Speed-Limit Changes Win Initial OK
Changes in speed limits on Meats and Serrano avenues have been given preliminary approval by the City Council.
The revisions came after the city had a professional speed-zone engineering and traffic survey conducted. State law requires cities to have periodic updates of such traffic studies to determine if posted speeds are legally reasonable.
The Villa Park survey found that the 40 mph limit on Meats Avenue between Santiago Boulevard and the north city limits should be increased to 45 mph, City Manager Fred Maley told the council. Maley said the survey also recommended lowering the speed limit on Serrano between Santiago and Nichols Avenue from 35 to 30 mph.
Councilwoman Patricia L. Bortle said she worried that the speed-limit changes might affect schools in the area. Maley, however, told her that speed limits will remain 25 mph in school zones whenever schools are in session.
To make speed-limit changes, the council is required to enact a revision of a city ordinance. This necessitates votes at two consecutive council meetings.
The council’s first reading, or preliminary approval, of the ordinance change was unanimous.
Final approval is expected at the council’s Jan. 28 meeting, and the new speeds would become effective 30 days later.
City officials in Orange County have been warned that outdated speed surveys can result in legal problems.
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