(a) Definitions. As used in this section, “school zone” means that portion of a street or highway passing a school fronting upon the street or highway that is encompassed by projecting the school property lines to the fronting street or highway, as well as any distance encompassed by the special marking of the pavement for a principal school pupil crosswalk plus a distance of three hundred feet on each approach direction of the highway.
(b) Posting of Signs Advising that Penalties are Increased Within School Zones.
(1) The Village Administrator shall post signs indicating that traffic fines are doubled for speeding within school zones. This provision shall apply in any school zone on any highway in the Village of New Boston where a sign has been posted.
(2) The signs, sign location, and mounting shall be in accordance with the following:
A. The sign posted shall be designated by the Village Administrator in accordance with the Ohio manual of uniform traffic control devices. The signs shall be mounted on both sides of a directional roadway of a divided highway, but need only be mounted on the right side of an undivided roadway or ramp.
B. The first sign(s) shall be placed not less than one hundred (100) feet prior to “school zone” or other similar warning sign.
C. The signs shall be furnished, erected, maintained in good condition and/or replaced as necessary and subsequently removed by the entity which erects the traffic controls within the project. Signs shall be mounted at the appropriate offsets and elevations as prescribed by the Ohio manual of uniform traffic control devices. They shall be mounted on supports meeting current safety criteria.
(c) Penalty. If an offender operates a motor vehicle in a school zone where a sign was posted in accordance with this section the court, in addition to all other penalties provided by law, shall impose upon the offender a fine of two (2) times the usual amount imposed for the violation.
(Ord. 18-2014. Passed 5-6-14.)