(a) The city traffic engineer, unless otherwise determined by the city council, is authorized and empowered to determine and establish upon any street or highway within the city, or any part thereof, limited speed zones which speed limit shall constitute the maximum speed at which any person may drive or operate any vehicle upon the zoned street or highway or portion thereof so zoned, and on which street or highway the maximum speed permissible in the zone has been conspicuously posted by signs adopted by the city council.
(b) The beginning of the limited speed zones shall be indicated by signs showing the speed limits.
(c) The city traffic engineer may establish limited speed zones through street or highway work areas. The beginning and end of the immediate work area shall be conspicuously posted with signs showing the maximum speed permissible. Any fine for a violation of these speed limits while workers are present shall be double the usual fine for speeding, but may not exceed the maximum fine for violation of a city ordinance. Signs showing that any fine will be double the usual speeding fine shall be erected in advance of the regulatory speed limit signs.
(1992 Code, § 40-138) (Ord. 64-75, passed 9-29-1975; Ord. 69-96, passed 6-3-1996; Ord. 73-12, passed 9-4-2012)