(A) The Council, having determined on the basis of engineering and traffic investigations that the maximum speed permitted by the state statute is greater than reasonable and safe under the conditions found to exist on certain streets and parts of streets, declares the following reasonable and safe maximum speed limits on the highways listed in this schedule.
(B) For the purpose of this schedule, BUSINESS DISTRICT is defined as set forth in I.C. 9-13-2-18.
(C) No person shall operate a vehicle in excess of 20 miles per hour in any portion of the town which is not a business district or school zone.
(D) No person shall operate a vehicle in excess of 20 miles per hour in any business district or school zone, which includes the following.
Street
|
Location
|
Designation
|
Penalty
|
Independence Street | Between Canal Street and the Conrail Railroad tracks | Business District | $75* |
McClellan Street | Between its intersection with Independence Street and Sherman Street and its intersection with the Conrail Railroad tracks | Business District | $75* |
Oak Street | Between Canal Street and LaSalle Street | School Zone | $75* |
Sherman Street | Between Posey Street and Zehner Street | Business District | $75* |
Note to Table: *If not paid within 20 days, court costs will also apply. This penalty also applies to highways not within school zones and business districts. | |||
(Prior Code, § 9-4-1-58) (Ord. 6-21-71, passed 6-21-1971; Ord. 2008-03, passed 7-1-2008; Ord. 2013-03, passed 8-13-2013)
Statutory reference:
Alteration of speed limits, see I.C. 9-21-5-3
Local authorities, alteration of speed limits, see I.C. 9-21-5-6
Minimum speed regulation, see I.C. 9-21-5-8
Regulation of speed limits in public parks, see I.C. 9-21-1