Minnesota Legislature
SF 1467
2nd Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 02:21am
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A bill for an act
relating to traffic regulations; amending provisions related to speed limits;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 169.011, subdivisions 64, 90, by
adding a subdivision; 169.14, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.011, subdivision 64, is amended to
read:
Subd. 64.
Residential roadway.
"Residential roadway" means anew text begin citynew text end street
or deleted text begin portion of a streetdeleted text end new text begin town roadnew text end that is less than one-half mile innew text begin totalnew text end length deleted text begin and is
functionally classified as a local street by the road authority having jurisdictiondeleted text end .
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 69a. new text end
new text begin Rural residential district. new text end
new text begin
(a) "Rural residential district" means the
territory contiguous to and including any city street or town road that is built up with
visible dwelling houses situated at intervals averaging 300 feet or less for a distance of a
quarter of a mile or more.
new text end
new text begin
(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "interval" means the distance, measured along
the centerline of the roadway, between the primary access points for adjacent dwelling
houses, regardless of whether the dwelling houses are located on the same side of the road.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.011, subdivision 90, is amended to read:
Subd. 90.
Urban district.
"Urban district" means the territory contiguous to and
including anynew text begin citynew text end street deleted text begin whichdeleted text end new text begin or town road that new text end is built up with structures devoted to
business, industry, or dwelling houses situated at intervals of less than 100 feet for a
distance of a quarter of a mile or more.
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Speed limits.
(a) Where no special hazard exists the following speeds
shall be lawful, but any speeds in excess of such limits shall be prima facie evidence
that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful; except that the speed
limit within any municipality shall be a maximum limit and any speed in excess thereof
shall be unlawful:
(1) 30 miles per hour in an urban district deleted text begin or on a town road in a rural residential
districtdeleted text end ;
(2) 65 miles per hour on noninterstate expressways, as defined in section 160.02,
subdivision 18b, and noninterstate freeways, as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 19;
(3) 55 miles per hour in locations other than those specified in this section;
(4) 70 miles per hour on interstate highways outside the limits of any urbanized area
with a population of greater than 50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of
transportation;
(5) 65 miles per hour on interstate highways inside the limits of any urbanized area
with a population of greater than 50,000 as defined by order of the commissioner of
transportation;
(6) ten miles per hour in alleys; deleted text begin and
deleted text end
(7) 25 miles per hour in residential roadways if adopted by the road authority having
jurisdiction over the residential roadwaynew text begin ; and
new text end
new text begin (8) 35 miles per hour in a rural residential district if adopted by the road authority
having jurisdiction over the rural residential districtnew text end .
(b) A speed limit adopted under paragraph (a), clause (7), is not effective unless the
road authority has erected signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning
and end of the residential roadway on which the speed limit applies.
(c) deleted text begin For purposes of this subdivision, "rural residential district" means the territory
contiguous to and including any town road within a subdivision or plat of land that is built
up with dwelling houses at intervals of less than 300 feet for a distance of one-quarter mile
or more.deleted text end new text begin A speed limit adopted under paragraph (a), clause (8), is not effective unless the
road authority has erected signs designating the speed limit and indicating the beginning
and end of the rural residential district for the roadway on which the speed limit applies.
new text end
(d) Notwithstanding section 609.0331 or 609.101 or other law to the contrary,
a person who violates a speed limit established in this subdivision, or a speed limit
designated on an appropriate sign under subdivision 4, 5, 5b, 5c, or 5e, by driving 20 miles
per hour or more in excess of the applicable speed limit, is assessed an additional surcharge
equal to the amount of the fine imposed for the speed violation, but not less than $25.
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.14, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 5f. new text end
new text begin Speed limits on certain rural residential districts. new text end
new text begin
(a) A rural residential
district existing and lawfully signed before August 1, 2009, continues to qualify as a
rural residential district.
new text end
new text begin
(b) A rural residential district existing and lawfully signed before August 1, 2009, is
subject to the speed limit signed before August 1, 2009.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective August 1, 2009. Paragraph (b)
expires when the speed limit signs erected before August 1, 2009, are replaced.
new text end