HomeMy WebLinkAboutD-1790-06 Monon Speed Repealed
SPONSOR(S): Councilor Ronald Carter
ORDINANCE D-1790-06
AS AMENDED
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL IND 1\NA
ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS AND STOP INTERSECTIONS AND DESIGN ING
THROUGH HIGHWAYS RELATIVE TO THE MONON GREENWA
WHEREAS, the City of Carmel, Indiana ("City"), pursuant to IndO a Code 36.10, has
established a linear park within its jurisdiction commonly known as the !vi on Greenway ("Monon
Greenway"); and
WHEREAS, the Carmel.Clay Parks and Recreation Board, as stablished and as governed by
Indiana Code 36-10.3 ("Park Board"), operates and main~he onon Greenway pursuant to that
certain Management Agreement originally entered into by/~t en the City and the Parks Board on
July 16, 2003, as subsequently amended; and . V) \..Q .
WHEREAS, the Monon Greenway runs aldng aJ~ ~r~OrridOr extending from 96th Street
to 146th Street in Hamilton County, Indiana; an~V
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WHEREAS, the Monon GreenwaMon itu ,.a ~ghway" and a "street" as those terms are
defined in Indiana Code 9.13.2.73; an~ V j\
WHEREAS, the MononGr e ay is tiliZ~y bicycles and other non-motorized "vehicles,"
as that term is defined in Indiana ode 9 3 .196, by certain authorized "motor vehicles," as that term .
is defined in Indiana Code 9' - - 05 by pedestrians; and
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. WHEREAS, th Mo n G e way crosses several highways and streets on its route, each such
intersection creating a eight n isk of danger to persons traveling on the Monon Greenway and
those persons traveling on inter cting thoroughfares; and
WHEREAS, it is 0 he best interests of public safety and welfare to regulate traffic at Monon
Greenway intersections y establishing stop intersections on the Monon Greenway at these
intersections, pursuant Indiana Code 9.21-1 ~3 and City Code Section 8-30; and
WHERE , pursuant to Indiana Code 9-21.1-3, the City may regulate the speed of vehicles
upon its highw s and streets, as well as require all vehicles to stop before entering or crossing
designated" ough highways" located within its jurisdiction; and
EREAS, pursuant to Indiana Code 9-21-5-6(e), the City, upon the request of the Park
ay establish the speed limit on the Monon Greenway as fifteen (15) miles per hour; and
Prepared by Douglas C. Haney, Carmel City Attorney
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