Discussion and Review of Tiffin Municipal Code Revisions – Preparation for Setting the Public Hearing — Tiffin City Code - DRAFT

CHAPTER 63 SPEED REGULATIONS 63.01 General 63.04 Special Speed Zones 63.02 State Code Speed Limits 63.05 Minimum Speed 63.03 Parks, Cemeteries, and Parking Lots 63.06 Controlled Access Facilities 63.01 GENERAL. Every driver of a motor vehicle on a street shall drive the same at a careful and prudent speed not greater than nor less than is reasonable and proper, having due regard to the traffic, surface and width of the street and of any other conditions then existing, and no person shall drive a vehicle on any street at a speed greater than will permit said driver to bring it to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead, such driver having the right to assume, however, that all persons using said street will observe the law. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.285) 63.02 STATE CODE SPEED LIMITS. The following speed limits are established in Section 321.285 of the Code of Iowa and any speed in excess thereof is unlawful unless specifically designated otherwise in this chapter as a special speed zone. 1. Business District – 20 MPH. 2. Residence or School District – 25 MPH. 3. Suburban District – 45 MPH. 63.03 PARKS, CEMETERIES, AND PARKING LOTS. A speed in excess of 15 MPH in any public park, cemetery, or parking lot, unless specifically designated otherwise in this chapter, is unlawful. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.236(5)) 63.04 SPECIAL SPEED ZONES. In accordance with requirements of the State 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 MPH is unlawful on all alleys within the City. 2. Special 25 MPH Speed Zones. A speed in excess of 25 MPH is unlawful on any of the following designated streets or parts thereof. A. On Roberts Ferry Road, from 50 feet south of Ireland Ave. NW (Ridgeway Drive) to 500 feet south of the Railroad Tracks. 3. Special 30 MPH Speed Zones. A speed in excess of 30 MPH is unlawful on any of the following designated streets or parts thereof. A. On Oakdale Boulevard, from North Park Road to Roberts Ferry Road. CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 515 -