SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1978        FILED ON: 5/31/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1926

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John F. Keenan

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act authorizing city of Quincy to establish neighborhood speed reduction zones.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

John F. Keenan

 

Ronald Mariano

3rd Norfolk

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1978        FILED ON: 5/31/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1926

By Mr. Keenan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1926) of John F. Keenan, Ronald Mariano, Bruce J. Ayers and Tackey Chan for legislation (with the approval of the mayor and city council) to authorize the city of Quincy to establish neighborhood speed reduction zones.  [Local Approval Received.] Transportation.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act authorizing city of Quincy to establish neighborhood speed reduction zones.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

            SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 90, Section 17 or any other general or special law or regulation to the contrary, the City of Quincy is hereby authorized to establish by ordinance and posted signage on public ways, under the care and custody of the City, that are functionally classified local road, neighborhood speed reduction zones which shall be definted as the territory contiguous to which is built up with structures devoted to business, or the territory contiguous to which the dwelling houses are situated at such distances as will average less than one hundred feet between them for a distance of an eighth of a mile or over.

            SECTION 2. In any Neighborhood Speed Reduction Zone, the City of Quincy may by ordinance and posted signage, under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Works take such action as may be necessary to reduce vehicular speed to twenty (20) miles per hour.

            SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.