(a) Authority to Increase 25-Mile Limit. Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, that a greater speed would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be safe upon any street otherwise subject to a prima facie limit of 25 miles per hour under the Vehicle Code, the Board shall determine and declare a higher prima facie speed limit. When such determination has been made, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to erect and maintain signs upon such street as provided in the Vehicle Code indicating the appropriate prima facie speed limit. Such signs may be supplemented by appropriate pavement markings.
(1) Removal. Whenever the Board, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions, because of which a speed limit has been determined as provided in § 52.0123(a) no longer exist, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove such signs and markings from such street.
(b) Authority to Decrease 65-Mile Limit. Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, that the limit of 65 miles per hour is more than is reasonable or safe upon any street or highway where such limit of 65 miles per hour is applicable under the Vehicle Code, the Board shall determine and declare a lower prima facie limit which is appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and is reasonable and safe. When such determination has been made, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to erect and maintain signs upon such street or highway as provided in the Vehicle Code indicating the appropriate speed limit. Such signs may be supplemented by appropriate pavement markings.
(1) Removal. Whenever the Board, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions because of which a speed limit has been determined as provided in § 52.0123(b) no longer exists, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove such signs and pavement markings from such street or highway.
(c) Authority to Link Speed Limit Districts. Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey. that the limit of 65 miles per hour is more than is reasonable or safe upon any portion of a street or highway for a distance of not exceeding 2,000 feet in length between districts either business or residence, the Board may determine and declare a reasonable and safe prima facie limit thereof lower than 65 miles per hour, but not less than 25 miles per hour. When such determination has been made, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to erect and maintain signs thereon as provided in the Vehicle Code. Such signs may be supplemented by appropriate pavement markings.
(1) Removal. Whenever the Board finds, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, that the conditions because of which a prima facie limit lower than 65 miles per hour has been determined as provided in § 52.0123(c) no longer exist, it shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove such signs and markings from such portion of street or highway.
(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963)