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Ordinance No. 21-05 CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON TIGARD CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 21- AN ORDINANCE TO ALLOW THE CITY OF TIGARD TO IMPT.FMENT 20 MPH SPEED ZONES IN SET ECT AREAS WHEREAS, the 2019 Oregon Legislature passed SB 558, amending ORS 810.180 to authorize cities to designate by ordinance a speed that is five MPH lower than statutory speed on non-arterial streets in "residence districts"under their jurisdiction;and WHEREAS,reduced vehicle speeds supports Goal 3,Policy 6 of the adopted Transportation System Plan:The city shall develop and implement public street standards that recognize the multi-purpose nature of the street right-of-way;and WHEREAS, reduced vehicle speeds supports Goal 3, Policy 7 of the adopted Transportation System Plan: The city shall design all projects on Tigard city streets to encourage pedestrian and bicycle travel;and WHEREAS,reduced vehicle speeds supports Goal 4,Policy 1 of the adopted Transportation System Plan:The city shall consider the intended uses of a street during the design to promote safety,efficiency and multi-modal needs;and WHEREAS, reduced vehicle speeds supports Goal 4,Policy 7 of the adopted Transportation System Plan:The city shall enhance and maintain a neighborhood traffic management program to address issues of excessive speeding and through traffic on local residential streets;and WHEREAS, the City has adopted a Complete Streets Policy, which states, "The City will utilize current and emerging best practices in transportation network and facility design to best serve the multi- modal transportation needs of all users,including review of operating speeds." NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY OF TIGARD ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: Consistent with ORS 810.180,the City of Tigard establishes a designated speed of 20 MPH, 5 MPH lower than the statutory speed of 25 MPH,on local streets in "residence districts" as defined by ORS 801.430 and 810.180(12). SECTION 2: Per ORS 810.180, the designated speed established by this Ordinance will take effect on a segment of a local street upon the City's removal of any 25 MPH signs and installation of 20 MPH signs on that street segment The City Engineer will have the authority to approve eligible locations and direct staff to install necessary signage. SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be effective 30 days after its passage by the council, signature by the mayor,and posting by the city recorder. PASSED: By 7,'114x'/i Ike 44A-- vote of all council members present after being read by number and title only,this :23''`day of " ►"u r- .2021. ORDINANCE No. 21-O Page 1 -41161 JCS c cl.Pit Carol A. Krager,City Recorder APPROVED: By Tigard City Council this ,2P4-1 day of V-e i✓ 4tl�'c.� ,2021. Jason B.Snider,Mayor Approved as to form: City Attorney Date ORDINANCE No. 21-©5- Page 2