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.
[CC 1974 §320.030; Ord. No. 101 §1, 11-6-1963]
No person shall operate or drive a motor vehicle (except authorized
emergency vehicles on emergency runs) on or upon any open and public
street or thoroughfare within Velda City at a rate of speed in excess
of twenty (20) miles per hour except on Lucas and Hunt Road whereon
the rate of speed shall not be in excess of thirty (30) 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
a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 562 §§1, 3, 10-9-2002]
A.
All
public streets or roadways within the City limits where the speed
limit has been established at twenty (20) miles per hour or less and/or
any street or roadway designated as a School Zone shall be Special
Enforcement Areas.
B.
All
Special Enforcement Areas shall be designated and marked by the posting
of signs which shall clearly state "SPECIAL TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AREA,
FINES DOUBLED".
