St. Charles Parish - File #: 2015-0259

• File #: 2015-0259
• Version: 1
• Name: Amend Code Chapter 15, Section 15-9, to lower the speed limit on the portion of Up the Bayou Road from Railroad Avenue traveling north to the dead end in Des Allemands to fifteen (15) miles per hour
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 8/3/2015
• In control: Parish Council
• On agenda: 8/17/2015
• Final action: 8/17/2015
• Enactment #: 15-8-7
• Title: An ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances to revise Chapter 15, Section 15-9, to provide an exception to the Twenty-five (25) Miles Per Hour Speed Limit, to lower the speed limit on the portion of Up the Bayou Road from Railroad Avenue traveling north to the dead end in Des Allemands to fifteen (15) miles per hour.
• Sponsors: Paul J. Hogan
• Indexes: Des Allemands (Bayou), Town of, Traffic Code/Traffic Control
• Related files: 2013-0299

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/19/2015	1	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
8/17/2015	1	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
8/17/2015	1	Parish Council	Approved 1	Pass
8/3/2015	1	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing
8/3/2015	1	Council Member(s)	Introduced

2015-0259

INTRODUCED BY:                     PAUL J. HOGAN, PE, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT IV

ORDINANCE NO.  ____________

Title

An ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances to revise Chapter 15, Section 15-9, to provide an exception to the Twenty-five (25) Miles Per Hour Speed Limit, to lower the speed limit on the portion of Up the Bayou Road from Railroad Avenue traveling north to the dead end in Des Allemands to fifteen (15) miles per hour.

Body

WHEREAS,                     paragraph (a) of Section 15-9 of the Code provides that it is unlawful to operate any motor vehicle at a speed in excess of twenty-five (25) miles per hour on Parish streets; and,

WHEREAS,                     that Paragraph (a) of Section 15-9 has been amended to provide exceptions; and,

WHEREAS,                     the Parish Council desires to provide an exception to lower the speed limit on the portion of Up the Bayou Road from Railroad Avenue traveling north to the dead end in Des Allemands.

THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION I.                     That Section 15-9 of the Traffic Code is hereby amended to add No. 81 as follows:

(a)                     It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle at a speed in excess of twenty-five (25) miles per hour on any of the Parish streets, roads, highways and bridges,

EXCEPT:

(81)                     Up the Bayou Road from Railroad Avenue traveling north to the dead end in Des Allemands, speed limit shall be fifteen (15) miles per hour.

The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:

And the ordinance was declared adopted this ______ day of __________, 2015, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.

2015-0259 Speed Limit Up the Bayou Road -NorthEnd (I_8-3-15)

CHAIRMAN:______________________________________________

SECRETARY:_____________________________________________

DLVD/PARISH PRESIDENT:_________________________________

APPROVED:______________ DISAPPROVED:__________________

PARISH PRESIDENT:______________________________________

RETD/SECRETARY:_______________________________________

AT: _______________RECD BY: _____________________________