CC RESO 2025-055 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-55
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING
THE ENGINEERING TRAFFIC STUDY
RECOMMENDATION AND ESTABLISHING A SPEED
LIMIT of 35MPH FOR THE SEGMENT OF PALOS
VERDES DRIVE EAST (PVDE) BETWEEN CREST
ROAD AND PALOS VERDES DRIVE SOUTH (PVDS).
WHEREAS, in accordance with the requirements of Sections 22358.4, 22407 and
40802 of the California Vehicle Code, an engineering and traffic survey was conducted
on the segment of Palos Verdes Drive East between Crest Road and Palos Verdes Drive
South within the City by the City's Consulting Traffic Engineer, General Technologies
Solutions (GTS) in accordance with the requirements of the California Vehicle Code,
including Section 627 of said Code; and
WHEREAS, the report and recommendations of the City's Consulting Traffic
Engineer and the speed surveys that were conducted were presented for review and
concurrence by the City's Traffic Safety Committee, which has recommended approval
thereof to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the report and recommendations of the City's Consulting Traffic
Engineer and the speed surveys that were conducted by the Traffic'Engineer for the street
segments of Palos Verdes Drive East that are set forth in Attachment B: GTS Traffic
Safety Study: Palos Verdes Drive East and Ganado Drive — Updated March 2025, which
is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, were presented for review
and approval by the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes at a duly noticed
meeting thereof on May 20, 2025 and the discussion on the speed limit was continued to
a date uncertain; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that the establishment of speed limits that are
reasonable and safe will facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic within the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES RESOLVES AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The following speed limit is hereby established on the following street
segments in accordance with Section 15.32.010 and 15.32.020 of the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes Traffic Ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 10.04.010 of the Rancho
Palos Verdes Municipal Code:
ENGINEERING TRAFFIC STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS
No. Street From To Existing New Change
1 PALOS VERDES DR E CREST RD GANADO DR 35 35 0
2 PALOS VERDES DR E GANADO DR PALOS VERDES DR S , 40 35 -5
Section 2. All previous resolutions and orders establishing speed limits on the
segment of Palos Verdes Drive East between Crest Road and Palos Verdes Drive South
are hereby amended to reflect the recommended speed limits.
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby ordered to file certified copies of this resolution
with the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Office.
Section 4. The speed limits established in Section 1 of this resolution shall
become effective upon posting of the speed limit signs.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on this 5th day of August, 2025.
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D vid Bradley, Mayor
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Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 2025-55, was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the
said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on August 5, 2025.
6- T a Takaoka, City Clerk
Resolution No 2025-55
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