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Town of Danville Ordinance Regulating Speed Limits on Unpaved Highways

 

SECTION I. AUTHORITY. This ordinance is adopted by the Selectboard of the Town of Danville under authority granted by 24 V.S.A. § 2291(4) and 23 V.S.A. § 1007 as follows to regulate speed limits on Unpaved Highways.

SECTION II. PURPOSE. The purpose of this ordinance is to promote public health and safety by establishing safe speed limits on all unpaved town highways in the Town of Danville.

SECTION III. SPEED REGULATIONS. Based on consideration of neighborhood character, abutting land use, bicycle and pedestrian use and physical characteristics of the highways, the following speed limits are hereby established:

A.     All vehicles will not exceed a maximum speed of 35 m.p.h. on all unpaved roads in the Town of Danville unless otherwise set and posted by the Town of Danville Selectboard. The above speed limits shall be posted in accordance with standards set forth in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

SECTION IV. PENALTIES.

A.     This shall be a civil ordinance, which shall be enforced in accordance with the provisions in 24 V.S.A. §§ 1974a and 1977 et seq., as amended, or through any Vermont court having proper jurisdiction.

B. The penalty for violation of any of the above speed limits shall be that set by the Schedule of Fines established by the State of Vermont.

SECTION V. ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. This ordinance may be enforced by the State of Vermont Department Of Transportation (DOT) Officers, Vermont Game Wardens, Vermont State Police Officers, and the Caledonia County Sheriff’s Department.    

SECTION VI. SEVERABILITY. If any portion of this ordinance is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such finding shall not invalidate any other part of this ordinance.

 

SECTION VII. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall become effective 60 days after its adoption by the Danville Selectboard. If a petition is filed under 24 V.S. A. § ; 1973. that statute shall govern the effective date.

DATE ___June 5th, 2008___

By Danville  Selectboard

 

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