St. Charles Parish - File #: 2015-0310

• File #: 2015-0310
• Version: 1
• Name: Amend Code - 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 Hahn Street in Hahnville to fifteen (15) miles per hour
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 9/8/2015
• In control: Parish Council
• On agenda: 9/21/2015
• Final action: 9/21/2015
• Enactment #: 15-9-11
• 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 Hahn Street in Hahnville to fifteen (15) miles per hour.
• Sponsors: Terrell D. Wilson, Jarvis Lewis
• Indexes: Hahnville, Town of, Traffic Code/Traffic Control
• Code sections: Ch. 15. Sec. 15-9. - Speed limits

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/22/2015	1	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
9/21/2015	1	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
9/21/2015	1	Parish Council	Approved 1	Pass
9/8/2015	1	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing
9/8/2015	1	Council Member(s)	Introduced

2015-0310

INTRODUCED BY:                     TERRELL D. WILSON, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT I

JARVIS LEWIS, COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE, DIVISION B

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 Hahn Street in Hahnville 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 Hahn Street in Hahnville.

THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION I.                     That Section 15-9 of the Traffic Code is hereby amended to add No. 82 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:

(82)                     Hahn Street in Hahnville, 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.

2015-0310 Speed Limit -Hahn Street

CHAIRMAN:______________________________________________

SECRETARY:_____________________________________________

DLVD/PARISH PRESIDENT:_________________________________

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PARISH PRESIDENT:______________________________________

RETD/SECRETARY:_______________________________________

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