(A) For the purpose of this schedule, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
URBAN DISTRICT. The territory contiguous to, and including, any road, street, or highway that is built up with structures devoted to business, industry, or dwelling houses situated at intervals of less than 200 feet for a distance of at least one-fourth of a mile.
URBAN ROAD or HIGHWAY. A road or highway under the maintenance jurisdiction of the Board of Commissioners which is located within an Urban District, and shall expressly include a road or highway located in the immediate vicinity of a school.
(B) Except with respect to those roads and highways specifically set forth division (E) below, the maximum lawful speed on non-urban roads located in the county and under the maintenance jurisdiction of the Board of Commissioners is 30 mph, and no person shall drive a motor vehicle on any such road or highway in excess of such limit. The maximum lawful speed on those roads or highways, or designated sections thereof, set forth in division (E) below, shall be as delineated therein.
(C) The maximum lawful speed on urban roads located in the county, and under the maintenance jurisdiction of the Board of Commissioners is 30 mph; provided, that where a special hazard to the traveling public or pedestrians is found to exist, such maximum lawful speed shall be, and is, 20 mph, and shall be posted as such in accordance with the provisions of I.C. 9-21-5-8. No person shall drive a motor vehicle on any such urban road or highway in excess of the limit, or limits, established hereunder.
(D) The Board of Commissioners hereby confirms the maximum lawful speed heretofore established for each urban and non-urban road or highway located in the county and under the maintenance jurisdiction of the Board of Commissioners, as such maximum lawful speed is delineated by the provisions of I.C. 9-21-5-2(a)(1), prior ordinance or resolution of the Board of Commissioners, or as posted on the various roads, streets, and highways which are the subject of this section.
(E) The Board of Commissioners determine the following limits shall be the maximum lawful speed on the following listed locations:
Street | Location | Speed Limit |
Clover Creek Drive | From United States Highway 150 to Old Vincennes Road | 20 mph |
Corydon Pike | From the corporate limits of the City of New Ablany to its intersection with State Road 62 | 40 mph |
Kamer Miller Road | Graceland Church | 30 mph |
Old Corydon Ridge Road | - | 30 mph |
Paoli Pike | United States Highway 150 to East Luther Road | 40 mph; 30 mph beyond East Luther Road |
Paoli Pike | United States Highway 150 for approximately 1,000 feet | 35 mph |
(F) The County Highway Superintendent, with the advice, and at the direction, of the County Engineer, erect and post signs of the altered speed limit regarding Paoli Pike, East from United States Highway 150, provided and required by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as published and amended, from time to time, by the state.
(Ord. 1986-4, passed 9-20-1986; Ord. 1993-6, passed 12-6-1993; Ord. 1998-XI, passed 11-17-1998; Ord. 2011-X, passed 7-19-2011) Penalty, see § 10.99