Ordinance 4312 - 1 -
ORDINANCE NO. 4312
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF ECC
8.16.040 (DECREASE OF STATE LAW MAXIMUM SPEED);
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND SETTING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the speed limit for both northbound and southbound movements along
Highway 99 from 244th St. SW to 210th St. SW is currently 45 mph; and
WHEREAS, Highway 99 had a 7-lane section with three lanes in each direction
and a two-way left turn lane (prior to the Highway 99 Revitalization Project – Stage 2); and
WHEREAS, a landscaped raised median has recently been added along Highway
99 from 244th St SW to 210th St. SW (as part of the Highway 99 Revitalization Project – Stage 2);
and
WHEREAS, this addition has created a physical roadway feature that both
separates movement and will help reduce vehicle speeds; and
WHEREAS, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is
required to approve any speed limit modification within state right-of-way / along State Highways
(such as Hwy 99, SR-104, and SR-524); and
WHEREAS, WSDOT has approved the proposed speed limit reduction along
Highway 99 from 244th St. SW to 210th St. SW from 45 mph to 40 mph following the recent
completion of this project and related traffic investigations; and
WHEREAS, City of Shoreline has an existing speed limit of 40 mph along Hwy 99
(south of 244th St. SW) with a similar median; and
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WHEREAS, given WSDOT approval, the City Council finds that the speed limit
along Highway 99 from 244th St. SW to 210th St. SW should be reduced from 45 mph to 40 mph;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. ECC 8.16.040 (Decrease of state law maximum speed) is hereby revised to read as
follows (deleted text in strike-through; new text in underline).
It is determined upon the basis of engineering and traffic investigation that the
speed permitted by state law outside of business and residential districts as
applicable upon the following set forth streets is greater than is reasonable or safe
under the conditions found to exist upon the streets and it is declared that the speed
limit shall be the miles per hour as herein set forth on those streets or parts of streets
as herein designated at the times herein specified when signs are erected giving
notice thereof.
Name of Street Speed
Limit
Posted at All Times (or During
Daytime)
1. U.S. Highway 99 (PSH No. 1)
from 220th S.W. to 228th S.W.
4540
mph
all times
2. West side of U.S. Hwy. 99
(PSH No. 1) from 220th S.W. to
608 feet north of 212th S.W.
4540
mph
all times
3. U.S. Hwy. 99 (PSH No. 1)
from 228th S.W. to 244th S.W.
4540
mph
all times
4. Sixth Avenue South from Pine
to Walnut Street
20
mph
all times
5. 75th Place West from North
Meadowdale Road to the County
Park
20
mph
all times
6. SR 524 (portions of Puget
Drive, 9th Ave. N., Caspers
Street and 3rd Ave. N.) from 300
feet east of 88th Ave. W. to
Edmonds Street
30
mph
all times
7. SR 104 (Sunset Avenue) from
Main to Dayton
25
mph
all times
8. SR 524 (3rd Ave.) from
Edmonds Street to its junction
with SR 104 (to Pine Street and
thence east on Pine to SR 104)
25
mph
all times
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Name of Street Speed
Limit
Posted at All Times (or During
Daytime)
9. State Highway #104
(Edmonds Way) from South end
of 5th Avenue South to 95th Pl.
W.
35
mph
all times
10. SR 524 (196th S.W.) from
300 feet east of 76th Ave. W. to
300 feet east of 88th Ave. W.
35
mph
all times
11. Sunset Avenue from
Edmonds Street to Caspers
Street
20
mph
all times
12. 175th Street S.W. west of
76th Ave. W. to the terminus
thereof
20
mph
all times
Section 2. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance should be held
to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifically delegated to
the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum, and shall take effect five (5) days after
passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the title.
APPROVED:
MAYOR MIKE NELSON
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
CITY CLERK, SCOTT PASSEY
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
JEFFREY B. TARADAY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: July 21, 2023
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: July 25, 2023
PUBLISHED: July 28, 2023
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 2, 2023
ORDINANCE NO. 4312
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 4312
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 25th day of July 2023, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed
Ordinance No. 4312. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title, provides
as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF ECC
8.16.040 (DECREASE OF STATE LAW MAXIMUM SPEED);
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND SETTING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 25th day of July, 2023.
CITY CLERK, SCOTT PASSEY