Ord 749ORDINANCE NO. 749
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA,
ADOPTING THE 2013 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; and
WHEREAS, Section 627 of the California Vehicle Code defines the Survey
requirements deemed necessary by the State; and
WHEREAS, Section 28.13 "Speed Limit Sign (R2 -1)" of the California Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices, dated January 13, 2012, defines the Survey
requirements deemed necessary by the State; and
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 2013 Engineering and Traffic Survey has been prepared in
accordance with Section 627 of the California Vehicle Code and Section 213.13 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 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 2: The 2013 Engineering and Traffic Survey is hereby adopted.
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. 749
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Introduced and first read at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Poway held the 7th day of May 2013, and thereafter PASSED AND ADOPTED at a
regular meeting of said City Council held the 21st day of May 2013.
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Don Higginson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sheila . Cobian, CIVIC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO)
I, Sheila R. Cobian, City Clerk, of the City of Poway, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 749, was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting
of said City Council held on the 21st day of May 2013, and that it was so adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: CUNNINGHAM, VAUS, GROSCH, MULLIN, HIGGINSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
Sheila`R. Cobian, CM-C
City Clerk
City of Poway