Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Pasadena Municipal Code Ch. 10.48 Speed Limits
Pasadena Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Pasadena
Cite as: Pasadena Municipal Code Chapter 10.48 · Text as of 2026-10-04
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State Law reference— Statutory provisions authorizing municipalities to change the state speed limits under certain conditions, Veh. Code §§ 22357—22363.
10.48.010 - Prima facie speed of non-local 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 limit shall be as herein set forth on those streets or parts of streets herein designated when signs are erected giving notice thereof:
| Name of Street or Portion Affected | Declared Prima Facie Speed Limit |
|---|---|
| Allen Avenue from Washington Boulevard to Villa Street | 35 mph |
| Allen Avenue from Villa Street to the south city limit | 30 mph |
| Altadena Drive from Washington Boulevard to Foothill Boulevard | 35 mph |
| Altadena Drive from Foothill Boulevard to Del Mar Boulevard | 30 mph |
| Arroyo Boulevard from north city limit to Zanja Street | 35 mph |
| Arroyo Boulevard from Zanja Street to Holly Street Bridge | 30 mph |
| Arroyo Boulevard from Holly Street Bridge to south city limit | 25 mph |
| Arroyo Parkway from Colorado Boulevard to California Boulevard | 35 mph |
| Arroyo Parkway from California Boulevard to Glenarm Street | 35 mph |
| Avenue 64 from Colorado Boulevard to south city limit | 35 mph |
| Bellefontaine Street from Arroyo Boulevard to Fair Oaks Avenue | 25 mph |
| California Boulevard from Arroyo Boulevard to city limit just west of Allen Avenue | 30 mph |
| California Boulevard from San Gabriel Boulevard to east city limit | 35 mph |
| Canada Avenue from Lincoln Avenue to north city limit | 40 mph |
| Colorado Boulevard from west city limit to Orange Grove Boulevard | 35 mph |
| Colorado Boulevard from Orange Grove Boulevard to Catalina Avenue | 25 mph |
| Colorado Boulevard from Catalina Avenue to San Gabriel Boulevard | 30 mph |
| Colorado Boulevard from San Gabriel Boulevard to east city limit | 35 mph |
| Columbia Street from Orange Grove Boulevard to Fair Oaks Avenue | 30 mph |
| Cordova Street from Arroyo Parkway to Lake Avenue | 35 mph |
| Cordova Street from Lake Avenue to Hill Avenue | 35 mph |
| Corson Street from Pasadena Avenue to Sierra Madre Boulevard | 35 mph |
| Del Mar Boulevard from Orange Grove Boulevard to Arroyo Parkway | 30 mph |
| Del Mar Boulevard from Arroyo Parkway to the east city limit | 35 mph |
| El Molino Avenue from north city limit to Colorado Boulevard | 30 mph |
| El Molino Avenue from Colorado Boulevard to south city limit | 25 mph |
| Fair Oaks Avenue from north city limit to Mountain Street | 35 mph |
| Fair Oaks Avenue from Mountain Street to Green Street | 30 mph |
| Fair Oaks Avenue from Green Street to south city limit | 35 mph |
| Foothill Boulevard from Greenwood Avenue to east city limit | 35 mph |
| Glenarm Street from Pasadena Avenue to Arroyo Parkway | 25 mph |
| Glenarm Street from Arroyo Parkway to El Molino Avenue | 35 mph |
| Green Street from Orange Grove Boulevard to Hill Avenue | 30 mph |
| Hastings Ranch Drive from Sierra Madre Boulevard to Rosemead Boulevard | 35 mph |
| Hill Avenue from north city limit to Washington Boulevard | 30 mph |
| Hill Avenue from Washington Boulevard to Walnut Street | 35 mph |
| Hill Avenue from Walnut Street to California Boulevard | 30 mph |
| Holly Street from Linda Vista Avenue to Orange Grove Boulevard | 35 mph |
| Kewen Drive from Canon Drive to Hillcrest Avenue | 15 mph |
| Kinneloa Avenue from Foothill Boulevard to Del Mar Boulevard | 30 mph |
| La Loma Road from west city limit to Arroyo Boulevard | 25 mph |
| Lake Avenue from north city limit to Maple Street | 35 mph |
| Lake Avenue from Maple Street to California Boulevard | 25 mph |
| Lake Avenue from California Boulevard to Arden Road | 30 mph |
| La Tierra Street from Sierra Madre Boulevard to Sunnyslope Avenue | 35 mph |
| Lida Street from west city limit to Knollwood Drive | 30 mph |
| Lida Street from Knollwood Drive to Parkview Avenue | 25 mph |
| Lincoln Avenue from north city limit to Mountain Street/ |
35 mph |
| Lincoln Avenue from Mountain Street/ |
30 mph |
| Linda Vista Avenue from Colorado Boulevard to north city limit | 35 mph |
| Los Robles Avenue from Woodbury Road to Maple Street | 35 mph |
| Los Robles Avenue from Maple Street to south city limit | 30 mph |
| Maple Street from Walnut Street to Foothill Boulevard | 35 mph |
| Marengo Avenue from north city limit to Washington Boulevard | 25 mph |
| Marengo Avenue from Washington Boulevard Orange Grove Boulevard | 30 mph |
| Marengo Avenue from Orange Grove Boulevard to Walnut Street | 35 mph |
| Marengo Avenue from Walnut Street to Del Mar Boulevard | 25 mph |
| Marengo Avenue from Del Mar Boulevard to south city limit | 30 mph |
| Mentor Avenue from Corson Street to San Pasqual Street | 25 mph |
| Michillinda Avenue from Valley Lights Drive to Sierra Madre Boulevard | 35 mph |
| Michillinda Avenue from Sierra Madre Boulevard to south city limit | 35 mph |
| Montana Avenue from Canada Avenue to Los Robles | 25 mph |
| Mountain Street from Lincoln Avenue to Fair Oaks Avenue | 35 mph |
| Mountain Street from Fair Oaks Avenue to Lake Avenue | 25 mph |
| Mountain Street from Lake Avenue to Hill Avenue | 25 mph |
| Mountain Street from Hill Avenue to Altadena Drive | 30 mph |
| New York Drive from Los Angeles County line (800 feet east of Altadena Drive) to Sierra Madre Villa Avenue | 50 mph |
| New York Drive from Sierra Madre Villa Avenue to Sierra Madre Boulevard | 35 mph |
| Oak Grove Drive from Arroyo Boulevard to north city limit | 35 mph |
| Oak Knoll Avenue from Alpine Street to south city limit | 30 mph |
| Orange Grove Boulevard from Colorado Boulevard to south city limit | 35 mph |
| Orange Grove Boulevard from Colorado Boulevard to Wilson Avenue | 35 mph |
| Orange Grove Boulevard from Wilson Avenue to Sierra Madre Villa Avenue | 40 mph |
| Pasadena Avenue from Walnut Street to Del Mar Boulevard | 35 mph |
| Raymond Avenue from north city limit to Orange Grove Boulevard | 30 mph |
| Raymond Avenue from Orange Grove Boulevard to Maple Street | 25 mph |
| Raymond Avenue from Corson Street to Del Mar Boulevard | 25 mph |
| Raymond Avenue from Del Mar Boulevard to Glenarm Street | 35 mph |
| Rosemead Boulevard from Sierra Madre Villa Avenue to Hastings Ranch Drive | 40 mph |
| Rosemead Boulevard from Hastings Ranch Drive to Foothill Boulevard | 35 mph |
| Rosemont Avenue from Arroyo Boulevard to Seco Street | 35 mph |
| Rosemont Avenue from Seco Street to Orange Grove Boulevard | 25 mph |
| St. John Avenue from Walnut Street to Del Mar Boulevard | 35 mph |
| Salvia Canyon Road from Linda Vista Avenue to West Drive | 35 mph |
| San Gabriel Boulevard from Sierra Madre Boulevard to Colorado Boulevard | 35 mph |
| San Gabriel Boulevard from Colorado Boulevard to south city limit | 35 mph |
| San Pasqual Street from Hill Avenue to Allen Avenue | 30 mph |
| San Pasqual Street from Allen Avenue to east city limit | 35 mph |
| San Pasqual Street from San Gabriel Boulevard to east city limit | 35 mph |
| Seco Street from Linda Vista Avenue to Lincoln Avenue | 35 mph |
| Shoppers Lane from San Pasqual Street to north end | 15 mph |
| Sierra Madre Boulevard from the south city limit to Eaton Drive | 35 mph |
| Sierra Madre Boulevard from Eaton Drive to the east city limit | 40 mph |
| Sierra Madre Villa Avenue from north city limit to New York Drive | 35 mph |
| Sierra Madre Villa Avenue from Sierra Madre Boulevard to Foothill Boulevard | 35 mph |
| Union Street from Hill Avenue to Garfield Avenue | 30 mph |
| Union Street from Garfield Avenue to St. John Avenue | 25 mph |
| Villa Street from Fair Oaks Avenue to Allen Avenue | 30 mph |
| Villa Street from Allen Avenue to Altadena Drive | 35 mph |
| Villa Street from Altadena Drive to Eaton Drive | 25 mph |
| Walnut Street from Orange Grove Boulevard to Greenwood Avenue | 30 mph |
| Walnut Street from Greenwood Avenue to Altadena Drive | 35 mph |
| Walnut Street from Altadena Drive to Madre Street | 35 mph |
| Walnut Street from Halstead Street to Rosemead Boulevard | 40 mph |
| Washington Boulevard from West Drive to Arroyo Boulevard | 35 mph |
| Washington Boulevard from Arroyo Boulevard to Lincoln Avenue | 30 mph |
| Washington Boulevard from Lincoln Avenue to El Molino Avenue | 35 mph |
| Washington Boulevard from El Molino Avenue to Catalina Street | 30 mph |
| Washington Boulevard from Catalina Avenue to Bellford Avenue | 35 mph |
| Washington Boulevard from city limit east of Del Rey Avenue to Sierra Madre Boulevard | 35 mph |
| West Drive from Washington Boulevard to Seco Street | 35 mph |
| Woodbury Road (southerly portion) from north city line, 200 feet west of Los Robles Avenue, to Lake Avenue | 30 mph |
(Ord. 6999 §§ 1, 2, 2005; Ord. 6938 § 1, 2003; Ord. 6782 § 1, 1999; Ord. 6762 § 1, 1998; Ord. 6088 § 1, 1985; Ord. 5446 § 1, 1979; Ord. 5414 § 1, 1979; Ord. 5366 § 1, 1978; Ord. 5342 § 1, 1977; Ord. 5238 § 1, 1975; Ord. 5225 § 1(a), (b), 1975; Ord. 5180 § 27, 1974; Ord. 4926 § 1, 1969; Ord. 4839 § 1, 1967; Ord. 4659 § 1, 1964; Ord. 4605 § 1, 1962; Ord. 4573 § 1, 1962; Ord. 4515 § 1, 1960; Ord. 4510 § 1, 1959; Ord. 4488 § 1, 1959; Ord. 4285 § 1, 1953; Ord. 4269 § 1, 1952; Ord. 4253 § 1, 1952; Ord. 4205 § 1, 1951: Ord. 4202 § 1, 1951: Ord. 4143 § 1 (12.01), 1950)
(Ord. No. 7161, § 1, 3-2-2009; Ord. No. 7246, § 2, 10-6-2014; Ord. No. 7290, § 2, 1-23-2017)
10.48.020 - Regulation by traffic signals.¶
The city manager 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 district or at intersections, and shall erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof.
(Ord. 4143 § 1 (12.02), 1950)
10.48.030 - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Ord. No. 7246, § 3, adopted Oct. 6, 2014, repealed § 10.48.030, which pertained to speed limit increases on certain streets. For prior history, see Code Comparative Table.
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