HomeMy WebLinkAbout71.159 ORDINANCE NO. 71,1.5q --
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA AMENDING
SECTIONS 9-30.050 and 9-30.060 OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA, RELATING TO
ESTABLISHMENT OF SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN CITY STREETS
Recitals
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined upon the basis of an engineering
and traffic survey, that the speed limit for certain public streets must be modified to a
speed that is most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and that is
reasonable and safe, on said streets; and,
WHEREAS. the herein below set forth revised speed limits are found to be the
most appropriate speed limits to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and are
reasonable and safe.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of tl~e City of Saratoga does hereby
on:lain as follows:
~ection I Section 9-30.050, which establishes a uniform 25 mph speed limit for
listed streets is amended to delete therefrom reference to "Quito Road. From Allendale
Avenue to Pollard Road'.
Section 2. Section 9-30.060, which esiablishes prima facie speed limits for
listed streets, based upon a current engineering and traffic survey, is amended by
modifying the following subsections, as follows:
· Section 9-30.060(a), establishing a 25 mph speed limit is amended with
regarcl to Quito Road, to read: "Quito Road. Pollard Road to its-intefeeetie~
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southerly of Bicknell Road.
· Section 9-30.060(b), estal31ishing a 30 mph speed limit. is amended by
adding reference to Quito Road, to read:
"Quit0 Ro,ld. Frorrl its I~tersect on with the souther v city limit line to the,
center of San TomasAquino Creek, southerly of Bicknell Road, and from
AJlendale Avenue to Pollard p. oad."
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· Section 9-30.060(d), establishing a 40 mph speed limit, is amended by
adding reference to Saratoga Avenue, to mad:
"~.ue. From its intersection with Fruitvale Averlqe to its
intersection with Cox Avenue.'
· Section 9-30.060(e), establishing a 45 mph speed limit, is amended with
regard to Saratoga Avenue, to read:
"Saratoga Avenue. From Fruitvale CoX Avenue to its intersection with the
easterly city limit line. exclusive of that portion of said street contiguous to
any school building or grounds which shall still be subject to a 25 mph pdma
facie speed in accord with. and at the time specified by, Section 22352(b)(2)
of the Vehicle Code.'
$.ed;ior~ 3: If any section, subsection, sentence. clause or phrase of this
ordinance 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 Council 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
or phrases be held invalid or unconstitutional.
.~;ectior~ 4: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after
its passage and adoption.
The above and foregoing Ordinance was regularly introduced and after the
waiting time required by law, was thereafter passed and adopted at a regular meeting
of the City Council of Saratoga held on the 17t. hday of .q ~ .,, a ry , 1995, by the
following vote.
AYES: Councilmembers Burger, Moran; Wolfe and Mayor Oacobs
NOES: None
ABSENT: Counci 1 member Tucker
ATTEST:
City Clerk ~P~
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December 15, 1995
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'fhe above end fofeGeiGg ~ a true and correct
copy ol Ordinance -'HJ:~5'q - which has been
pubFshed according to law,
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