NS-2311 - Revising the Prima Facie Speed Limits for Streets in the City as Set Forth in Article VII of Chapter 36 of Santa Ana Municipal Code

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445 REL: 12,q0/96 ORDINANCE NO. NS-2311 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA REVISING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS FOR STREETS IN THE CITY AS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE VII OF CHAPTER 36 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SEQTION 1: That Article VII, consisting of sections 36-227 through 36-278, of Chapter 36 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, as revised by Ordinance No. NS-2166, is hereby repealed. SECTION 2: That the Santa Ana Muncipal Code is hereby amended by adding a new Article VII, consisting of sections 36-227 through 36-276, to Chapter 36 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, which said article reads as follows: ARTICLE VII. PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS Sec. 36-227. Prima faoie speed limits in general. The city council of the City of Santa Ana determines and declares, upon the basis of engineering and traffic surveys made on or after May 30, 1996, which surveys are public records on file in the offices of the Public Works Agency of the city, that the prima facie speed limits specified in those sections are reasonable, safe and most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of ~affic upon the streets and portions of streets specified in those sections, which streets and portions of streets would otherwise be subject to the prima facie speed limits established in the California Vehicle Code. These prima facie speed limits shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon the streets and portions of streets to which they pertain. The provisions of this article shall not apply to any twenty-five (25) mile per hour prima facie speed limit which is applicable when passing a school or the grounds thereof. 36-228. Alton Avenue. The speed limits (in miles per hour) for the following portions of Alton Avenue are as follows: