The State traffic laws regulating the speed of vehicles shall be applicable upon all streets within the City, except that the City may by ordinance declare and determine upon the basis of engineering and traffic investigation that certain speed regulations shall be applicable upon specified streets or in certain areas, in which event it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of any speed so declared when signs are in place giving notice thereof, but no City ordinance shall regulate the speed of vehicles upon controlled access highways of the State.
The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to regulate the timing of traffic signals so as to permit the movement of traffic in an orderly and safe manner at speeds slightly at variance from the speeds otherwise applicable within the district or at intersections and shall erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof.
Except where otherwise provided by signs erected pursuant to duly passed and approved ordinances, no person shall operate a vehicle on any street in the City in excess of twenty-five (25) miles per hour.
No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law. Peace Officers may enforce the provisions of this Section by directions to drivers, and in the event of apparent willful disobedience to this provision and refusal to comply with direction of an officer in accordance herewith, the continued slow operation by a driver is an ordinance violation.
No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon those portions of the roadways which are set forth and described in Schedule I at a rate of speed in excess of that speed limit set for such portions of the roadways by said Schedule.
[CC 1992 §320.040; Ord. No. 13 §24, 9-8-1958; Ord. No. 1359, 5-7-2018; Ord. No. 1360, 5-7-2018]
A. 
An "All Year School Zone" for the Concordia R-2 Elementary School is hereby established, and shall include all lands within the following boundaries:
1. 
The Northern boundary shall begin at the northwest corner of the SW 3rd St. and Leona St. intersection and continuing west to the east side of the Public Right-of-Way of Public Road 321 (Runge Road).
2. 
The West boundary shall be that portion of the east Public Road 321 Runge Road) right-of-way boundary between the western point of intersection as listed in Subsection (A)(1), south ending at the north Public Use Right-of-Way boundary for Mulkey Station Road.
3. 
The South boundary of the School Zone shall be the north boundary of Mulkey Station Road, which converts to W 7th Street when entering the City Limits of Concordia, east, ending at the Northwest intersection of W 7th and Leona St.
4. 
The East boundary of the School Zone shall be the west Right-of-Way boundary of Leona from W 7th Street north, to SW 3rd St.
5. 
The driving surface of Public Road Road 321 (Runge Road), Mulkey Station Road and Leona St. shall not be included in the School Zone.
B. 
In accordance with the provisions of this Section, and when signs are erected giving notice thereof, it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of the speeds listed below on the streets as designated at any time of year.
Sunset Hills Drive from SW 3rd Street to W 7th Street
15 MPH
Lorien from SW 3rd Street to SW 6th Street
15 MPH
Sunset Hill Terrace
15 MPH
SW 3rd Street from Sunset Hills Drive to western end of road
15 MPH
SW 3rd Street from Leona to Sunset Hill Drive
15 MPH
SW 4th Street from Leona to western end of road
15 MPH
SW 5th Street from Leona to Sunset Hills Drive
15 MPH
SW 6th Street from Leona to Lorien
15 MPH
C. 
A "School Zone" for the Concordia R-2 High School facilities is hereby established, and shall include all lands within the following boundaries:
1. 
The Northern boundary shall begin at the southwest corner of the SW 10th St. and Main intersection and continue west, along the south right-of-way of SW 10th Street, to the west public road right-of-way of SW 10 and S. Charlotte St.
2. 
The west boundary will be the western road right-of-way of S. Charlotte St., from SW 10th St. to SW 11th St.; then west along the north right-of-way of SW 11th St. to an imaginary point intersecting a continuation of the West property line of the Concordia R-2 School District; the west boundary of the School Zone extends South to the northwest corner of the west property line and the assumed extension of the northern right-of-way of SW 12 Terrace.
3. 
The south boundary of the School Zone shall begin at the finishing point defined in Subsection (C)(2) and continue east, along the north right-of-way of SW 12th Terrace to the northwest corner of the intersection of SW 12th Terrace and S. Bismark, then south, along the western right-of-way of S. Bismark St. to the northwest right-of-way of the SW Bismark and SW 13th St. intersection, then east along the north right-of-way of SW 13th St. to the northwest intersections right-of-way of SW 13th and Main St.
4. 
The east boundary of the School Zone shall be the western right-of-way of Main Street, from the south right-of-way of SW 10th Street to the north right-of-way of SW 13th Street.
D. 
In accordance with the provisions of this Section, and when signs are erected giving notice thereof, it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of the speeds listed below on the streets as designated at any time of year.
S Charlotte St. from SW 10th St. to SW 11th St.
15 MPH
S Bismark St. from SW 10th St. to SW 13th St.
15 MPH
S Gordon St. from SW 10th to SW 13th St.
15 MPH
SW 11th St. from Main St. to end of driving surface
15 MPH
SW 12th St. from Main St. to end of driving surface
15 MPH
Alley between S. Bismark and S Gordon, from SW 11th To SW 12th
15 MPH
E. 
In passing all additional schoolhouses and school grounds during the school year, and between the hours that school is in session or when children are going to or from school, the rate of speed shall not exceed fifteen (15) miles per hour.