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ORDINANCE NO. 1268
AN ORDINANCE ADDING A NEW SECTION TO ORDIN-
ANCE No. 1024, PASCO CITY CODE CHAPTER 8-6,
TO BE SECTION 118 RELATIVE TO SPEED LIMITS
ON STATE HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO
AND BEING AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO AND RE-
GULATING MOTOR VEHICLES, TRAFFIC, TRAVEL,
AND TRANSPORTATION AND THEIR INCIDENTS UPON
THE PUBLIC STREETS, BICYCLE PATHS, AND OTHER
WAYS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; PRESCRIBING THE
POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND OTHERS IN
RELATION THERETO; DEFINING OFFENSES AND PRO-
VIDING PENALTIES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Pursuant to the provisions of R. C. W. 46. 61. 400,
46. 61. 415, and 46. 61. 420, a new Section to be Section 118 is hereby
added to Ordinance No. 1024, Pasco City Code Chapter 8-6, which
shall read as follows:
"Section 118 Speed limits on State Highways within the City
of Pasco. It is hereby determined upon the basis of an
engineering and traffic investigation that thespeed limits
are designated by the Washington State Highway Commission
on the following described parts of highways are less than
is reasonable and safe speed under the conditions found to
exist on such parts of highways, and that the speed limits
established thereon by the Washington State Highway Com-
mission should be adopted by the City of Pasco as the reason-
able and safe maximum limit thereon:
a. Empire way from center of Columbia River to center-
line of Henry Street - 50 mph.
b. Centerline of Chase Avenue to East City Limits -
50 mph.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect after
its passage and publication is required by law.
PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED as provided by law
this 7 day of February, 1967.
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G. �. CARTER, MA OR
Attest: i
RUTH MODESKY, Ci Clerk
Approved as to form:
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D. WAY1,11E CAMPBELL, City Attorney
February 9, 1967
Letter written by Horace E. Menasco, sent this
date to State Highway Department, Yakima, Wash.,
along.with three (3) copies of Traffic Ordinance
No. 1268.
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State Highway Commission
Yakima,, Washington
Attn: "Buzz" Mattoon
Dear Mr. Mattoon:
CITY MANAGER FEBRUARY 9, 1967
Enclosed are three (3) copies of an Ordinance adopted Tuesday
evening by the Pasco City Council concerning speed limits on
the State Highway inside the City limits. We would like for
you to review this Ordinance with the State Highway Commission
and approve these limits if you agree with our Ordinance.
The purpose of the Ordinance was to establish the present
State speed limits in the City to allow violators arrested
within the City limits to be cited into Police Court.
Further, in discussion on the Ordinance, the City Council
would like for you to advise the City what procedure is.
necessary for a study by the Highway Commission to reduce
the speed limit on U.S. 395 from the Empire Way By-Pass'to
the North City Limits from 70 miles per hour to some limit
enforceable under City Ordinance. We would recommend south-
bound traffic inside City Limits be reduced from 70 miles per
hour to 45 miles per hour, then, down to 30 miles per hour
as traffic approaches the stop sign at U.S. 395-410 inter-
section. North -bound traffic from the 410 intersection could
be posted at 60 miles per hour inside the City limits, and,
therefore, the enforcing by City Police Officers in Pasco
Police Court.
Your consideration and recommendations will be appreciated by
the City Council.
Sincerely yours,
Horace E. Menasco
City Manager
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