HomeMy Public PortalAbout1997_05_27_O015 The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE:
PRESENTED May 27, 1997
97-0-15 ADOPTED May 27, 1997
AMENDING SECTION 10-131 OF THE TOWN CODE TO AUTHORIZE A
CHANGE IN THE SPEED LIMIT ON LAWSON ROAD FROM SYCOL1N
ROAD TO 1200 FEET EAST OF SYCOLIN ROAD
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King Street: 35 mph from Balls Bluff Road to 1060 feet south of Battlefield
Parkway.
King Street: 35 mph from First Street to 300 feet south of Country Club Drive.
King Street: 45 mph from 300 feet south of Country Club Drive to the south
corporate limits.
Edwards Ferry Road: 35 mph from 2230 feet east of the Route 15 Bypass 'to the east
corporate limits.
Market Street: 55 mph from the east corporate limits to 320 feet east of Cardinal
Park Drive.
Market Street: 45 mph from 320 feet east of Cardinal Park Drive to Route 15
Bypass (north entrance).
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maximum speed limit:
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WHEREAS, citizens have requested speed limit changes on Lawson Road; and
WHEREAS, an engineering and traffic investigation per Virginia Motor Vehicle Law Section
46.2-874 was conducted by the town Transportation Engineer; and
WHEREAS, the results of the investigation substantiates lowering the speed limit to 25 mph on
Lawson Road from Sycolin Road to 1200 feet east of Sycolin Road.
THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
SECTION I. Section 10-131 of the Town Code is amended to read as follows:
Section 10-131. Speed Limits
The maximum speed limits on streets within the town shall be 25 mph, or as prescribed in this
section, and no person shall drive a motor vehicle in excess of such maximum limits. Upon the following
street within the town, between the points hereinafter indicated, the maximum speed limit shall be the
speed hereinafter indicated and no person shall drive a motor vehicle between such points in excess of such
AN ORDINANCE:
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AMENDING SECTION 10-131 OF THE TOWN CODE TO AUTHORIZE A
CHANGE IN THE SPEED LIMIT ON LAWSON ROAD FROM SYCOLIN ROAD
TO 1200 FEET EAST OF SYCOLIN ROAD
(7) Market Street: 35 mph from Route 15 Bypass (north entrance) to 1000 feet east of
Fort Evans Road.
(8) Evergreen Mill Road: 35 mph.
(9) Masons Lane: 35 mph from South King Street to Evergreen Mill Road.
(10) Tolbert Lane: 35 mph per hour from Evergreen Mill Road to Sycolin Road.
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~-¢¢~''~ ~V~ n Sycolin Road: 45 mph from the Route 15 Bypass to the south corporate limits.
614)(12) Route 7 Bypass: 55 mph exclusive of access ramps.
(-1-5)(13) Route 15 and Route 7 Bypass: 55 mph exclusive of access ramps.
(-]-6)(14) Route 15 Bypass: 55 mph exclusive of excess ramps.
(-]-7)(15) Catoctin Circle: 30 mph from Children's Center Road to West Market Street.
(-1-~)(16) Battlefield Parkway: 35 mph from Route 15 Business to Smartt's Lane.
SECTION II. The Manager shah clearly indicate by markers or signs the maximum speed limits
established by this ordinance.
SECTION III. This ordinance shall be effective June 6, 1997 and upon the placement of
appropriate signs and markers indicating the maximum speed limits established herein.
SECTION IV. All prior ordinance and resolutions in conflict herewith are repealed.
PASSED this 27th day of May ,1997.
Clerk of Council
J~fnes E. Clem, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
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