1. In accordance with requirements of the Iowa Department of Transportation, or whenever the City Council shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that any speed limit listed in Section 62.05 is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place or upon any part of the City street system, the Council shall determine and adopt by ordinance such higher or lower speed limit as it deems reasonable and safe at such location. Such speed limit shall be effective when proper and appropriate signs giving notice of the speed limit are erected at such intersections or other place or part of the street. Violations of this section shall be cited under Section 62.01(84) through 62.01(99), as is appropriate under the circumstances.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.290)
2. Special speed zones within the City are hereby established as set forth below in Table 62.07.
Table 62.07 - Special Speed Zones | |
Special Speed Zone Location | Speed Limit |
Front Street between its intersections with Zeller Street and Forevergreen Road | 30 Mph |
Mehaffey Bridge Road NE between a point 270' West-Southwest of its intersection with Cedar Springs Drive and a point 260' East of its intersection with Cedar Springs Drive | 35 Mph |
Mehaffey Bridge Road NE starting at a point 260' East of its intersection with Cedar Springs Drive, and continuing East to City Limits | 45 Mph |
Dubuque Street starting at a point 275' Northwest of its intersection with Centro Way, and continuing Northwest to its intersection with Highway 965 | 35 Mph |
Dubuque Street starting at a point 1,000 feet Southeast of its intersection with Juniper Street, and continuing Southeast and East to City Limits | 35 Mph |
North Liberty Road starting at a point 115' North of its intersection with Salm Drive, and continuing South to City Limits | 35 Mph |
North Liberty Road starting at a point 115' North of its intersection with Salm Drive, and continuing North and West to a point on Penn Street, 1,450' East of Penn Street's intersection with Juniper Street | 45 Mph |
Scales Bend Road starting at its intersection with Highway 965 and continuing North to a point 65' North of its intersection with Fox Run | 35 Mph |
Scales Bend Road starting at a point 65' North of its intersection with Fox Run, and continuing North to City Limits | 40 Mph |
240th Street between its intersections with Highway 965 and Goose Lake Circle | 35 Mph |
Alexander Way between its intersections with 240th Street and Penn Street | 35 Mph |
Jones Boulevard between its intersections with Forevergreen Road and 240th Street | 35 Mph |
Forevergreen Road between its intersections with Highway 965 and a point 875' West of its intersection with Covered Bridge Road | 35 Mph |
Forevergreen Road starting at a point 875' West of its intersection with Covered Bridge Road, and continuing West to City Limits | 45 Mph |
St. Andrews Drive between its intersections with Kansas Avenue and Jones Boulevard | 35 Mph |
Kansas Avenue starting at a point 55' South of its intersection with West Lake Road, and continuing South to a point 55' South of its intersection with Denison Avenue | 35 Mph |
Kansas Avenue starting at a point 55' South of its intersection with Denison Avenue, and continuing South to its intersection with Forevergreen Road | 45 Mph |
Penn Street starting at its intersection with Saratoga Place, and continuing West to City Limits | 45 Mph |
Penn Street between its intersections with Saratoga Place and Highway 965 | 35 Mph |
Highway 965 starting at a point 1,360' Northwest of its intersection with 240th Street, and continuing Northwest to City Limits | 45 Mph |
Highway 965 between a point 1,360' Northwest of its intersection with 240th Street and a point 590' North of its intersection with Sara Court | 35 Mph |
Highway 965 starting at a point 590' North of its intersection with Sara Court, and continuing South to City Limits | 45 Mph |
3. Special speed zones within the City governing speed limits on public roads adjacent to schools, and which are not otherwise governed by the provisions of Chapter 62.05 of this code, are hereby established as set forth below in Table 62.08.
Table 62.08 - Special Speed Zones for Schools | |
Special Speed Zone Location | Speed Limit |
South Front Street between its intersection with Forevergreen Road and a point 150' South of its intersection with Vandello Drive | 20 Mph |
South Front Street between a point 120' North of its intersection with Nicholas Lane and a point 150' South of its intersection with Vandello Drive | 20 Mph |
Vandello Drive between its intersection with South Front Street and a point 150' West of its intersection with South Front Street | 20 Mph |
Windsor Road between its intersection with South Front Street and a point 130' East of its intersection with South Front Street | 20 Mph |
South Front Street between its intersection with Zeller Street and a point 250' South of its intersection with Hackberry Street | 20 Mph |
Hackberry Street between its intersection with Front Street and a point 200' East of its intersection with South Front Street | 20 Mph |
Birch Court between its intersection with South Front Street and a point 160' East of its intersection with South Front Street | 20 Mph |
Birch Street between its intersection with Autumn Court and its intersection with South Front Street | 20 Mph |
South Stewart Street between a point 120' South of its easterly intersection with Birch Street and said intersection | 20 Mph |
East Hickory Street between its intersection with South Front Street and a point 175' East of its intersection with South Front Street | 20 Mph |
North Front Street between a point 350' South of its intersection with Centro Way and a point 250' North of its intersection with Centro Way | 20 Mph |
Centro Way between its intersection with North Front Street and a point 585' North and East of its intersection with North Dubuque Street | 20 Mph |
North Dubuque Street between its intersections with North Front Street and Dickinson Drive | 20 Mph |
South Kansas Avenue between a point 130' North of its intersection with Denison Avenue and a point 540' North of its intersection with Saint Andrews Drive | 20 Mph |
Saint Andrews Drive between its intersection with South Kansas Avenue and a point 300' East of its intersection with Brook Ridge Avenue | 20 Mph |
Brook Ridge Avenue between its intersection with Saint Andrews Drive and a point 140' South of its intersection with Saint Andrews Drive | 20 Mph |
(Ord. 2024-01 - Jul. 24 Supp.)