Resolution 5943 - Updated School ZonesRESOLUTION NO.5943
A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF KALISPELL STREETS
ABUTTING THE SCHOOL PROPERTIES OF KALISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL,
EDGERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND LINDERMAN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
AS SCHOOL ZONES AND SETTING APPROPRIATE SPEED LIMITS THEREON FOR
VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of MCA §61-8-310 the City of Kalispell may designate
portions of streets adjacent to and approaching schools within the City of Kalispell
as school zones and to regulate the speed of vehicular traffic traveling thereon; and
WHEREAS, it is prudent from time to time to study traffic patterns around schools to determine
if the established school zones and designated speed limits are set to provide the
level of safety appropriate to roadways near the activity of children; and
WHEREAS, for this purpose, the City of Kalispell Department of Public Works has conducted
the necessary traffic studies on certain portions of streets adjacent to and
approaching the Kalispell Middle School, the Linderman Alternative School, and,
in consultation with the Montana Department of Transportation, the Edgerton
Elementary School; and
WHEREAS, based upon this information and pursuant to MCA §61-8-310, the Kalispell Chief
of Police, in consultation with Kalispell School District #5, seeks to establish the
school zones and speed limits as set forth below; and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell City Council hereby finds that it is in the best interests of the public
safety of its citizens and guests to establish those school zones and speed limits as
requested.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That roadway approaching the Kalispell Middle School and described as
that portion of Three Mile Drive approximately 400 feet east and west of
Hawthorn Avenue shall be designated as a school zone and the speed limit
therein shall be signed and enforced to be 25 mph from lam to 5pm,
Monday through Friday. Exhibit 1 attached hereto and fully incorporated
into this resolution illustrates the location of the school zone.
SECTION 2. That roadway approaching Edgerton Elementary School and described as
that portion of Whitefish Stage Road starting approximately 400 feet south
of Winchester Street and continuing north to 400 feet north of Mission Way,
an approximate distance of 6,500 feet, shall be designated as a school zone
and the speed limit therein shall be signed and enforced to be 35 mph from
lam to 5pm, Monday through Friday upon the receipt of approval from the
Montana Department of Transportation. Exhibit 2 attached hereto and
fully incorporated into this resolution illustrates the location of the
school zone.
SECTION 3. Those portions of roadway approaching the Linderman Alternative School
and Flathead Special Education Center and described as 3`d Ave E
starting at 4th St E north to Center St, 2"d St E starting at 2"d Ave E to
4th Ave E, and 3`d St E starting at 2"d Ave E to 4th Ave E shall be
designated as a school zone and the speed limit shall be signed and
enforced to be 15 mph from lam to 5pm, Monday through Friday.
Exhibit 3 attached hereto and fully incorporated into this resolution
illustrates the location of the school zone.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF
THE CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS 3RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2019.
Mark Jo so
Mayor
ATTEST:
Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC
City Clerk
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