(B) The county has determined on the basis of engineering and traffic investigations that the maximum speed permitted under I.C. 9-21-5, County Code § 70.01, or County Code § 70.02 is greater or less than reasonable and safe under the conditions that exist on certain county highways or parts of highways. Therefore, in the event of a conflict between those authorities and pursuant to I.C. 9-21-5-6 and County Code § 70.01 (D)(l), the speeds set forth under this section shall govern to the extent permitted by law.
(C) The county determines and declares that the reasonable and safe maximum limit for these highways are the speed limits set forth in a document entitled “Tippecanoe County Speed Limits and Traffic Control Devices,” which is to be maintained by the county highway department. Such document shall include, at a minimum, those locations set forth in Schedule I of Chapter 72 of the Tippecanoe County Code so long as those schedules remain in effect.
(D) A person operating a vehicle on a county highway must comply with a stop or yield sign erected at a specified entrance to a county highway in accordance with I.C. 9-21-4.
(E) The county shall install and maintain stop or yield signs at the locations set forth in the document entitled “Tippecanoe County Speed Limits and Traffic Control Devices,” which is to be maintained by the county highway department. Such document shall include, at a minimum, those locations set forth in Schedules Ill and IV of Chapter 72 of the Tippecanoe County Code so long as those schedules remain in effect.
(F) The Board of Commissioners may approve, by motion made in open meeting, amendments to the list contained in the “Tippecanoe County Speed Limits and Traffic Control Devices.”
(G) A violation under this section is a Class C infraction unless the person exceeds a speed limit on a street or highway upon which a school is located under I.C. 9-21-5-6(f) in which case the violation is a Class B infraction.
(Ord. 2022-10-CM, passed 7-18-22)