[Ord. No. 252 §1; Ord. No. 2060 §1, 9-2-2008]
The State traffic laws regulating the speed of vehicles shall
be applicable upon all streets within the City; except, that the City
may 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.
[Ord. No. 370 §1; Ord. No. 381, §1; Ord. No. 463, §1; Ord. No. 478, §1; Ord. No. 511, §3; Ord. No. 538, §§2,3; Ord.
No. 547, §1; Ord. No. 550, §1; Ord. No. 614, §2; Ord. No. 749, §1; Ord. No. 760, §1; Ord. No. 775, §1; Ord. No. 793, §1; Ord. No. 844, §1; Ord. No. 874, §1; Ord. No. 882, §§1,2; Ord. No. 1039 §1, 11-17-1992; Ord. No. 1048 §1, 5-4-1993; Ord. No. 1055 §1, 6-1-1993; Ord.
No. 1217 §1, 4-2-1996; Ord. No. 1407 §1, 6-1-1999; Ord.
No. 1416 §1, 8-17-1999; Ord. No. 1425 §1, 10-5-1999; Ord.
No. 1442 §4, 2-15-2000; Ord. No. 1455 §3, 6-6-2000; Ord.
No. 1456 §1, 6-6-2000; Ord. No. 1493 §2, 11-7-2000; Ord.
No. 1833 §1, 6-1-2005; Ord. No. 1976 §2, 6-5-2007; Ord.
No. 2060 §2, 9-2-2008]
The City is hereby authorized to regulate the speed of all vehicles
on all streets within the City, which shall be designated by signage
as authorized and erected or directed to be erected by the City. It
shall be unlawful for any person to drive at a speed in excess of
thirty (30) miles per hour on all streets within the City limits unless
otherwise specified by City authorized speed limit signage.
[Ord. No. 252, §1]
The board of aldermen 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.
[Ord. No. 935 §1; Ord. No. 1315 §1, 10-21-1997]
(a)
Whenever any ordinance of the City designates a street adjacent to
school property as a school zone, the Board of Aldermen shall place
and maintain such signs, devices, crosswalks and marks or lines upon
the surface of the roadway as shall be necessary for the protection
of school children and other pedestrians. All such signs, devices,
markings, etc. shall conform to the applicable standards of the State
Highway Commission.
(b)
Signs designating the school zone speed limit shall be maintained
at a distance of seventy-five (75) feet from the point at which the
street adjoins the nearest property line of the school. Signs designating
that a school zone is ahead shall be maintained at a distance of two
hundred twenty-five (225) feet from the nearest point at which the
street adjoins the property line of the school.
(c)
The school zone speed limit shall be in force on school days when
children are present.
(d)
It shall be unlawful to drive at a speed in excess of twenty (20)
miles per hour in all school zones within the City on school days
when children are present.
[Ord. No. 935 §1; Ord. No. 1039 §2, 11-17-1992; Ord. No. 1315 §2, 10-21-1997; Ord. No. 1629 §1, 9-3-2002]
The following streets are designated as school zones in which the provisions of Section 13-39.5 shall apply when conditions exist as set forth in Section 13-39.5(c):
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Bald Hill Road (Geggie Elementary School)
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East North Street (Blevins Elementary School)
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Meramec Boulevard (St. Mark's Lutheran Elementary School)
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North Central Avenue (Individualized Learning Center and Central
Baptist Pre-school)
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Stockell Drive (Individualized Learning Center)
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[Ord. No. 1553 §1, 9-4-2001]
Pursuant to Section 304.580, RSMo., there shall be an additional
fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for speeding or passing
in a construction zone if a construction worker is present. A sign
shall be erected by the Missouri Department of Transportation warning
drivers that a two hundred fifty dollar ($250.00) fine will be imposed
for speeding or passing in a construction zone.
