In accordance with requirements of the Iowa Department of Transportation, or whenever the Council shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that any speed limit listed in Section 63.02 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. The following special speed zones have been established:
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.290)
1. Special 25 MPH Speed Zone Business District. A speed in excess of twenty-five (25) miles per hour is unlawful on any of the streets designated as the Business District as defined in Section 60.02(1).
2. Special 25 MPH Speed Zones. A speed in excess of twenty-five (25) miles per hour is unlawful on any of the following designated streets or parts thereof.
STREET | FROM | TO |
College Drive | Southwest Boulevard W. | Termination |
Jeffreys Drive | Warren Avenue | South Ridge Road |
Eddy Saylor Parkway | College Drive | Termination |
Truman Road | Ridge Road | End |
3. Special 30 MPH Speed Zones. A speed in excess of thirty (30) miles per hour is unlawful on any of the following designated streets or parts thereof.
STREET | FROM | TO |
Clay Street | Delaware Street | 1,900’ W. of Clarke Street |
4. Special 35 MPH Speed Zones. A speed in excess of thirty-five (35) miles per hour is unlawful on any of the following designated streets or parts thereof.
STREET | FROM | TO |
Ridge Road | McPherson Street | South City limits |
Jeffreys Drive | Warren Avenue | South Ridge Road |
Townline Road | Highway 69 | Eisenhower Road |
Eisenhower Road | Clay Street | Townline Road |
East Clay Street | East View Place | Eisenhower Road |
Warren Avenue | Jeffreys Drive | South City limits |
Furnas Drive | Jeffreys Drive | End |
LeAnn Street | Highway 69 | End |
McLane Street | McPherson Street | East City limits |
Main Street | Station 15± | 50' N. of Ayers Street |
Main Street | McLane Street | 100' S. of Lake Drive |
Tieken Drive | Warren Avenue | End |
218th Avenue | Clay Street | North City limits |
Clay Street | 1,900' W. of Clarke Street | West City limits |
5. Special 45 MPH Speed Zones. A speed in excess of forty-five (45) miles per hour is unlawful on any of the following designated streets or parts thereof.
STREET | FROM | TO |
Main Street | Station 15± | North City limits |
Main Street | 100' S. of Lake Drive | South City limits |
Highway 34 | McPherson Street | Furnace Drive |
6. Special 50 MPH Speed Zones. A speed in excess of fifty (50) miles per hour is unlawful on any of the following designated streets or parts thereof.
STREET | FROM | TO |
Highway 34 | Furnace Drive | West City limits |
7. Special 70 MPH Speed Zones. A speed in excess of seventy (70) miles per hour is unlawful on any of the following designated streets or parts thereof.