Ordinance No. 999
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ORDINANCE NO. 999
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AMENDING SECTIONS 16.18-1
AND 16.18-2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
VERNON, CALIFORNIA, 1959, AND ADDING NEW
SECTIONS 16.18-3 AND 16.18-4, TO RETAIN
AND CHANGE SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN STREETS
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WHEREAS, the Community Services Department of the City
of Vernon conducted a radar speed survey during April 1991 as
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part of the Engineering and Traffic Survey for the purpose of
evaluating existing speed limits on streets within the City of
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Vernon; and
WHEREAS,
the Speed Zone Survey prepared by the
Community Services Department in June 1991 recommended retaining
existing speed limits on some streets and changing speed limits
on other streets, based on the Engineering and Traffic Survey;
and
WHEREAS, according to the Engineering and Traffic
Survey, the recommendations for speed limits of 45, 40, 35 and
30 miles per hour on certain streets would facilitate the
orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable
and safe on those streets; and
WHEREAS, Vehicle Code Section 22357 authorizes cities
to determine and declare prima facie speed limits greater than
25 miles per hour on the basis of such an engineering and
traffic survey.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1:
That Section 16.18-1 of the Code of the
City of Vernon, California, 1959, is hereby amended to read in
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its entirety as follows:
"Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 22357, the City
Council hereby determines and declares that the prima facie
speed limit on the following streets shall be forty-five (45)
miles per hour:
BANDINI BOULEVARD From Soto Street to Atlantic Avenue
Every violation of this section by propelling a vehicle
in excess of the speed limit provided for herein is hereby
declared to be a public nuisance."
SECTION 2: That Section 16.'18-2 of the Code of the
City of Vernon, California, 1959, is hereby amended to read in
its entirety as follows:
"Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 22357, the City
Council hereby determines and declares that the prima facie
speed limit on the following streets shall be forty (40) miles
per hour:
From the north City boundary to the
south City boundary
From Downey Road to Atlantic Avenue
From the north City boundary to
Downey Road and from the next under-
pass to the east City boundary
Every violation of this section by propelling a vehicle
in excess of the speed limit provided for herein is hereby
declared to be a public nuisance."
SECTION 3: That Section 16.18-3 is hereby added to the
Code of the City of Vernon, California, 1959, to read as
ALAMEDA STREET-WEST
DISTRICT BOULEVARD
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD
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follows:
"Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 22357, the City
Council hereby determines and declares that the prima facie
speed limit on the following streets shall be thirty-five (35)
miles per hour:
From the north City boundary to the
south City boundary
From the north City boundary to the
south city boundary
From Leonis Boulevard to Randolph
Street
From the north City boundary to
Slauson Avenue
From Santa Fe Avenue to Downey Road
From Pacific Boulevard to Downey Road
From Santa Fe Avenue to Fruitland
Avenue
From the north City boundary to the
south City boundary
From Boyle Avenue to Downey Road
From the north City boundary to the
south City boundary
From Washington Boulevard to Atlantic
Avenue
37TH STREET From Santa Fe Avenue to Soto Street
38TH STREET From Santa Fe Avenue to 37th Street
Every violation of this section by propelling a vehicle
ALAMEDA STREET-EAST
ATLANTIC AVENUE
BOYLE AVENUE
DOWNEY ROAD
FRUITLAND AVENUE
LEONIS BOULEVARD
PACIFIC BOULEVARD
SANTA FE AVENUE
SLAUSON AVENUE
SOTO STREET
26TH STREET
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in excess of the speed limit provided for herein is hereby
declared to be a public nuisance."
SECTION 4: That section 16.18-4 is hereby added to the
Code of the City of Vernon, California, 1959, to read as
follows:
"Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 22357, the City
Council hereby determines and declares that the prima facie
speed limit on the following streets shall be thirty (30) miles
per hour:
ALCOA AVENUE
BOYLE AVENUE
From Vernon Avenue to Slauson Avenue
From Vernon Avenue to Leonis Boulevard
Every violation of this section by propelling a vehicle in
excess of the speed limit provided for herein is hereby declared
to be a public nuisance."
SECTION 5: That any ordinance or parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 6: If any section, subsection, sentence,
clause, or phrase or word of this ordinance is for any reason
held to be void or unconstitutional, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance;
it being the intention of the City Council of the City of Vernon
to adopt and pass this ordinance and each section, subsection,
sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that
one or more of the sections, subsections, clauses, sentences or
phrases thereof may be declared void or unconstitutional.
SECTION 7: There being no newspaper printed, published
or circulated in the City of Vernon, the city Clerk is hereby
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1 directed to certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall
2 post the same, or cause the same to be posted, within fifteen
3 (15) days after its passage in accordance with Section 36933 of
4 the Government Code, in three (3) of the most public places in
5 the City of Vernon, to wit: the northwest corner of 38th street
6 and Santa Fe Avenue, the northeast corner of Leonis Boulevard
7 and Pacific Boulevard, and on the bulletin board in the lobby of
8 the City Hall of said City, located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all
9 in the City of Vernon, County of Los Angeles, State of
10 California.
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SECTION 8: That this ordinance shall be in full force
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of August
, 1991.
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1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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2 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
3 I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of Vernon,
4 do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance, being Ordinance
5 No. 999, was duly and regularly introduced at a regular meeting
6 of the City Council of the City of Vernon, held on Tuesday, July
7 16, 1991, and thereafter finally adopted at a regular meeting of
8 said City Council held on Tuesday, August 6, 1991, and thereafter
9 duly signed by the Mayor of the City of Vernon, by the following
10 vote:
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AYES: Four
Councilmen: Malburg, Ybarra, Gonzales
Davis
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NOES: None
Councilmen: None
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ABSENT: One
Councilmen: McCormick
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTS
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF VERNON )
I, GLORIA J. OROSCO, CHIEF DEPUTY CITY CLERK of the
City of Vernon, do hereby certify that I did, on the 7th day of
August 1991, have posted three (3) copies of:
Ordinance No. 999 of the City of Vernon
one in each of the following places, to wit: at the northwest
corner of 38th Street and Santa Fe Avenue; the northeast corner
of Leonis Boulevard and Pacific Boulevard; and on the bulletin
board in the lobby of the City HaIl of the City of Vernon,
located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all in said City, there being no
newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the
City of Vernon.
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ty City Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this ~ day of Ru~S+, 1991.
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Notary Public in and for the County
of Los Angeles, State of California
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OFFICIAL SI:AL
SHAAON L DUCKWORTH
Natorv PubIIc-Callfomla
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
My Commlalon ExpIrOl
June 9. 1995