HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD1181ORDINANCE NO 1181
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION.
ARIZONA,ESTABLISHING THE SPEED LIMIT ON BASELINE AVENUE BETWEEN IDAHO
ROAD AND TOMAHAWK ROAD:REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS:AND
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION.
ARIZONA THAT:
WHEREAS,pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated ("A.R.S.")§ 9-276.i t is
in the public interest to ensure safe,effective and efficient traffic flow along
public right-of-ways within the City of Apache Junction,Arizona:and
WHEREAS,pursuant to Apache Junction City Code §12-2-4 and the Engineering
Traffic Speed Study,the City may establish and/or change speed limits as deemed
necessary for public safety:and
WHEREAS,the Mayor and City Council find that speed limits are necessary to
further this goal.
WHEREAS,in accordance with A.R.S.§ 28-703(E).a local authority may also alter
the maximum speed limit on its streets but may not make more than six alterations
per mile in increments of ten miles per hour for each alteration.
NOW,THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED THAT the speed limit be allowed and established as
follows:
1.On Baseline Avenue from Idaho Road to Tomahawk Road:35 MPH
2.The Director of Public Works and the Director of Public Safety are hereby
empowered and directed to initiate appropriate action to install speed limit
signs and enforce the speed limit on Baseline Avenue.
SECTION I I REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance,or any part of the code adopted herein by reference,are hereby
repealed.
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SECTION III PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
I f any section,subsection,sentence,phrase.clause or portion of this
ordinance,or any part of the code adopted herein by reference,is for any reason
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent
jurisdiction,such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions thereof.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION.
ARIZONA,THIS 6TH DAY OF MAY .2003.
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 6TH DAY OF MAY .2003.
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN CONNELLY
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
RICHARD—e7—STERN
City Attorney
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DOUGLAS/tOLEMAN
MAYOR