(a) The Mayor or Director of Public Safety by written order may establish special speed limits within construction zones that may vary based upon the work being conducted, the safety risks involved, or any other criteria the Mayor or Safety Director may consider appropriate under the circumstances that will reasonably promote the safety of the public. The Mayor or Safety Director may also establish increased penalties for traffic violations in a construction zone, up to double the normal penalty for such violations.
(b) If the Mayor or Safety Director establish special speed limits within a construction zone, they shall cause signs to be erected advising motorists of the special speed limits and also of any increased penalties for traffic violations in a construction zone. Increased penalties shall be effective only when such signs are erected consistent with the design specifications established pursuant to Ohio Revised Code and the rules and regulations of the Ohio Department of Transportation, and when a violation occurs during hours of actual work within the construction zone.
(Ord. 2020-078. Passed 11-2-20.)