2011/12/13 City Council Ordinance 842ORDINANCE NO. 842
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
DECLARING PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS BY AMENDING
SECTION 10.20.010 ( "STATE SPEED LIMITS — INAPPROPRIATE ") OF
CHAPTER 10.20 ( "SPECIAL SPEED ZONES ")
OF THE ROHNERT PARK MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, regulation of vehicle speed is dictated by the California Vehicle
Code (CVC);
WHEREAS, CVC states that local speed limits must be set by ordinance;
WHEREAS, the CVC allows cities to set speed limits within their jurisdiction
provided that the speed limits are set using an "engineering and traffic survey "; and
WHEREAS, Whitlock & Weinberger (W- Trans) performed the engineering and
traffic surveys on Adrian Drive, Arlen Drive, Bodway Parkway, Business Park Drive,
Camino Colegio, Commerce Boulevard, Commerce Boulevard, East Cotati Avenue, Golf
Course Drive, Golf Course Drive, Labath Avenue, Redwood Drive, Snyder Lane,
Southwest Boulevard, State Farm Drive, and Country Club Drive, and provided their
findings.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park does ordain
as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 10.20.010 of the Rohnert Park Municipal Code is hereby
amended in its entirety to read as follows:
"10.20.010 - State speed limits— Inappropriate.
It is determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the
speed permitted by state law upon the following streets is inappropriate for the safe
operation of vehicles thereon. It is declared that the prima facie speed limit on the
streets or portions of streets, hereinafter designated, to facilitate the orderly
movement of traffic and which has been found to be reasonable and safe, after the
installation of appropriate signs giving notice thereof, shall be:
Declared Prima
Name of Street or Portion of Street
Facie Speed
Limit
All of Adrian Drive
25 m.p.h.
All of Arlen Drive
25 m.p.h.
Bodway Parkway from Magnolia Avenue
30 m.p.h.
to East Cotati Avenue
Business Park Drive from Redwood
40 m.p.h.
Drive to Labath Avenue
Camino Colegio from East Cotati Avenue
35 m.p.h.
to Bodway Parkway
Commerce Boulevard from Golf Course
40 m.p.h.
Drive to Avram Avenue
Commerce Boulevard from Avram
35 m.p.h.
Avenue to Southwest Boulevard
Country Club Drive from Golf Course
30 m.p.h.
Drive to Rohnert Park Ex resswa
Country Club Drive from Rohnert Park
30 m.p.h.
Expressway to Southwest Boulevard
All of East Cotati Avenue within Rohnert
35 m.p.h.
Park city limits
All of Enterprise Drive
30 m.p.h.
Golf Course Drive from Commerce
40 m.p.h.
Boulevard to Country Club Drive
Golf Course Drive from Country Club
35 m.p.h.
Drive to Snyder Lane
Labath Avenue from Business Park Drive
35 m.p.h.
to Rohnert Park Expressway
Redwood Drive from Dowdell Avenue to
40 m.p.h.
Willis Road
Redwood Drive from Willis Road to City
40 m.p.h.
Limits South
Rohnert Park Expressway lying west of
40 m.p.h.
Redwood Drive
Rohnert Park Expresssway between
35 m.p.h.
Redwood Drive and Commerce Drive
Rohnert Park Expressway from
35 m.p.h.
Commerce to State Farm
Rohnert Park Expressway from State
40 m.p.h.
Farm to Country Club Drive
Rohnert Park Expressway from Country
45 m.p.h.
Club Drive to Snyder
Rohnert Park Expressway from Snyder to
45 m.p.h.
Petaluma Hill Road
All of Seed Farm Drive
30 m.p.h.
Snyder Lane from Heritage Lane to
35 m.p.h.
Eleanor Avenue
Snyder Lane from Hinebaugh Creek to
35 m.p.h.
East Cotati Avenue
Southwest Boulevard from Commerce
35 m.p.h.
Boulevard to Snyder Lane
State Farm Drive from Professional
35 m.p.h.
Center Drive to Rohnert Park
Expressway
State Farm Drive from Professional
30 m.p.h."
Center Drive to Commerce Boulevard
SECTION 2. Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances. All former Ordinances or parts thereof
conflicting or inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance or of the Code hereby
adopted are thereby repealed.
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SECTION 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it
should have adopted the Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections subsections,
sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effective thirty
(30) days after its adoption and shall be published and posted as required by law.
This ordinance was introduced by the Council of the City of Rohnert Park on November
22, 2011, and was adopted on December 13th , 2011, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: (Four) Councilmembers Mackenzie, Ahanotu, Stafford, Belforte
NOES: (One) Councilmember Callinan
ABSENT:(None)
ABSTAIN: (None)
ATTEST:
Gt City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
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City Attorney
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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County of Sonoma
Carol Adams, under penalty of perjury, deposes and says:
That she is, and during all times herein mentioned was, the duly acting and qualified Interim
City Clerk of the City of Rohnert Park, Sonoma County, California; and that on the 20t" day
of December, 2011, she posted as required by law full, true, and correct copies of
ORDINANCE NO. 842, "DECLARING PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS BY AMENDING
SECTION 10.20.010 ( "STATE SPEED LIMITS- INAPPROPRTATE ") OF CHAPTER 10.20
( "SPECTAL SPEED ZONES ") OF THE ROHNERT PARK MUNICIPAL CODE" in the
following places:
City Hall
130 Avram Avenue
Public Safety Department
500 City Center Drive
Rohnert Park Community Center
5401 Snyder Lane
Library
6250 Lynne Conde Way
www.rpcity.ora for website posting
Interim City Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 20th day of December, 2011.
Deputy City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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COUNTY OF SONOMA
City of Rohnert Park
Ordinance No. 842
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deposes and says: That at all times hereinafter mentioned she was a citizen of the United States, over the age of eighteen
years and a resident of said county and was at all said times the principal clerk of the printer and publisher of The
Community VOICE, a newspaper of general circulation, published in the City of Rohnert Park, in said County of
Sonoma, State of California; that The Community VOICE is and was at all times herein mentioned, a newspaper of
general circulation as that term is defined by Section 6000 of the Government Code; its status as such newspaper of
general circulation having been established by Court Decree No. 35815 of the Superior Court of the State of California,
in and for the County of Sonoma, Department No. 1 thereof; and as provided by said Section 6000, is published for the
dissemination of local and telegraphic news and intelligence of a general character, having a bona fide subscription list
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class, profession, trade, calling, race or denomination, or for the entertainment and instruction of such classes,
professions, trades, callings, races or denominations; that at all said times said newspaper has been established and
published in the said City of Rohnert Park, in said County and State at regular intervals for more than one year preceding
the first publication of this notice herein mentioned; that said notice was set in type not smaller than non - pareil and was
preceded with words printed in black face type no smaller than non - pareil, describing and expressing in general terms,
the purport and character of the notice intended to be given; that the "City of Rohnert Park Ordinance No. 842" of which
the annexed is a printed copy, was published in said newspaper at least _1_ consecutive time(s), commencing on the
_23 day of December, and ending on the _23_ day of December, 2011.
I HEREBY CERTIFY AND DECLARE UNDER THE PENALTY OF perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
EXECUTED this 23 day of December, 2011 at Rohnert Park, California
Signed C- ( � �-�
Rose Shah / Chief Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 842
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF' 'ITY OF ROHNERT PARK
DECLARING PRIMA FACIE'SPEED L,. .,'BY AMENDING
SECTION 10.20,010 ( "STATE SPEED LIMITS -- INAPPROPRIATE ") OF
CHAPTER 10.20 ! "SPECIAL SPEED ZONES ") OF THE ROHNERT PARK MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, regulation of vehicle speed is dictated by the California Vehicle Code (CVC);
WHEREAS, CVC states that local. speed limits must beset by ordinance;
WHEREAS, the CVC allows cities to set speed limits within their jurisdiction provided that the speed limits
are set using an "engineering and traffic survey "; and
WHEREAS, Whitlock& Weinberger (W- Trans) performed the engineering and traffic surveys on Adrian
Drive, Arlen Drive, Bodway Parkway, Business Park Drive, Camino Colegio, Commerce, Boulevard,
Commerce Boulevard, East Cotati Avenue, Golf Course Drive; Golf Course Drive, Labath Avenue, Redwood
Drive, Snyder Lane, Southwest Boulevard, State Farm Drive, and Country Club Drive, and provided their
findings.
NOW,THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 10.20.010 of the Rohnert Park Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
10.20.010 - State speed limits— Inappropriate.
It is determined upon the basis of an enaineerina and traffic investioationthat the sneed oermitted by state law
traffic and which has been found to be reasonable and safe, after the installation of appropriate signs giving notice
thereof, shall be:'d
Nara of Street or Portion of Street
Declared Prlma
Facie Speed Limit
All of Adrian Drive
25 m.p.h.
All of Arlen Drive
25 m.p.h.
Bodway Parkway from Magnolia Avenue to East Cotati Avenue
30 m.p.h.
Business Park Drive from Redwood Drive to Labath Avenue
40 m.p.h.
Camino Colegio from East Cotati Avenue to Bodway Parkway
35 m.p.h.
Commerce Boulevard from Golf Course Drive to Avram Avenue
40 m.p.h.
Commerce Boulevard from Avram Avenue to Southwest Boulevard
35 m.p.h.
Country Club Drive from Golf Course Drive to Rohnert Park Expressway
30 m.p.h.
Country Club Drive from Rohnert Park Expressway to
Southwest Boulevard
30 m.p.h.
All of East Cotati Avenue within Rohnert Park city limits
35 m.p.h.
All of Enterprise Drive
30 m.p.h.
Golf Course Drive from Commerce: Boulevard to Country Club Drive
40 m.p.h.-
Golf'Course Drive from Country Club Drive to Snyder Lane
35 m:p.h.
Labath Avenue from Business Park Drive to Rohnert Park Expressway
35 m.p.h.
Redwood Drive from Dowdell Avenue to Willis Road
40 m.p.h.
Redwood Drive from Willis Road to City Limits South
40 m.p.h.
Rohnert Park, Expressway lying west of Redwood Drive
40 m.p.h.
Rohnert Park Expresssway between Redwood Drive and
Commerce Drive
35 m.p.h.
Rohnert Park Expressway from Commerce to State Farm
35 m.p.h.
Rohnert Park Expresswayfrom State Farm to Country Club Drive
40 m.p.h.
Rohnert Park Expressway from Country Club Drive to Snyder
45 m.p.h.
Rohnert Park Expressway from Snyder to Petaluma Hill Road
45 m.p.h.
All of Seed Farm Drive
30 m.p.h.
Snyder Lane from Heritage Lane to Eleanor Avenue
35 m.p.h.
Snyder Lane from Hinebaugh Creek to East Cotati Avenue
35 m.p.h.
Southwest Boulevard from Commerce Boulevard to Snyder lane
35 m.p.h.
State Farm Drive from Professional Center Drive to
Rohnert Park Expressway
35 m.p.h.
State Farm Drive from Professional Center Drive to Commerce Boulevard
30 m.p.h:'
>f conflicting or inconsistent
sealed.
or phrase mereot, irrespective of the tact that any one or more sections subsections, sentences; clauses or
phrases be declared unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effective thirty (30) days after its adoption and
shall be published and posted as required by law.
This ordinance was introduced by the Council of the City of Rohnert Park on November 22, 2011, and was adopted
on December 13th; 2011, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Four (4) Council Members Ahanotu, Mackenzie, Stafford, and Mayor Belforte
NOES: One (1) Council Member Callihan
ABSENT: None (0)
ABSTAIN: None (0)
ATTEST:
/s/ Carrie Willis, Deputy City Clerk
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
APPROVED AS TO FORM: /s/ Gina Belforte, Mayor
/s/ Alexandra Barnhill; Assistant City Attorney
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