HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-065 - Ord. Establishing a Speed Limit on Boyer Road in Mason County ORDINANCE NO. 2021- nU5
AN ORDIANCE ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMIT
ON BOYER ROAD
IN MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
WHEREAS, RCW 46.61.400 sets basic rule and maximum speed limits for city and
town streets, county road and state highways and may only be altered by the secretary of
transportation as authorized in RCW 46.61.405, 46.61.410 and 46.61.415; and,
WHEREAS, RCW 46.61.415 (2) states Local authorities in their respective
jurisdictions 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 thereon which may be greater or less than the maximum speed permitted under
RCW 46.61.400(2) but shall not exceed fifty miles per hour on county roads.
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works Engineer, and or his designee, have
conducted an engineering and traffic investigation on the county-maintained portion of Boyer
Road; and,
WHEREAS, existing conditions of the road warrants a speed limit change, as shown:
Exist. Recommended
Road No. Road Name SPEED SPEED M.P. - M.P.
03630 Boyer Road N/P 25 0.000 — 1.046 (All)
THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AND ORDERED, that the speed limit is
effective immediately as shown on the above listed county road, and the County Engineer is
so directed to erect the necessary speed limit signs in conformity herewith.
DATED this of OLkb ff , 2021.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
ATTEST:
McKenzie ith,
Clerk of the Board
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
TIM WHITEHEAD, Ch. DPA
cc: Public Works
Sheriff
Prosecutor
RANDY NEATHERLIN, Chair
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KEVIN SH TTY , Vice Chair
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SHARON TRASK, Commissioner