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<,FORN'P City Council Staff Report
January 14, 2020
Agenda Item No. 19
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: David A. Webb, Public Works Director - 949-644-3311,
dawebb@newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY: Tony Brine, City Traffic Engineer, tbrine@newportbeachca.gov
PHONE: 949-644-3329
TITLE: Ordinance No. 2020-1: Amending Chapter 12.24 of the Newport
Beach Municipal Code Regarding Speed Limits
ABSTRACT:
California Vehicle Code (CVC) Section 40802 requires that the City review its speed limits
every five (5), seven (7), or ten (10) years depending on changes to roadway conditions
and other factors. Additionally, the CVC requires posted speed limits to be justified by a
current Engineering and Traffic Survey (E&TS) if the speed limits are going to be enforced
by the Police Department using radar. The last comprehensive E&TS was approved by
the City Council in 2011.
Staff has prepared the updated 2019 E&TS confirming that all existing posted speed limits
are set in conformance with the CVC and State law. Roadway speed limits citywide are
recommended to remain unchanged from the current posted speed limits with the
exception of six (6) streets.
RECOMMENDATION:
a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because
this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly;
and
b) Waive full reading, read by title only, introduce Ordinance No. 2020-1, An Ordinance
of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Amending Sections of
Chapter 12.24 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code Regarding Increasing and
Decreasing State Speed Limits, and pass to second reading on January 28, 2020.
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
Sufficient funding is available in the current Capital Improvement Program budget for the
purchase and installation of new speed limit signs for those roadways requiring changes.
It will be expensed to the Traffic Signage, Striping and Marking project (19T03) account
01201927-980000-19T03.
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DISCUSSION:
California Vehicle Code Section 40802 requires that the City review its speed limits every
five (5), seven (7), or ten (10) years depending on changes to roadway conditions and
other factors. As part of this review, new speed data was collected on every
non-residential street in the city. The collection of speed data, accident records, and
roadway conditions constitute an Engineering and Traffic Survey (E&TS). The last
comprehensive E&TS was approved by the City Council in 2011.
The California Vehicle Code specifies that the posted speed limit on any street, other than
a local street or school zone, must be established by a current E&TS if a speed -measuring
device (laser, radar) is used by the Police Department to enforce speed limits.
The California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices explains in detail the legal
procedures for establishing speed limits throughout the State. Local jurisdictions are
required to establish speed limits per State law, and do not have latitude to artificially
raise or lower speed limits.
The basic process to setting legal speed limits is to sample the speed of traffic on a
roadway and identify the "critical speed" or "85th percentile speed", which is that speed at
or below which 85% of the traffic is moving. The speed limit is then set at the nearest
5 MPH increment to the 85th percentile speed. When there is a high accident rate, or
other "conditions not readily apparent to the driver", a further reduction of 5 MPH may be
justified if well documented. These conditions can include high pedestrian and bicycle
usage. Public Works staff has reviewed all roadway segments to determine if there are
speed related accidents or other conditions that would justify a 5 MPH reduction when
establishing the posted speed limit.
The new E&TS was completed to confirm that all existing posted speed limits throughout
the city are set in conformance with the California Vehicle Code and State law. Roadway
speed limits citywide are recommended to remain unchanged from the current posted
speed limits with the following exceptions:
The speed limits on the following two (2) street sections are recommended to be
increased based on the latest E&TS survey:
• Camelback Street: 35 mph to 40 mph
• MacArthur Boulevard: Ford Road to San Joaquin Hills Road: 55 mph to 60 mph
The speed limits on the following four (4) street sections are recommended to be
decreased based on the latest E&TS survey
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• 15th Street: Superior Avenue to Monrovia Avenue: 40 mph to 35 mph
• Newport Center Drive: Coast Highway to Newport Center Drive E/W.: 45 mph to
40 mph
• Ford Road: Newport Hills Drive to San Miguel Drive: 45 mph to 40 mph
• Newport Ridge Drive W.: San Joaquin Hills Rd. to Newport Ridge Drive E.:
45 mph to 40 mph
A new ordinance establishing speed limits is necessary to enable effective enforcement
of speed limits on streets throughout the city. Staff recommends the introduction of an
ordinance that modifies speed limits on the above six (6) street sections.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Staff recommends the City Council find this action is not subject to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not
result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment)
and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA
Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no
potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of
the meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A — Ordinance No. 2020-1
Attachment B — Engineering and Traffic Survey Summary
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ATTACHMENT A
ORDINANCE NO. 2020-1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS
OF CHAPTER 12.24 OF THE NEWPORT BEACH
MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING INCREASING AND
DECREASING STATE SPEED LIMITS
WHEREAS, the California Vehicle Code requires speed limits to be justified by an
engineering and traffic survey ("E & TS") if the speed limits are to be enforced by radar;
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 40802 requires local agencies to
conduct engineering studies to reevaluate non -statutory speed limits on segments of their
roadways;
WHEREAS, the most recent E & TS for the City of Newport Beach ("City") was
approved in 2011;
WHEREAS, an updated E & TS for the City was completed in 2019; and
WHEREAS, the updated E & TS includes recommendations for speed limit
adjustments on various roads within the City.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach ordains as
follows:
Section 1: Section 12.24.052 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
The prima facie speed limit on the following named streets or parts thereof shall
be sixty (60) miles per hour:
Newport Coast Drive from Pacific Coast Highway to Route 73.
MacArthur Boulevard from Ford Road to San Joaquin Hills Road.
Section 2: Section 12.24.055 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
The prima facie speed limit on the following named streets or parts thereof shall
be fifty-five (55) miles per hour:
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Coast Highway from Cameo Shores Road to Newport Coast Drive.
Jamboree Road from East Coast Highway to Campus Drive.
MacArthur Boulevard from Campus Road to Jamboree Road.
MacArthur Boulevard from Route 73 to Ford Road.
MacArthur Boulevard from San Joaquin Hills Road to East Coast Highway.
San Joaquin Hills Road from Marguerite Avenue to Newport Coast Drive.
Section 3: Section 12.24.065 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
The prima facie speed limit on the following named streets or parts thereof shall
be forty-five (45) miles per hour:
Avocado Avenue from Coast Highway to San Miguel Drive.
Birch Street from Bristol Street to Jamboree Road.
Bison Avenue from MacArthur Boulevard to Jamboree Road.
Bristol Street from Jamboree Road to Campus Drive.
Campus Drive from MacArthur Boulevard to Jamboree Road.
Coast Highway from Poppy Avenue to Cameo Shores Road.
Dover Drive from West Coast Highway to Westcliff Drive,
Irvine Avenue from Santa Isabel Avenue to Mesa Drive.
Mesa Drive -Birch Street from Irvine Avenue to Bristol Street.
Pelican Hill Road South from Newport Coast Drive to Pelican Hill Road North.
Ridge Park Road from Newport Coast Drive to End of Street East.
Santa Barbara Drive.
Vista Ridge Road.
Section 4: Section 12.24.070 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
The prima facie speed limit on the following named streets or parts thereof shall
be forty (40) miles per hour:
Bayside Drive from Coast Highway to Promontory Drive East.
Camelback Street,
Coast Highway from Avocado Avenue to Carnation Avenue.
Dove Street from Campus Drive to Bristol Street.
Eastbluff Drive North from Vista del Sol northerly to Jamboree Road.
Ford Road from Newport Hills Drive to San Miguel Drive.
Irvine Avenue from Westcliff Drive to Santiago Drive.
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Marguerite Avenue from Fifth Avenue to San Joaquin Hills Road.
Newport Center Drive.
Placentia Avenue between Hospital Road and the north City limit.
Quail Street from Birch Street to Dove Street.
San Miguel Drive from MacArthur Boulevard to San Joaquin Hills Road.
Spyglass Hill Road.
Superior Avenue from Coast Highway to Industrial Way.
Von Karman Avenue from MacArthur Boulevard to Campus Drive.
Newport Ridge Drive East from San Joaquin Hills Road to Newport Ridge Drive
West.
Newport Ridge Drive West from San Joaquin Hills Road to Newport Ridge Drive
East.
Section 5: Section 12.24.075 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
The prima facie speed limit on the following named streets or parts thereof shall
be thirty-five (35) miles per hour:
Bayside Drive from Promontory Drive East to Marine Avenue.
Coast Highway from Carnation Avenue to Poppy Avenue.
Eastbluff Drive South from Vista del Sol southerly to Jamboree Road.
Hospital Road from Newport Boulevard to Superior Avenue.
Irvine Avenue from 16th Street to Westcliff Drive.
Irvine Avenue from Santiago Drive to Santa Isabel Avenue.
Jamboree Road from Bayside Drive to East Coast Highway.
La Salud from La Felicidad to La Vida.
Monrovia Avenue south of 16th Street to north of Production Place.
Newport Center East/West from Newport Center Drive to Newport Center Drive.
San Clemente Drive from Santa Barbara Drive to Santa Cruz Drive.
San Miguel Drive from Newport Center Drive to MacArthur Boulevard.
Santa Cruz Drive.
Sea Lane between Goldenrod Avenue and Harbor View Drive.
Westcliff Drive from Dover Drive to Irvine Avenue.
15th Street between Superior Avenue and Monrovia Avenue.
16th Street from Irvine Avenue to Dover Drive.
Section 6: The recitals provided in this ordinance are true and correct and are
incorporated into the substantive portion of this ordinance.
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Section 7: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not
affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City
Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 8: The City Council finds the introduction and adoption of this ordinance
is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections
15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect
physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as
defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title
14, Division 6, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to
the environment, directly or indirectly.
Section 9: Except as expressly modified in this ordinance, all other Sections,
Subsections, terms, clauses and phrases set forth in the Newport Beach Municipal Code
shall remain unchanged and shall be in full force and effect.
Section 10: The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage
of this ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the ordinance, or a summary thereof, to be
published pursuant to City Charter Section 414.
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This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Newport Beach held on the 14th day of January, 2020, and adopted on the 28th day
of January, 2020, by the following vote, to -wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
MAI 0.1601 =11 64 1 a
WILL O'NEILL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
LEILANI I. BROWN, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
AARON C. HARP, CITY ATTORNEY
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ATTACHMENT B
SPEED SURVEY SUMMARY
Roadway
ID
Number
Location
Direction
Speed
Limit
85th Percentile
Speed
15th Street
1
Monrovia Ave to Superior Ave
EB
35
36
WB 35
37
16th Street
2
Irvine Ave to Dover Dr
EB
35
39
WB 35
39
Avocado Avenue
3
San Miguel Dr to Coast Hwy
NB
45
45
SB 45
44
Coast Hwy to Waterfront Dr
NB
30
33
SB 30
33
Balboa Boulevard
Coast Hwy to 32nd St
EB
30
32
WB 30
32
4
32nd St to 23rd St
EB
30
33
WB 30
33
23rd St to Medina Wy
EB
30
36
WB 30
37
Medina Wy to Main St
EB
25
32WB
25
32
Bayside Drive
Coast Hwy to Promontory Dr East
EB
40
44
WB 40
43
Promontory Dr East to Marine Ave
EB
35
WB 35
5
Marine Ave to EI Paseo Dr
EB
35
34
WB 35
37
EI Paseo Dr to Carnation Ave
EB
25
29
WB 25
28
Carnation Ave to Marguerite Ave
EB
30
32WB
30
33
Birch Street - Mesa Drive
Irvine Ave to Bristol St South
NB
45
45SB
45
47
6
Bristol St South to MacArthur Blvd
NB
45
47
SB 45
45
MacArthur Blvd to Jamboree Rd
EB
45
44
WB 45
43
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Roadway
ID
Number
Location
Speed
Direction Limit
85th Percentile
Speed
7
Bison Avenue
Jamboree Rd to MacArthur Blvd
EB 45
47
WB 45
45
MacArthur Blvd to Route 73
EB 50
49
WB 50
47
Bonita Canyon Drive
8
MacArthur Blvd to East City Limit
EB 50
50
WB 50
49
Bristol Street North
9
Jamboree Rd to Campus Dr
EB NA
NA
WB 45
48
Bristol Street South
10
Campus Dr to Jamboree Rd
EB 45
48
WB NA
NA
Camelback Street
11
Bison Ave to Jamboree Rd
NB 40
44
SB 40
39
Campus Drive
12
Bristol St South to MacArthur Blvd
NB 45
48
SB COUNTY
OF ORANGE
MacArthur Blvd to Jamboree Rd
EB 45
48WB
CITY OF IRVINE
Cliff Drive
13
Riverside Ave to Dover Dr
EB 30
34
WB 30
32
Coast Highway
West City Limit to Superior Ave
NB 50
See Appendix C
SB 50
See Appendix C
Superior Ave to Hoag Dr/Balboa Coves
NB 45
See Appendix C
SB 50
See Appendix C
Hoag Dr/Balboa Coves to Riverside Ave
NB 40
See Appendix C
SB 45
See Appendix C
14
Riverside Ave to Tustin Ave
NB 40
See Appendix C
SB 40
See Appendix C
Tustin Ave to Dover Dr
NB 45
See Appendix C
SB 40
See Appendix C
Dover Dr to Bayside Dr
NB 50
See Appendix C
SB 45
See Appendix C
Bayside Dr to Jamboree Rd
NB 50
See Appendix C
SB 50
See Appendix C
Jamboree Rd to Avocado Ave
EB 50
54
W B 50
56
19-10
Roadway
ID
Number
Location
Direction
Speed
Limit
85th Percentile
Speed
14
Avocado Ave to Carnation Ave
EB
40
38
WB 40
41
Carnation Ave to Poppy Ave
EB 35
36
WB 35
35
Poppy Ave to Cameo Shores Rd
EB 45
49
WB 45
49
Cameo Shores Rd to Newport Coast Dr
EB 55
57
WB 55
57
Newport Coast Dr to Los Trancos Park
NB
60
See Appendix C
SB 60
See Appendix C
Los Trancos Park to Crystal Heights
NB
60
See Appendix C
SB 60
See Appendix C
Crystal Heights to Reef Point
NB
60
See Appendix C
SB 60
See Appendix C
Reef Point to East City Limit
NB
55
See Appendix C
SB 55
See Appendix C
Dove Street
15
Campus Dr to Bristol St North
EB
40
38
WB 40
37
Dover Drive (w/o Channel)
Coast Hwy to Westcliff Dr
NB
45
45
SB 45
45
16
Westcliff Dr to Mariners Dr
NB
35
39
SB 35
39
Mariners Dr to Irvine Ave
NB
30
34SB
30
31
Eastbluff Drive
17
Jamboree Rd South to Vista Del Oro South
NB
35
39
SB 35
39
Vista Del Oro South to Jamboree Rd North
NB
40
44
SB 40
44
Ford Road
18
Jamboree Rd and MacArthur Blvd
EB
50
51
WB 50
50
Newport Hills Dr to San Miguel Dr
EB
40
38
WB 40
42
Hospital Road
19
Newport Blvd to Superior Ave
EB
35
35
WB 35
35
Irvine Avenue
20
15th St to 16th St
NB
30
37
SB 30
35
19-11
Roadway
ID
Number
Location
Direction
Speed
Limit
85th Percentile
Speed
20
16th St to Westcliff Dr
NB
35
37
SB 35
38
Westcliff Dr to Dover Dr
NB 40
43
SB CITY OF COSTA MESA
Dover Dr to Santiago Dr
NB 40 47SB
40 47
Santiago Dr to Santa Isabel Ave
NB 35 40
SB 35
38
Santa Isabel Ave to Mesa Dr
NB
45
50
SB 45
48
Mesa Dr to Bristol St South
NB
50
51
SB 50
51
Jamboree Road
Bayside Dr to Coast Hwy
NB
35
33
SB 35
35
Coast Hwy to San Joaquin Hills Rd
NB
55
58
SB 55
58
San Joaquin Hills Rd to Ford Rd
NB
55
59
SB 55
59
21
Ford Rd to Bison Ave
NB
55
59
SB 55
59
Bison Ave to University Dr
NB
55
59
SB 55
59
University Dr to MacArthur Blvd
NB
55
56
SB 55
53
MacArthur Blvd to Campus Dr
NB
CITY OF IRVINESB
55 54
La Salud
22
La Felicidad to La Vida
NB
35
39
SB 35
38
MacArthur Boulevard
Campus Dr to Jamboree Rd
NB
55
57
SB 55
55
Route 73 to Bison Ave
NB
55
56
SB 55
55
23
Bison Ave to Ford Rd
NB
55
57
SB 55
57
Ford Rd to San Joaquin Hills Rd
NB
60
62
SB 60
60
San Joaquin Hills Rd to Coast Hwy
NB
55
57
SB 55
55
19-12
Roadway
ID
Number
Location
Direction
Speed 85th Percentile
Limit Speed
24
Marguerite Avenue
Fifth Ave to San Joaquin Hills Rd
NB
40 44
SB
40 46
25
Monrovia Avenue
15th St to North City Limit
NB
35 34
SB
35 35
Newport Boulevard
Balboa Blvd to 32nd St
NB
30 34
SB
30 34
32nd St to Finley Ave
NB
30 35
SB
30 35
26
Finley Ave to West Coast Hwy
NB
35 See Appendix C
SB
35 See Appendix C
West Coast Hwy to Hospital Rd
NB
45 See Appendix C
SB
40 See Appendix C
Hospital Rd to North City Limit
NB
45 See Appendix C
SB
45 See Appendix C
Newport Center Drive
27
Coast Hwy to Newport Center Dr E/W
NB
40 43
SB
40 41
Newport Center Drive East/West
28
Newport Center Dr to Newport Center Dr
NB
35 37
SB
35 37
Newport Coast Drive
Coast Hwy to Pelican Hill Rd North
NB
60 60
SB
60 62
29
Pelican Hill Rd N to San Joaquin Hills Rd
NB
60 60
SB
60 59
San Joaquin Hills Rd to Route 73
NB
60 64
SB
60 64
Newport Ridge Drive East
30
San Joaquin Hills Rd to Terrace Ridge
NB
40 40
SB
40 38
Newport Ridge Drive West
31
Terrace Ridge to San Joaquin Hills Rd
NB
40 44
SB
40 44
Old Newport Boulevard
32
Coast Hwy to 15th St
NB
35 34
SB
35 35
Pelican Hill Road North
33
Newport Coast Dr to Pelican Hill Circle
North
EB
50 48
WB
50 50
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Roadway
ID
Number
Location
Direction
Speed
Limit
85th Percentile
Speed
34
Pelican Hills Road South
Pelican Hill Circle North to Newport Coast
Dr
EB 45
42
WB 45
46
35
Placentia Avenue
Hospital Rd to North City Limit
NB 40
42
SB 40
42
Quail Street
36
Birch St to Dove St
EB
40
42
WB 40
42
Ridge Park Road
37
Newport Coast Dr to Vista Ridge Rd
EB
45
48
WB 45
47
Riverside Avenue
38
Coast Hwy to Cliff Dr
NB
30
35
SB 30
34
San Clemente Drive
39
Santa Barbara Dr to Santa Cruz Dr
EB
35
36
WB 35
38
San Joaquin Hills Road
Jamboree Rd to MacArthur Blvd
EB
50
52
WB 50
53
MacArthur Blvd to Marguerite Ave
EB
50
52
WB 50
53
40
Marguerite Ave to Spyglass Hill Rd
EB
55
59
WB 55
59
Spyglass Hill Rd to Newport Ridge Dr W
EB
55
56
WB 55
58
Newport Ridge Dr W to Newport Coast Dr
EB
55
55
W B 55
56
San Miguel Drive
Newport Center Dr to MacArthur Blvd
NB
35
38
SB 35
35
41
MacArthur Blvd to San Joaquin Hills Rd
NB
40
44
SB 40
43
San Joaquin Hills Rd to Ford Rd
NB
50
51
SB 50
53
Santa Barbara Drive
42
Jamboree Rd to Newport Center Dr
EB
45
45
WB 45
40
Santa Cruz Drive
43
San Joaquin Hills Rd to Newport Center Dr
NB
35
35
SB 35
35
19-14
Roadway
ID Number
Location
Direction
Speed
Limit
85th Percentile
Speed
44
Sea Lane
Goldenrod Ave to Harbor View Dr
EB 35
35
WB 35
32
45
Spyglass Hill Road
San Joaquin Hills Rd to San Miguel Dr
NB 40
44
SB 40
40
Superior Avenue
46
Coast Hwy to Industrial Way
NB
40
42
SB 40
42
University Drive
47
Jamboree Rd to East City Limit
EB
50
48
WB 50
47
Via Lido
48
Newport Blvd to Lafayette Ave
28
WB 25
Vista Del Oro
49
Eastbluff Dr (North) to Vista Del Sol
EB
30
29
WB 30
28
Eastbluff Dr (South) to Vista Del Sol
EB
30
36
WB 30
34
Vista Ridge Road
50
Newport Coast Dr to Ridge Park Rd
EB
45
45
WB 45
47
Von Karman Avenue
51
MacArthur Blvd to Campus Dr
EB
40
41
WB 40
39
Westcliff Drive
52
Irvine Ave to Dover Dr
EB
35
37
WB 35
37
Westminster Avenue
53
Newport Blvd to 15th St
EB
30
33
WB 30
31
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