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Recommendation to request City Attorney to prepare an amendment to the Long Beach Municipal Code, Sections 10.12.010 and 10.12.020 relating to Speed Limits on City Streets as recommended by the City Traffic Engineer. (Districts 4,5)
DISCUSSION
Request the City Attorney to prepare an amendment to the Long Beach Municipal Code, Sections 10.12.010 and 10.12.020 relating to Speed Limits on City Streets as recommend by the City Traffic Engineer. (Districts 4, 5)
DISCUSSION
Under the provisions of Section 40802 of the California Vehicle Code, engineering and traffic surveys are a necessary prerequisite to radar enforcement of speed limits. Any posted limit, other than the maximum limit of 65 miles per hour (mph) or the prima facie 25 mph limit on local streets in a business or residential district must be justified by such a survey in order to employ radar enforcement. The City updates the engineering and traffic surveys for each speed zone every five years to validate speed limits and to facilitate enforcement within the City.
Based upon the results of 103 engineering and traffic surveys recently conducted and approved by the City Traffic Engineer, two street segments warrant a 5 mph decrease, and one street segment warrants a 5 mph increase of their existing speed limits. In addition, an establishment of new speed limit zones is recommended on three street segments within the newly developed Douglas Park area. The remaining 97 segments warranted no change in existing limits, but remain enforceable based upon their updated surveys previously administratively approved by the City Traffic Engineer. The following street segments, as highlighted on the attached vicinity maps, are recommended for change in speed limit:
Street Limits Speed Limit Change
From To From To
Stearns Street Clark Avenue Marwick Avenue 35 30
Termino Avenue Anaheim Street Hathaway Avenue 30 25
Lakewood Boulevard Carson Street 710' S. of Conant St. 40 45
The establishment of ne...
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