Ord 841ORDINANCE NO. 841
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
POWAY, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE 2019 ENGINEERING
AND TRAFFIC SURVEY
WHEREAS, Sections 22357 and 22358 of the California Vehicle Code give local
municipalities the authority to set speed limits below the maximum speed limits set forth by State
law, where such speed limits are supported by an Engineering and Traffic Survey;
WHEREAS, Section 627 of the California Vehicle Code defines the Survey requirements
deemed necessary by the State;
WHEREAS, Section 10.32.010 of the Poway Municipal Code allows the City Council to
determine the most appropriate speed limits on certain streets within the City Limits based on an
Engineering and Traffic Survey; and
WHEREAS, the 2019 Engineering and Traffic Survey, included in the staff report as
Attachment B, has been prepared in accordance with Section 627 of the California Vehicle Code
and Section 2B.13 of the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to set speed limits
in the City of Poway.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The above recitations are true and correct.
SECTION 2: The City Council finds that the adoption of this Ordinance is exempt
from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant
to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, as it entails adoption of an Engineering and
Traffic Survey and establishing speed limits on several road segments, and there is no possibility
that this will have a significant effect on the environment.
SECTION 3: The 2019 Engineering and Traffic Survey is hereby adopted.
SECTION 4: This Ordinance shall be codified.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days after
its adoption.
CERTIFICATION/PUBLICATION: The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this
Ordinance and cause it or a summary of it, to be published with the names of the City Council
members voting for and against the same in the Poway News Chieftain, a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of Poway within fifteen (15) days after its adoption and shall post a certified
copy of this Ordinance in the Office of the City Clerk in accordance with Government Code §
36933.
Ordinance No. 841
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INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Poway, California, held the 7th day of April, 2020, and thereafter
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of said City Council held the 21st day of
April, 2020, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: MULLIN, LEONARD, GROSCH, FRANK, VAUS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
Steve Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST:
Faviola Medina, CMC, City Clerk