Clerk of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 17-1375 was duly and regularly passed,
approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at a Regular
meeting held at the regular meeting place thereof on the 28th day of February, 2017, and
the Ordinance will be published in the Easy Reader newspaper on March 9, 2017.
The vote was as follows:
AYES:
Armato, Duclos, Massey, Petty, Mayor Fangary
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
DATED: February 28, 2017
Elaine Doerfling, City Cler