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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance No. 23-1466 - Speed Limits Page 1 of 6 ORD NO. 23-1466 CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH ORDINANCE NO. 23-1466 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 10.40 OF THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH SPEED LIMITS FOR BUSINESS ACTIVITY DISTRICTS AND SCHOOL ZONES, REDUCE SPEED LIMITS ON HERMOSA AVENUE AS PERMITTED BY THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE AND DETERMINE THE ORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Findings and Purpose A. The City of Hermosa Beach uses radar in the enforcement of its speed limits. B. The State of California Vehicle Code provides 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 conducted with the last five years, seven years, or fourteen years under certain conditions; C. 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 a posted speed limit; D. City staff conducted traffic counts and segment speed surveys citywide. Staff performed the required fieldwork to collect vehicular traffic volumes and speed data at thirty-eight locations; and E. The City Traffic Engineer reviewed the roadway conditions and the studies conducted and recommended speed limit posting. SECTION 2. Section 10.40.020 of Chapter 10.40 of Title 10 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: 10.40.020 Prima Facie Speed Limits DocuSign Envelope ID: F2CE0F9A-7D30-4E57-A1E4-F313E457B13C Page 2 of 6 ORD NO. 23-1466 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 street or streets segments identified below at a speed in excess of the speed set forth in the following chart: STREET SEGMENTS SPEED LIMIT (MPH) Ardmore Ave. North City Limit to Gould Ave. 30 Gould Ave. to 21st St. 30 21st 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. 25 22nd St. to 14th St. 25 14th St. to 8th St. 20 8th St. to Herondo St. 25 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 1st St. 25 Monterey Blvd. 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 DocuSign Envelope ID: F2CE0F9A-7D30-4E57-A1E4-F313E457B13C Page 3 of 6 ORD NO. 23-1466 Ardmore Ave. to Monterey Blvd. 20 Monterey Blvd. to Hermosa Ave. 20 Prospect Ave. Artesia Blvd. to 21st 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 21st St. 25 21st 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. 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 limit 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. SECTION 3. Section 10.40.025 of Chapter 10.40 of Title 10 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code is added to read as follows: 10.40.025 Prima Facie Speed Limits in School Zones The prima facie speed limit for a school zone on a residence street pursuant to the State of California Vehicle Code Section 22358.4(b)(1) that is most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic on a street contiguous to a school building or school grounds while children are going to or leaving the school, either during school hours or during the noon recess period, is set DocuSign Envelope ID: F2CE0F9A-7D30-4E57-A1E4-F313E457B13C Page 4 of 6 ORD NO. 23-1466 forth in the chart below with reference to those streets or portions of streets so identified. No person shall operate any vehicle on the streets or street segments identified in the following chart at a speed in excess of the speed set forth in the following chart: DocuSign Envelope ID: F2CE0F9A-7D30-4E57-A1E4-F313E457B13C Page 5 of 6 ORD NO. 23-1466 STREET SEGMENTS SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMIT (MPH) Golden Ave. Northerly Terminus to 16th St. 15 Loma Dr. Northerly Terminus to Oak St. 15 Massey Ave. 5th St. to Prospect Ave. Morningside Dr. 28th St. to 26th St. 15 Myrtle Ave. 26th St. to 150 feet north of 24th St. 15 Park Ave. 25th St. to 200 feet north of 24th St. 15 Prospect Ave. 20th Pl. to 16th St. 15 Gentry St. to 1st St. 15 Silverstrand Ave. 25th St. to 150 feet north of 24th St. 15 Valley Dr. Pier Ave. to 100 feet south of 20th St. 15 Valley Park Ave. Southerly Terminus to 250 feet south of 20th Street 15 Third St. Prospect Ave. to 100 feet east of Gentry St. 15 Fifth St. Massey Ave. to Reynolds Ln. 15 Eighteenth St. Prospect Ave. to 250 feet east of Pacific Coast Hwy. 15 Twenty-Fifth St. Palm Dr. to Park Ave. 15 Twenty-Sixth St. Manhattan Ave. to Morningside Dr. 15 SECTION 4. Environmental Review. The City Council finds that this Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2), which provides that general policy and procedure making is not a CEQA project, Section 15378(b)(5), which provides that organizational and administrative activities of governments that will not result in physical environmental impacts are not CEQA projects, and here the Ordinance establishes speed limits. Further, in providing notice of the established speed limits, the City Council finds the Ordinance would be exempt from CEQA DocuSign Envelope ID: F2CE0F9A-7D30-4E57-A1E4-F313E457B13C Page 6 of 6 ORD NO. 23-1466 pursuant to Section 15301, which consists of the maintenance or minor alteration of existing public structures involving negligible or no expansion of use, Section 15302, which consists of the replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities, and Section 15303, which consists of the construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures, and the City Council finds that no exceptions under State CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2 apply that might otherwise negate the application of this exemption. Finally, the City Council finds that State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) exempts those activities for which it can be seen with certainty that there is no potential to result in significant environmental effects. The Ordinance has no potential to result in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly, as the Ordinance establishes the prima facie speed limits along three roadway segments. SECTION 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its passage and adoption pursuant to California Government Code section 36937. SECTION 6. Certification. The City Clerk is directed to certify the passage and adoption of this Ordinance; cause it to be entered into the City’s book of original ordinances; make a note of the passage and adoption in the records of this meeting; and, within fifteen (15) days after the passage and adoption of this Ordinance, cause it to be published or posted in accordance with California law. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED on this 8th day, August 2023. AYES: MAYOR JACKSON, MAYOR PRO TEM MASSEY, COUNCILMEMBERS SAEMANN, FRANCOIS, AND DETOY    NOES: NONE    ABSTAIN: NONE    ABSENT: NONE  Mayor Raymond A. Jackson PRESIDENT of the City Council and MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, CA ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: ________________________________ ________________________________ Myra Maravilla Patrick Donegan City Clerk City Attorney DocuSign Envelope ID: F2CE0F9A-7D30-4E57-A1E4-F313E457B13C State of California ) County of Los Angeles ) ss City of Hermosa Beach ) August 10, 2023 Certification of Council Action ORDINANCE NO. 23-1466 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 10.40 OF THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH SPEED LIMITS FOR BUSINESS ACTIVITY DISTRICTS AND SCHOOL ZONES, REDUCE SPEED LIMITS ON HERMOSA AVENUE AS PERMITTED BY THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE AND DETERMINE THE ORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT I, Myra Maravilla, City Clerk of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 23-1466 was duly approved and adopted by the City Council of said City at its regular meeting thereof held on the 8th day of August 2023 and passed by the following vote: AYES: MAYOR JACKSON, MAYOR PRO TEM MASSEY, COUNCILMEMBERS SAEMANN, FRANCOIS, AND DETOY NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE _____________________________ Myra Maravilla, MPA, CMC City Clerk DocuSign Envelope ID: F2CE0F9A-7D30-4E57-A1E4-F313E457B13C