(A) No person shall drive a vehicle on any street, except state highways, within the town limits at a speed in excess of 25 mph, except as expressly hereinafter provided, and any speed in excess of this speed shall be prima facie evidence that the speed is too great and, therefore, unreasonable and unlawful.
(B) For those specific streets or portions thereof as designated in this schedule, no person shall drive a vehicle in excess of the speed as specifically designated for said street or portion thereof and any speed in excess of this speed shall be prima facie evidence that the speed is too great and, therefore, unreasonable and unlawful.
Street
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Location
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Speed Limit
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Public park streets; streets or portions thereof that shall extend through and be bounded on both sides | 15 mph | |
Cholla Road | 35 mph | |
Kofa Drive | Between Quail Trail Street and Tyson Drive | 35 mph |
Plymouth Road | Between Tyson Drive and Mockingbird Lane | 35 mph |
Tyson Drive | Between Kofa Drive and Plymouth Road | 35 mph |
(C) The maximum lawful speed as provided in this section shall be reduced to that which is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual potential and potential hazards then existing as per A.R.S. § 28-701(D).
(D) No person shall drive a motor vehicle at a speed that is less than that which is reasonable and prudent under existing conditions.
(E) Any violations or failure to perform any act required by this traffic code constitutes a civil traffic violation. Civil traffic violations are subject to the provisions of A.R.S. Title 28, Ch. 5, Art. 2, 3 and 4 in reference thereto.
(F) Any person found guilty of violating any provision of this schedule shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $2,500 or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues shall be a separate offense punishable as herein described.
(Prior Code, § 12-2-13) (Ord. 91-01, passed - -1991; Ord. 23-03, passed 6-13-2023)