St. Charles Parish - File #: 2022-0116

• File #: 2022-0116
• Version: 1
• Name: Amend Code-Section 15-9. (a) to lower the speed limit on Vidal, Amelia, and Triche Streets, Ama to ten (10) mph
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 4/18/2022
• In control: Parish Council
• On agenda: 5/2/2022
• Final action: 5/2/2022
• Enactment #: 22-5-6
• Title: An ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances to revise Chapter 15, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Section 15-9. Speed Limits (a) to provide an exception to the Twenty-five (25) Miles Per Hour Speed Limit, to lower the speed limit on Vidal Street, Amelia Street, and Triche Street, Ama, to ten (10) miles per hour.
• Sponsors: Mary K. Clulee
• Indexes: Ama, Town of, Traffic Code/Traffic Control
• Code sections: Ch. 15. Sec. 15-9. - Speed limits

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/4/2022	1	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
5/2/2022	1	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
5/2/2022	1	Parish Council	Approved	Pass
4/18/2022	1	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing
4/18/2022	1	Council Member(s)	Introduced

2022-0116

INTRODUCED BY:                     MARY K. CLULEE, COUNCILWOMAN, DISTRICT II

ORDINANCE NO.  ____________

Title

An ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances to revise Chapter 15, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Section 15-9. Speed Limits (a) to provide an exception to the Twenty-five (25) Miles Per Hour Speed Limit, to lower the speed limit on Vidal Street, Amelia Street, and Triche Street, Ama, to ten (10) miles per hour.

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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,                     said streets are substandard with no shoulder, the current twenty-five (25) miles per hour speed limit is unsafe for the existing conditions; and,

WHEREAS,                     the Parish Council desires to provide an exception to lower the speed limit on Vidal Street, Amelia Street, and Triche Street in Ama to ten (10) miles per hour.

THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION I.                     That Chapter 15 Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Section 15-9. Speed Limits (a) of the Traffic Code is hereby amended as follows, with new text underlined and deleted text in strikethough:

(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:

(91)                     Vidal Street in Ama, speed limit shall be ten (10) miles per hour.

(92)                     Amelia Street in Ama, speed limit shall be ten (10) miles per hour.

(93)                     Triche Street in Ama, speed limit shall be ten (10) 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 ____________, 2022, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.

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CHAIRMAN:_________________________________________

SECRETARY:________________________________________

DLVD/PARISH PRESIDENT:____________________________

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PARISH PRESIDENT:_________________________________

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