The provisions of the Florida Uniform Traffic Control Law, F.S. Chapter 316, shall apply and be controlling within this city for the purpose of regulating traffic.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 44-25 , § 3, adopted Sept. 3, 2025, repealed § 18-2, which pertained to median strip and derived from Ord. 14-71, adopted July 26, 1971; Ord. 104-91, adopted Dec. 9, 1991.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 44-25 , § 3, adopted Sept. 3, 2025, repealed § 18-3, which pertained to service vehicles and derived from Ord. 12-84, adopted April 2, 1984.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 44-25 , § 3, adopted Sept. 3, 2025, repealed § 18-4, which pertained to sidewalks, bike paths or bike lanes and derived from Ord. 108-00, adopted Nov. 6, 2000.

The City Manager is authorized to direct the posting or removal of signs regulating traffic on the rights-of-way of the city. The City Manager may only exercise this authority after taking into consideration the need for such regulations or restrictions in the area posted for regulation. The signs shall be installed or removed in accordance with the latest edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, published by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

(Ord. 108-00, 11-6-2000)

No person shall operate any vehicle upon a City street at a rate of speed greater than 30 mph; except the City Council may set speed zones altering the speed limit not to exceed 60 mph on streets designated by the City with a functional classification of arterial or collector, after investigation determines such a change is reasonable and in conformity to criteria promulgated by the Florida Department of Transportation, except that no changes shall be made on state or county highways or connecting links or extensions thereof, which shall be changed only by the Florida Department of Transportation or Lee County. Posted speed limits on streets designated by the City with a functional classification of local shall not exceed 30 mph.

(Ord. 108-00, 11-6-2000; Ord. No. 25-19, § 1, 8-19-2019; Ord. No. 45-19, § 1, 9-9-2019)

Editor's note— Ord. 28-21, § 1, adopted April 21, 2021, repealed § 18-7, which pertained to golf cart allowable areas and derived from Ord. 12-01, adopted Feb. 26, 2001; Ord. 46-04, adopted April 26, 2004.