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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Revising Speed Limits on portions of Dayton Road and Lincoln Way ORDINANCE NO. 3135 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SUBSECTION 26.39(9) AS IT NOW EXISTS, AND RE-ENACTING A NEW SUBSECTION 26.39(9) AND ENACTING A NEW SUBSECTION 26.39(24) FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVISING THE SPEED LIMIT ON A POR- TION OF DAYTON ROAD AND ON A PORTION OF LINCOLNWAY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; ESTABLISHING A PENALTY AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa: Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa is hereby amended by repealing Subsection 26.39(9) as it now exists and re-enacting a new subsection as follows: "(9) Lincoln Way: fifty (50) miles per hour from the east corporation limits to 1200 feet east of Dayton Road; forty-five (45) miles per hour from 1200 feet east of Dayton Road to a point twenty-nine hundred fifty (2950) feet east of Duff Avenue; thirty-five (35) miles per hour from a point twenty-nine hundred fifty (2950) feet east of Duff Avenue to the center of Duff Avenue; thirty (30) miles per hour from the centerline of Duff Avenue to the east line of North Riverside Drive; thirty-five (35) miles per hour from the east line of North Riverside Drive to the centerline of Beach Avenue; thirty (30) miles per hour from the centerline of Beach Avenue to the west line of Sheldon Avenue; thirty-five (35) miles per hour from Sheldon Avenue to a point three hundred (300) feet west of Beedle Drive; forty-five (45) miles per hour from a point three hundred (300) feet west of Beedle Drive to the west line of Thackeray Avenue; and fifty-five (55) miles per hour from Thackeray Avenue to the west corporation limits." Section Two. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa is hereby further amended by enacting a new subsection as follows: "(24) Dayton Road. thirty-five (35) miles per hour from 1000 feet north of Lincoln Way to 1000 feet south of Lincoln Way." Section Three. Violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a simple misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $100 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days. Section Four. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith shall be repealed to the extent of such conflict if any. Section Five. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as required by law. Passed this 9th day of July 1991. Nancy Dioni City Clerk Larry R. urtis, Mayor 0159 2