Resolution 2002-478
RESOLUTION NO. 2002--DJL
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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SPEED LIMIT REDUCTION
FROM FORTY. FIVE MILES PER HOUR (45 MPH) TO FORTY
MILES PER HOUR (40 MPH) ON PINE RIDGE ROAD (CR 896) IN
THE VICINITY OF NAPLES BOULEY ARD INTERSECTION, A
TOTAL DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 1,322 FEET.
WHEREAS, Chapter 316, Florida Statutes, permits the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) to
alter established speed limits on roads under its jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, Pine Ridge Road (CR 896) falls under the jurisdiction of the BCC; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Chapter 316, Florida Statutes, the BCC may alter such existing
speed limits as may be appropriate upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation; and
WHEREAS, the results of such engineering and traffic investigations determined that reducing the
speed limit from 45 to 40 mph from approximately 905 feet west of the intersection of Pine Ridge Road and
Naples Boulevard to approximately 417 feet east of that intersection is reasonable and safer than present
conditions and it conforms to criteria promulgated by the County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT:
SECTION I: The BCC does hereby establish a forty-mile per hour (40 MPH) speed limit on Pine Ridge
Road (CR 896) from approximately 905 feet west of the intersection of Pine Ridge Road and Naples
Boulevard to approximately 417 feet east of that intersection for a total distance of approximately 1,322 feet,
and does hereby direct the Collier County Transportation Operations Department to erect appropriate speed
limit signs giving notice thereof.
SECTION 2: A copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to the Collier County Sheriff s Office for proper
enforcement of the established speed limit for Pine Ridge Road (CR 896) within the designated segment.
SECTION 3: The effective date of the speed limit reduction shall be after written notification to the
Sheriff s Office and upon posting of appropriate signage.
This Resolution adopted after motion, second, and majority vote favoring same this /~ day
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::i)WIGBj' E.~~ROCK, Clerk
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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JA S N. COLETTA, Chairman
Approved as to form and
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Heidi F. Ashton
Assistant Collier County Attorney
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