Ord 733ORDINANCE NO. 733
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING A REDUCTION IN SPEED LIMIT
FROM 45 MPH TO 35 MPH ON STOWE DRIVE
BETWEEN SCRIPPS POWAY PARKWAY AND KIRKHAM WAY
WHEREAS, Sections 22357 and 22358 of the California Vehicle Code (CVC)
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; and
WHEREAS, Section 627 of the CVC defines an engineering and traffic survey
deemed necessary by the State; and
WHEREAS, Section 213.13 "Speed Limit Sign (R2 -1)" of the California Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices ( MUTCD), dated January 21, 2010, outlines the
requirements to prepare an engineering and traffic survey deemed necessary by the
State; and
WHEREAS, Section 10.32.010 of the Poway Municipal Code (PMC) allows the
City Council to establish by Ordinance appropriate speed limits on certain streets within
the City limits, based on an engineering and traffic survey; and
WHEREAS, on September 23, 2008, the City Council adopted Ordinance 678
approving the 2008 Engineering and Traffic Survey for certain streets within the City of
Poway; and
WHEREAS, an engineering and traffic survey has been prepared in accordance
with Section 627 of the CVC and Section 213.13 of the California MUTCD to reduce the
speed limit on Stowe Drive between Scripps Poway Parkway and Kirkham Way in the
City of Poway;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 : The speed limit on Stowe Drive between Scripps Poway Parkway and
Kirkham Way shall be reduced from 45 mph to 35 mph.
Section 2 : The 2008 Engineering and Traffic Survey shall be amended to reflect the
reduced speed on Stowe Drive between Scripps Poway Parkway and Kirkham Way.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30)
days after its adoption.
Ordinance No. 733
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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.
Introduced and first read at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Poway held the 20th day of December 2011, and thereafter PASSED AND ADOPTED
at a regular meeting of said City Council held the 3rd day of January 2012.
ATTEST:
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Tina M. White, Deputy City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO)
I, Tina M. White, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Ordinance No. 733, was duly adopted by the City Council at a meeting of
said City Council held on the 3rd day of January 2012, and that it was so adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: BOYACK, GROSCH, MULLIN, CUNNINGHAM
NOES:
ABSENT: HIGGINSON
DISQUALIFIED: J� I L
Tina M. White, Deputy City Clerk
City of Poway