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Newton amends school-zone code, adjusts distances around school crossings
Summary
The Newton City Commission approved ordinance 5173-25 to revise Chapter 21, Article 6 of the city code; staff said changes align school-zone distances with Safe Routes to School remeasurements and correct prior drafting errors.
The Newton City Commission approved Ordinance 5173-25, amending Chapter 21, Article 6 of the city code to adjust school-zone boundaries and correct drafting errors in the existing ordinance.
Ed, a city staff member, said he worked with the school district and the chief of police on the revision. He said the changes include extending a school zone on First Street eastward (described in the record as “to the East Sum”), remeasuring and standardizing several zone-distance measurements and removing obsolete entries. Staff provided a redline and a clean copy of the ordinance to the commission.
A commissioner asked how the new distances were derived; Ed said the measurements were based on Safe Routes to School guidance and on remeasurements at pedestrian crossing points. The ordinance number in the record is 5173-25.
A motion to approve Ordinance 5173-25 was made, seconded and the commission approved it by voice vote.
Ending: The city attorney or staff will incorporate the redline changes into the city code as adopted and proceed with any follow-up steps required under local code adoption procedures.
