§ 9.24.020. Speed limits.

Except in those instances where a lower maximum lawful speed is provided by this title or otherwise, it is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to operate the same at a speed in excess of the following:

(1)

Twenty-five (25) miles per hour within the limits of the town;

(2)

Twenty-five (25) miles per hour in traversing any intersection of public highways within the city whenever the city council determines upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that such speed as permitted under this title at any intersection is greater than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist at such intersection, such local authority subject to the approval of the director of highways in cases where the alteration of speed limits on state highways or extensions thereof in the city are involved, shall determine and declare a reasonable and safe speed limit thereat, which shall be effective at all times or during hours of daylight or darkness or at such other times as may be determined; provided, appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected at such intersection or upon the approaches thereto;

(3)

Twenty (20) miles per hour when operating any vehicle upon a street when passing any marked public school or playground crosswalk when such marked crosswalk is bully posted with standard portable school speed or control signs. The speed zone at the crosswalk shall extend three hundred (300) feet in either direction from the marked crosswalk;

(4)

Thirty-five (35) miles per hour on Main Street from the north city limit to the south city limit;

(5)

Thirty (30) miles per hour on North Street (Lower Ahtanum Road) from Main Street west to two hundred (200) feet west of the United Pacific right-of-way;

(6)

Twenty-five (25) miles per hour on Rudkin Road from Valley Mall Boulevard to Main Street;

(7)

Fifteen (15) miles per hour on Callahan Lane from East Mead Avenue to Carey Avenue, on Ross Lane from South 18th Street East one hundred seventy (170) feet, on Lakeata Lane from East 18th Street East one hundred ninety (190) feet, on Short Street from Main Street East three hundred (300) feet, on Ladwig Lane from 2nd Street East one hundred (100) feet, and in any city park including Fullbright Park;

(8)

Forty (40) miles per hour on Ahtanum Road from two hundred (200) feet west of the United Pacific right-of-way to the west city limits;

(9)

The city manager is directed to erect signs indicating the new speed limit in all appropriate locations;

(10)

Fifteen (15) miles per hour in all city alleys from the north city limit to the south city limit, and from the east city limit to the west city limit.

(Ord. 2546 § 1 (part), 2007; Ord. 2259 § 1, 2000; Ord. 1875 § 1, 1995: Ord. 1764 § 1, 1994: Ord. 1505 § 1, 1991: Ord. 1423 § 1, 1990; Ord. 886 § 1, 1982: Ord. 665 § 1, 1977; Ord. 611 § 1, 1975: Ord. 430 § 1 (part), 1970: Ord. 305 Art. VI § 2, 1959)

( Ord. No. 2797 , § 2, 11-13-12)