The State traffic laws regulating the speed of vehicles shall
be applicable upon all streets within the City, except that the City
may by ordinance declare and determine upon the basis of engineering
and traffic investigation that certain speed regulations shall be
applicable upon specified streets or in certain areas, in which event
it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle at a speed
in excess of any speed so declared when signs are in place giving
notice thereof.
The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to regulate the timing
of traffic signals so as to permit the movement of traffic in an orderly
and safe manner at speeds slightly at variance from the speeds otherwise
applicable within the district or at intersections and shall erect
appropriate signs giving notice thereof.
[R.O. 1994 § 320.030; Ord. No.
36 §§ 2, 3, 6-22-1967; Ord. No. 97-7 §§ 1 –
2, 3-11-1997]
A. No motor vehicle shall be operated upon any street within the City
of Lake Ozark at a speed greater than twenty-five (25) miles per hour,
unless signs are posted designating another speed limit, except for
school roads, which are fifteen (15) miles per hour. None of these
provisions shall apply to limited access State and Federal Highways
opened to traffic after June 22, 1967.
B. Any person violating the terms of this Section shall be punished under Section
100.220 of this Code.
No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as
to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic,
except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance
with law. Peace Officers may enforce the provisions of this Section
by directions to drivers, and in the event of apparent willful disobedience
to this provision and refusal to comply with direction of an officer
in accordance herewith, the continued slow operation by a driver is
an ordinance violation.
No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon those portions
of the roadways which are set forth and described in Schedule I at
a rate of speed in excess of that speed limit set for such portions
of the roadways by said Schedule.
[R.O. 1994 § 320.050; Ord. No.
2003-19, 6-10-2003]
A. The Street Superintendent is hereby authorized to establish temporary
reduced speed limits within temporary construction traffic control
zones. The temporary reduced speed limits shall be implemented when
the City of Lake Ozark or the Missouri Department of Transportation
determines that the permanent speed limits set for the area under
construction are neither reasonable nor safe under the existing conditions.
B. Any temporary reduced speed limit established by the Street Superintendent
or the Missouri Department of Transportation shall be effective only
for the duration of the roadway construction. "Construction" shall
mean the construction, reconstruction or maintenance of any road by
City, County or State agency and/or any contractor or subcontractor
of the City, County or State.
C. The reduced speed limit shall become effective when:
1.
The speed limit signs (black text on white background) shall
be clearly posted in a visible manner stating the temporary speed
for construction zone.
2.
The permanent speed limit signs shall be temporarily removed
or covered.
3.
Construction workers shall be present.
D. Upon conviction or a plea of guilty by any person for speeding pursuant
to either this Section or Sections 304.009 or 304.010, RSMo., or for
a passing violation within a temporary construction zone, the court
shall assess a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), in addition
to any other fine authorized to be imposed by law, if the offense
occurred within a construction zone or work zone and at the time the
violation occurred there was any person in such zone who was there
to perform duties related to the reason for which the area was designated
a construction or work zone. However, no person shall be assessed
an additional fine pursuant to this Subsection if signage has not
been posted pursuant to this Section.