HomeMy WebLinkAbout38.75-4 ORDINANCE NO. 38.75-4
AN ORDINANCE OF.THE C±T~ OF SARAT6GAAMENDING
THE SARATOGA CITY CODE, AND SPECIFICALLY SEC-
TION 9-51 THEREOF, SETTING AND ESTABLISHING "~
PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES ON
CERTAIN STREETS OF THIS CITY, BASED ON AN EN-
GINEERING AND TRAFFIC SURVEY CONDUCTED WI'THI~
THE LAST FIVE YEARS~
The City Council of the City of Saratoga does.hereby.ordain
as follows:
WHEREAS, Vehfcle..Code Section 22352 (1) (b) establishes a
Iprima facie speed limit of 25 m.p.h. on all city streets.in a
business or residential district unless a different sp~ed i~
established by Ordinance of this City, and
WHEREAS, Vehicle C6de Sectioh 22357 permits this Cit~, b'y
Ordinance, and based upon an ~ngineering and traffic survey, to
· ncrease such prima facie.speed 'limit on streets'or ~or~ions of
streets where such increase would facilitate the orderly movemenn
of vehicular traffic and would.be ~easonable and safe, and
WHEREAS, ~onversely Vehicle Code Section 22358 provides for
~the decrease of a maximum speed limit in other thaH a business or
residence district where the maximum speed limit is found to be
more than reasonable or safe upon any street or portion o~ street
in this City, where such.maximum limit is otherwise applicable,
and
~EREAS, Vehicle Code Sectio'n 40802(b) requires that any
pr~ma fasie speed limit as provided by Vehible Code Section 22352'
(1) (b), or as established.pursuant to either Sections 22J57 or
22358.3, would constitute a speed trap. for~the purposes of enforce-
ment by the use of rada~ or other electronic devices, unless. such
speed limit is justified by.~an e~gineermng'and traffic survey con-
ducted within five ~e~fs prmor'to nhe date of the alleged violation,
and
WHEREAS, the City has on the 13th d~y of January 11982., con~
ducted and completed an engineering and traffic survey rel~'eing
the speed, speed limits and.orima fac~e spe~d!imits of 'the here-
inafter'described streets or.portions of streets, and it is the
desire of this Council to up-date said prima facie sp~ed limits
in accord with said.'eng~eering and traffic survey, and.
WHEREAS, this Council hereby finds and ~etermines~tha~'each
of the prlma facie spee~ limits hereinafter set forth as to each
of the streets-to~which~ito~ ~he~are app~,icable, would and will
facilitate the orderly .mo~ment of vehicular_ traffic and'will be
reasonable and safe; that where the prima facie .speed limit of
25 m.p.h. is found'a~d.estab~ished~½~in-A ~s~n~ss'or.~es~de~tial
district, that.t~e, prima. fac~'limit of~Vehicle Code Section
22352 (b) (1) is a cbr~'ect and proper'~rima'°'facie limit; that
wherever a prima facie speed limit lo'f 30~ 35, 40. or 45 m~p.h. is
hereafter establishe~ a~ ,~' prfma' facie, speed limit on any street
or portion of street, if the same be ~n increase, t~en ,such-
incEease ms necessary ~o facilitate the orderly movement of
vehicular traffic and' will be reasonable and safe,-.and if such
prima facie limit is a decrease, then the maximum limit is more
than reasonable or safe upon the street or portion of street ~o
which th~ lower limit would apply, and such lower limit is
found most appropriate [o facilitate the orderly movement. of
traffic and is reasonable and safe; that each ~nd every one of
said prima facie limits hereafter established.is based upon the
hefeinablve referred to engineering and traffic survey, which
survey justifies t~e establishment an~ imposition of the.'herein-
after'set forth prima facle limits' on the streets'and portions of
streets to which'each'is made applicable.
NOW, THEREFORE} the City Council of the City of Saratoga
does hereby ordain as follows:
Section'l: The preambles to this Ordfnance are hereby speci-
fically referred to and incorporated herein by, referen~el
'Section ~: Sectio~ 9-51 of the Saratoga City.Code', contained
in Article IV-of Chapter'9 thereof, be and the same is hereby amend-
ed to readas-fol.io~s: ~.~ ~
Section.9=51. Establishment of ~rima Facie Speed Limits.
Balsed'upon an .engi~&ering and. traffic survey conducted
by· th'is City and completed on.the 13th~day'6f January, 1982, the
following set forth prima facie speed limits are hereby set and
established for the'f~llo~klng.des~ib~dlstreets for portions of
streets in the City of'Saratoga:
-Name of Street Descrip~ion~
_
(a) '-25 m.p.h.. Afton A~enue Its entire length
..... Alcott Way "
· .
" Allendale Avenue 'From its intersecti6n wit~
: Quito Rd. o~ the east to a
point 150 ft-. (plu'~ or m~nus
westerly of Chester Avenue
" ~loha Avenue Its enti~e length
" Alta Vista Avenue !'
" A~sley Place "
" .Argonaut Drive "
" Argonne.Drive. "
" Arroyo De Arguello From Via Roncole to 275 ft.+
_
northerly of Comer Dr~ve
" Ascension Drive Its enti.re length
_
" Ashley Way
·
" Aspesi Drive "
" Bankmill Road "
·
" Baranga Lane "
'"- Baylor-IAvenue Quito Ro~d to Villanova ROad
" Beaumont Avenue Its entire length
" Be'llcourt
" Bellwood Drive
" Berwick Street
" Blaher'~rive
" Bohlman Road-
BOnnie Ridge Way
Braemar. Drive
"- BraQdywine Drive "
Brockton Lane "
" Brookglen Drive
Brookhaven Drive '.- "
" Brook Lane = "
" Brookridge Drive- "
" Brookview Drive "
" Bucknal~ ~oad "
" Burgund~ Way " ·
,i Calle' Tacuba "
Cambridge Drive "
Camino Rico
Candy Lane "
Canyon. View Drive "
Carniel Avenue "
Carol ,Lane "
Car~ick Street - "
Casa Bl'anc~ Lane .. "
'Chalet Lane ' "
Chateau ~rive'
Charte'rs Avenue "
Cherry .Lane
Chester Avenue
i- 'Name-'~°f-Street Description__
.(a) 25 m.p.h. Clemson Avenue Quit~ Road to Villanova Road
" Country Squz~e Ln'. Its entire length
" Cox Avenue From SaratOga Avenue to Quito
Road
" Craigen Circle Its.entire length
" Crestbrook Drive "
" C~isp Avenue "
" Cumberland Drive
" Dagmar Drive
" Debbie E~ne From Thelma Avenue to
Sevilla Lane
" Dehavilland Dr. Its.entire length
" DeSanka Avenue "
" Devon Avenue "
" Dolphin Drive "
" Dorchester Dr. "
" Douglass Lane From Fruitvale Avenue to 250'+
westerly of Donna Lane and
from Saratoga Aven~e 1,000'+
southerly thereof
" Dundee. Avenue Its entire'length
" Easton Drive "
" Edina Lane ,i
" Edinburgh Drive "
E1 Camino Grande "
Elisa Avenue- "
Elva Avenue
Elvira Street
Eric Drive
Farwell Avenue
Fortuna COurt
" Fourth Street
" Franklin Avenue
" Fredericksburg Dr.
" Glasgow Drive
" G~en Brae~Drive
" Glen Una From State Route #9 (Saratoga/
Los-Gat6s Road) to the southerly
City limi.t line
" GQle~a Lane Its entire length
" Granite Cour~ "
" Granite Way "
" Hammons Avenue "
" H~rgro~e Way
" Harleigh Drive "
" Heath Street "
" Herriman Avenue - "
" ~ill-Avenue ,~ From Montalvo Road~to
Mendetsohn Lane
Homes Drive Its entire length
" HOrseshoe"D~iv~' '~ "
" 'Howen Drlv~ "
" Hume Drive "
Jerries Drive
" Jim's Way' "
" Juniper Lane "
" .Juniper Way "
" Kane DElve "
" .Karn Circle "
" Kevin Street "
" ~ilbride Drive "
" Kirkbrook Drive "
" Kirkdale Dr~ve "
" Kirkmont Drive "
" Knollwood Dr'ive "
Komlna Avenue "
" Kosich Drive "-
Kristy Lane "
" Lacey"Avenue
" 'Lanark Lane "
L~ Paloma Avenue "
Name of Street Description
(a) 25 m.p.h. La,~az Way Its entire length
Larchmont Drlve
Lark Way
Lavista Drive
'Lexington Court
Lido Way
Ljepava Drive
Loma Rio Drive
Lutheria Way
Lynde Avenue
Malcolm Avenue
Mandarin Way
Manteca Way
Marilla Drive
Marilyn Avenue
Marshall Lane "
Martha Avenue "
Maureen Way-, - -".
McCoy Avenue Quito'R~ad'.to Villanova Road
McCulloch A~enue Its entire length
" McDole Avenu~ "
" McFarland-Avenue '. "'
" Meadowoak Road "
" Melinda Circle "
" Mellon D~ive ',"~"
" Mellowood Drive "
" Mendelsohn Lane "
Merida Driv~ '~
" Merribrook Drive "
" Merrick Drive "
" Michaels Drive "
" Miljevich 'Drive "
" Miller Avenue "
" Montalvo Road From S~ate Route #9 (Saratoga/
Los Gatos Road) to 1,680'~
southerly of Hill Avenue
" Monte Vista Drive Its entire length .;.
" Montewood Drive "
" Montpere Way "
" Montrose Street "
" Myren Drive "
" Needham Lane "
" Northampton Drive "
" Norton Road From Bohlman Road to 630'+
sourherly of Sical brive '
Oakhaven Drive Its entire length
Oak Place
" Oak Street
" 'Obrad Drive
" Old Oak. Way~
" Old Tree Way
" Old Wood Road
Palmtag Drive
" Panorama Drive "
Paramount Drive '"
" Park Drive "
" Paseo Cerro
" Paseo Flores "
" Paseo Lado "
" Paseo Olivos "
" Paseo Presada "
" Paseo Pueblo "
" Paseo Tierra "
" 'Paul Avenue "
" Peach Hill Road From Piedmont Ro~d to the
southerly City limit line
" Pepper Lane Its entire length
Piedmont Road From Mendelsohn Lane to
Peach Hill Road
" Pierce Road From 150'+ w&sterly of Recan
Lane to PierCe Court
Name of Street Description
(a) Z5 m,p,h, Elymouth Drive Its ~ntire length
" Pontiac Avenue "
" ' Portos. Drive "
" Prospect Road Along .the entire fronta.ge
of Tract 3974
" Purdue Drive From Baylor Avenue,t~
Villanova Road
" Quito ~oad From Allendale Avenue inter-
section to. its intersection
with the souther. ly]Cit~
-- limits~
" Puente Way Its entire 'length
Radoyka Drive
Ranchero Drive
R~ncho Las CimasWy~ "
Ranfre Lane "
Ravehwood Drive
Re~an .L~ne
Reid Lane "'
-" Robin Way "
" Ronni~ Way "
'"- Russell Lane ,,
" Saraglen Drive "
" Sarah s . v ~! ~" }I c.. ,,
" 'Saratoga Creek Drive
" Sara'toga Glen Place. "
" Sarato.ga Hills Rd,. From' pon<iac Avenue to Reid
~ L~ne '~
" Saratoga;Vista ~ve. Its entire length
" Sara~Qga'Vis'6a'C~ '--,.
-" Saravi~WDrive ~ f,~ "
" Scotland.Drive "
" Scully Avenue "
" Sea Gull Way '"
" Seaton Avenue -
" Sevilla Lane -"
" Shadow Mountain Dr, "
Shadow Oaks way From Douglass'Lane to 840'+
'easterlylof Woodview Lane '
" Shubert Drive Its'entire length.
" S~xth Street "
" Solana Drive "
-,Somerville D~ive- "
" Springer Avenue' : " .-
.- " St.. Charles Street -"
" Surrey Lane "
Sumner Drive .., "' -
" Swar'thmore ~rive Fr6m"Clemson Avenue to
Villanova Road
" Tamworth Avenue It~ ehtire length
" Ted Avenue - "
"-' Ten Acres Road
" Ten Oaks ~ay .". :
" Terrence Avenue
" Thelma Avenue
"' Third Street "
"' Three.O~ks ~ay -"
" Titus Avenue " . -
" Tollgate Ro~d From St'at'~ Route?.#9 to 600',
westerly of'Bank~Mil~.Road '
" T~inity Avenue it~ entire l~ngth '
" Upper Hill Drive
" Valle Vista Drive "-
Vanderbilt Drive Clenson AvenU~ to Villanova
' ~oad
.. " Verde'Vista 'Lane Its entire length '
" - Veronica Drive '."
Versailles Way - "
" Via. Ar~iba Drive . . "
" 'Via Colina "
" Via Escuela Drive "
" Name of I'S~r&&~ t 'Description
(a) 25 m.p,h, Via-Gr~nde D~ive · 'I.ts!'entire length
" .Vi~ Madronas Drive "
" " Via Monte D~ive "
" Via Real Drive "
" -Via Roncole "
'" Vickery Avenue "
Viewoak Drive "
" Viewridge Drive "'
" Villanova Road -From Baylor Avenue~to McCoy
· . Avenue
" Walbrook Drive Its entire length
" Walnut-Avenue
" Wardell Road
" Wendy Lane
Westview Drive
Williams Avenue
Williamsburg Lane
Winter Lane
Woodbank Way "
Woodmont Drive "
Woodside Drive "
Zorka Avenue "
(b) 30 m.p.h. Mt. Eden Road Its ent'ire length
" Pierce Road. F~om State Route #85 Saratoga/
Sdnnyvale Road) toState
Route #9
(c) 35 m.p.h. Allendale Avenue From its intersection with
Fruitvale Avenue, easterly
to a point 150'+_ westerly
of Chester Avenue ..
Cox Avenue Between State Route #85
, ijl· .· (Saratoga/Sunnyvale Road)
and Saratoga Avenue
" Fruitvale Avenue Its entire length exclusive
of that portion of said street
contiguous to any school build-
' ing or grounds which shall still
be subject to a 25 m.p.h. prima
-' facie limit in accord with, and
at the time specified by, and
in the manner, as provided in
California Vehicle Code Section
22352 (b) (2)
" Johnson Avenue From its intersection on the
south with Prospect Road, to
1,125'+ northerly thereof,
including only those portions
of highway within the City
" Prospect Road From its ~ntersection with
· , Stelling Road to i~s intersec-
tion with Blaney Avenue and
froIn i6s intersection with
Lawrence Expressway to its
intersection with the easterly
~ ~I ,.,~' City ~imits,exclusiVe of that
I~ , l;t ,I portion or said street contigu-
ous to-any school building or
,, ' grounds which shall still be
l. , ,, , sUbjec~ to a 25 m.p.h. prima
facie limit in accord with, and
-~ ~t, {he time specified bY~ and
'~ ~ ' % ~ ~ , in~, ~h~ 'manner as provided i~'
California Vehicle Code Section
22352 (b) (2)
· i~i_z Name"OflStreet Description
(c) 35 m.p.h. Quito~Road ~ From its intersection with the
northerly City limit line~to its
intersection With Allendale
Avenue exclusive of that portion
of said street contiguous to any
school building or grounds which
shall still be-subject to a
25 m.p.h. przma facie limit
accord with, and at the time
specifiedtby, and in the manner
as provided in California Vehicle
Code Section 22352 (b) (2)
" Saratoga Avenue From Fruitvaie Avenue to State
Route #9 (Saratoga/Los Gatos Rd.)
exclusive of that portion of
said street .contiguous to any
school building or grounds which
~hall still be,subject to
25 m.p.h. prima facie limit in
,. accord with, and an the time
-'I ! -' 'specified by, and in the manner,
as provfded in California Vehicle
Co~e,,Section 22352 (b) (2)
Sobey'Road " ~Its &~tire leBgth'exclusive' of
that portion of said street con-
.. ~ 'ti~ubu~ to any school building
6r g~ouhds which .shall still be
subject 'no a 25 m.p..h. prima
facie limit in accord with, and
at the time specified by, and
in the manner, as provided in
California Vehicle Code Section
22352 (b) (2)
(d) 40 m.p.h.. Prospeck Road From its intersection with
.. 'Blaney Avenue ~o its intersec-
tion with Lawrence Expressway
exclusive of that p6rtiOn of'
said street 'contiguous to any
school building or grounds which
, shall still be subject to a
25 m.p0h. prima facie limit in
I. accord with, and at the time
specified by, and in the manner
as provided in California Vehicle
Code Section 22352 (b) (2)
(e) 45 m.p.h. Saratoga Avenue From Fruitvale Avenue to its
intersection with the easterly
City limit line, exclusive of
- ~hat portion of said street con-
ti'guous.to any school building
or grounds which shall still be
subject to a 25 m.p.~h. prima
facie limit and in ~ccord with,
and at 'the time specifie'd by,
and in the manner,'a~ provided.
in California Vehicle Code
Section 22352 (b) (2)
No-person shall drive a vehicle on or along any o~ the streets or
portions of streets hereinabove described in this section a.t a
speed g~eater than the prima facie speed limit-established for such
street or portion of street.
Section 3: If any section, subsection,~sen~ence, clauseor
'phrase of this ord'inance'is for any reason held by a'court .of.
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remaining'portions of this ordinance. The City
Couhcil of the City of Saratoga hereby declares that it would have
passed this. ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause
and phrase thereof, irrespectIve.of the. fact that any one or more
sections,' subsections, sentences, clauses o~ phrases be hleld invalid
or unconstitutional.' ~
S~ction 4: This,~r~ihan~e wi.ll7 ta'ke,~ff~d~ and be in full
force and effect thirty (30) ~days from and after the date' of its
passage and adoption.'~_. i .- ~ 'L-
The above and foregoing ordinance was .r~gularly introduced
and after the waiting time required b~ law,' was'the'reafter passed
and adopted at a regufarlmee~ing of the City Council of the City
of Saratoga held on th~ 3rd day of -'February , 1982 ,
by the following vo~e:
AYES:. Councilmembers Clevenger, Mallory, Watson, M,ayor,Callon
NOES: Councilmember Jensen
ABSENT: None
MAYOR
ATTEST:
The above and fon~goille_ jsd~. jff~e alt~J Pe~F~,,~]
copy of G,~hmnca ~-97:'dT 'wh[~' haa ~n
published sccording lo I~w,
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. :~, ,,.. Deputy CiW Clerk '~ Dat~
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