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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 6 5-S
An oidinancet e rty o u uc , a mumcipa corp�r�rr� - --
amending section 10.08.050 of the Chubbuck Municipal Code to establish a speed limit of forty-
five miles per hour on those portions of Philbin Road lying within the city limits and a speed
limit of 35 mile per hour on Chubbuck Road west from Ponderosa Street to the city limits;
providing for the repeal of conflicting ordinances; providing that all other provisions of Chapter
10.08 not amended shall remain in full force and effect; providing for the severability of the
provisions of this ordinance; providing that this ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its
passage, approval and publication as allowed by law.
The full text of this ordinance is available at the City Clerk's Office, Chubbuck City
Offices, 5160 Yellowstone, Chubbuck, ID 83202.
I have reviewed the foregoing summary and believe it provides a true and correct
summary of Ordinance No. C' ' j�5 and. that the summary provides adequate notice to the public
of the contents of this ordinance.
DATED this day of l- e 12 t -,o, tf , , 2008.
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CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO
ORDINANCE NO. 655
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO, AMENDING SECTION
10.08.050 OF THE CHUBBUCK MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A SPEED
LIMIT OF FORTY-FIVE MILES PER HOUR ON THOSE PORTIONS OF PHILBIN
ROAD LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AND A SPEED LIMIT OF 35 MILE PER
HOUR ON CHUBBUCK ROAD WEST FROM PONDEROSA STREET TO THE CITY
LIMITS; REPEALING PRIOR CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR
THE SEVERABILITY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING
THAT ALL OTHER SECTIONS AND PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 10.08 NOT
HEREIN AMENDED SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT; AND
PROVIDING WHEN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHUBBUCK, IDAHO:
Section 1. Section 10.08.050 is amended as follows:
10.08.050: SPEED LIMITS:
A. The health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the city, as well as of persons
visiting the city, require that reasonable limits be imposed upon the speed at
which vehicles may be operated within the city. After appropriate traffic surveys
and with the advice of the city's public works director and other staff the
following limitations are adopted:
1. Thirty five (35) miles per hour or such other limit as the Idaho department of
transportation or its successor may establish, upon any thoroughfare within the
city which is part of the highway system maintained by the Idaho department of
transportation or its successor agency.
2. Thirty five (35) miles per hour on Poleline Road as it extends from the
intersection with Yellowstone Avenue to the southerly boundary of the city.
3. Forty-five 45) miles per hour on Philbin Road within the boundaries of the
City.
14. Thirty (30) miles per hour on thoroughfares which are designated as "arterial
thoroughfares" except for the following limits:
Location
Speed Limit
Chubbuck Road from Hiline Road to Hawthorne Road
35
Chubbuck Road from Ponderosa west to city limits
35
Hawthorne Road from Chubbuck Road south to Quinn Road
35
Hiline Road from Chubbuck Road north to city limits
35
Hiline Road from Chubbuck Road south to city limits
35
"Arterial thoroughfares" are East and West Chubbuck Road, Hawthorne Road, Hiline Road and
Siphon Road.
4 5. Twenty (20) miles per hour on all thoroughfares not classified in this section.
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B. The chief of police and public works director are authorized to post or cause to be posted the
speed limits set forth in this section upon thoroughfares within the city, consistent with the
standards for traffic control devices prescribed by Idaho Code.
C. It is unlawful and punishable as an infraction for any person to operate a vehicle upon any
public thoroughfare, including any street, highway, vehicularway or other thoroughfare, at a
speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions having regard to the actual and
potential hazards then existing. In every event, speed shall be so controlled as may be necessary
to avoid colliding with any person, vehicle or other conveyance on or entering the thoroughfare
in compliance with legal requirements and the duty of all persons to use due care. Where no
special hazard exists that requires lower speed for the purpose of compliance with this
subsection, the speed of any vehicle not in excess of the limits specified in subsection A of this
section shall be lawful, but any speed in excess of such limits shall be prima facie evidence that
the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 1. Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances. The provisions of any Ordinance of the
City of Chubbuck, Idaho, and any provision of the Chubbuck Municipal Code which are in
conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
All other sections and provisions of Chapter 10.08 not herein amended shall remain in full force
and effect.
Section 2. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance is held invalid, for any reason,
by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity or enforceability
of any of the remaining provisions.
Section 3. Effective Date. The rule requiring an ordinance to be read on three separate
days, one of which shall be a reading in full, is hereby dispensed with, and this Ordinance shall
become effective upon its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
CHUBBUCK, IDAHO, this 26thday0f FEBRUARY , 2008.
ATTEST:
Ron Conlin, City Clerk
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