HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Specifically Designated Speed Limits on Certain Streets ORDINANCE NO. 4267
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY
OF AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SECTION 26.39(W) AND
ENACTING A NEW SECTION 26.39(W) THEREOF, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF DESIGNATED SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN STREETS;
REPEALING ANY AND ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH
CONFLICT; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED,by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa,that:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa shall be and the same is hereby amended by
enacting a new Section as follows:
"Sec.26.39. SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN STREETS.
(1) No person shall operate a vehicle in excess of the following designated speed limits on the
following streets or portions of streets:
(w) Sixth Street: thirty (30) miles per hour from Grand Avenue to Hazel Avenue, and
twenty-five (25) miles per hour from Hazel Avenue west to a point one hundred feet(100) east of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad underpass."
Section Two. Violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a simple misdemeanor
punishable as set out by law.
Section Three. All ordinances,or parts of ordinances, in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent
of such conflict,if any.
Section Four. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as
required by law.
Passed this 26`h day of July,2016.
Diane R. Voss,City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor