Item P07
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:
September 19, 2001
Division:
County Attorney
Bulk Item: Yes 0 No 0
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval to advertise an ordinance establishing a speed limit of 25 miles per hour on all
county roads and providing for exceptions thereto.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
The County Engineer conducted a study of various road conditions in the County and
concluded that the safe and appropriate speed limit for County roads is 25 MPH.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT I AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approval.
TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: Yes 0 No 0
COST TO COUNTY:
APPROVED BY:
County Attorney - OMB/Purchasing 0 Risk Management 0
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL: f<9~~-
~ T. HENDRICK
DOCUMENTATION: Included 0 To Follow 0 Not Required 0
AGENDA ITEM #
I.... 1'7
Public Works Department
ORDINANCE NO
- 2001
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A SPEED LIMIT OF 25 MILES PER
HOUR ON ALL COUNTY ROADS; PROVIDING FOR EXCEPTIONS TO THE 25
MILE PER HOUSE SPEED LIMIT FOR CERTAIN COUNTY ROADS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL
ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR
INCORPORATION INTO THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sec. 316.189(2), FS, the County Engineer undertook an
investigation as to the safe and appropriate speed limit for County road;
WHEREAS, in conducting the study the County Engineer considered the following factors:
1) right-of-way width
2) lane width
3) shoulder width and condition
4) on-street parking
5) lateral clearance
6) sight distance
7) roadway alignment
8) pedestrians
9) length of the roadway
10) roadway condition
11) adjacent land use; and
WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the investigation, the County Engineer determined that the
safe and appropriate speed limit for County roads is 25 miles per hour; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA:
Section 1.
Sec. 11-1(a), Monroe County Code, is hereby amended to read:
Sec. 11-1. Establishment of county speed zones.
(a) The speed of thirty (30) 'twenty-five (25) miles per hour is herebv
e~tablished for all county roads. OR COURt)' roads is hcrcby cOAfirmed, accordiRg to
F erida Stat~tes sectie~ 316.189(2)(a) for all busiRess districts aRd residcAcC
districts, as defiRcd b'i Florida Statutcs 316.003, v:ith ~4eAf6C CeuAty. Exccpt,
Provided, however, following speed limits are established for certain county roads
in residence districts as follows:
(1)
(2)
TriRidad Read ~1Ad Wcst IAdics Drivc OA Ramrod Ke't', tWCAty fivc
(25) milcs pcr hour
~=::::=~=~~=I~-= E~
Trail, SiAgletoA's AdditioA to Tavcmicr Covc Subdivision, Kcy Largo, fiftccn
(15) milcs pcr hour.
(3) Trcasure Boulcv~fd, Francis DFal<e Dri''/c, Gasparilla Drivc, Jcan LaFittc
Dri.'e, JoII', Roger Drive, Pirates Drive, Anne Bonny Drive, BarFacoa Drive,
Arica Dri'Ie, Tortuga Drivc, Hcnry ~10Fgan Drive, LcGrand Dri\'e, John SiI\'er
Drh'e, Blackboafd Drive, Buecancer Drivc, Long Bcn Drh'c, Pi Fates Cove
Subdi,,'isioA, Key LaFgO, fiftccn (15) miles per hour
KEYS
STREETS
MPH
Key West Duval Street, Eaton Street, Palm Avenue, 1st Street, Whitehead 30
Street, Bertha Street, Flaaler Avenue
Key West Atlantic Blvd.(within Higgs Beach) 15
Big Coooitt Prado Circle 15
Geiger Boca Chica Road (from US 1 to Venus Lane 30
and from Boundary Lane to end)
Bel}' Point West Circle Drive. East Circle Drive 15
Sugarloaf Sugarloaf Blvd. 30
Cudjoe Blimo Road 30
Summerland Niles Road, Ocean Drive, Westshore Drive 30
Middle Torch Middle Torch Road 30
Big Torch Dorn Road 30
Little Torch State Road 4A 30
Big Pine Newfound Blvd.(US 1 to Sea Camp), Watson Blvd. 30
(from Eden Pines to Ave. B), Lona Beach Road, Key Deer Blvd.
Big Pine Tropical Trader Road, Springtime Road, Frostproof Road, 15
Journey's End Road Sunset Road Sunrise Road
Key La rgo Sweeting Road, Sunrise Drive, Tarpon Street, OldTavernier Cove 15
Subdivision; Ocean View Trail, Tavernier Heights; Atlantic Circle
Drive and Tavern Drive, Tavernier 2 Subdivision; North Sunrise
Drive, Tavernier Trail, Ocean Trail, Singleton's Add. to Tavernier
Cove Subdivision; Treasure Boulevard, Francis Drake Drive,
Gasparilla Drive, Jean LaFitte Drive, Jolly Roger Drive, Pirates
Drive, Anne Bonny Drive, Barracoa Drive, Arica Drive, Tortuga
Drive, Henry Morgan Drive, LeGrand Drive, John Silver Drive,
Blackboard Drive, Buccaneer Drive, Long Ben Drive,
Pirates Cove Subdivision
Countywide School Zones 15
(b) A speed limit of fifty fivc(55) milcs pcr hour on county roads is hereby established,
aeeoFEfing to Florida Statutes section 316.189(2)(b) for all nonbusiness districts and
nonresidential districts ....'ithin ~1onme County.
W- ill
ROAD
C905 NB US1 8.0 miles N of US1 55
8.0 miles N of US1 C905A 45
C0905A 1.2 miles N of C905A 50
1.2 miles N of C905A 1.45 miles N of C905A 40
1045 miles N of C905A Ocean Reef Club 30
.
SB Ocean Reef Club 0.6 miles N"of C905A 50
0.6 miles N of C905A C905A 40
C905A 0.3 miles N of US1 55
0.3 miles N of US1 US1 45
DIRECTION FROM
TO
MPH
C905A WB C905 3.9 miles W of C905 55
3.9 miles W of C905 Dade County Line 45
EB Dade Coun-tV Line Card Sound Toll Booth 40
Card Sound Toll Booth 3.9 miles W of C905 45
3.9 miles W of C905 0.4 miles W of C905 55
0.4 miles W of C905 C905 45
Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision of this ordinance is
held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by such invalidity.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict.
Section 4. 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 5. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon receipt of official notice
from the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida that this ordinance has been filed
with said Office.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida,
at a regular meeting of said Board held on the day of , 2001.
Mayor George Neugent
Commissioner Charles McCoy
Commissioner Murray Nelson
Commissioner Dixie Spehar
Commissioner Nora Williams
(SEAL)
Attest: DANNY L.KOLHAGE, Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By
By
Deputy Clerk
Mayor/Chairperson
jdordspeed