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Home My WebLink AboutD-1797.06 Monon/Speed SPONSOR(S): Councilor Richard L. Sharp ORDINANCE D-1797-06 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL. INDIANA. ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS AND STOP INTERSECTIONS. AND DESIGNATING THROUGH HIGHWAYS. RELATIVE TO THE MONON GREENWAY WHEREAS, the City of Carmel, Indiana ("City"), pursuant to Indiana Code 36-10, has established a linear park within its jurisdiction commonly known as the Monon Greenway ("Monon Greenway"); and WHEREAS, the Carmel-Clay Parks and Recreation Board, as established and as governed by Indiana Code 36-10-3 ("Park Board"), operates and maintains the Monon Greenway pursuant to that certain Management Agreement originally entered into by and between the City and the Parks Board on July 16, 2003, as subsequently amended; and WHEREAS, the Monon Greenway runs along a former rail corridor extending from 96th Street to 146th Street in Hamilton County, Indiana; and WHEREAS, the Monon Greenway constitutes a "highway" and a "street" as those terms are defined in Indiana Code 9-13-2-73; and WHEREAS, the Monon Greenway is utilized by bicycles and other non-motorized "vehicles," as that term is defined in Indiana Code 9-13-2-196, by certain authorized "motor vehicles," as that term is defined in Indiana Code 9-13-2-105, and by pedestrians; and WHEREAS, the Monon Greenway crosses several highways and streets on its route, each such intersection creating a heightened risk of danger to persons traveling on the Monon Greenway and those persons traveling on intersecting thoroughfares; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of public safety and welfare to regulate traffic at Monon Greenway intersections by establishing stop intersections on the Monon Greenway at these intersections, pursuant to Indiana Code 9-21-1-3 and City Code Section 8-30; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Indiana Code 9-21-1-3, the City may regulate the speed of vehicles upon its highways and streets, as well as require all vehicles to stop before entering or crossing designated "through highways" located within its jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Indiana Code 9-21-5-6(e), the City, upon the request of the Park Board, may establish a speed limit for all vehicles traveling on the Monon Greenway; and Page One of Four Pages. The initial draft of this document was prepared by Douglas C. Haney, Carmel City Attorney, on February 17, 2006. Any changes thereafter made to this document are the sole responsibility of the document sponsor. [eb:TIl'Iword,,:\.Ifineddriv.\fil~\ordillllllces\l006\d-1797-06.doc:212OJ200610:43AM] SPONSOR(S): Councilor Richard L. Sharp WHEREAS, the Park Board has requested that the City establish a speed limit for all vehicles traveling on the Monon Greenway; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Indiana Code 9-21-11-11 and 9-21-17-13, all persons using the Monon Greenway must obey the traffic control devices located thereon; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of public safety and welfare to now declare the highways which cross the Monon Greenway as "through highways" and to require all vehicles and pedestrians on the Monon Greenway to stop before entering or crossing such "through highways" and to establish a speed limit for all vehicles traveling on the Monon Greenway. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, as follows: Section 1. The foregoing Recitals are incorporated herein and made a part hereof. Section 2. The following thoroughfares located within the City's jurisdiction are designated "through highways," for purposes of Indiana Code 9-21-1-3, at and about their intersection with the Monon Greenway: a. West Smokey Row Road (West 1361h Street) b. West Main Street (131" Street c. 151 Street NW d. 1" Street SW e. 2nd Street SW f. Gradle Drive g. West Carmel Drive h. East 1161h Street i. Central Park Drive j. East 111 Ih Street k. East 96~ Street Section 3. Chapter 8, Article 9, Section 8-120 of the Carmel City Code, should be and is hereby amended to include the following locations: "Street Name Monon Greenway Monon Greenway Monon Greenway Monon Greenway Monon Greenway Monon Greenway Monon Greenway Monon Greenway Monon Greenway Monon Greenway Ordinance D-1797 -06 Page Two of Four Pages Direction of Traffic Siqn Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop Intersectinq Street Northbound Southbound Northbound Southbound Northbound Southbound Northbound Southbound Northbound Southbound West Smokey Row (West 136th Street) West Smokey Row (West 136~ Street) West Main Street (13151 Street) West Main Street (131" Street) 1" Street NW 1" Street NW 1" Street SW 1" Street SW 2nd Street SW 2nd Street SW The initial draft of this document was prepared by Douglas C. Haney, Carmel City Attorney, on February 17, 2006. Any changes thereafter made to this document are the sole responsibility of the document sponsor. [elmlSword'z:\lfme d drivc\li1es\ordmancesI200/i'1d-1797.Q6.doc:212012006 10A3 AM] Monon Greenway Monon Greenway Monon Greenway Monon Greenway MononGreenway Monon Greenway Monon Greenway Monon Greenway Monon Greenway Monon Greenway Monon Greenway Monon Greenway Northbound Southbound Northbound Southbound Northbound Southbound Northbound Southbound Northbound Southbound Northbound Southbound SPONSOR(S): Councilor Richard L. Sharp Stop .' Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop East 116th Street East 116th Street Central Park Drive Central Park Drive East l11th Street East 111th Street Gradle Drive Gradle Drive West Carmel Drive West Carmel Drive East 96~ Street East 96~ Street" Section 4. Chapter 8, Article 3, Section 8-25 of the Carmel City Code should be and the same is hereby added to the Carmel City Code and shall read as follows: "Section 8-25. Speed Limit Desianations. a. No person may operate any "vehicle," as that term is defined in Indiana Code 9-13-2- 196, as amended, in excess of twenty miles per hour (20 mph) along the length of the Monon Greenway, excepting: (1) The Monon Greenway from its intersection with 111th Street to its intersection with 136th Street, where the speed limit shall be fifteen miles per hour (15 mph). (2) {Reserved} b. Any person who operates a vehicle in violation of this Section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in an amount not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each such violation." Section 5. The Carmel Street Department, in cooperation with the Carmel/Clay Parks Department, is directed to promptly prepare and post appropriate signage and/or markings at Monon Greenway intersections and along the Monon Greenway so as to effectuate this Ordinance. Section 6. All prior City ordinances or parts thereof that are inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed as of the effective date of this Ordinance. Section 7. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage, execution by the Mayor, and publication as required by law. ..-f PASSED ~~o..<-v\ a by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, , 2006, by a vote of &> ayes and c) nays. ~ this ~ 0 day of Ordinance D-1797-06 Page Three of Four Pages The inilial draft ot this document was prepared by Douglas C. Haney, Carmel City Attorney, on February 17, 2006. Any changes thereafter made to this document are the sole responsibility of the document sponsor. [cb'lI1SWord'2:\lfined dril'c\fiIcslordinanca\2006\d-1797-06.doc:212012006 10:43 AM] SPONSOR(S): Councilor Richard L. Sharp ITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA f} I3S EN/ Joseph C. Griffiths Richard L. Sharp, Pr ident Pro Tempore ~~p~m Ronald E. C e A -11-- ~aYo / ~ Mark Rattermann ; / easurer Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this dO ~ay of J ~~ 2005, at C;.. sO O'clock, L. M. ~';/; Diana L. Cordray, IAMC, Clerk-Treas er Approved by me, Mayor of the CiD-' of Carmel, Indiana, this.,;)O --H--.day of~ ~~ 2005, at & ; SO O'clock, L. M. Ordinance D-1797 -06 Page Four of Four Pages The initial draft of this document was prepared by Douglas C. Haney, Carmel City Attorney, on February 17, 2006. Any changes thereafter made to this document are the sole responsibility of the document sponsor. [cb:ms\\urd:;!;\Ili~ d drivc\fi1a;lordinanccs\2006\d-1797-06.doc:V20/200fl 10:43 AM]