HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution BPW 03-06-24-08/ENG/Designating and Approving the Placement of Speed Limit Signs on City Streets/Coram Deo AcademyThis Resolution was prepared by Benjamin J. Legge, Interim Corporation Counsel, on February 28, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. No
subsequent revision to this Resolution has been reviewed by Mr. Legge for legal sufficiency or otherwise.
RESOLUTION NO. BPW 03-06-24-08
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CARMEL BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY
DESIGNATING AND APPROVING THE PLACEMENT OF SPEED LIMIT SIGNS ON CITY
STREETS WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF A SCHOOL
WHEREAS, the City of Carmel (the “City”) has the power and authority, under Indiana Code
Section 9-21-5-6, to regulate speed limits on a street or highway upon which a school is located and within
immediate proximity of a school; and
WHEREAS, Carmel City Code Chapter 8, Article 3, Section 8-17, establishes the speed limit for
all motor vehicular traffic within immediate proximity of a school to be twenty-five (25) miles per hour
from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on school days, only where speed limit signs have been installed pursuant to
Indiana Code Section 9-21-5-6; and
WHEREAS, Carmel City Code Chapter 8, Article 3, Section 8-17 authorizes the City of Carmel
Board of Public Works and Safety to determine the placement and location of speed limit signs within
immediate proximity of a school in the City’s corporate limits; and
WHEREAS, the City of Carmel Department of Engineering, having reviewed this matter, now
requests that the City of Carmel Board of Public Works and Safety review and approve the placement and
installation of all signs necessary to enforce school zone speed limits under Carmel City Code Section 8-
17 and Indiana Code Section 9-21-5-6(f), on certain City streets, as set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Carmel Board of Public Works and
Safety as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing Recitals are fully incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. The City of Carmel Board of Public Works and Safety has reviewed the City
Engineer’s recommendation, and hereby approves the installation of all signs necessary to enforce
school zone speed limits under Carmel City Code § 8-17 and Indiana Code § 9-21-5-6(f), in the
following location(s) within the City’s corporate limits:
• Within immediate proximity to Coram Deo Academy, along Congressional Blvd, N College
Ave, and 117th Street.
Section 3. This Resolution is effective upon its passage.
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This Resolution was prepared by Benjamin J. Legge, Interim Corporation Counsel, on February 28, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. No
subsequent revision to this Resolution has been reviewed by Mr. Legge for legal sufficiency or otherwise.
SO RESOLVED.
By the Carmel Board of Public Works and Safety
BY:
Sue Finkam, Mayor
Date:
Laura Campbell, Member
Date:
Alan Potasnik, Member
Date:
ATTEST:
Jacob Quinn, City Clerk
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