St. Charles Parish - File #: 2022-0092

• File #: 2022-0092
• Version: 1
• Name: Amend Code-Section 15-9 (a) to lower the speed limit on the 400 block of River Oaks Drive, Luling to fifteen (15) mph
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 4/4/2022
• In control: Parish Council
• On agenda: 4/18/2022
• Final action: 4/18/2022
• Enactment #: 22-4-5
• 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 the 400 block of River Oaks Drive, in Luling to fifteen (15) miles per hour.
• Sponsors: Beth A. Billings
• Indexes: River Oaks Subd., Boutte, Traffic Code/Traffic Control
• Code sections: Ch. 15. Sec. 15-9. - Speed limits

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/19/2022	1	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
4/18/2022	1	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
4/18/2022	1	Parish Council	Approved 1	Pass
4/4/2022	1	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing
4/4/2022	1	Council Member(s)	Introduced

2022-0092

INTRODUCED BY:                     BETH A. BILLINGS, COUNCILWOMAN-AT-LARGE, DIVISION A

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 the 400 block of River Oaks Drive, in Luling 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 400 block of River Oaks Drive in Luling to fifteen (15) 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:

(90)                     400 block of River Oaks Drive in Luling, 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 ____________, 2022, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.

2022-0092 Speed Limit - 400 block_River Oaks Drive, Luling

CHAIRMAN:_________________________________________

SECRETARY:________________________________________

DLVD/PARISH PRESIDENT:____________________________

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PARISH PRESIDENT:_________________________________

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