(A) Speed limit in business district. No vehicle of any kind shall be operated on any street, avenue, drive or public way of the city within the limits of the business district at any speed in excess of 20 miles per hour. The business district consists of the following areas.
Street | Location |
Tenth Avenue | Between Fifth Street and the Mississippi River |
Eleventh Avenue | Between Fifth Street and the Mississippi River |
Twelfth Avenue | Between Fifth Street and Third Street |
Thirteenth Avenue | Between Fifth Street and Third Street |
Fourth Street | Between Ninth Avenue and Thirteenth Avenue |
Third Street | Between Tenth Avenue and Thirteenth Avenue |
Second Street | Between Tenth Avenue and Eleventh Avenue |
First Street | Between Tenth Avenue and Eleventh Avenue |
(‘82 Code, § 10.52.010)
(B) Speed limit in residential areas. No vehicle of any kind shall be operated on any street, avenue, drive or public way within the corporate limits of the city at a speed in excess of 30 miles per hour, except for the following:
(1) Fourth Street. The speed limits on Fourth Street shall be as follows.
Location | Speed Limit (mph) |
From the southerly limits of the city to a point 2700 feet south of Twenty-fourth Avenue | 55 |
From a point 2700 feet south of Twenty-fourth Avenue to a point 2250 feet south of Twenty-fourth Avenue | 45 |
From a point 2250 feet south of Twenty-fourth Avenue to the intersection of Fourth Street and Twenty-fourth Avenue | 35 |
From the intersection of Fourth Street and Twenty-fourth Avenue to the intersection of Fourth Street and Thirteenth Avenue, at which point the business district speed limit commences | 30 |
From the southerly limits of the city to a point 1000 feet south of Twenty-fourth Avenue | 50 |
From a point 1000 feet south of Twenty-fourth Avenue to Twenty-fourth Avenue | 40 |
From the intersection of Fourth Street and Twenty-fourth Avenue to the intersection of Fourth Street and Thirteenth Avenue, at which point the business district speed limits commences | 30 |
(‘82 Code, §§ 10.52.020 and 10.52.030)
(2) Fourteenth Avenue. The speed limits on Fourteenth Avenue shall be as follows.
Location | Speed Limit (mph) |
From the intersection of Fourteenth Avenue and Fourth Street to the intersection of Fourteenth Avenue and Fourteenth Street; except for the school zone | 30 |
From the intersection of Fourteenth Avenue and Fourteenth Street to Illinois State Highway No. 84 | 35 |
('82 Code, § 10.52.040)
(3) Tenth Avenue. The speed limits on Tenth Avenue shall be as follows.
Location | Speed Limit (mph) |
From the intersection of Tenth Avenue and Fifth Street to the intersection of Tenth Avenue and Fourteenth Street; except for the school zone | 30 |
From the intersection of Tenth Avenue and Fourteenth Street to Illinois State Highway No. 84 | 40 |
('82 Code, § 10.52.050)
(4) Cattail Road. The speed limits on Cattail Road shall be as follows: 45 miles per hour from the intersection of Cattail Road and Schaefer Road to where the Cattail Slough crosses under Cattail Road.
('82 Code, § 10.52.055)
(5) The speed limit on 31st Avenue in the city shall be 40 miles per hour.
(C) Speed limit in school zones. No vehicle of any kind shall be operated on any street, avenue, drive or public way within any designated school zone in excess of 20 miles per hour. Designated school zones are as follows. These school zone limits shall be in effect only on school days when children are present.
Street | Location |
Fourteenth Avenue | Between Ninth Street and Eleventh Street |
Thirteenth Street | Between Eleventh Street and Thirteenth Street |
Twelfth Avenue | Between Eleventh Street and Thirteenth Street |
Twelfth Street | Between Fourteenth Avenue and Twelfth Avenue |
Thirteenth Street | Between Twelfth Avenue and Eleventh Avenue |
Tenth Avenue | Between Ninth Street and Eleventh Street |
Tenth Street | Between Ninth Avenue and Seventh Avenue |
Eighth Avenue | Between Tenth Street and Twelfth Street |
Seventh Avenue | Between Tenth Street and Fourteenth Street |
Twelfth Street | Between Eighth Avenue and Third Avenue |
('82 Code, § 10.52.060)
(D) Speed limit in alleys. No vehicle of any kind shall be operated in any alley within the corporate limits of the city at a rate of speed in excess of 15 miles per hour.
('82 Code, § 10.52.070)
(E) Authority to enforce speed and traffic control statutes. The duly authorized members of the Police Department are empowered to enforce all statutory traffic control and speed restrictions as authorized by statutes of the state not in conflict herewith.
('82 Code, § 10.52.080)
(F) Penalty.
(1) The minimum fine for any first violation of this schedule shall be $25 plus court costs.
(2) All violations after the first violation shall be subject to the general penalty provisions as provided for subsequent violations of any city ordinances or the applicable state statutory fine and penalty provision for subsequent violations, whichever governmental control fine and penalty provision is greater.
('82 Code, § 10.52.090)
(Ord. 763, passed - -81; Ord. 821, passed - -84; Am. Ord. 890, passed 10-4-88; Am. Ord. 1232, passed 1-5-04)