Resolution 2003-183
RESOLUTION NO, 2003.JJ:!.L
16810
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING IMPLEMENT A TION OF SCHOOL ZONE SPEED
LIMIT REDUCTIONS TO 20 MPH DURING SCHOOL ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL
HOURS, AS POSTED ON SITE OR INDICATED BY FLASHING BEACONS, AT
TWENTY-NINE LOCATIONS.
WHEREAS. Chapter 316. Florida Statutes. permits the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) to
alter established speed limits on roads under its jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the twenty-nine (29) locations listed in Attachment "A" fall under the jurisdiction of
the BCC and have a normal speed limit in excess of twenty miles per hour (20 mph); and
WHEREAS. in accordance with Sections 316.008, 316.189 and 316.1895, Florida Statutes, the BCC
may alter such existing speed limits within school zones as may be appropriate upon the basis of an
engineering and traffic investigation; and
WHEREAS. in accordance with Section 316.1895. Florida Statutes. a school zone speed limit "may
be in force only during those times thirty (30) minutes before, during. and thirty (30) minutes after the
periods of time when pupils are arriving at a regularly scheduled breakfast program or a scheduled school
session and leaving a regularly scheduled school session", and
WHEREAS. the results of the County's engineering and traffic investigation indicate that a
reduction of the existing school zone speed limits to twenty miles per hour (20 mph) is reasonable and safer
under the conditions found to exist during the times that students are traveling to and from the schools
served by the subject school zones.
NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT:
SECTION 1: The BCC does hereby establish a twenty miles per hour (20 mph) school zone speed limit at
the twenty-nine (29) locations listed in Attachment "A" and does hereby direct the Collier County
Transportation Operations Department to maintain appropriate school zone speed limit signs. The County
may either post signs designating the applicable times for the school zone speed limit or post portable
flashing beacons to inform motorists of the school zone and school zone speed limit in effect.
SECTION 2: A copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to the Collier County Sheriffs Office for proper
enforcement of the established school zone speed limit of twenty miles per hour (20 mph) at the twenty-nine
(29) locations listed in Attachment "A".
SECTION 3: The effective date of the reduced school zone speed limit shaH be after written notification to
the Sheriff s Office and upon posting of appropriate sign age.
This Resolution adopted after motion. second, and majority vote favoring same this
of ll'b..J . 2003.
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Attachment "A" to Resolution 2003---UL3
COLLIER COUNTY 20 MPH SCHOOL ZONES
# School Served School Zone Location Normal
Speed Limit
(mDh)
I A valon Elementary Thomason Dr. @ school entrance 30
2 East Naples Middle Estey Ave. in front of school 25
3 East Naoles Middle Lakewood Blvd. on side of school 25
4 Shadow lawn Elementary Shadow lawn Dr. in front of school 25
5 Golden Gate Elementary 20ll Place SW in front of school 25
6 Golden Gate Elementary 49th Street SW next to school 25
7 Golden Gate Elementary 49th Terrace SW @ 19th Place SW 25
8 Golden Gate Elementary Sunshine Blvd. @ 20th Place SW 25
9 Golden Gate Middle Tropicana Blvd. @ 26th Place SW 25
10 Golden Terrace Elementary Golden Gate Pkwy @ 44th S1. SW 35
11 Golden Terrace Elementary 27'h Court SW next to school 25
12 Golden Terrace Elementary 26th Place SW next to school 25
13 Golden Terrace Elementary 44th Terrace SW next to school 25
14 Big Cypress Elementary Golden Gate Blvd. @ school entrance 45
15 Corkscrew Elem/Middle Oil Well Road @ school entrance 45
16 Gulf view Middle School Goodlette-Frank Road @ 5th Avenue North 30
17 Lake Park Elementary Goodlette Road @ 14th Ave. N 45
18 Naples Park Elementary III th Ave. @ school entrance 35
19 Seagate Elementarv Seagate Drive @ West Blvd. 35
20 Pelican Marsh Elementary Airport Road @ school entrance 45
21 Poinciana Elementary Southbound Airport Road from Poincianna 45
Drive to School Entrance Drive
22 Vineyards Elementary Vineyards Blvd. @ school entrance 35
23 Lake Trafford Elementary Lake Trafford Road @ N. 19th Street 30
24 Lake Trafford Elementary Lake Trafford Road @ school entrance 45
25 Highlands Elementary Lake Trafford Road in front of school 25
26 Pinecrest Elementary S. 9th S1. @ school entrance 30
27 Bethune Elementary S. 5th Street in front of school 30
28 Immokalee Middle School Escambia Street @ Immokalee Drive 30
29 Immokalee Middle School N. 9th Street @ school entrance 30