St. Charles Parish - File #: 2009-0348

• File #: 2009-0348
• Version: 1
• Name: Lower the speed limit on Red Church Lane and Burguieres Lane, Destrehan to Fifteen (15) Miles Per Hour
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 9/8/2009
• In control: Parish Council
• Final action: 9/21/2009
• Enactment date: 9/21/2009
• Enactment #: 09-9-17
• 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 Red Church Lane and Burguieres Lane, Destrehan to Fifteen (15) Miles Per Hour.
• Sponsors: Carolyn K. Schexnaydre, Billy Raymond
• Indexes: Red Church Lane Subd., Destrehan, Traffic Code/Traffic Control
• Code sections: Ch. 15. Sec. 15-9. - Speed limits

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/22/2009	1	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
9/21/2009	1	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
9/21/2009	1	Parish Council	Approved	Pass
9/8/2009	1	Council Member(s)	Introduced
9/8/2009	1	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing

2009-0348

INTRODUCED BY:                     CAROLYN K. SCHEXNAYDRE, COUNCILWOMAN-AT-LARGE, DIVISION A

                                                               BILLY RAYMOND, SR., COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT I

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 Red Church Lane and Burguieres Lane, Destrehan 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 Red Church Lane and Burguieres Lane in Destrehan.

THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION I.                     That Section 15-9 of the Traffic Code is hereby amended to add No. 57 and No. 58 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:

(57)                     Red Church Lane in Destrehan, speed limit shall be Fifteen (15) miles per hour."

(58)                     Burguieres Lane in Destrehan, speed limit shall be Fifteen (15) miles per hour.

Vote

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

And the ordinance was declared adopted this ______ day of __________, 2009, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.

Speed Limit Red Church and Burguieres Lane, Destrehan

CHAIRMAN:______________________________________________

SECRETARY:_____________________________________________

DLVD/PARISH PRESIDENT:_________________________________

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PARISH PRESIDENT:______________________________________

RETD/SECRETARY:_______________________________________

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