HomeMy WebLinkAbout3073 Amending Chapter 10.28.010 of PTMC Establishing Speed Limits Ordinance 3073
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Ordinance No. 3073
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND AMENDING CHAPTER
10.28.010 OF THE PORT TOWNSEND MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING
ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS
WHEREAS, with the completion of the roundabout on SR-20 at Howard Street, it is
necessary to adjust the speed limit transition from 40 mph to 30 mph to better account for the
location of the roundabout and its associated signage; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable to move the 30 mph zone further west to allow motorists
coming into town to reduce their speed from 40 mph to 30 mph before getting to the roundabout;
and
WHEREAS, a change in the location of the speed limit transition from the current east
boundary of Howard Street to a new location approximately 500' to the west at milepost 10.12.
would allow for the posting of the 30 mph sign before the roundabout advisory sign and its 20
mph speed advisory; and
WHEREAS, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is
responsible for traffic signage and signals on the state highway and concurs with the proposed
revisions.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Port Townsend ordains as
follows:
SECTION 1. Amendments to Chapter 10.28.010 Speed Limits Established. Chapter
10.28.010 is hereby amended to read as follows (strike is deleted and underline is added):
10.28.010 State Route 20—Between the western city limits and the eastern
terminus of Water Street.
No vehicle of any kind shall travel on that portion of State Route 20, also
known as Water Street and Sims Way, in the city, between the eastern
terminus of Water Street and the western city limits in excess of the speeds
hereinafter set forth:
A. From the east boundary of Harrison Street to the easternmost tenninus of
Water Street, 20 miles per hour;
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B. From the east boundary of Harrison Street to the east bound, y of Ho A
Street Milepost 1 n �Q� Milepost 10.12 (approximately 500 west of Howard
Street), 30 miles per hour;
C. From the t boundary f Howafd Street (Milepost i n i_Q)Milepost 10.12
(approximately 500' west of Howard Street) to the western corporate
boundary(Milepost 9.78), 40 miles per hour. (Ord. 2751 § 1, 2000; Ord. 2141
§ 1, 1989).
SECTION 2. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any
person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance, or the application of the
provision to other persons or circumstances, is not affected.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days after the date of its publication in the
manner provided by law.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, at a regular meeting
thereof, held this 16th day of April 2012.
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David King, Mayor
Atts • Approved as to Form
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Pamela Kolacy, MMC° John P. Watts, City Attorney
City Clerk