HomeMy WebLinkAboutD-2514-20 Extends the worksite speed limit of 40 m.p.h. on Keystone Parkway until December 1, 2020 SPONSOR(S): Councilors Aasen,Kimball
and Worrell
ORDINANCE NO.D-2514-20
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL,INDIANA,
• AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE 3,SECTION 8-26(a)DESIGNATING
WORKSITE SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN CITY STREETS
Synopsis: Extends the worksite speed limit of 40 m.p.h. on Keystone Parkway until December
1,2020.
WHEREAS,the City of Carmel, Indiana, has the authority to establish motor vehicle speed limits
pursuant to Cannel City Code Section 8-15 and Indiana Code § 9-21-5-6; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Indiana Code § 9-21-5-11,. a municipality may establish temporary
maximum worksite speed limits on roads within its jurisdiction without conducting an engineering study and
investigation if the regular speed limit is reduced by at least ten(10) miles per hour;and
WHEREAS, lower speed limits within road worksites increase the safety for vehicles, and
construction workers; and
WHEREAS, the safety of the travelling public requires enforcement of the worksite speed limits,
even in the absence of construction workers; and
WHEREAS, on October 2, 2017 the Cannel Common Council adopted Ordinance D-2387-17,which
designated a worksite speed limit of 40 m.p.h. on Keystone Parkway for the estimated duration of the
Keystone Parkway and 96th Street Project; and
WHEREAS, the worksite speed limit on Keystone Parkway set forth in D-2387-17 expired on
November 1, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Engineering has requested that the worksite speed limit on Keystone
Parkway be extended until December 1, 2020 due to ongoing work on the Keystone Parkway and 96th Street
Project and the re-surfacing of Keystone Parkway; and
WHEREAS, it is in the interests of public safety and welfare to extend the 40 m.p.h. worksite speed
limit on Keystone Parkway until December 1, 2020.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED,by the Common Council of the City of Carmel,
Indiana, as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing Recitals are fully incorporated herein by this reference.
Ordinance D-2514-20
Page One of Three Pages
This Ordinance was prepared by Jon Oberlander,Senior Carmel Assistant City Attorney,on 3/6/20 at 8:53 AM.It may have been
subsequently revised. However, no subsequent revision to this Ordinance has been reviewed by Mr. Oberlander for legal
sufficiency or otherwise.
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SPONSOR(S): Councilors Aasen,Kimball
and Worrell
Section 2. The following section of Carmel City Code Chapter 8, Article 3, Section 8-26(a) is hereby
amended and shall read as follows:
"(a) For the road construction projects listed below, the speed limit shall be designated as:
(1) Keystone Parkway and 96th Street Project—40 m.p.h. until December 1, 2020.
(2) Reserved.
(3) Reserved."
Section 3. The remaining provisions of Carmel City Code Section 8-26 are not affected by this
Ordinance and shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 4. If any portion of this Ordinance is for any reason declared to be invalid by a court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance
so long as enforcement of same can be given the same effect.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage
and signing by the Mayor and such publication as required by law.
Ordinance D-2514-20
Page Two of Three Pages
This Ordinance was prepared by Jon Oberlander,Senior Carmel Assistant City Attorney,on 3/6/20 at 8:53 AM. It may have been
subsequently revised. However, no subsequent revision to this Ordinance has been reviewed by Mr. Oberlander for legal
sufficiency or otherwise.
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SPONSOR(S): Councilors Aasen,Kimball
r 04 and Worrell
• PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Cannel, Indiana, this t
lJ day of 4� , 2020,
by a vote of 0( ayes and 0 nays.
COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL
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Sue Wolfgang, Clerk
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Cannel, Indiana this, b7 d y of
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J es Brainard, Mayor
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Sue Wolfgang, Cl
Ordinance D-2514-20
Page Three of Three Pages
This Ordinance was prepared by Jon Oberlander,Senior Carmel Assistant City Attorney,on 3/6/20 at 8:53 AM. It may have been
subsequently revised. However, no subsequent revision to this Ordinance has been reviewed by Mr. Oberlander for legal
sufficiency or otherwise.
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