2014-145 Speed Limit Update ORDINANCE NO. 2014-145
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE
AMENDING 12.04.010 OF THE MENIFEE
MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE THE PRIMA FACIE
SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN STREET SEGMENTS
IN THE CITY OF MENIFEE
WHEREAS, in accordance with California Vehicle Code Sections 22357 and
22358, local municipalities have the power to increase or decrease prima facie
speed limits for local streets; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with California Vehicle Code Section 40802 and
provisions of the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD),
Engineering and Traffic Surveys must be performed on those local streets every
seven (7) years when the use of radar or other electronic devices which measure
the speed of moving objects are utilized to enforce the prima facie speed limits
for those streets; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to amend Section 12.04.010 by
approving a seven (7) year city-wide Engineering and Traffic Survey for some of
the street segments governed by this Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the results of the Engineering and Traffic Surveys conform to the
requirements of the Vehicle Code; and
WHEREAS, the City's police officers have successfully completed a radar
operator course approved and certified by the Commission on Police Officers
Standards and Training, of not less than twenty four (24) hours on the use of
police traffic radar; and
WHEREAS, a radar, laser, or other electronic device used to measure the speed
of a vehicle meets the minimal operational standards of the National Traffic
Safety Administration, and has been calibrated within three years prior to the
date of the alleged violation by an independent certified laser or radar repair and
testing or calibration facility; and
WHEREAS, City staff has concluded those speed limits set forth in Exhibit "A"
attached hereto are justified for their associated street segments in that they are
found to be most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic
and are reasonable and safe for those street segments.
City of Menifee
Ordinance No. 2014-145 Speed Survey
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE,
CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. That Section 12.04.010 is hereby amended by adopting the
prima facie speed limits for those street segments listed in Exhibit "A"
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Menifee hereby declares:
That the action taken in Section 1 hereinabove is based on an
Engineering and Traffic Survey conducted by the City.
The prima facie speed limits provided in Exhibit "A" attached hereto for
their associated street segments are most appropriate to facilitate the
orderly development of vehicular traffic and are reasonable and safe for
those street segments.
SECTION 3. The Public Works Department is hereby authorized and
directed to install and/or upgrade any or all immediately appropriate signs
giving notice of said speed limits.
SECTION 4. The ordinance will be effective 30 days from the date of its
adoption.
PASSED APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of May, 2014, by the
following vote:
AYES: August, Denver, Edgerton, Fuhrman, Mann
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Scott A. Mann, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Julie Hayward B' gs Ci torney
City of Menifee
Ordinance No. 2014-145 Speed Survey
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, KATHY BENNETT, City Clerk of the City of Menifee, do hereby attest to and
certify the attached Ordinance No. 2014-145 to be the original ordinance adopted
by the City Council of the City of Menifee on May 21, 2014 and that said
ordinance was published in accordance with the law.
Date:
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Katy ennett, City Clerk
EXHISIT"A"
PROPOSED SPEED LIMITS
SPEED
STREET LOCATION LIMITS EXISTING 85' PERCENTILE RECOMMENDED SPEED
SPEED LIMIT SPEED LIMIT
ANTELOPE ROAD SCOTT RD TO HOLLAND RD 55 56.6 55
HOLLAND RD TO NEWPORT RD 40 45,1 40
NEWPORT RD TO MESA CREST WY 4D 45.8 45
(TALLEY RD)
SR 74 TO WATSON RD 40125' 42.6 40
WATSON RD TO MAPES RD 40 SB 46.7 45
BARNETT ROAD ROUSE RD TO MCLAUGHLIN BLVD NP 29.6 30
BRADLEY ROAD CRAIG RD TO HOLLAND RD 351*25 44.4 401"25
HOLLAND RD TO NEWPORT RD 45 47.4 45
NEWPORT RD TO POTOMAC DR 45 43.9 45
POTOMAC DR TO MCCALL RD 35 36.8 35
MCCALL RD TO ROUSE RD 45 47.6 45
BRIGGS ROAD MATTHEWS ROAD TO MAPES RD 40-451'25 44.9 451'25
CHAMBERS AVENUE VALLEY BL TO BRADLEY AVE 35 38.6 35
CHERRY HILLS ROAD MURRIETA RD TO BRADLEY RD 25 34.5 30
CRAIG AVENUE MURRIETA RD TO BRADLEY RD NP 46.3 45
ANTELOPE RD TO MENIFEE RD 25 WB 36.3 25
ETHANAC ROAD GOETZ RD TO MURRIETA RD 50 EB 54.2 50
MURRIETA RD TO BARNETT RD 50 52.3 50
ENCANTO RD TO MATTHEWS RD 45 46.2 45
GARBANI ROAD ANTELOPE RD TO MENIFEE RD 45 WB 49.8 45
MENIFEE RD TO BRIGGS RD 50 50.7 50
GOETZ ROAD NEWPORT RD TO NORMANDY RD NP 46.9 45
NORMANDY RD TO 45 49.4 45
LESSER LN(250"N.Manganese)
LESSER LN{250'N.Manganese)TO NP 47.9 45
NORTH CITY LIMITS
HAUN ROAD NEWPORT RD TO HOLLAND RD NP 49.9 45
HOLLAND RD TO SCOTT RD 55 SB 53.5 50
HERITAGE LAKE DRIVE LINDENBERGER RD TO HERITAGE 35 43.5 40
LAKE OR(N)
HOLLAND ROAD WEST CITY LIMITS TO MURRIETA RD 25 33.8 25
MURRIETA RD TO HAUN RD 50 50.2 50
ANTELOPE RD TO MENIFEE RD 45 46.4 45
MENIFEE RD TO BRIGGS RD 50 EB 44.6 45
HONEYRUN ROAD LA LADERA RD TO VALLEY RD NP 50 45
LA LADERA ROAD NORMANDY RD TO HONEYRUN RD 40 41.5 40
LA PIEDRA ROAD MURRIETA RD TO EVANS RD 35 40 35
EVANS RD TO STERN RD NP 42.3 40
ANTELOPE RD TO MENIFEE RD 40 36.6 35
SPEED
STREET LOCATION LIMITS EXISTING 85" PERCENTILE RECOMMENDED SPEED
SPEED LIMIT SPEED LIMIT
LINDENBERGER ROAD NEWPORT RD TO SIMPSON RD NP 50.9 50
McCALL ROAD ENCANTO OR TO ANTELOPE RD 45 49,4 45
ANTELOPE RD TO MENIFEE RD 55 51.5 50
MENIFEE RD TO EAST TERMINUS NP 39.8 40
McLAUGHLIN ROAD MURRIETA RD TO EVANS RD NP 35,6 35
MENIFEE ROAD SOUTH CITY LIMITS TO SCOTT RD 45 48.1 45
SCOTT RD TO GARBANI RD 50 53.1 50
GARBANI RD TO HOLLAND RD 45 48.2 45
HOLLAND RD TO NEWPORT RD 45(`25 45.4 45
NEWPORT RD TO ALDERGATE RD 45 44.9 45
MENIFEE ROAD SIMPSON RD TO MATTHEWS RD 55 55.9 55
SR-74 TO MAPES RD 55 54.9 55
MURRIETA ROAD SCOTT RD TO CRAIG AVE 50 49.5 50
CRAIG AVE TO NEWPORT RD 50 49.5 50
NEWPORT RD TO RIDGEMOOR RD 40 44.4 40
RIDGEMOOR RD TO CHAMBERS AVE 40 42.7 40
CHAMBERS AVE TO ETHANAC RD 50 43.8 45
NEWPORT ROAD WEST CITY LIMITS TO MURRIETA RD 45155 56.9 55
MENIFEE RD TO EAST CITY LIMITS 55 56.7 55
WT ROADIOLD
NEWPORTPORTMENIFEE RD TO BRIGGS RD 30 41.4 40
NEWPORT
ROUSE ROAD MURRIETA RD TO BRADLEY RD 40 40.4 40
SCOTT ROAD WEST CITY LIMITS TO MURRIETA RD NP 53.7 50
MURRIETA RD TO SR-215 55 52.2 50
SR-215 TO MENIFEE RD 55 55.1 55
MENIFEE RD TO LEON RD 55 54.5 55
SIMPSON ROAD MENIFEE RD TO BRIGGS RD 55 50.1 50
SUN CITY BOULEVARD VALLEY BLVD TO MURRIETA RD 25 31.1 25
MURRIETA RD TOMCCALL BLVD 25 31.7 25
MCCALL BLVD TO ROUSE RD 25 38 25
TALLEY ROAD TATE RD TO ANTELOPE RD 40 37.9 35
VALLEY BOULEVARD SOUTH TERMINUS TO MCCALL BLVD 45 44.3 45
WATSON ROAD SHERMAN RD TO MENIFEE RD 40 41.9 40
MENIFEE RD TO BRIGGS RD 40 43.2 40
NOTES:
1. The CRITECAL SPEED,or 85th percentile speed,is defined as that speed at or below which 85 percent of the traffic is
moving.From experience,traffic engineers have found that this is one of the most reliable factors in determining appropriate
speed limits. Hence,the accepted practice,and one which has been used in this case,is to set the speed limit at the nearest 5
MPH increment to the critical speed. When this procedure is used,it not only conforms to that required by the State but is
also provides a strong base for law enforcement personnel to properly enforce speed limits.