8.2 1990 STO CITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR COMMISSION ACTION DATE TIME
10/22/1990 4:00 P.H.
AG.~.~!DA SECTION: Administration ORIGI _N~ATI NG DEPARTMENT: APPROVED FOR
NO.- 8 City Attorney AGENDA:
ITEM
BY: Greg Bengtson BY:
First Reading Ordinance Number 90-9414, regulating traffic within the corporate
limits of the City of Salina, Kansas; incorporating by reference the "Standard
Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities," Edition of 1990, and repealing the existing
section.
The proposed ordinance adopts by reference the 1990 edition of the Standard
Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities recently made available from the League of
Kansas Municipalities. Section 2 of the ordinance modifies Section 33 of the
Standard Ordinance by adding a 10 miles per hour speed limit for alleys and a 20
miles per hour speed limit for school zones.
Recommended action
Introduce Ordinance Number 90-9414 on first reading.
COMMISSION ACTION
MOTION BY SECOND BY
TO:
(Published in The Salina Journal October , 1990)
ORDINANCE NUMBER 90-9414
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC WITHIN THE CORPORATE
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF SALINA, KANSAS; INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE
THE "STANDARD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE FOR KANSAS CITIES," EDITION OF
1990; AND REPEALING EXISTING SALINA CODE SECTION 38-1.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina,
Kansas:
Section 1. That Section 38-1 of the Satina Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"Section 38-1. Incorporatinc~ Standard Traffic Ordinance.
There is hereby incorporated by reference for the
purpose of regulating traffic within the corporate limits of
the City of Salina, Kansas, that certain standard traffic
ordinance known as the 'Standard Traffic Ordinance for
Kansas Cities,' Edition of 1990, prepared and published in
book form by the League of Kansas Municipalities, Topeka,
Kansas, except as Section 33 contained therein is modified as
set forth in Section 2 below. No fewer than three copies of
the Standard Traffic Ordinance shall be marked or stamped
'Office Copy as Adopted by Ordinance Number 90-9414', with
all sections or portions thereof intended to be omitted or
changed clearly marked to show any such omission or change
and to which shall be attached a copy of this ordinance, and
filed with the City Clerk to be open to inspection and
available to the public at all reasonable hours."
Section 2. That Section 33 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance is
hereby changed to read as follows:
"Section 33. Maximum speed limits
(a) Except when a special hazard exists that requires lower
speed for compliance with Section 32, the limits specified in
this section or established as hereinafter authorized shall be
maximum lawful speeds, and no person shall drive a vehicle
at a speed in excess of such maximum limits:
(1) Twenty (20) miles per hour in any business
district;
(2) Thirty (30) miles per hour in any residence
district;
(3) Twenty (20) miles per hour in any park;
(4) Ten (10) miles per hour in any alley;
(5) Twenty (20) miles per hour in any school zone;
and
(6) Fifty-five (55) miles per hour in all other
locations. The maximum speed limit established by or
pursuant to this paragraph shall be of force and effect
regardless of whether signs are posted giving notice
thereof and notwithstanding any signs giving notice of
maximum speed limits in excess thereof, and any sign
giving notice of a maximum speed limit in excess of the
limits established by or pursuant to this paragraph
shall not be of any force or effect.
(b) No person shall drive a school bus to or from school or
interschool or intraschool functions or activities at a speed
greater than forty-five (45) miles per hour on any roadway
having dirt, sand or gravel surface, and in no event shall a
school bus be driven to and from school or activities in
excess of fifty-five (55) miles per hour, notwithstanding any
maximum speed limit in excess thereof. The provisions of
this subsection shall apply to buses used for the
transportation of students enrolled in community junior
colleges or area vocational schools when such ]~uses are
transporting students to or from school functions or
activities."
Section 3. Repeal. That the existing Section 38-1 of the Salina Code
is hereby repealed.
Section 4. Effective date. That this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its adoption and publication once in the official city
newspaper.
Introduced: October 22, 1990
Passed: November 5, 1990
Robert E. Frank, Mayor
[SEAL]
ATTEST:
Jacqueline Shiever, City Clerk