Burbank Municipal Code Art. 15 Special Speed Zones (CA)

6-1-1501: PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ON CITY STREETS:¶

It is determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the orderly movement of vehicular traffic would be facilitated in a reasonable and safe manner by establishing enforceable speed limits under the conditions found to exist upon the following streets. It is declared that the prima facie speed limits shall be as herein set forth on these streets or parts of streets herein designated when signs are erected giving notice thereof.

This section does not apply to any twenty-five (25) mile per hour prima facie limit which is applicable when passing a school building or the grounds thereof or when passing a senior center or other facility primarily used by senior citizens.

Street	From	To	Speed Limit (mph)
Alameda Avenue	Riverside Drive	Buena Vista Street	35
Alameda Avenue	Buena Vista Street	Victory Boulevard	35
Alameda Avenue	Victory Boulevard	Glenoaks Boulevard	35
Amherst Drive	San Fernando Boulevard	Glenoaks Boulevard	25
Angeleno Avenue	Third Street	Ikea Way	25
Bob Hope Drive	Alameda Avenue	Riverside Drive	35
Buena Vista Street	Riverside Drive	Olive Avenue	35
Buena Vista Street	Olive Avenue	Burbank Boulevard	35
Buena Vista Street	Burbank Boulevard	San Fernando Boulevard	35
Buena Vista Street	San Fernando Boulevard	Glenoaks Boulevard	30
Burbank Boulevard	Clybourn Avenue	Buena Vista Street	35
Burbank Boulevard	Buena Vista Street	Victory Boulevard	35
Burbank Boulevard	Victory Boulevard	Third Street	35
Chandler Boulevard (North)	Clybourn Avenue	Mariposa Street	30
Chandler Boulevard (South)	Westerly City Limit	Victory Boulevard	30
Clark Avenue	Clybourn Avenue	Buena Vista Street	25
Clark Avenue	Buena Vista Street	Victory Boulevard	25
Clybourn Avenue	Victory Boulevard	Chandler Boulevard	35
Clybourn Avenue	Clark Avenue	Ventura Freeway	30
Delaware Road	San Fernando Boulevard	Glenoaks Boulevard	25
Edison Boulevard	Westerly City Limit	Burbank Boulevard	30
Empire Avenue	Clybourn Avenue	Hollywood Way	40
Empire Avenue	Hollywood Way	I-5 Freeway	35
First Street	San Fernando Boulevard	Angeleno Avenue	30
Flower Street	Olive Avenue	Southerly City Limit	30
Front Street	Burbank Boulevard	Verdugo Avenue	40
Glenoaks Boulevard	Northerly City Limit	Scott Road	40
Glenoaks Boulevard	Scott Road	Amherst Drive	35
Glenoaks Boulevard	Amherst Drive	Providencia Avenue	30
Glenoaks Boulevard	Providencia Avenue	Southerly City Limit	35
Hollywood Way	Northerly City Limit	Valhalla Drive	40
Hollywood Way	Valhalla Drive	Chandler Boulevard	35
Hollywood Way	Chandler Boulevard	Olive Avenue	35
Ikea Way	Angeleno Avenue	Providencia Avenue	30
Jeffries Avenue	Clybourn Avenue	Buena Vista Street	25
Kenneth Road	Glenoaks Boulevard	Scott Road	25
Kenneth Road	Scott Road	Magnolia Boulevard	25
Kenneth Road	Magnolia Boulevard	Southerly City Limit	25
Lake Street	Southerly City Limit	Magnolia Boulevard	25
Lincoln Street	San Fernando Boulevard	Empire Avenue	35
Magnolia Boulevard	Sunset Canyon Drive	Glenoaks Boulevard	25
Magnolia Boulevard	Glenoaks Boulevard	First Street	30
Magnolia Boulevard	First Street	Buena Vista Street	35
Magnolia Boulevard	Buena Vista Street	Clybourn Avenue	35
Main Street	Victory Boulevard	Alameda Avenue	35
Main Street	Alameda Avenue	Southerly City Limit	30
Oak Street	Pass Avenue	Buena Vista Street	25
Oak Street	Olive Avenue	Main Street	25
Olive Avenue	Sunset Canyon Drive	Glenoaks Boulevard	35
Olive Avenue	Glenoaks Boulevard	First Street	30
Olive Avenue	First Street	Verdugo Avenue	35
Olive Avenue	Verdugo Avenue	Alameda Avenue	35
Olive Avenue	Alameda Avenue	Southerly City Limit	35
Ontario Avenue	San Fernando Boulevard	Empire Avenue	25
Pacific Avenue	Hollywood Way	Buena Vista Street	30
Pass Avenue	Verdugo Avenue	Olive Avenue	35
Riverside Drive	Westerly City Limit	Olive Avenue	35
Riverside Drive	Olive Avenue	Buena Vista Street	35
Riverside Drive	Keystone Street	Easterly City Limit	35
San Fernando Boulevard	Winona Avenue	Lincoln Street	35
San Fernando Boulevard	I-5 Freeway	Grinnell Drive	35
San Fernando Boulevard	Magnolia Boulevard	Verdugo Avenue	25
San Fernando Boulevard	Verdugo Avenue	Southerly City Limit	35
San Fernando Boulevard (North) (East of RR)	North City Limit (at Claybeck Avenue)	Winona Avenue	30
San Fernando Boulevard (West of RR)	North City Limit (at Cohasset Street)	Hollywood Way	40
San Fernando Boulevard (West of RR)	Hollywood Way	Lincoln Street	35
Scott Road	Glenoaks Boulevard	San Fernando Boulevard	30
Scott Road	Kenneth Road	Glenoaks Boulevard	30
Scott Road	Westerly City Limit	Kenneth Road	25
Sixth Street	Scott Road	Birmingham Road	25
Sunset Canyon Drive	Walnut Avenue	Southerly City Limit	25
Third Street	Amherst Drive	Burbank Boulevard	25
Third Street	Burbank Boulevard	Verdugo Avenue	30
Thornton Avenue	Hollywood Way	Lincoln Street	30
Toluca Park Drive	Clybourn Avenue	Pass Avenue	25
Vanowen Place	Clybourn Avenue	Buena Vista Street	40
Verdugo Avenue	Clybourn Avenue	Hollywood Way	35
Verdugo Avenue	Hollywood Way	Olive Avenue	35
Verdugo Avenue	Olive Avenue	Victory Boulevard	35
Verdugo Avenue	Glenoaks Boulevard	Front Street	30
Verdugo Avenue	Glenoaks Boulevard	Sunset Canyon Drive	25
Victory Boulevard	Clybourn Avenue	Hollywood Way	35
Victory Boulevard	Hollywood Way	Burbank Boulevard	35
Victory Boulevard	Burbank Boulevard	Verdugo Avenue	35
Victory Boulevard	Verdugo Avenue	Southerly City Limit	35
Victory Place	Lincoln Street	Burbank Boulevard	35
Winona Avenue	San Fernando Boulevard	Glenoaks Boulevard	25
Winona Avenue	Hollywood Way	San Fernando Boulevard	35

[Formerly numbered Section 29-82; amended by Ord. No. 22-3,980, eff. 11/11/22; 21-3,961; 18-3,908; 15-3,867; 13-3,847; 3767, 3649, 3203, 3058, 2827, 2360, 2343.]

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6-1-1501.1: PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS IN SCHOOL ZONES:¶

A. For purposes of this section "school zone" means that area within 500 feet approaching or passing a school building or the grounds thereof that is contiguous to a highway and on which is posted a standard "SCHOOL" warning sign, while children are going to or leaving the school either during school hours or during the noon recess period. "School zone" also includes the area approaching or passing any school grounds that are not separated from the highway by a fence, gate, or other physical barrier while the grounds are in use by children if that highway is posted with a standard "SCHOOL" warning sign.

B. An engineering and traffic survey is taken into consideration and it is declared that the prima facie speed limit in school zones of fifteen (15) miles per hour shall be set forth in a residence district, on a street with a posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour or slower, at a distance of less than 500 feet from, or, passing, a school building or the grounds of a school building, contiguous to a street and posted with a school warning sign that indicates a school zone speed limit of fifteen (15) miles per hour while children are going to or leaving the school, either during school hours or during the noon recess period. The prima facie speed limit of fifteen (15) miles per hour shall also apply when approaching, at a distance of less than 500 feet from, or passing, school grounds that are not separated from the street by a fence, gate, or other physical barrier while the grounds are in use by children and the street is posted with a school warning sign that indicates a speed limit of 15 miles per hour.

C. The prima facie speed limit of fifteen (15) miles per hour shall apply only to streets that contain a maximum of two traffic lanes and have a maximum posted thirty (30) miles per hour prima facie speed limit immediately prior to and after the school zone.

D. A prima facie speed limit of fifteen (15) miles per hour shall not be effective until a school warning sign that indicates a speed limit of fifteen (15) miles per hour while children are going to or leaving the school, either during school hours or during the noon recess period, is erected upon the street within 500 feet of school grounds. [Added by Ord. 18-3,908, eff. 12/28/18.]

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6-1-1502: DECREASE OF STATE LAW MAXIMUM SPEED:¶

[Formerly numbered Section 29-83. Deleted by Ord. No. 3649, eff. 10/30/04; 3326, 3203, 3058, 2493, 2406, 2179.]

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6-1-1503: DECREASING STATE SPEED LIMIT BETWEEN BUSINESS OR RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS WITH…¶

[Formerly numbered Section 29-84. Deleted by Ord. No. 3649, eff. 10/30/04; 3058, 2179.]

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6-1-1504: REGULATION OF SPEED OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS:¶

The Public Works Director is authorized to regulate the timing of traffic signals so as to permit the movement of traffic in an orderly and safe manner at speeds slightly at variance from the speeds otherwise applicable within the districts or at intersections, and shall erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof. [Formerly numbered Section 29-85; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

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6-1-1505: OPERATION OF VEHICLES ON PUBLIC GROUNDS:¶

A. No person shall drive a vehicle in any public park, golf course, parking area, or other public ground owned by the City, other than a dedicated street, at a speed in excess of ten (10) miles per hour on such property under the control of the Burbank Water and Power or Public Works Department, or in excess of fifteen (15) miles per hour within Olive Avenue Park, or in excess of twenty (20) miles per hour elsewhere, but in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property.

B. No person shall drive a vehicle in such public ground in willful disregard for the safety of persons or property, or recklessly, or in a speed contest or drag race, or in an exhibition of speed or power, nor shall any person aid or abet such conduct.

C. The department head in control of such public ground shall cause signs to be erected and maintained at each entrance into and at other appropriate places near or on any road, way, or parking area within such public ground, indicating the maximum speed herein established.

D. No person shall drive or operate any vehicle, except a City owned or authorized vehicle, upon any public park or other property or grounds owned or leased by the City except upon streets, roadways and parking areas specifically set apart for use by the public. [Formerly numbered Section 29-86; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3723, eff. 7/3/07; 2404.]

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