Sec. 26-238. - Procedure for consideration of an additional fine street.
Sec. 26-239. - Procedure for city council designation of additional fine streets.
Sec. 26-240. - Designated additional fine streets.
The purpose of this ordinance is to supplement the Traffic Calming Program of the City of Newport News, by adding additional penalties and options to augment available traffic calming methods.
(Ord. No. 6355-07, § 1)
The following definitions shall apply in this article:
Additional fine street is a street, or portion thereof, which has been designated as such in this article, on which signs displaying the maximum speed limit and the penalty as provided in this article for violations are displayed; a highway in a residence district.
Dead end street is a street which connects with or crosses another street at only one (1) end.
Street means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way or place open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel in the city, including streets and alleys; and for law enforcement purposes, the entire width between the boundary lines of all private roads or private streets which have been specifically subject to city enforcement of city motor vehicle laws by an ordinance adopted by the city council.
Residential through street is any street in a residence district having a posted speed limit of not more than thirty-five (35) miles per hour which is not a dead end street.
Residence district means the territory contiguous to a street which is zoned as a residential district; or which is not zoned as a residential district, but where seventy-five (75) percent or more of the property contiguous to such street on either side thereof, for a distance of three hundred (300) feet or more along the street, is occupied by dwellings and land improved for dwelling purposes.
(Ord. No. 6355-07, § 1)
(a)
Operation of any motor vehicle in excess of the posted speed limit on an additional fine street is unlawful and shall constitute a traffic infraction, and in addition to any other penalty provided by law, shall be punished by a fine of two hundred dollars ($200.00).
(b)
No portion of the fine provided for in this section shall be suspended unless the court so orders and the defendant successfully completes twenty (20) hours of community service.
(Ord. No. 6355-07, § 1)
Sec. 26-238. - Procedure for consideration of an additional fine street.
(a)
Upon receipt by the city of a petition signed by at least seventy-five (75) percent of the owners or tenants of all residential structures having lot frontage upon a residential through street, or portion thereof, the city manager shall cause such traffic calming studies and other traffic studies and investigations hereinafter referred to as a "staff report," as he shall deem necessary and material, to be conducted to identify a need to curtail excessive speeding, and shall thereupon present such petition together with a staff report to city council for consideration.
(b)
In addition to the petition procedure provided in subsection (a) of this section, city council may, on its own initiative, direct the city manager to conduct traffic calming studies and other traffic studies and investigations as he shall deem necessary and material on a residential through street, or portion thereof, and present a staff report to city council for consideration.
(Ord. No. 6355-07, § 1)
Sec. 26-239. - Procedure for city council designation of additional fine streets.
If, based upon the staff report required by section 26-238, and upon such other information and considerations as city council shall deem necessary, city council finds that the additional two hundred dollar ($200.00) fine provided for herein should apply to the residential through street, or portion thereof, in question, then city council may pass an ordinance amending section 26-240 designating said residential through street as an additional fine street, whereupon the city manager shall take all actions necessary to erect signs as prescribed by the Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board or its successor in order to put such additional two hundred dollar ($200.00) fine into effect.
(Ord. No. 6355-07, § 1)
Sec. 26-240. - Designated additional fine streets.
The following streets, or portions thereof, are designated as additional fine streets, and as such, violations of the posted speed limit shall be a traffic infraction and punished by a fine as provided in section 26-237:
(1)
Beechmont Drive from Lucas Creek Road to Loraine Drive/Loraine Circle.
(2)
Brick Kiln Boulevard from Jefferson Avenue to Kiln Creek Parkway.
(3)
Kiln Creek Parkway from its northernmost intersection with the York County Line to its southernmost intersection with the York County Line.
(Ord. No. 6355-07, § 1; Ord. No. 6474-08, § 1)