HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026/06/09 City Council Ordinance 994 ORDINANCE NO. 994
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK AMENDING SECTION
10.20.010 OF THE ROHNERT PARK MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADJUST
PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
WHEREAS, local regulation of vehicle speeds are governed by the provisions of the
California Vehicle Code; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 7 of Division 11 of the California Vehicle Code generally requires
that local speed limits be set by ordinance; and
WHEREAS,the California Vehicle Code allows such speed limits to be set only upon
the basis of an engineering and traffic survey; and
WHEREAS,the City has performed engineering and traffic surveys on Adrian Drive,
Arlen Drive, Bodway Parkway, Business Park Drive, Camino Colegio, Commerce Boulevard,
Country Club Drive, East Cotati Avenue, Enterprise Drive, Golf Course Drive, Golf Course
Drive West, Labath Avenue, Redwood Drive, Roberts Lake Road, Rohnert Park Expressway,
Seed Farm Drive, Snyder Lane, Southwest Boulevard, State Farm Drive, and Valley House
Drive.
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 survey 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:
Adrian Drive 25 m.p.h.
Arlen Drive 25 m.p.h.
Bodway Parkway 35 m.p.h.
Business Park Drive 35 m.p.h.
Camino Colegio between E. Cotati Avenue and Bodway Parkway 35 m.p.h.
Camino Colegio between Southwest Boulevard and E. Cotati Avenue 25 m.p.h.
Commerce Blvd between Golf Course Drive and Professional Center Drive 35 m.p.h.
Commerce Blvd between Professional Center Drive and Avram Avenue 30 m.p.h.
Commerce Blvd between Avram Avenue and Southwest Boulevard 35 m.p.h.
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Country Club Drive between Golf Course Drive and Southwest Boulevard 30 m.p.h.
East Cotati Avenue 35 m.p.h.
Enterprise Drive 30 m.p.h.
Golf Course Drive between Stony Point Road and Dowdell Avenue 45 m.p.h.
Golf Course Drive between Dowdell Avenue and Country Club Drive 40 m.p.h.
Golf Course Drive between Country Club Drive and Snyder Ln 35 m.p.h.
Labath Avenue between Business Park Drive and Rohnert Park Expressway 30 m.p.h.
Redwood Drive between Dowdell Avenue and City Limits South 40 m.p.h.
Roberts Lake Road 40 m.p.h.
Rohnert Park Expressway between City Limits West and Redwood Drive 40 m.p.h.
Rohnert Park Expressway between Redwood Drive and Country Club Drive 35 m.p.h.
Rohnert Park Expressway between Country Club Drive and Petaluma Hill Road 40 m.p.h.
Seed Farm Drive 30 m.p.h.
Snyder Lane 35 m.p.h.
Southwest Boulevard 30 m.p.h.
State Farm Drive between Commerce Boulevard and Professional Center Drive 30 m.p.h.
State Farm Drive between Professional Center Drive and Rohnert Park 35 m.p.h.
Expressway
State Farm Drive between Rohnert Park Expressway and Enterprise Drive 30 m.p.h.
Valley House Drive 40 m.p.h.
SECTION 2. 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 3. Environmental Review. This action is exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act(CEQA)pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15061(b)(3) and 15301.
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.
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This ordinance was introduced by the Council of the City of Rohnert Park on May 26, 2026, and
was adopted on June 9, 2026, by the following roll call vote:
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CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
ATTEST: ily Vanborn, Mayor
Sylvia Lopez Cuevas, City Clerk
A P VED AS TO FORM:
ichelle M. Kenyon, City Attorney
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