ORD 123 489
-- ORDINANCE NO. 123
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
TITLE 12, CHAPTER 12.20, SECTION 12.20.010
LA QUINTA MUNICIPAL CODE.
The City Council of the City of La Quinta does hereby
ordain as follows:
Title 12, Chapter 12.20, Section 12.20.010 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"State speed laws applicable.
The State traffic laws regulating the speed of vehicles
shall be applicable upon all streets within this City, except as
this ordinance, as authorized by State law, hereby declares and
determines upon the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation that certain speed regulations shall be applicable
upon specified streets or in certain areas, in which event it
shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle at a speed
in excess of any speed so declared in this ordinance when signs
are in place giving notice thereof."
Title 12, Chapter 12.20, Section 12.20.020 is hereby added
to read as follows:
"Authority to regulate speeds.
(a) Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation, the City Council by resolution, may decrease
maximum speed limits at intersections and outside urban
districts and increase limits within urban districts.
(b) Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation, the City Council by 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."
490
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 21st day of June, 1988
by the City Council of the City of La Quinta by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members Bohnenberger, Cox, Pena, Sniff,
Mayor Hoyle
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
WILLIAM R. H
City of La Quinta, California
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LA QUINTA )
I, SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, 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. 123 which was introduced by
the La Quinta City council at a regular meeting held on the 7th
day of June, 1988 and was adopted at a regular meeting held on
the 21st day of June, 1988, not being less than five days
following date of introduction. I further certify that the
foregoing ordinance was posted in three (3) places within the
City of La Quinta, california