SCHEDULE I. SPEED LIMITS.

   (A)   General.

      (1)   The maximum speed limit on the following streets shall be as follows:

Street	Speed Limit	Location	Ord. No.	Date Passed
7th Street	30	Between M Street and south city limits	1343	12-23-1985
7th Street	45	Between County Club Road and Morrison Road	1318	1-28-1985
7th Street	35	Between Morrison Road and U Street	1318	1-28-1985
7th Street	30	Between U Street and M Street	1110	9-25-1978
10th Street	25	Between S Street and M Street
10th Street	40	Between the central ditch and 100 yards north of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks	1703 1965	2-11-2002 10-22-2012
10th Street	35	Between M Street and J Street	1660	3-27-2000
10th Street	30	Between 100 yards north of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and S Street	1703 1965	2-11-2002 10-22-2012
13th Street	25/15	Between D Street and J Street (15 mph if pedestrians present)	2064	5-21-2018
Country Club Road	30	Between 10th Street and 21st Street	1164	6-25-1979
Country Club Road	35	Between 21st Street and the west city limits	1110	9-25-1978
D Street	25	Between 7th Street and Kimball Avenue	1787	1-24-2005
D Street	40	Between Rundell Road and Lockwood Road	1789	2-7-2005
Highway No. 71	45	On those portions of lying within the city corporate limits	1214	9-8-1980
Kimball Avenue (formerly Highway No. 71)	35	Southwest from the intersection of J Street to the intersection of Aspen Street	1407	5-8-1989
Kimball Avenue (formerly Highway No. 71)	45	From the intersection of Aspen Street to Highway No. 71	1407	5-8-1989
Morrison Road	35	Between 7th Street and 10th Street	1110	9-25-1978
M Street	35	Between the east city limits and the west city limits	1339	11-11-1985
Overland Trails Road	25/15	Between D Street and J Street (15 mph if pedestrians present)	2064	5-21-2018
U Street	20	Between 13th Street and 17th Street when the safety lights are flashing	1656	12-13-1999

 

      (2)   In the event that any of the streets mentioned in this division are not in the city limits of the city at the time of passage of this schedule, that fact shall not invalidate this division and if any of such streets should be incorporated into the city limits at a later date, the above speed limits shall apply to the street.

   (B)   School zones. On a school day when children are present in the school grounds or on sidewalks adjacent to the school or school crossings, no person shall drive a motor vehicle at a speed in excess of 20 m.p.h. while passing a school speed zone. For the purposes of this section, a school day shall begin at 7:00 a.m. and conclude at 4:00 p.m. The following are designated as school speed zones:

School	Street	Location
Elementary Schools
Geil Elementary School	17th Street	From 100 feet north of Mitchell Pass Boulevard to D Street
	D Street	From 100 feet west of 17th Street to 100 feet east of 16th Street
Lincoln Elementary School	R Street	From 100 feet west of 14th Street to 13th Street
	14th Street	From R Street to Q Street
	Q Street	From 100 feet west of 14th Street to 100 feet east of 13th Street
	13th Street	From Q Street to R Street
Northfield Elementary School	Nelson Avenue	From 100 feet west of Ponder Place to 100 feet east of Donna Drive
	Donna Drive	From 100 feet south of Flaten Avenue to Nelson Avenue
	Flaten Avenue	From 100 feet east of Donna Drive to Ponder Place
	Ponder Place	From 100 feet south of Flaten Avenue to Nelson Avenue
	Country Club Road	From Five Rocks Road east to Langley Avenue
Junior High School and High School
Gering Junior High School	S Street	From 100 feet west of 8th Street to 7th Street
	7th Street	From 100 feet north of S Street to 100 feet south of Q Street
	Q Street	From 9th Street to 7th Street
	9th Street	From 100 feet north of R Street to Q Street
	R Street	From 100 feet west of 9th Street to 8th Street
	8th Street	From S Street to R Street
Gering High School	17th Street	From Gentry Boulevard to U Street
	U Street	From 100 feet west of 17th Street to 100 feet east of 13th Street
	Pacific Boulevard	From Gentry Boulevard to U Street

 

   (C)   Signs. This section shall not be applicable unless appropriate signs are posted upon streets wherein the school speed zone is located. Such signs shall indicate the school speed zone and the speed limit in effect during school days when children are present.

(Prior Code, Ch. 74, Sched. I) (Ord. 1407, passed 5-8-1989; Ord. 1611, passed 4-13-1998; Ord. 1656, passed 12-13-1999; Ord. 1660, passed 3-27-2000; Ord. 1703, passed 2-11-2002; Ord. 1787, passed 1-24-2005; Ord. 1789, passed 2-7-2005; Ord. 1799, passed 8-8-2005; Ord. 1964, passed 10-22-2012) Penalty, see § 73.99