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Council amends school-zone ordinance to standardize speeds and tie enforcement to school hours
Summary
Council voted to amend a city ordinance so school-zone limits will be standardized (25 mph in discussed locations) and signage will reflect each school's actual start and dismissal hours under a state regulation change.
The New Iberia City Council on Nov. 5 amended an ordinance to bring local school-zone enforcement into conformity with a recent state regulation change and to standardize the posted school-zone speed across city schools.
Staff told the council the state's update ties school-zone hours to an hour before and an hour after the official start and end times for each school. Because local schools have differing start and end times, the council approved language to tie school-zone signaling and enforcement to each school's actual hours rather than a single citywide clock. The council also amended the ordinance to make the posted school-zone speed uniform across the city's school zones discussed at the meeting (the council settled on 25 mph to match other zones discussed).
Council members and staff discussed signage changes and the need to coordinate on when hours change; staff said new signs will be posted to reflect each school's hours. The change is intended to reduce driver confusion where different school zones previously carried different posted speeds and to ensure compliance with the state's timing requirement.
The council voted on the ordinance amendment and set a public hearing date for Nov. 19, 2024. The transcript records the motion and approval by electronic vote; a roll-call tally was not read aloud.
