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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER
ADOPTION OF COUNTY ORDINANCE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN that on Wednesday, October 17,
2001 at 3:00 PM at the Harvey Government Center - Truman School, 1200 Truman
Avenue, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, intends to consider the adoption of the following County
ordinance:
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
Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, notice is given that if a person
decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered
at the hearing, he will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he
may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record
includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
Copies of the above-referenced ordinance are available for review at the various public
libraries in Monroe County, Florida.
Dated at Key West, Florida, this 24th day of September, 2001.
(SEAL)
DANNY L. KOLHAGE, Clerk of the Circuit Court
and ex officio Clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida
Publication dates
Reporter 9/27-10/4
KW Citizen 9/28-10/5
Keynoter 9/29-10/6
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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 HOU~ 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 hereby
e~tablished f~r all county roads. on count)' roads is hercby confirmcd, accoroing to
F erida Stat tcs scctio~ 316.189(2)(a) for all busincss districts and residcncc
districts, as dcfined by Flerida Statutcs 316.003, with Monroc County. Exccpt,
Provided, however, following speed limits are established for certain county roads
in residence districts as follows:
(1)
(2)
Trinidad Road ~nd 'Ncst Indics Drivc on Ramrod Kcy, twcnty fi'itc
(25) milcs pcr heur
Sunrisc Drivc and Tarpon Strcct, Old Ta\'crnicr Covc $ubdi"!.~i~ ~~
Vicw Tr:ail, Tavcrnicr Hcights; Atlantic Circlc Dri'/c and Tavern Drivc,
Tavcrnicr 2 Subdivision; North Sunrise Drivc, Tavcrnicr Trail and Occ~n
Trail, Singlcton's Addition to Tavcrnicr CO'JC Subdivision, Kcy Largo, fiftecn
(15) milcs pcr hour.
(3) Trcasurc Boulcvafd, FfilAcis Drill<c Drivc, Casparilla Drivc, Jcan LaFitte
Drivc, JolI'" Rogcr Dri'"c, Piratcs DriYc, Annc Bonn'" Drivc, Barracoa Dri\'c,
Arica Dri\'c, Tortuga Drivc, Hcnry Morgan Drivc, LcCFand Drivc, John Silvcr
Drivc, Blackboard Drivc, Buccanccr Drivc, Long Bcn Drivc, Piratcs Covc
Subdivision, KC'I LaAJo, fiftccn (15) milcs pcr hour
KEYS
STREETS
MPH
Key West Duval Street, Eaton Street, Palm Avenue, 1st Street, Whitehead 30
Street, Bertha Street, Flagler Avenue
Kev West Atlantic Blvd.(within HigCJs Beach) 15
Big Coooitt Prado Circle 15
Geiger Boca Chica Road (from US 1 to Venus Lane 30
and from Boundarv Lane to end)
Bay Point West Circle Drive. East Circle Drive 15
Sugarloaf Sugarloaf Blvd. 30
Cudloe 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). LonQ Beach Road. Kev Deer Blvd.
Big Pine Tropical Trader Road, Springtime Road, Frostproof Road, 15
Journey's End Road. Sunset Road. Sunrise Road
Key Largo 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; Treasu re 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 spccd limit of fifty fivc(55) milcs per hour on county reads is hcrcB'; ~:~i$h:d,
~~:~~ding to Florida Statutcs scction 316.189(2)(13) for all nonBusiness di' nd
nonfCsidential districts ',;ithin t10nrec County.
ter ib.l
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 USl US1 45
DIRECTION FROM
TO
MPH
C905A WB C90S 3.9 miles W of C90S 55
3.9 miles W of C905 Dade County Line 45
EB Dade County 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
Mayor/Chairperson
Deputy Clerk
jdordspeed
APPROVED AS 10 FORM
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