[Amended 10-1-2001 by Ord. No. 1990; 9-24-2009]
A.
It is unlawful to drive any motor vehicle on any street not under
the jurisdiction of the Illinois State Department of Transportation,
or the county, in an urban district within the City at a speed in
excess of 30 miles per hour, or in any alley at a speed in excess
of 15 miles per hour, except as follows and unless posted otherwise;
appropriate signs shall be posted showing such speed limits:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(1)
It is unlawful to drive a motor vehicle on Main Street between
Market Street and Rueck Street at a speed in excess of 25 miles per
hour.
(2)
It is unlawful to drive any bicycle, motorcycle or motor vehicle
on Parkview Drive, North Evergreen Lane, Temple Street, or any other
street or area of travel within the municipal park known as "Bolm-Schuhkraft
Memorial Park" at a speed in excess of 20 miles per hour.
(3)
It is unlawful to drive a motor vehicle on Quarry Road between
Rueck Road and Ghent Road at a speed in excess of 40 miles per hour.
(4)
It is unlawful to drive a motor vehicle on "DD" Road in the
City at a speed in excess of 35 miles per hour; except that it is
unlawful to drive a motor vehicle on "DD" Road, either in the eastbound
or the westbound lane thereof, at a speed in excess of 25 miles per
hour from the intersection of Ramsey Road and "DD" Road, east for
a distance of 1,500 lineal feet.
(5)
It is unlawful to drive a motor vehicle on Bottom Avenue or
on Legion Street at a speed in excess of 25 miles per hour.
(6)
It is unlawful to drive a motor vehicle on Lakefield Drive,
Rockhampton Drive, Darwin Court, and Melbourne Court, or any other
street or area of travel within the Lakefield Place Subdivision, at
a speed in excess of 20 miles per hour.
(7)
It is unlawful to drive a motor vehicle on Parkview Drive at
a speed in excess of 25 miles per hour, except no person shall drive
a motor vehicle at a speed in excess of 20 miles per hour while passing
schools during school days when school children are present.
(8)
It is unlawful to drive a motor vehicle on Gilmore Lake Road
in both the eastbound and westbound lanes between the intersection
of Illinois State Route 3 and the corporate limits of the City of
Columbia at a speed in excess of 30 miles per hour.
B.
Speed
of vehicles of the Second Division.
(1)
The
speed of all vehicles of the Second Division as defined by statute
shall be as follows:
(a)
If the vehicle is designed and used for pulling or carrying
freight and has a gross weight of 8,000 pounds or less (including
the weight of the vehicle and maximum load), and is equipped with
pneumatic tires, the maximum speed is 55 miles per hour outside an
urban district, 30 miles per hour in an urban district, and 15 miles
per hour in an alley; but if such vehicle is equipped with two or
more solid tires, the maximum speed is 10 miles per hour at all times
and in all locations.
(b)
If the vehicle is designed and used for pulling or carrying
freight and has a gross weight of more than 8,000 pounds (including
the weight of the vehicle and maximum load), and is equipped with
pneumatic tires, the maximum speed is 50 miles per hour outside of
an urban district, 30 miles per hour in an urban district, and 15
miles per hour in an alley; but if such vehicle is equipped with two
or more solid tires, the maximum speed is 10 miles per hour at all
times and in all locations.
(c)
If the vehicle is designed and used for carrying more than seven
passengers, and is equipped with pneumatic tires, the maximum speed
is 55 miles per hour.
(2)
The
fact that the speed of a vehicle does not exceed the applicable maximum
speed limit does not relieve the driver from the duty to decrease
speed when approaching and crossing an intersection, when approaching
and going around a curve, when approaching a hill crest, when traveling
upon any narrow or winding roadway, or when special hazards exist
with respect to pedestrians or other traffic by reason of weather
or highway conditions; and speed shall be decreased as may be necessary
to avoid colliding with any person or vehicle on or entering the highway
in compliance with legal requirements and the duty of all persons
to use due care.
(3)
It
shall be unlawful to drive any vehicle on any street or highway within
the City under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Transportation,
or of the county, at a speed exceeding that lawfully set for such
street or highway.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
[Amended 1992 by Ord. No. 1033; 1999 by Ord. No. 1789]
No person shall drive a motor vehicle at a speed in excess of
20 miles per hour while passing a school zone or while traveling upon
any public thoroughfare on or across which children pass going to
and from school during school days when school children are present.
Signs to be posted to indicate this restriction include the following:
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Name of Street
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Location
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Main Street, Parkview Drive and Admiral Parkway
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At the intersections of Main Street and Parkview Drive and Parkview
Drive and Admiral Parkway
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McDannold Drive
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On McDannold Drive
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Rapp Avenue
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From Temple Street to Parkview Drive
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Temple Street
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From Main Street to the entrance of Bolm-Schuhkraft Memorial
Park.
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