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Ordinance Lowering Speed Limit On Route 11 From the Eastern Intersection of Pleasant
Hill Drive to the Town Corporate Limits and Designing a School Zone
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Adopted: January 19, 2005
Effective: January 19, 2005
TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA
ORDINANCE 2005 - OS
ORDINANCE LOWERING SPEED LIMIT ON ROUTE 11 FROM THE EASTERN
INTERSECTION OF PLEASANT HILL DRIVE TO THE TOWN CORPORATE LIMITS
AND DESIGNATING A SCHOOL ZONE
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia has considered the
health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the Town of Pulaski and has found same to be
consistent with the issue of lowering the speed limit to 45 m.p.h. on Route 11 between the eastern
intersection of Pleasant Hill Drive and the Town Corporate limits, and to set an appropriate
school zone speed limit for the new Pulaski Elementary School on Route 11; and
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NOW THEREFORE, be it ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski after
finding based on engineering and traffic investigations that a reduction in speed is warranted now
therefore the speed limit from the eastern intersection of Pleasant Hill Drive to the Corporate
limits is hereby reduced from 55 m.p.h. to 45 m.p.h. in each direction; and
Be it further ORDAINED, by the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski that a school zone is
herby created on Route 11 and that the speed limit shall be 35 m.p.h. during school entry and exit
times and for the distances as permitted by statute § 46.2 - 873 (B), (C) and (E) of the 1950 Code
of Virginia, as amended, adopted as part of this Ordinance as if specifically set forth herein. In
conjunction with the school zone speed limit reduction council finds as a fact that based upon
engineering and traffic investigations conducted by the Town that the decrease in speed to 35
m.p.h. is warranted.
This Ordinance is adopted and is effective upon adoption this 19~' day of January, 2005 by
recorded vote as follows:
Jeffrey S. Worrell -Aye
Dan Talbert, Jr. -Aye
Bettye H. Steger -Aye
Lane R. Penn -Aye
John T. Bolen -Aye
Joel B. Burchett, Jr. -Aye
THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VRGINIA
By:
C arles L. Wade, Mayor
ATTEST:
Patricia Cruise, Clerk of Council
I, Patricia Cruise, Clerk of Council, certify that the forgoing Ordinance
2005-OS Ordinance Lowering Speed Limit on Route 11 From the Eastern
Intersection of Pleasant Hill Drive to the Town Corporate limits and
Designing a School Zone is a true and correct copy as adopted by the
Pulaski Town Council at their regular meeting on 3anuary 19, 2005.
Patricia Cruise, Clerk of Council
TGc/ordinat-cetcertification 2005-OS