Chapter 63: Speed Regulations

§ 63.04 Special Speed Zones

The last consolidated text (2010 Code (city website file), August 11, 2010); amended since by Ord. 2012-311 (June 22, 2012), Ord. 2018-439 (July 18, 2018), Ord. 2019-462 (November 20, 2019), Ord. 2024-510 (April 3, 2024), Ord. 2024-516 (November 6, 2024) — not yet consolidated. Below: that text, and every version since 2010.

Unofficial compilation built from the City's published 2010 Code chapters and the text of adopted ordinances. Effective dates are inferred from adoption records; scanned chapters were OCR'd. The City of Tiffin's adopted Code of Ordinances governs. Not legal advice.

63.04 SPECIAL SPEED ZONES

Amended by Ord. 2012-311 (June 22, 2012) — not yet consolidated; the text below is the earlier text. Read the ordinance.

Replaced by Ord. 2018-439 (July 18, 2018) — not yet consolidated; the text below is the earlier text. Read the ordinance.

Replaced by Ord. 2019-462 (November 20, 2019) — not yet consolidated; the text below is the earlier text. Read the ordinance.

Replaced by Ord. 2024-510 (April 3, 2024) — not yet consolidated; the text below is the earlier text. Read the ordinance.

Replaced by Ord. 2024-516 (November 6, 2024) — not yet consolidated; the text below is the earlier text. Read the ordinance.

In accordance with requirements of the Iowa Department of Transportation, or whenever the Council shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that any speed limit listed in Section 63.02 is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place or upon any part of the City street system, the Council shall determine and adopt by ordinance such higher or lower speed limit as it deems reasonable and safe at such location. The following special speed zones have been established:

(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.290)

1. Special 10 MPH Speed Zones. A speed in excess of 10 miles per hour is unlawful on all alleys within the City.

2. Special 25 MPH Speed Zones. A speed in excess of 25 miles per hour is unlawful on any of the following designated streets or parts thereof.

A. On Roberts Ferry Road.

3. Special 45 MPH Speed Zones. A speed in excess of 45 miles per hour is unlawful on any of the following designated streets or parts thereof.

A. On Park Road, from Forevergreen Road southerly to 340th Street SW, except the designated School District zone along Park Road, which will have a speed zone of 25 miles per hour.

4. Signs. The Public Works Department of the City of Tiffin will post speed limit signs consistent with the provisions of this section.

5. Highway 6 (Marengo Road). The Speed limit on Highway 6 (Marengo Road) is set by the Iowa Department of Transportation.

Last consolidated text: 2010 Code (city website file), in force from August 11, 2010 · source page · amended since by Ord. 2012-311 (June 22, 2012), Ord. 2018-439 (July 18, 2018), Ord. 2019-462 (November 20, 2019), Ord. 2024-510 (April 3, 2024), Ord. 2024-516 (November 6, 2024) (not yet consolidated)

In the 2026 draft (a comparison with a draft, not adopted): § 63.04 — wording changed, wording changed · compare

Set by resolution and ordinance: speed limits (11 current of 18) · traffic and street-use register

History

FromToSourceHowDocument
Aug 11, 2010today 2010 Code base text · text p. 1
Jun 22, 2012 Ord. 2012-311 amended in part · not yet consolidated p. 1
Jul 18, 2018 Ord. 2018-439 section replaced · not yet consolidated p. 1
Nov 20, 2019 Ord. 2019-462 section replaced · not yet consolidated p. 1
Apr 3, 2024 Ord. 2024-510 section replaced · not yet consolidated p. 1
Nov 6, 2024 Ord. 2024-516 section replaced · not yet consolidated p. 1

Dates: an Iowa ordinance takes effect when it is published after adoption. Where the clerk's certificate records the publication date it is used; otherwise the adoption date stands in for it. "Not yet consolidated" means the ordinance amends this section but its new text has not been checked into this compilation yet: read the ordinance.

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Data last updated October 22, 2026. Built from the archive's documents; see how the data is built.