Ordinance 014-2014ORDINANCE 014 - 2014
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AMENDING SECTION 25 -2 OF
THE MONROE COUNTY CODE; PROVIDING FOR 45 MPH
SPEED LIMIT ON CR905 FROM C905A TO 1.4 MILES NORTH
OF C 905A AND CORRECTING SPEED ZONES TO
CORRECTLY REFLECT POSTED SPEED LIMITS; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL
ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR
INCORPORATION INTO THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF
ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the CR 905 bicycle lane construction project is in progress; and
WHEREAS, the project design includes 5 ft. wide bicycle lanes along the portion of CR905
where the speed limit is 55 miles per hour (MPH) and 4 ft. wide lanes from just south of the Card Sound
Road intersection to Ocean Reef due to site constraints such as adjacent wetlands and endangered
species habitat prohibit constructing 5 ft. wide lanes in this area; and
WHEREAS, in order to provide increased safety for cyclists, the design includes, upon
completion of the construction, reducing the speed limit from 50 MPH to 45 MPH for an additional 1.15
miles for a total distance of 1.4 miles of the road ; and
WHEREAS, since the construction is nearing completion, it is now appropriate to implement
the lower speed limit so that the speed limit will be enacted before project completion; and
WHEREAS, the speed zones as set forth in Section 25 -2(b), Monroe County Code need to be
amended to correctly and precisely reflect the speed limits posted; and
WHEREAS, the speed zone chart listed in subsection (b) and subsection (c) of Section 25 -2 are
duplicative and therefore subsection (c) should be deleted; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioner has authority pursuant to F.S. 316.189 to
establish speed zones;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1 : Section 25 -2(b) Establishment of county speed zones in the chart shall be amended as
follows:
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(b) The following speed limits are hereby established for certain
other roads:
ROAD DIRECTION
FROM
TO
MPH
C 905 NB
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U.S. 1
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18.0 miles N. of U.S. 1
155
8.0 miles N. of U.S. 1
11.4 miles N. �of C905A
i
145
1
11.4 miles N. of C 90
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miles N. of C 905A
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�40
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1.55 miles N. of C 905A
TOcean Reef Club
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130
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`SB
10cean Reef Club
11.3 miles N. of C 905A
130
I
1.3 miles N. of C 905A
10.2 miles N. of C 905A
145
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10.2 miles N. of C 905A
I
1500 ft. N. of C 905A
140
1
500 ft. N. of C 905A
'C 905A
!
130
I
iC 905A
18.3 miles N. of U.S. 1 ,
145
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I
!8.3 miles N. of U.S. 1
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0.6 miles North of U.S. 1
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A
155
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10.6 miles N. of U.S. 1
10.45 miles N. of U.S. 1
145
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0.45 miles N. of U.S. 1
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iU.S. 1
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135
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C 905A
1
TWB
C 905
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13.9 miles W. of C 905
1
155
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3.9 miles W. of C 905 �Dade County Line
EB ;Dade County Line !Card Sound Toll Booth 140
Card Sound Toll Booth 3.9 miles W. of C 905 145
3.9 miles W. of C 905 10.4 miles W. of C 905 155
0.4 miles W. of C 905 IC 905
SECTION 2: Section 25 -2(c) shall be deleted in its entirety as follows:
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SECTION 3: SEVERABILITY. If any portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or
declared to be unconstitutional, inoperative or void, such holding shall not affect the remaining portions
of this ordinance. If this ordinance or any provision thereof shall be held to be inapplicable to any
person, property or circumstances, such holding shall not affect its applicability to any other person,
property or circumstances.
SECTION 4: CONFLICT WITH OTHER ORDINANCES. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict.
SECTION 5: INCLUSION IN CODE OF ORDINANCES. The provisions of this ordinance shall be
included and incorporated in the Code of Ordinances of the County of Monroe, Florida, as an addition or
amendment thereto, and shall be appropriately renumbered to conform to the uniform numbering system
of the Code.
SECTION 6: TRANSMITTAL AND EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be filed with the
Department of state and shall be effective as provided in section 125.66(2), Florida Statutes.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida,
at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 17 day of October, 2014.
Mayor Sylvia Murphy
Mayor Pro Tem Danny Kolhage
Commissioner Heather Carruthers
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner David Rice
(SEAL)
Attest: AMY HEAVILIN, Clerk
B y
Deputy Clerk
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Yes
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By
*fayor/ChairtKrson
MONROE CCI..b1 ATTORNEY
APr'R.C)V 0 A E3 - 1 ., - FORM:
CHRISTINE M. 1_IMESE T- BARR
ASSISTANT COU ATTORNEY
Date 11 / 14114
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