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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 919 CONCERNING THE SPEED
LIMIT ON LEE STREET; ESTABLISHING A UNIFORM SPEED LIMIT WITHIN THE
CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS; MAKING EXCEPTIONS THERETO AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 919 established a speed limit of twenty-five miles per hour
(25mph) on Lee Street between Franklin Street and Boggey Street, and
WHEREAS, the City desires to establish a uniform speed limit for the operation of a
vehicle on all streets within the City limits of Batesville, Arkansas.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS,THAT:
Section 1. Ordinance No. 919 is hereby repealed.
Section 2. No person shall drive a vehicle upon the Streets of the City of Batesville,
Arkansas at a speed greater than thirty(30)miles per hour(mph) subject to
the exceptions and special circumstances set forth below.
• Section 3. Exceptions and Special Circumstances:
a. If any posted speed limit is greater than thirty(30) miles per
hour(mph) the greater posted speed limit shall apply.
b. If any posted speed limit is less than thirty (30) miles per
hour(mph) the lesser posted speed limit shall apply.
C. On any portion of any street directly adjacent to any public or
private school, church or day care, when children are present,
the speed limit shall be twenty-five (25) miles per hour(mph)
unless a fence or other barrier exists between the street
and the school, church or day care property that effectively
prohibits children from entering the street, which, in such case
the speed limit shall be that which is posted or if no speed
limit is posted then the speed limit shall be thirty (30) miles
per hour(mph).
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Section 4. Penalty
Any person found guilty hereunder shall be determined to have been driving
in an inattentive manner in violation of City Ordinance, such violation shall
not be attached to the person's permanent driving record, and shall be fined in
accordance with the Ordinance No. 2005-11-1, as is or may be amended from
time to time, which established fines for the violation of City Ordinances.
Section 5. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Sections 6. If any portion or portions of this ordinance are deemed or held to be invalid,
such invalidity shall not effect the remaining portion or portions of this
ordinance.
EMERGENCY CLAUSE: Whereas it is necessary to effect the public peace, health, safety and
welfare and the orderly administration of the City an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this
Ordinance shall be effective from and after the date of its passage.
IT IS SO ORDAINED.
• IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have set our hands this�--, day of VMCA
2010.
APPROVED: C -
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RICK ELUMBAUGH, MAYOR
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DENISE JOHNSTON, CL RK
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Scott Stalker, City Attorney
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