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Belgrade adopts simplified city speed limits, leaves state roads to MDT
Summary
Council replaces an outdated speed ordinance with a simpler framework that keeps default city speed at 25 mph, allows a 35 mph maximum where posted, and gives the city manager/designee authority to set school zones and special signage.
The Belgrade City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 2025-4, a rewrite of the city's speed-limit code that replaces an older, detailed list of posted speeds and school-zone locations with a simplified framework.
City staff said the existing speed ordinance appeared to be a carryover from the 1980s and required extensive cleanup. The new ordinance establishes a base city speed limit, sets a maximum posted speed, and grants the city manager or designee the authority to establish and adjust school zones and other special speed-control areas following engineering review.
City Manager Neil explained the change to council…
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