Ordinance - 2330ORDINANCE NO.2330
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA TO ESTABLISH SPEED LIMITS ON ROWLAND
AVENUE BETWEEN LARK ELLEN AVENUE AND AZUSA AVENUE;
VINE AVENUE BETWEEN GLENDORA AVENUE AND CITRUS
STREET; AND WORKMAN AVENUE BETWEEN LARK ELLEN
AVENUE AND AZUSA AVENUE
WHEREAS, the California Vehicle Code Section 22357 allows a local authority, on the basis of
an engineering and traffic survey, to establish speed limits on roadways within their
jurisdiction;
WHEREAS, Section 40802 of the California Vehicle Code requires the speed limits be justified
by an engineering and traffic survey to use radar or laser for enforcement; and
WHEREAS, an Engineering and Traffic Survey was conducted on Vine Avenue between Glendora
Avenue and Citrus Street; Rowland Avenue between Lark Ellen and Azusa Avenue
and Workman Avenue between Lark Ellen and Azusa Avenue;
WHEREAS, the effective and efficient use of radar and laser for traffic speed enforcement can
enhance safety within the City of West Covina.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION NO. 1: That the speed limit for Rowland Avenue between Lark
Ellen and Azusa Avenue, shall be forty (40) miles per hour;
SECTION NO.2: That the speed limit for Vine Avenue between Glendora
Avenue and Citrus Street, shall be thirty-five (35) miles per hour;
SECTION NO.3: That the speed limit for Workman Avenue between Lark
Ellen and Azusa Avenue, shall be thirty-five (35) miles per hour;
SECTION NO.4: That the three roadway segments listed above be included
in the West Covina Municipal Code Section 22-131— Speed Limits of Specific Streets
SECTION NO. 5: That staff shall provide for the necessary signage changes
to implement the provisions of the Survey.
SECTION NO.6: That the West Covina Police Department conduct
appropriate enforcement of the speed limit established by this ordinance.
SECTION NO.7: That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this
ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by law.
SECTION NO.8: This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30)
days from and after the date of its passage.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPT
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Kin&rly HJA Barlow
City Attorney
iviayor
ATTEST:
Nickolas S. Lewis"—
City_ -Clerk. __
I, NICKOLAS S. LEWIS, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, California, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Ordinance No. 2330 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the 19th day of December, 2017. That thereafter said
Ordinance was duly adopted and duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council
on the 10h day of January, 2018 by the following vote of the City Council:
AYES: Johnson, Toma, Wu, Warshaw
NOES: Spence
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Nicko as-S. Lewis ._
City Cie&