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To: Honorable Mayor Ann Campbell and City Council Members
From: Jessica D. Spoden, Assistant City Attorney
Date: January 6, 2016
Subject: Section 26.39(1)(ee) Code Amendment
The City of Ames has grown, and continues to expand its corporate limits. As this
happens, some of our code provisions do not reflect such changes. One of these
provisions is Section 26.39(1)(ee), Specifically Designated Speed Limits on Certain
Streets, Stange Road. The provision currently states that the speed limit on Stange shall
be "Thirty-five (35) miles per hour between Bloomington Road and Kingston Drive ..."
(emphasis added). As the city has annexed land to the north, the north boundary line of
the City is no longer at Bloomington Road, leaving that portion of Stange north of
Bloomington without a specifically designated speed limit. To remedy this, Staff
suggests a code amendment changing "Bloomington Road" to "the City of Ames north
corporate limit." The amendment would clarify that all portions of Stange have the 35
m.p.h. limit, but it would not otherwise change the established speed limit on Stange
Road. Staff consulted with the City Traffic Engineer who recommends continuation of
the same speed limit on Stange Road all the way to the City's northern boundary.
Therefore, staff is bringing this amendment to Council to ask for your favorable
consideration by its first passage and subsequent enactment .
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