St. Charles Parish - File #: 2013-0299

• File #: 2013-0299
• Version: 1
• Name: Lower speed limit on portion of Up the Bayou Road from LA 631 to the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway railroad tracks in Des Allemands to fifteen (15) miles per hour.
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 8/19/2013
• In control: Parish Council
• Final action: 9/3/2013
• Enactment date: 9/3/2013
• Enactment #: 13-9-5
• 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 LA 631 to the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway railroad tracks in Des Allemands to fifteen (15) miles per hour.
• Sponsors: Paul J. Hogan
• Indexes: Des Allemands (Bayou), Town of, Traffic Code/Traffic Control
• Code sections: Ch. 15. Sec. 15-9. - Speed limits
• Related files: 2015-0259

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/5/2013	1	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
9/3/2013	1	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
9/3/2013	1	Parish Council	Approved	Pass
8/19/2013	1	Council Member(s)	Introduced
8/19/2013	1	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing

2013-0299
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 LA 631 to the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway railroad tracks 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 LA 631 to the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway railroad tracks 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. 74 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:
(74) Up the Bayou Road from LA 631 to the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway railroad tracks in Des Allemands, 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 __________, 2013, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.



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