The mayor and council find and, therefore, declare as a matter of public policy that the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the city, as well as persons visiting the city, require that reasonable limits be imposed upon the speed at which vehicles may be operated within the city. In recognition of the need to impose reasonable speed limits, the mayor and council have charged the traffic control committee to conduct a traffic study and to recommend reasonable speed limits for the city. The committee having conducted its study and having presented its findings in a public meeting before the mayor and council, and the mayor and council having considered such findings, together with public comments thereon as the basis for establishing particular limits set forth in this chapter are hereby adopted. (Ord. 1979-5, 6-20-1979; amd. 2007 Code)