General speed limits as described in § 70.02 will be enforced, depending upon favorable conditions, upon the public streets of the city except for the areas listed below.
(A) A speed limit of 20 mph will be enforced in the following business districts:
Location | Ord. No. | Passage Date |
Location | Ord. No. | Passage Date |
100 block Blackman Street to 200 block Blackman Street | 8-1981; 3-2012-2; 5-2021-1 | 1-4-1982; 5-15-2012; 9-28-2021 |
100 block Elm Street | 8-1981; 3-2012-2; 5-2021-1 | 1-4-1982; 5-15-2012; 9-28-2021 |
100 block Mulberry Street | 8-1981; 3-2012-2; 5-2021-1 | 1-4-1982; 5-15-2012; 9-28-2021 |
300 block South Main Street to 300 block North Main Street | 8-1981; 3-2012-2; 5-2021-1 | 1-4-1982; 5-15-2012; 9-28-2021 |
200 block South Ninth Street to 500 block North Ninth Street | 8-1981; 3-2012-2; 5-2021-1 | 1-4-1982; 5-15-2012; 9-28-2021 |
300 block South Third Street | 8-1981; 3-2012-2; 5-2021-1 | 1-4-1982; 5-15-2012; 9-28-2021 |
200 block Vine Street to 800 block Vine Street | 3-2012-2; 5-2021-1 | 5-15-2012; 9-28-2021 |
(B) A speed limit of 15 mph will be enforced around all schools, or any school pre-established recreation area, as follows:
(1) Schools (only while children are present).
School | Location | Ord. No. | Passage Date |
Central Elem. | 200 block South Eighth Street to 300 South Eighth Street, 800 block Blackman Street and 700 block Mulberry Street, 800 Vine Street and 100 and 200 block South Ninth Street | 8-1981; 3-2012-2; 5-2021-1 | 1-4-1982; 5-15-2012; 9-28-2021 |
ABC and Creative Center Pre-Schools | 400 block of North Ninth Street | 5-2021-1 | 9-28-2021 |
(2) Recreation areas.
Area |
Location | Ord. No. | Passage Date |
Bogart Park | 200 block Mulberry Street and 100 block South Third Street | 8-1981; 3-2012-2; 5-2021-1 | 1-4-1982; 5-15-2012; 9-28-2021 |
Columbia Park | 800 block Anderson Street and 400 block North Eighth Street | 8-1981; 3-2012-2; 5-2021-1 | 1-4-1982; 5-15-2012; 9-28-2021 |
Riverside Park | 100, 200 and 300 blocks South Water Street | 8-1981; 3-2012-2; 5-2021-1 | 1-4-1982; 5-15-2012; 9-28-2021 |
Sportland Park | 500 and 600 blocks South Eleventh Street, 900 and 1000 blocks John Street and 700 block to 900 block South Ninth Street, 900 and 1000 block of Whitcomb | 8-1981; 3-2012-2; 5-2021-1 | 1-4-1982; 5-15-2012; 9-28-2021 |
(C) A 40 mph speed limit will be enforced on Main Street north of Walnut Grove Cemetery to Indiana State Road 63.
(D) Any person who violates these traffic speed regulations, or goes a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing, shall be subject to the fine schedule provisions set forth in § 70.99. For the procedure to be followed in paying for a citation, see §§ 70.25 through 70.27.
(1989 Code, Ch. 74, Sch. I) Penalty, see § 70.99