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ORD 630 Sections 1.01.003 & 12.20.020 - Contents of Code & Speed Limits RegulationsORDINANCE NO. 630 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS 1.01.003 AND 12.20.020 OF THE LA QUINTA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO CONFORMING AND CORRECTIVE REVISIONS GOVERNING CONTENTS OF CODE AND SPEED LIMITS REGULATIONS RESPECTIVELY WHEREAS, amendments to the La Quinta Municipal Code are proposed from time to time to align the code with current state laws, apply best practices, consolidate provisions, remove unnecessary detail, provide flexibility, and update and clarify terms, requirements, and regulations as needed; and WHEREAS, Section 1.01.003 “Contents of code” lists the types of ordinances, of general and permanent nature, to be codified in the La Quinta Municipal Code, and the proposed amendment clarifies that speed limits adopted via an ordinance will not be added to the code; and WHEREAS, the California Vehicle Code authorizes cities to establish and regulate speed limits on street segments within its exclusive jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, pursuant to such authority, the City Council adopts speed limits as recommended by engineering and traffic surveys evaluating highway and traffic conditions in accordance with methods determined by the Department of Transportation for use by state and local authorities; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to Section 12.20.020 “Authority to regulate speeds” aligns the La Quinta Municipal Code with state laws and clarifies that the City Council may adopt speed limits via ordinance or resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of La Quinta does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Sections 1.01.003 and 12.20.020 of the La Quinta Municipal Code shall be amended as written in “Exhibit A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its adoption. SECTION 3. POSTING: The City Clerk shall, within 15 days after passage of this Ordinance, cause it to be posted in at least three public places designated by resolution of the City Council, shall certify to the adoption and posting of this Ordinance, and shall cause this Ordinance and its certification, together with proof of posting to be entered into the permanent record of Ordinances of the City of La Quinta. ATTEST: MONIJ."m Clerk City of La Quinta, California APPROVED AS TO FORM: LINDA EVANS, Mayor City of La Quinta, California u).'¼D: /4 ?� WILLIAM H.�ney ------ City of La Quinta, California Ordinance No. 630 LQMC Amendments – Sections 1.01.003 and 12.20.020 Adopted: March 3, 2026 Page 2 of 3 SECTION 4. CORRECTIVE AMENDMENTS: the City Council does hereby grant the City Clerk the ability to make minor amendments and corrections of typographical or clerical errors to “Exhibit A” to ensure consistency of all approved text amendments prior to the publication in the La Quinta Municipal Code. SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY: If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared unconstitutional. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED, at a regular meeting of the La Quinta City Council held this 3rd day of March 2026, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: Councilmembers Fitzpatrick, McGarrey, Peña, Sanchez, and Mayor Evans None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Ordinance No. 630 LQMC Amendments – Sections 1.01.003 and 12.20.020 Adopted: March 3, 2026 Page 3 of 3 EXHIBIT A 1.01.003 Contents of code. The La Quinta Municipal Code shall consist of all ordinances adopted by the city council which are of general and permanent nature. An ordinance relating to any of the following subject matters is not considered an ordinance of general and permanent nature and need not be included within the municipal code: A. The naming of streets or roads; B. Granting, altering, or withdrawing franchises; C. Levying real property tax; D. Calling an election; E. Annexation proceedings; F. Interim zoning measures; G. Zoning or rezoning a particular parcel of property; H. Development agreements; I. Speed limits J. Such other ordinances of a special or particular subject matter which the council considers are not appropriate to a general compilation of laws of a general and permanent nature. 12.20.020 Authority to regulate speeds. A. Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, the city council by ordinance or resolution, may decrease maximum speed limits at intersections adjacent to parks and outside urban districts and increase limits within urban districts. B. Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, the city council by ordinance or resolution may determine the maximum speed limits on arterial streets. C. Speed limits established pursuant to this section shall be applicable at all or such times as shall be indicated by official traffic control devices. A, Ci Clerk City of La Quinta, California MONIKA RAD VA, ity Clerk City of La Quinta, California STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss. CITY OF LA QUINTA ) I, MONIKA RADEVA, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do hereby certify the foregoing to be a full, true, and correct copy of Ordinance No. 630 which was introduced at a regular meeting on the 17th day of February, 2026, and was adopted at a regular meeting held on the 3rd day of March, 2026, not being less than 5 days after the date of introduction thereof. I further certify that the foregoing Ordinance was posted in three places within the City of La Quinta as specified in the Rules of Procedure adopted by City Council Resolution No. 2022-027. DECLARATION OF POSTING I, MONIKA RADEVA, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was posted on March 4, 2026, pursuant to Council Resolution.