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Board opts to draft ordinance authorizing local speed‑limit reductions; Gladstone cited as early use case
Summary
Staff recommended two ordinance options to use new state authority to reduce posted 25 MPH zones to 15 or 20 MPH in business or residential districts; the Board favored Option 2 (authorize County Administrator to implement changes with Board resolution after public hearing) and asked staff to draft ordinance for December and schedule a public hearing in January.
The Board on Nov. 14 reviewed Virginia Code §46.2‑1300 A(4), which permits a locality to reduce posted 25 mph speed limits to 15 or 20 mph in defined business or residence districts, and considered two implementation options: (1) enact an ordinance for each highway targeted for a reduction, or (2)…
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