HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 09- 1758 Revising Sections of Chapter 10.24 Speed Limits of the Municipal Code
ORDINANCE NO. 1758
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
BOZEMAN, MONTANA PROVIDING THAT THE BOZEMAN
MUNICIPAL CODE BE AMENDED BY REVISING THE
FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 10.24, SPEED LIMITS OF
THE BOZEMAN MUNICIPAL CODE: SECTION 10.24.010;
SECTION 10.24.020 SECTION 10.24.030; SECTION 10.24.040;
SECTION 10.24.050; SECTION 10.24.060; AND SECTION 10.24.070
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana that
Section 1
Section 10.24.010 of the Bozeman Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"10.24.010 Speed Regulations -General Rule
Every person operating or driving a vehicle of any character on a public street or
roadway of in the city limits shall drive the same in a careful and prudent manner, and at a rate
of speed no greater or net less than is reasonable and proper under the conditions existing at the
point and time of operation, taking into account the amount and character of traffic, condition of
brakes, width of vehicle, grade, and width of street or roadway, condition of surface, freedom of
obstruction to view ahead, and all other conditions then existing, and so as not to unduly
endanger the life, limb, property, or other rights of any person entitled to the use of the street or
roadway. (Prior code § 11.04.190)
A. The prima facie speed limits set forth herein may be altered upon the basis of an
en ing Bering and traffic investigation that finds that anv prima facie speed set forth in
this Chapter is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to
exist at anv intersection or other place or upon any~art of a street or highway within
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the City's jurisdiction. Such investigation shall be conducted by the City Engineer, or
designee, in consultation with the Director of Public Safety -Police, or designee, and
upon concurrence with the recommendation of the Cit~gineer, the City
Commission shall adopt a Resolution to determine and declare a reasonable and safe
prima facie speed limit which shall be effective when appropriate signs givin ng otice
thereof are erected at such intersections or other place or part of the street or hi~ay.
Upon adoption of such a Resolution, the Resolution shall be posted in the office of the
City Clerk and in such other locations as maybe designated by the City Clerk."
B. It shall be prima facie unlawful for any person to exceed any of the speed limitations
set out in this Chapter or in subsequent Commission Resolutions which may be
adopted from time to time as set out in Section 10.24.O10.A when such speed limits
are properly posted. In every charge of violation of this Chapter or subsequent
Commission Resolution, the complaint shall specif t~peed at which the defendant
is alleged to have driven, and the speed applicable at the time and place of the allegeed
violation, as posted.
C. The Director of Public Services, together with the Director of Public Safety -Police,
and the City Engineer are hereby authorized to establish temporary speed zones,
including school or park zones, after conductin~a preliminary visual and en ing Bering
review of any_proposed street, school or park location, which mawrequire a temporary
designation. Such temporaril~gnation, when properly signed, shall be effective at
all times until a complete traffic and en 'nib, Bering study is completed or until the City
Commission makes an alternate determination."
Section 2
Section 10.24.020 of the Bozeman Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
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"10.24.020 Specific Speed Restriction Areas.
A. Subject to the provisions of Section 10.24.010, and except in those instances where a
lower speed is specified in this chapter, it shall be prima facie lawful for the driver of
a vehicle to ~e operate the same at a speed not exceeding the following, exce t
in any case when such speed would be unsafe due to presently existing conditions ~
1. The speed limit is twenty-five miles an hour on all streets within the
city limits unless otherwise posted.
2. The maximum speed limit is forty miles an hour on any street within
the city limits, unless otherwise posted and as excepted by Section
10.24.020 A.3 of this Chapter.
3. Highways. There are various highways within the City limits of the
City of Bozeman over which the Montana Transportation
Commission has authority to establish speed limits. These speed
limits are posted by the Montana Department of Transportation as
authorized in 61-8-310, Montana Codes Annotated. '`T^ ~'~~~~°~' ^~
It shall be unlawful to operate a
motor vehicle at a speed less than fifteen miles an hour on any through
or arterial ~ highway.
4. Intersections. Speed limits at intersections are fifteen miles per hour
when:
a~ making a right or left hand turn at any intersection of streets;
~~°°~ ~~'°~ ^„ ''^~~r ~ approaching within fifty feet of any
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intersection of streets when the driver's view is obstructed. A
driver's view shall be deemed to be obstructed when, at any time
during the last fifty feet of 1~ the approach to such intersection,
lie the driver does not have a clear and uninterrupted view of such
intersection and of the traffic upon all of the streets entering such
intersection fora distance of two hundred feet from such
intersection; and
at any uncontrolled intersection;
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45. Graduated Speed Zones. There are created in the city graduated speed
zones, the limits of which are more particularly described in c
Section 10.24.88 0~, ~**~~'~°~' +~ *'~~ ,.,.,,;~.,~„° ~a;~°a ''°~°~~
wherein it is unlawful for any operator of any
vehicle to drive at a speed greater than ;the
speed stipulated in said section. As provided in ~ 10.24.01 O.A,
Qraduated speed zones may be established by the City Commission by
Commission Resolution;
~6. Railway Grade Crossings. Speed limit is fifteen miles an hour when
approaching within fifteen feet of a grade crossing of any railway
when the driver's view is obstructed. A driver's view shall be deemed
to be obstructed when at any time during the last two hundred feet of
1~ the driver's approach to such crossing 13e the driver does not have a
clear and uninterrupted view of such railway crossing and of any
traffic on such railway crossing, and of any traffic on such railway for
a distance of four hundred feet in each direction from such crossing;
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b7. School Speed Zones. There are created in the city school speed zones,
the limits of which are more particularly described ins n°~'~~'° TAT
u~t-accred-te tl3e-mac ^a° ~°~* ''°r°^r
{Section 10.24.98 030}, wherein it is unlawful for any operator of any
vehicle to drive at a speed greater than ~~°°~ m~'°^ ^~''°~~r the speed
established in said section,-between the hours of eight a.m. and four-
thirty p.m. on days or parts of days when school is in session;
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8. Public Park Speed Zones. There are created in the cit~park speed
zones, the limits of which are more particularly described in Section
10.24.040, wherein it is unlawful for any operator of any vehicle to
drive at a speed greater than the speed established in said section,
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 L.m., on streets immediately
adjacent to public parks, when si n~ s areposted Tg'ving notice thereof.
~9. Curves, Grades, Alleys and in Cemetery. Speed limit is fifteen miles
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an hour i~-a}ry eemeten when traversing or going around curves,
or traversing a grade upon a street when the driver's view is obstructed
within a distance of one hundred feet along such street or highway in
the direction in which he is proceeding, in all alleys within the city;
and within the Sunset Hills Cemetery.
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Section 3
Section 10.24.030 of the Bozeman Municipal Code is hereby deleted as follows:
Section 4
Section 10.24.040 of the Bozeman Municipal Code is hereby deleted as follows:
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Section 5
Section 10.24.050 of the Bozeman Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"10.24.90 030 School Speed Zones Designated c°~,°a„~° 77_
In accordance with the provisions of subsection A.65 of Section 10.24.020, it is
unlawful for any operator of any vehicle to drive at a speed greater than ~~°°~ ~~'°~ „°r ''^~~r
that designated below or as designed by a Commission Resolution pursuant to Section
10.24.O10.A, when such speed limit is properlyposted between the hours of eight a.m. and four-
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thirty p.m. on days or parts of days when school is in session, on the streets or parts of streets
specified in the following school speed zones:
Bozeman Senior High ~d--3~~~ School Speed Zone. Speed limit is 15 miles
per hour on: All that part of North Eleventh Avenue between West Main Street and a
line three hundred feet south of the south line of Durston Road; and all that part of
West Villard Street between a line one hundred fifty feet east of the east line of North
Eleventh Avenue and the east line of North Eleventh Avenue;
Hawthorne School Speed Zone. Speed limit is 15 miles per hour on:
All that part of East Lamme Street between a line one hundred fifty feet east of the
east line of North Church Avenue and a line one hundred fifty feet west of the west
line of North Rouse Avenue; all that part of East Mendenhall Street between a line
one hundred fifty feet east of the east line of North Church Avenue and a line one
hundred fifty feet west of the west line of North Rouse Avenue; all that part of North
Church Avenue between a line one hundred fifty feet south of the south line of East
Mendenhall Street and a line one hundred fifty feet north of the north line of East
Lamme Street;
Irving School Speed Zone. Speed limit is 15 miles per hour on: All that part of South
Eighth Avenue between a line one hundred, fifty feet south of the south line of West
Alderson Street and a line one hundred fifty feet north of the north line of West
Dickerson Street; all that part of South Ninth Avenue between a line one hundred
fifty feet south of the south line of West Alderson Street and a line one hundred fifty
feet north of the north line of West Dickerson Street; all that part of West Alderson
Street between a line one hundred fifty feet east of the east line of South Eighth
Avenue and a line one hundred fifty feet west of the west line of South Ninth Avenue;
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all that part of West Dickerson Street between a line one hundred fifty feet east of the
east line of South Eighth Avenue and a line one hundred fifty feet west of the west
line of South Ninth Avenue; ~" *'~~* „~-~ °~~''°•~°~+'' ^•~°^ ° ~-^~ °'~^° ^ ° t,"na a
Longfellow School Speed Zone. Speed limit is 15 miles per hour on: All that part of
Tracy Avenue between a line twenty feet south of the south line of East Story Street
to a line three hundred twenty feet north of the north line of East College Street; all
that part of East Dickerson Street between the west line of South Tracy Avenue and a
line one hundred feet west of the west line of East Tracy Avenue; all that part of East
Story Street one hundred feet east of the east curb line of East Tracy Avenue;
Whittier School Speed Zone. Speed limit is 15 miles per hour on: All that part of
~-~~e~ West Peach Street between a line one hundred fifty feet east of the east
line of North Fifth Avenue and a line one hundred fifty feet west of the west line of
West North Sixth Avenue; all that part of Sixth Avenue between ~ '~~° °~° t,,,.,a,.°a
~~~~ ~ °~ ~°~*'~ °~'''° ~°~-*'~'~~° ^~TM""'+^^ v^^a the north line of West Peach Street
and a line two hundred feet north of the north line of West Villard Street; all that part
of North Fifth Avenue between a line one hundred fifty feet north of the north line of
~-l~e~aft West Peach Street and a line two hundred feet north of the north line of
West Villard Street; all that part of West Short Street between a line one hundred fifty
feet west of the west line of North Sixth Avenue and a line one hundred fifty feet east
of the east line of North Fifth Avenue; all that part of the alley adjacent to and parallel
to the south line of the Whittier School grounds in Block 4 of the Violett Addition;
Willson School/Brid~er Alternative High School, Speed
Zones. Speed limit is 15 miles per hour on: All that part of South Third Avenue
between the south line of West Main Street and the north line of West Babcock
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Emily Dickinson School Speed Zone. Speed limit is 15 miles per hour on: All that
part of Annie Street between North 25t~' Avenue and a line two hundred seventh
feet west of the east boundary of Brentwood Avenue; all that~art of North 25tH
Avenue between Rogers Way and the north property line of the school.
Morning Star School Speed Zone. Speed limit is 15 miles per hour on: All that part of
Arnold Street between the west line of Westridge Drive to the west line of the school
ro ert .
I. Sacajawea Middle School Speed Zone.
Speed limit is 15 miles per hour on: All that part of Cambridge Drive
from the west line of South Third Avenue to the west line of the school
property
Speed limit is 25 miles per hour on all that part of South Third Avenue
from 200 feet north of Cambridge Drive to 200 feet south of Dartmouth
Drive during days and times of day so noted on the chan eat ble speed
limit signs installed on South Third Avenue.
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J. Chief Joseph Middle School Speed Zone. Speed limit is 15 miles per hour on: All
that part of Kimberwicke Street between the west line of Ferguson Avenue and a line
300 feet east of Arabian Avenue; and all that part of Ferguson Avenue between the
south line of Kimberwicke Street and the north line of Cattail Street.
K. Hyalite School Speed Zone. Speed limit is 20 miles per hour on: All that part
of West Babcock Street from 150 feet east of Sheridan Place to 150 feet west of
Yellowstone Avenue."
Section 6
Section 10.24.060 of the Bozeman Municipal Code is hereby deleted as follows:
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Section 7
Section 10.24.040 of the Bozeman Municipal Code is hereby added as follows:
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"10.24.040 Public Park Speed Zones
In accordance with the provisions of Subsection A.6 of Section 10.24.020, or any
applicable subsequent Commission Resolution, pursuant to Subsection A.3 of Section 10.24.020,
it is unlawful for any operator of any vehicle to drive at a speed greater than fifteen miles per
hour unless otherwise specifically designated between the hours of eight a.m. and eight p.m. on
the streets or parts of streets immediately adjacent to the applicablepublic parks, as specified in
the followingpublic parks speed zones:
A. Aasheim Fields Park Speed Zone. All that part of Fowler Avenue from the south line of
West Babcock Street to the southern boundary of Aasheim Fields Park.
B. Beall Park Speed Zone. All that part of East Villard Street from the west line of North
Black Avenue to the east line of North Bozeman Avenue; all that part of North Bozeman
Avenue from the south line of East Villard Street to the north line of East Short Street;
all that part of East Short Street from the east line of North Bozeman Avenue to the west
line of North Black Avenue; all that part of North Black Avenue from the north line of
East Short Street to the south line of East Villard Street.
C. Bogert Park Speed Zone: On South Church Avenue from the north line of Bogert Park to
point approximately 100 feet south of Bogert Place.
D. Centennial Park Speed Zone. All that part of North Tracy Avenue from Cottonwood
Street to the north line of Centennial Park; all that part of Cottonwood Street from the
east line of North Tracy Avenue to the west line of North Grand Avenue; all that part of
North Grand Avenue from the south line of Cottonwood Street to the north line of
Centennial Park.
E. Christie Fields Park Speed Zone. All that part of East Mason Street from the west line of
South Black Avenue to the east line of South Rouse Avenue; all that part of South Rouse
Avenue from the south line of East Mason Street to the north line of Christie Field Park;
all that part of South Black Avenue from the south line of East Mason Street to the north
line of Christie Field Park.
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F. Cooper Park Speed zone. All that part of South Eighth Avenue from a line 150 north of
West Dickerson Street to the south line of West Koch Street.
G. Farman Street Park Speed Zone. All that part of Farman Street from the west line of
Springybrook Avenue to the east line of Durham Avenue; all that part of Durham Avenue
from the south line of Farman Street to the north boundary of Farman Street Park, which
is approximately 500 feet north of the south line of Farman Street; all that part of
Springbrook Avenue from the south line of Farman Street to the north line of Farman
Street Park; which is approximately 500 feet north of the south line of Farman Street.
H. Kirk Park Speed Zone. All that part of West Beall Street from the east line of North 20t~'
Avenue to the west line of Kirk Park; all that part of North 20~~' Avenue from a point
approximately 300 feet north of the north line of West Main Street to the north line of
West Beall Street.
I. Lindley Park Speed Zone. All that part of Buttonwood Avenue from the south line of
East Main Street to the entrance to the Sunset Hills Cemetery; all that part of Cypress
Avenue from the south line of East Main Street to the south line of East Curtiss Street.
J. Meyers Park Speed Zone. All that part of Hanley Avenue from the north line of West
Babcock Street to the south line of Brenden Street; all that part of Clifden Drive from the
north line of West Babcock Street to the south line of Brisbin Street; all that part of
Cascade Street between the west line of Hanley Avenue to the east line of Clifden Drive.
K. Oak Springs Subdivision Park Seed Zone. All that part of Jardine Avenue from the
north line of Annie Street to its intersection with Palm Street; all that section of Palm
Street from its intersection with Jardine Avenue to the east line of Yellowstone Avenue;
all that part of Yellowstone Avenue from the south line of Palm Street to the north line of
Renova Lane; all that part of Renova Lane from the east line of Yellowstone Avenue to
the west line of Oak Springs Subdivision Park.
L. Westlake BMX Park Speed Zone. All that part of North Fifth Avenue from a line 150
feet north of Peach Street to the south line of Tamarack Street."
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Section 8
Section 10.24.070 of the Bozeman Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.24.99 050 Graduated speed zones designated C°''°a•~'° T~'
In accordance with the provisions of sub-section A4 of Section 10.24.020, or any
applicable subsequent Commission Resolution, it is unlawful for any operator of any vehicle to
drive at a speed greater than *'~~~-*~~ n-~° m~'°~ „°~'~°~~~ designated below upon the following
streets,
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A. West Babcock Street. The speed limit is 30 miles Rer hour on all that part of West
Babcock Street from the west line of West Main Street to the east line of
Cottonwood Road.
B. Baxter Lane:
1) The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from the west line of North Seventh
Avenue to a point approximately 1,000 feet west of North Seventh Avenue,
2) The speed limit is 45 miles per hour from a point approximately 1,000 feet
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west of North Seventh Avenue to a point approximately 1,200 east of North
Nineteenth Avenue;
3) The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from a point approximately 1,200 feet
east of North Nineteenth Avenue to the east line of North Nineteenth
Avenue;
4) The speed limit is 30 miles per hour from the western line of North
Nineteenth Avenue to a point approximately 1,100 feet west of North
Nineteenth Avenue;
5) The speed limit is 45 miles per hour from a point approximately 1,100 feet
west of North Nineteenth Avenue to a point approximately 1175 feet east of
Gallatin Green Boulevard;
6) The speed limit is 40 miles per hour from a point approximately 550 feet
east of Flanders Mill Road west to the city limits.
C. Bozeman Trail Road. The speed limit is 40 miles per hour from the west line of
H~a ,gerty Lane to the north line of Kagy Boulevard.
D. Bridger Drive/Brid eg r Canyon Road.
1) The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from the junction of Brid~er Drive;
Bridger Canyon Road with North Rouse Avenue to a point approximately
550 feet east of Story Mill road.
2) The speed limit is 45 miles per hour from a point approximately 550 feet
east of Story Mill Road to a point approximately 600 feet east of
Creekwood Drive.
3) The speed limit is 60 miles per hour from a point approximately 600 feet
east of Creekwood Drive east to the city limits.
E. West College Street. The seed limit is 35 miles per hour from the west line of
South Nineteen Avenue to the south line of West Main Street.
F. Cottonwood Road.
1) The speed limit is 40 miles per hour from Durston Road south to a point
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approximately 100 feet north of Fallon Street.
2) The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from a point approximately 100 feet
north of Fallon Street to Huffine Lane.
3) The speed limit is 40 miles per hour from Huffine Lane south to the city
limits.
G. Davis Lane. The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from the north line of West Oak
Street to the south line of East Valley Center Road.
H. Durston Road.
1) The speed limit is 30 miles per hour from the west line of North 7t" Avenue
to the east line of Ferguson Avenue. (As this is an Urban route, this speed
limit will not be posted (signed) until the Montana Transportation
Commission approves the change)
2) The speed limit is 35 miles der hour from the west line of Ferguson Avenue
west to the City limits.
3) The speed limit is 20 miles per hour during certain hours of school days as
signed, from 1250 feet east of North 25th Avenue to 250 feet west of North
25th Avenue.
I. Ferguson Avenue. The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from the north line of
Huffine Lane to the south line of Durston Road.
J. Fowler Avenue. The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from the south line of
Huffine Lane to the north line of Garfield Street.
K. East Frontage Road.
1) The speed limit is 60 miles per hour from the junction of East Fronta e
with North Seventh Avenue, northwest to city limits.
2) The speed limit is 50 miles per hour from the junction of East Fronta eg Road
with East Main Street, approximately 350 feet east of Haggerty Lane, to a
point approximately 100 feet east of Hospitality Wad
3) The speed limit is 60 miles per hour from a point approximately 100 feet
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east of Hospitality Way east to the city limits.
L. Garfield Street. The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from the west line of South
Nineteenth Avenue to the south line of Fowler A
M. Griffin Drive. The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from the east line of North
Seventh Avenue to the west line of North Rouse Avenue.
N. Hag^~ert~e.
1) The speed limit is 40 miles per hour from the west line of Bozeman Trail
Road to Ellis Street.
2) The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from Ellis Street northwesterly a
distance of approximately 675 feet.
O. Highland Boulevard. The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from the north line of
New Hyalite View Subdivision to a point approximately 225 feet south of East
Curtiss Street.
P. Huffine Lane.
1) The speed limit is 45 miles per hour from the junction of Huffine Lane with
West Main Street to a point approximately 260 feet west of Fer ug son
Avenue_
2) The speed limit is 55 miles per hour from a point approximately 260 feet
west of Ferguson Avenue to a point approximately 850 feet west of
Cottonwood Road.
3) The speed limit is 65 miles per hour from a point approximately 1850 feet
west of Cottonwood Road west to the city limits.
Q. Ka~v Boulevard.
1) The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from the east line of South Nineteenth
Avenue to a point approximately 875 feet east of Highland Boulevard.
2) The speed limit is 40 miles per hour from a point approximately 875 feet
east of Highland Boulevard to Bozeman Trail Road.
R. East Main Street. The speed limit is 40 miles per hour from a point approximately
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300 feet east of Cypress Avenue to the junction of East Main Street with East
Frontage Road, approximately 350 feet east of Haggerty Lane.
S. West Main Street.
1) The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from a point approximately 320 feet
east of North Fifteenth Avenue to the west line of South 23'~a Avenue.
2) The speed limit is 45 miles per hour from the west line of South 23'~d Avenue
to the junction of West Main Street with Huffine Lane.
T. Manley Road. The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from the north line of Griffin
Drive north to the city limits.
U. McIllhattan Road. The speed limit is 30 miles per hour from the west line of Story
Mill Road northwest to the city limits.
V. North Nineteenth Avenue.
1) The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from the south line of Durston Road to
approximately 500 feet north of Durston Road.
2) The speed limit is 40 miles per hour from a point approximately 500 feet
north of the south line of Durston Road to Springhill Road.
W. South Nineteenth Avenue.
1) The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from the north line of West Main Street
to the south line of West College Street.
2) The speed limit is 45 miles per hour from the south line of West College
Street to the north line of Kagv Boulevard.
3) The speed limit for southbound traffic south of Kagv Boulevard is:
a) 45 miles per hour from Kagv Boulevard to a point approximately
330 feet south of Kaav Boulevard
b) 60 miles per hour from a point approximately 330 feet south of
Kagv Boulevard south to the city limits.
4) The speed limit for northbound traffic south of Kagv Boulevard is:
a) 45 miles per hour from Kagv Boulevard to a point approximately
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875 feet south of Katy Boulevard.
b) 60 miles per hour from a point approximately 1875 feet south of
Kag~Boulevard south to the city limits.
X. Oak Street.
1) The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from the west line of North Rouse
Avenue to the east line of North Eleventh Avenue.
2) The speed limit is 45 miles per hour from the east line of North Eleventh
Avenue to the east line of North Nineteenth Avenue.
3) The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from the west line of North Nineteenth
Avenue to the west line of New Holland
Y. North Rouse Avenue. The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from a point
approximately 430 feet north of East Oak Street to the junction of North Rouse
Avenue with Brid~er Drive.
Z. North Seventh Avenue.
1) The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from a point approximately 380 feet
north of Durston Road to a point approximately 610 feet north of West Oak
Street-
2) The speed limit is 45 miles per hour from a point approximately 610 feet
north of West Oak Street to a point approximately 1,720 feet north of
('Triffin nrive_
3) The speed limit is 60 miles per hour from a point approximately 1,720 feet
north of Griffin Drive to the junction of North Seventh Avenue with East
Frontage Road.
AA. Simmental Way. The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from the north line of
Baxter Lane to the terminus of Simmental Way.
BB. Springhill Road. The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from East Fronta e
north to the city limits.
CC. Story Mill Road. The speed limit is 35 miles Rer hour from the north line of
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Bridger Drive north to the city limits.
DD. South Third Avenue. The speed limit is 35 miles per hour from the south line of
Graf Street to the south side of Wagonwheel Road.
EE.East Valley Center Road.
1) The speed limit is 45 miles per hour from North Nineteenth Avenue west a
distance of approximately 2,830 feet.
2) The speed limit is 50 miles per hour from a point approximately 2,830 feet
west of North Nineteenth Avenue to a point approximated 290 feet east of
North 27t~' Avenue.
The speed limit is 60 miles per hour from a point approximately 290 feet
east of North 27t~' Avenue west to the city limits."
Section 9
Section 10.24.060 of the Bozeman Municipal Code is hereby added to read as follows:
"10.24.060 Enforcement -Penalty for Violation
A. It is a misdemeanor for andperson to violate andprovision of this ch meter.
B. Ever person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of this chapter shall be
punished by a fine not less than $50 or more than $250, according to the
following schedule:
A speed of 0-10 mph over the posted speed limit $50
A speed of 11-20 mph over the posted speed limit $70
A speed of 21-30 mph over the posted speed limit $90
A speed over 30 mph of the posted speed limit $100
School Zones and Park Zones
A speed of 0-10 mph over the posted speed limit $75
A speed of 11-20 mph over the posted speed limit $95
A speed over 20 mph of the posted speed limit $125
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C. For a second or subsequent violation of a speed regulation within a three year
period the fine shall be not less than $70 or more than $250, accordin tg o the
following schedule:
A speed of 0-10 mph over the posted speed limit $70
A speed of 11-20 mph over the posted speed limit $100
A speed of 21-30 mph over the posted seed limit $130
A speed over 30 mph of the posted speed limit $160
School Zones and Park Zones
A seed of 0-10 mph over the posted speed limit $85
A speed of 11-20 mph over the posted speed limit $115
A speed over 20 mph of the posted speed limit $140"
Section 10
Repealer.
All City ordinances and parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby superseded by this
ordinance.
Section 11
Savings Provision.
This ordinance does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were
incurred or proceedings that were begun before the effective date of this ordinance.
Section 12
Severability.
If any provision of this ordinance is declared unconstitutional, or the applicability
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the constitutionality of the remainder of the
ordinance and applicability thereof to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected
thereby.
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Section 13
Effective Date.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty days after second reading and
final adoption.
PASSED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, on first reading
at a regular session thereof held on the 6th day of April, 2009.
KAAREN JACOBS
Mayor
ATTEST:
STAG MEN, CMC
City Cler
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of
Bozeman, Montana, on second reading at a regular session thereof held on the 20th day of April
2009.
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KAA EN JACOB N
Mayor
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ATTEST:
V~
S C U EN, CMC
City Cler
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
G SULLIVAN
City Attorney
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