HomeMy WebLinkAbout23-044 RESOLUTION NO. 2023-044
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A SPEED LIMIT OF
TWENTY-FIVE (25) MILES PER HOUR ON INDIAN RIVER
DRIVE FROM CITRUS AVENUE SOUTH TO THE MARTIN
COUNTY LINE.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made
the following determinations:
1. Section 316.008(1),Florida Statutes,authorizes the Board to designate speed limits,
both as to maximum and minimum, for streets and highways under its jurisdiction after
investigation determines such a change is reasonable and in conformity to criteria promulgated by
the Department of Transportation.
2. Pursuant to Section 46-1 of the St. Lucie County Code of Ordinances of St. Lucie
County, the Board is authorized to adopt speed limits by resolution.
3. Indian River Drive from Citrus Avenue South to the Martin County line is a
residential district with road and roadside features not readily obvious to the normally prudent
driver including:
a. Narrow roadway pavement widths;
b. Horizontal and vertical curves that result in limited sight distances;
c. Driveways with restricted visibility;
d. High driveway density;
e. Narrow shoulder widths;
f. Poor stormwater collection and conveyance systems;
g. Numerous clear zone infractions; and
h. A drop off-hazard represented by the Indian River Lagoon.
4. Speed studies conducted in 2017 and 2022 have determined that an excess in
vehicular speeds exist along the corridor, after the application of dynamic speed feedback signs
and enhanced signage and pavement markings.
5. The St. Lucie Transportation Planning Organization has adopted Target Zero, a
statewide initiative to reduce the number of transportation-related serious injuries and deaths
across Florida to ZERO. During the previous 5-year period from 2018 through 2022,two hundred
and twenty-one crashes were reported to the State, eight involving fatalities.
6. The Public Works Department of St. Lucie County has recommended that a speed
limit of Twenty-Five (25) miles per hour be designated on Indian River Drive from Citrus Avenue
South to the Martin County line.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St.
Lucie County, Florida:
1. A speed limit of Twenty-Five (25) miles per hour is hereby established on Indian
River Drive from Citrus Avenue South to the Martin County line.
2. The St. Lucie County Road and Bridge Manager is hereby directed to erect Twenty-
Five (25) miles per hour speed limit signs on Indian River Drive from Citrus Avenue South to the
Martin County line.
3. The County Administrator is hereby directed to provide copies of this resolution to
the Sheriff of St. Lucie County, the City of Fort Pierce Police Chief and to the St. Lucie County
Road and Bridge Manager.
4. This Resolution shall be effective on May 26, 2023 and shall supersede all prior
resolutions pertaining to establishing speed limits on Indian River Drive.
After motion and second, the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Chair Cathy Townsend AYE
Vice-Chair Linda Bartz AYE
Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky AYE
Commissioner Larry Leet AYE
Commissioner Jamie Fowler AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 18th day of April, 2023.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUN Y, FLORIDA
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