Article 1. Standard Traffic Ordinance

14-101. Standard Traffic Ordinance incorporated.

There is hereby incorporated by reference for the purpose of regulating traffic within the corporate limits of the City of Maize, Kansas, that certain standard traffic ordinance known as the “Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities,” 50th Edition (the “Standard Traffic Ordinance”), prepared and published in book form by the League of Kansas Municipalities, save and except such articles, sections, parts, or portions as are hereafter modified or changed. No less than one copy of the Standard Traffic Ordinance shall be marked or stamped "Official Copy as Adopted by Ordinance No. 1031,” with all sections or portions thereof intended to be changed clearly marked to show any such change and to which shall be attached a copy of said ordinance and filed with the city clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable hours.

(Ord. 946; Code 2019; Ord. 963; Ord. 997; Ord. 1014; Ord 1031)

14-102. Amendment; Section 33(a) Maximum speeds.

Section 33(a), Maximum Speeds, of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, is amended and modified to read:

Except as provided in subsection (b) of Section 33 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, and except when a special hazard exists that requires lower speed for compliance with K.S.A. 8-1557 and amendments thereto, the speed limits specified in this Section 14-102 of the Code of the City of Maize, Kansas, will be the maximum lawful speeds, and no person shall operate a vehicle at a speed in excess of the maximum limits specified in this Section 14-102.

(1) Thirty (30) miles per hour on all streets located in the City limits except for streets designated in Sections 14-102(2) and 14-102(3) below;

(2) Forty (40) miles per hour on all streets within the City designated as arterial streets in Section 14-208 of the Code of the City, except for arterial streets designated in Section 14-102(3) below; and

(3) Twenty (20) miles per hour on all streets specified in Section 14-202 of the Code of the City.

(Ord. 946; Ord. 963; Ord. 997; Ord. 1014; Ord. 1022; Ord 1031)

14-103. Authorization to operate all-terrain vehicles, golf carts, and worksite utility vehicles.

All-terrain vehicles, golf carts, and worksite utility vehicles are authorized to operate on streets within the corporate limits of the City with limitation set at Section 114 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance.

(Ord. 972; Ord. 997; Ord. 1014; Ord 1031)