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ORDINANCE NO. 220
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 9-30.060 OF THE SARATOGA CITY CODE
CONCERNING THE MODIFICATION OF SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN CITY
STREETS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
Findings.
A. The City of Saratoga contracted with Higgins Associates Civil and Traffic Engineers to
provide an engineering and traffic survey of Saratoga city streets. In addition, the City
Traffic Engineer reviewed conditions on certain ofthe City streets. Based on the results
of the survey, the City of Saratoga has determined that the speed limit for certain public
streets should be modified to a speed that is more appropriate to facilitate the orderly
movement of traffic.
B. Based on the results of the Higgins Survey and the review by the City Trafic Engineer, the
City finds that the revised speed limits set forth below are reasonable and safe.
Section 2.
Modification of Speed Limits for Certain City Streets.
Section 9-30.060(d) of the Saratoga City Code is hereby amended as shown below. Text
inserted by this section is indicated in bold, double-underlined font (¡,xamnle); text deleted by this
ordinance is indicated in strikeout font (example). Text in standard font is unchanged by this
ordinance.
"(d) Forty miles per hour.
Prospect Road. From its intersection with Saratoga/Sunnyvale Road to its intersection
with Lawrence Expressway, exclusive of that portion of such street contiguous to any
school building or grounds which shall be subject to a twenty-five miles per hour prima
facie limit in accord with, and at the time specified by, Section 22352(b)(2) of the
Vehicle Code.
Sor::Üog3 Avenue. From its intersection with Fruitvole Avenue to its intersection with
Cox Avenue.
Saratoga Avenue. From its intersection with Fruitvale Avenue to its intersection with the
easterly City limit line.
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Saratoga/Sunnyvale Road. From its intersection with Saratoga Avenue to
Prospect Road, exclusive of that portion of such street contiguous to any school
building or grounds which shall be subject to a twenty-five miles per hour prima
facie limit in accord with, and at the time specified by, Section 22352(b)(2) of the
Vehicle Code."
Section 3.
Severance Clause.
Each section, sub-section, paragraph, sub-paragraph, sentence, clause and phrase of this
ordinance is severable and independent of every other section, sub-section, paragraph, sub-
paragraph, sentence, clause and phrase of this ordinance. If any section, sub-section, paragraph,
sub-paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is held invalid, the City Council
declares that it would have adopted the remaining provisions of this ordinance irrespective of the
portion held invalid, and further declares its express intent that the remaining portions of this
ordinance should remain in effect after the invalid portion has been eliminated.
Section 4. Publication.
The City Clerk shall cause this ordinance or a summary thereof to be published once in a
newspaper of general circulation of the City of Saratoga within fifteen days after its adoption.
Section 5.
Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect thirty days after the date of its adoption
Section 6.
CEQA Compliance.
The City Council finds and determines that the enactment of this Ordinance is not a
"project" as that term is used in the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") (Cat. Pub.
Res. Code § 21000 et seq) or the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code of Regs., Title 14, § 15000
et seq.). Therefore, no environmental assessment is required or necessary.
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The foregoing ordinance was introduced and read at the regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Saratoga held on the 4th day ofJune, 2003, and was adopted by the
following vote following a second reading on the 18th day of June, 2003:
AYES:
Councilmembers Stan Bogosian, Kathleen King,
Norman Kline, Vice Mayor Ann Waltonsmith,
Mayor Nick Streit
NOES
None
ABSENT
None
ABSTAIN: None
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Nick Streit, Mayor
City Of Saratoga, California
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APPROVED AS TO FORM
Richard Taylor, City Attorney
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