§ 35-286. Authority to change from statutory speed limits.

(a)

The traffic engineer may determine on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that any maximum speed permitted by ordinance or statute is greater or less than is reasonable and safe under the conditions found to exist upon a highway or part of a highway. The traffic engineer may then determine and declare by regulation a reasonable and safe maximum limit on such highway which:

(1)

Decreases the limit at intersections;

(2)

Increases the limit within an urban district but not to exceed the maximum speed of 65 miles per hour;

(3)

Decreases the limit outside an urban district, but not to less than 20 miles per hour, except as authorized by K.S.A. 8-1560a;

(4)

Decreases the limit within an urban district in a school zone to not less than 20 miles per hour, except that any such decreased limit shall apply only during the hours in which students are normally en route to or from school, such zones and hours to be established by regulation adopted and published by the traffic engineer; or

(5)

Decreases the limit within any residence district, but not to less than 20 miles per hour.

(b)

The traffic engineer shall determine by an engineering and traffic investigation the proper maximum speed for all arterial streets and shall declare a reasonable and safe maximum limit which may be greater or less than the maximum speed permitted under state law for an urban district or other location in which the arterial street is situated, except that in no event shall the traffic engineer establish any such maximum limit in excess of 65 miles per hour.

(c)

Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a)(4) of this section, any altered limit established pursuant to this section shall be effective at all times or during hours of darkness or at other times as may be determined when appropriate signs giving notice are erected upon such street or highway.

(d)

Any alteration of maximum limits on city connecting links by the traffic engineer shall not be effective until such alteration has been approved by the secretary of transportation.

(Code 1964, § 36-74; Code 1988, § 35-267; Ord. No. 53410, § 1, 1-7-1975; Ord. No. 55191, § 4, 8-3-1976; Ord. No. 58345, § 4, 7-27-1978; Ord. No. O-2-05, § 13, 1-6-2005)

State law reference

Similar provisions, K.S.A. 8-1560.