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ORDINANCE NO. 4839
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 10.35.030 “SPEED
LIMITS IN CERTAIN ZONES,” TO ESTABLISH A NEW SPEED LIMIT ON
SANDIFUR PKWY AND ROAD 108 SOUTH OF BURNS ROAD PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Sandifur Pkwy/Broadmoor Intersection Improvements project and the
Sandifur Pkwy/Rd 108 Extension project provided for the extension of roadway infrastructure in
the Broadmoor area as defined in the Broadmoor Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, the extended Sandifur Parkway, from Broadmoor Boulevard to Road 108,
and the Road 108 extension, between Buckingham Drive and Harris Road, were designed for a
maximum speed of 35 MPH, with the corresponding traffic modeling and engineering analysis to
determine the appropriate speed limit; and
WHEREAS, both corridors have been constructed with a posted 35MPH speed and are
now ready to be opened to the public; and
WHEREAS, speed limits for roadways in the City, other than 25MPH, must be
specifically cited in the Pasco Municipal Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO,
WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That PMC Section 10.35.030 entitled “Speed Limits in Certain Zones” of
the Pasco Municipal Code is hereby amended and shall read as follows:
10.35.030 Speed limits in certain zones.
It is determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the
speed permitted by state law upon the following streets is less than is necessary for
safe operation of vehicles thereon, by reason of the designation and sign posting of
the streets as arterial highways and/or by reason of widely spaced intersections, and
it is declared that the speed limit shall be as hereinafter set forth on those streets or
parts of streets designated in this section at the times specified when signs are
erected giving notice thereof:
45 MPH.
E. "A" Street (S. Cedar Avenue to SR-12);
Harris Road (W. Court Street to Broadmoor Boulevard);
W. Lewis Street (N. 20th Avenue to N. 28th Avenue);
N. 4th (north line Section 19 to City limits - Glade North);
N. Oregon Street (Hillsboro to north City limits);
Road 68 (Sandifur Parkway north to north City limits);
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Broadmoor Boulevard (Franklin County Irrigation Canal to Bedford Street);
Road 100 (Chelan Drive to FCID Canal);
Capital Avenue (Hillsboro Street to Foster Wells Road).
40 MPH.
S. 10th Avenue (Ainsworth A venue to south City limits on the Intercity
Bridge);
Heritage Boulevard (SR-12 to "A" Street);
W. Court Street (Road 48 to Road 96);
E. Lewis Street (N. Cedar Avenue to SR-12);
Argent Road (N. 20th Avenue west to Road 36);
Argent Road (Road 44 west to Road 52);
W. Ainsworth A venue (10th A venue to Oregon A venue);
N. Oregon Avenue (E. Ainsworth Street to SR-12);
Burden Boulevard (Road 36 to Road 60);
Road 36 (Argent Road to Burden Boulevard).
35 MPH.
W. "A" Street (N. 20th Avenue to S. Wehe Avenue);
E. "A" Street (S. Wehe Avenue to S. Cedar Avenue);
E. Ainsworth Street (Oregon A venue to Sacajawea Park Road);
Argent Road (Road 68 west to Road 84);
Broadmoor Boulevard (Bedford Street to north City limits);
W. Court Street (Road 36 to Road 48);
W. Lewis Street (N.12th Avenue to N. 20th Avenue);
N. 4th Avenue (E. Court Street to SR-12);
N. 4th Avenue (SR-12 to north line Section 19);
S. 4th Avenue (W. "A" Street to W. Ainsworth Street);
W. Sylvester Street (Road 54 to Road 60);
Sandifur Parkway (Road 44 to Road 108 Broadmoor Boulevard);
Commercial A venue (Kartchner to Kahlotus Highway);
Industrial Way (Kartchner to Foster Wells Road);
Foster Wells Road (SR-395 to N. Oregon Avenue);
Sacajawea Park Road (SR-12 to E. Ainsworth Street);
Burden Boulevard (Road 60 to Road 76);
Road 108 (Harris Road to Burns Road);
Road 100 (W. Court Street to Chelan Drive);
Road 60 (W. Sylvester Street to W. Court Street);
Road 68 (200 feet north of Valley View Pl to Sandifur Parkway);
Road 52 (Burden Blvd. to Sandifur Parkway);
Road 60 (Burden Blvd. to Sandifur Parkway);
Argent Road (From 20th A venue to the east);
Madison Avenue (Road 44 to Burden Blvd.);
Road 44 (Argent to Madison A venue);
Chapel Hill Blvd. (FCID Canal right-of-way to Churchill Downs Lane).
Bums Road (Broadmoor Blvd to Shoreline Road)
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30 MPH.
S. 10th Avenue (W. Ainsworth Avenue to W. Sylvester Street);
N. 20th (W. "A" Street to airport terminal);
W. "A" Street (N. 20th Avenue to Road 28);
W. Clark Street (W. 5th Avenue to N. 18th Avenue);
W. Court Street (N. 1st Avenue west to Road 36);
W. Court Street (Road 96 to Road 100);
E. Lewis Street (N. Beech Avenue to N. Cedar Avenue);
28th Avenue (W. "A" Street to W. Lewis Street);
W. Sylvester Street (Road 54 to N. 7th Avenue);
Road 34 (W. Sylvester Street to W. Court Street);
Road 84 (Chapel Hill Blvd. to Argent Road);
Clemente Lane (Burden Blvd. to Wrigley Drive);
Wrigley Drive (Road 76 to Clemente Drive).
[Ord. 4687 § 1, 2023; Ord. 4488 § 1, 2020; Ord. 4151, 2014; Ord. 4045, 2012; Ord. 4025, 2011;
Ord. 4024, 2011; Ord. 3928, 2009; Ord. 3868, 2008; Ord. 3730 § 1, 2005; Ord. 3716 § 1, 2005;
Ord.3630 § 1, 2003; Ord. 3395 § 1, 1999; Ord. 3293 § 1, 1998; Ord. 3292 § 1, 1998; Ord. 3217 §
1, 1997; Ord. 2891 § 1, 1992; Ord. 2818 § 1-4, 1991; Ord. 2795 § 1-5, 1990; Ord. 2644 § 1, 1987;
Ord. 2536 § 1, 1985; Ord. 2493 § 1, 1984; Ord. 2486 § 1, 1984; Ord. 2165 § 1, 1980; Ord. 1979 §
1,1978; Ord. 1793 § 1, 1976; Ord. 1578 § 1, 1973; Ord. 1475 § 1, 1971; Code 1970 § 10.24.040;
Code 1954 § 8-14.12.]
Section2. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word
of this ordinance should be held to the invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause phrase or word of this ordinance.
Section 3. Corrections. Upon approval by the city attorney, the city clerk or the code
reviser are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including scrivener’s errors
or clerical mistakes; reference to other local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations; or
numbering or referencing of ordinances or their sections and subsections.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take full force and effect five (5) days
after approval, passage and publication as required by law.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington this 18th day of May, 2026.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Ogden Murphy Wallace, PLLC
City Attorney
David Milne
Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
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Krystle Shanks
Deputy City Clerk
Published: Sunday, May 24, 2026