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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR - 2022-09- Resolutions - Establishing Speed Limits On Public Streets and HighwaysPage 1 of 3 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS ON PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON WHEREAS, Section 3 of the City of South Burlington Motor Vehicle and Traffic Ordinance authorizes the City Council to establish, by appropriate resolution, speed limits on public roads and highways in the City. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that maximum speed limits are established for the following public roads and highways: A.Twenty-five (25) miles per hour No motor vehicle shall be operated on any public road or highway at a speed that exceeds twenty-five (25) miles per hour, unless otherwise herein provided. B.Thirty-five (35) miles per hour No motor vehicle shall be operated on the following public roads and highways at a speed that exceeds thirty-five (35) miles per hour: 1.Airport Parkway: north/eastbound from Kirby Road to Lime Kiln Road; south/westbound from Lime Kiln Road to Kirby Road. 2.Allen Road: eastbound from Shelburne Road to Swift Street; westbound from Swift Street to Shelburne Road. 3.Cheesefactory Road: eastbound from City boundary to Hinesburg Road; westbound from Hinesburg Road to City Boundary. 4.Dorset Street: southbound from Williston Road to Nowland Farm Road/Old Cross Road; northbound from a sign at a point approximately 650 feet south of Swift Street and just south of 1100 Dorset Street to Williston Road. 5.Hinesburg Road: southbound from Williston Road to the southern terminus of the bridge over Interstate 89; northbound from the southern terminus of the bridge over Interstate 89 to Williston Road. 6.National Guard Avenue: eastbound from Shamrock Road to Williston Town Line; Williston Town Line to Shamrock Road. 7.Shelburne Road: southbound from the Burlington City Line to a sign at a point approximately 330 feet south of Bartlett Bay Road at 1675 Shelburne Road; northbound from a sign at a point approximately 170 feet south of Imperial Drive at approximately 1330 Shelburne Road to the Burlington City Line. 8.Spear Street: southbound from a sign at a point approximately 190 feet south of Quarry Hill Road to the Shelburne Town line; northbound from the R-2022-9 Page 2 of 3 Shelburne Town Line to a sign at a point approximately 120 feet north of Quarry Hill Road at approximately 340 Spear Street. 9.Swift Street: eastbound from Shelburne Road to Dorset Street; westbound from Dorset Street to Shelburne Road. 10.Van Sicklen Road 11.Williston Road: eastbound from the Burlington City Line to a sign at a point approximately 150 feet east of Millham Court at approximately 2001 Williston Road; westbound from a sign at a point approximately 150 feet east of Millham Court at approximately 2002 Williston Road to the Burlington City Line. C.Forty (40) miles per hour No motor vehicle shall be operated on the following public roads and highways at a speed that exceeds forty (40) miles per hour: 1.Dorset Street: southbound from Nowland Farm Road/Old Cross Road to Shelburne Town Line; northbound from Shelburne Town Line to a sign at a point approximately 650 feet south of Swift Street and just south of 1100 Dorset Street. 2.Hinesburg Road: southbound from the southern terminus of the bridge over Interstate 89 to a sign at a point approximately 140 feet south of Fox Run Lane/Mansfield View Lane; northbound from a sign at a point approximately 140 feet south of Fox Run Lane/Mansfield View Lane to the southern terminus of the bridge over Interstate 89. 3.Kennedy Drive: eastbound from Dorset Street to Williston Road; westbound from Williston Road to Dorset Street. 4.Kimball Avenue: eastbound from Kennedy Drive to Williston Town Line; westbound from Williston Town Line to Kennedy Drive. 5.Shelburne Road: southbound from a sign at a point approximately 330 feet south of Bartlett Bay Road at 1675 Shelburne Road to the Shelburne Town Line; northbound from the Shelburne Town Line to a sign at a point approximately 170 feet south of Imperial Drive at approximately 1330 Shelburne Road. 6.Williston Road: eastbound from a sign at a point approximately 150 feet east of Millham Court at approximately 2001 Williston Road to the Williston Town Line; westbound from the Williston Town Line to a sign at a point approximately 150 feet east of Millham Court at approximately 2002 Williston Road. D.Forty-Five (45) miles per hour Page 3 of 3 No motor vehicle shall be operated on the following public roads and highways at a speed that exceeds forty-five (45) miles per hour: 1.Hinesburg Road: southbound from a sign at a point approximately 140 feet south of Fox Run Lane/Mansfield View Lane to a sign at a point approximately 280 feet south of Van Sicklen Road; northbound from a sign at a point approximately 280 feet of Van Sicklen Road to a sign at a point approximately 140 feet south of Fox Run Lane/Mansfield View Lane. E.Fifty (50) miles per hour No motor vehicle shall be operated on the following public roads and highways at a speed that exceeds fifty (50) miles per hour: 1.Hinesburg Road: southbound from a sign at a point approximately 280 feet south of Van Sicklen Road to the Williston Town Line; northbound from the Williston Town Line to a sign at a point approximately 280 feet of Van Sicklen Road. F. Notwithstanding the maximum speed limits established herein, no individual shall drive a vehicle on a public road or highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions, having regard for the actual and potential hazards then existing. In every event, speed shall be controlled as necessary to avoid colliding with an individual, vehicle, or other object on or adjacent to a public road or highway.