Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Ann M. Stillman, Director, Public Works
Subject: Adoption of Ordinances Amending Chapter 7.04 (Prima Facie Speed Limits) to Reduce the Speed Limit in School Zones in the Unincorporated Areas on Spring Street of North Fair Oaks and on Camino Al Lago of West Menlo Park
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation to:
A) Adopt an ordinance amending Sections 7.04.025 (Speed limit twenty-five miles per hour) and 7.04.035 (Speed limit thirty-five miles per hour) of Chapter 7.04 (Prima Facie Speed Limits) of Title 7 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code to establish a speed limit of 25 miles per hour on the below-designated street segment, previously introduced on August 12, 2025, and waive the reading of the ordinance in its entirety:
1. On the westbound direction of Spring Street between Willow Street and Douglas Avenue and in both directions along Spring Street between Douglas Avenue and Second Avenue; and
B) Adopt an ordinance adding Section 7.04.015 (Speed limit fifteen miles per hour) to Chapter 7.04 (Prima Facie Speed Limits) of Title 7 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code to establish a speed limit of 15 miles per hour on the below-designated street segments, previously introduced on August 12, 2025, and waive the reading of the ordinance in its entirety:
1. On the westbound direction of Spring Street between Willow Street and a point approximately 140 feet easterly of Kaynyne Street, while children are present; and
2. On the northbound direction of Camino Al Lago between Barney Avenue and Alameda de las Pulgas, while children are present.
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BACKGROUND:
San Mateo County Ordinance Code Section 7.04.010 Prima Facie Speed Limits include vehicle speed limits of 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 or 60 miles per hour (mph).
The California Vehicle Code (CVC) governs how speed limits are established and grants local jurisdictions the authorit...
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