Ordinance No. 964ORDINANCE NO. 964
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS AMENDING
CHAPTER 16, ARTICLE XV, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
MODIFYING THE SPEED LIMIT ON WALKER STREET FROM THE NORTH CITY
LIMIT TO CERRITOS AVENUE
WHEREAS, in 1994 the City conducted the state required speed survey to establish
speed limits for radar enforcement purposes; and
WHEREAS, said speed survey indicated an 85th percentile of 44 to 45 mph on Walker
Street; and
WHEREAS, the City established a speed limit of 35 mph; and
WHEREAS, the traffic courts have recently notified the City that for radar enforcement
to be valid along this roadway the City must establish the speed limit within 5 mph of the 85th
percentile established by the 1994 speed survey; and
WHEREAS, the Traffic Commission of the City of Cypress has considered this request
and has recommended that the City Council authorize the speed limit be raised to 40 mph on
Walker Street to comply with the traffic courts' request.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS DOES
FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 16, Article XV, Section 16 -85, of the Code of the City of
Cypress shall be amended as follows:
DECLARED PRIMA
NAME OF STREET PORTION AFFECTED FACIE SPEED LIMIT
Walker Street
North City Limits to Lincoln Avenue 40
Walker Street Lincoln Avenue to Orange Avenue
SECTION 2. Chapter 16, Article XV, Section
Cypress shall be amended as follows:
NAME OF STREET
Walker Street
Walker Street
PORTION AFFECTED
Orange Avenue to Ball Road
Ball Road to Cerritos Avenue
40
16 -86, of the Code of the City of
DECLARED PRIMA
FACIE SPEED LIMIT
40
40
FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cypress held on the
14 th day of April , 1997, and finally adopted and ordered posted at a
regular meeting held on the 28 th day of April , 1997.
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
CIT CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
I, LILLIAN M. HAINA, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said City Council of
the City of Cypress held on the 28 th day of April , 1997, by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 0
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bowman, Jones, Keenan, Piercy
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
and Carroll
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CITY-CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS