§ 17-12. Speed of vehicles.

The following speed limits are hereby established for the following areas within the city for all vehicles of any type and form that travel the public highways enumerated below:

(a)

On system. See latest state speed zone order for Cobb County as effected and issued by the Georgia Department of Transportation and Georgia Department of Public Safety. Said state speed zone order is hereby adopted by reference thereto for those sections of state routes within the city limits of Powder Springs, Georgia.

Signs to be erected by the Georgia Department of Transportation.

(b)

Off-system.

Ashley Woods Drive from Hopkins Road to Mitch Court, a distance of 0.30 miles zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Austell-Powder Springs Road from the intersection of Marietta Street and Powder Springs Road to 0.10 miles east of the intersection of Martietta Street and Powder Springs Road, a distance of 0.10 miles, zoned for 35 m.p.h.

Austell-Powder Springs Road from 0.10 miles east of the intersection of Martietta Street and Powder Springs Road to 0.15 miles east of Old Austell Road (east Powder Springs city limits), a distance of .67 miles, zoned for 45 m.p.h.

Bengal Drive from Lancer Court to Lancer Drive, a distance of 0.30 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Brownsville Road from Marietta Street to S.R. 6 (C.H. James Parkway), a distance of 1.00 miles, zoned for 35 m.p.h.

Brownsville Road from S.R. 6 (C.H. James Parkway) to Oglesby Road, a distance of 0.38 miles, zoned for 45 m.p.h.

Buck Road from Forest Hill Road to Hubert Drive, a distance of 0.30 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Butner Street from Atlanta Road to Lewis Road, a distance of 0.30 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Caley Mill Drive from Macedonia Road to Caley Mill Way, a distance of 0.65 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Country Walk Drive from Shipp Road to Old Lost Mountain Road, a distance of 0.95 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Dehli Drive from Lancer Drive to Bengal Drive, a distance of 0.30 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Dogwood Drive from Red Oak Drive to dead end, a distance of 0.45 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Elliot Road from Florence Road to S.R. 6 (C.H. James Parkway), a distance of 0.90 miles, zoned for 35 m.p.h.

Evelyn Drive from Forest Hill Road to dead end, a distance of 0.70 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Florence Road from Powder Springs-Dallas Highway to 750 feet north of Shipp Road (north Powder Springs city limits), a distance of 1.10 miles, zoned for 35 m.p.h.

Forest Hill Road from Buck Road to Powder Springs Road, a distance of 0.40 miles, zoned for 35 m.p.h.

Forest Hill Road from the intersection of Powder Springs Road and Richard D. Sailors Parkway, a distance of 2 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Francis Drive from Forest Hill Road to Debbie Lane, a distance of 0.30 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Grady Grier Drive from Old Austell Road to dead end, a distance of 0.50 miles, zoned for 35 m.p.h.

Grady Grier Drive from 0.10 miles south of Old Austell Road to dead end, a distance of 0.40 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h. from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. for Powder Springs Elementary School, school zone on school days only.

Hopkins Road from Powder Springs Road to Macedonia Road, a distance of 1.40 miles, zoned for 35 m.p.h.

Lancer Drive from Macedonia Road to Bengal Drive, a distance of 0.80 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Lewis Road from Oglesby Road to Southern Railroad tracks, a distance of 1.00 miles, zoned for 35 m.p.h.

Lindley Circle from Austell-Powder Springs Road to Sharon Drive, a distance of 0.70 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Lost Lake Drive from Shipp Road to dead end, a distance of 0.35 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Macedonia Road from 0.30 miles west of S.R. 176 to Caley Mill Drive, a distance of 1.60 miles, zoned for 35 m.p.h.

Marietta Street from Brownsville Road to New Macland Road, a distance of 0.59 miles to be zoned 25 m.p.h.

Marietta Street from Old Lost Mountain Road to the intersection of Powder Springs Road and Austell-Powder Springs Road, a distance of 0.87 miles, zoned for 35 m.p.h.

Misty Morn Way from Grady Grier Drive to dead end, a distance of 0.40 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

New Macland Road, its full length lying within the city limits from its intersection with the city limits to Marietta Street, a distance of 1.70 miles, to be zoned 35 m.p.h.

Old Austell Road from Marietta Street to Austell-Powder Springs Road, a distance of 0.80 miles, zoned for 35 m.p.h.

Old Lost Mountain Road from Powder Springs-Dallas Highway to 0.10 miles north of Richard D. Sailors Parkway, a distance of 0.49 miles, zoned for 35 m.p.h.

Paddocks Way from Florence Road to dead end, a distance of 0.60 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Paddocks West from Florence Road to dead end, a distance of 0.50 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Palomino Drive from Mustang Drive to Mustang Drive, a distance of 0.55 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Pine Crest Road from Forest Hill Road to dead end, a distance of 0.25 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Pinetree Drive from S.R. 176 to Pinetreet Court, a distance of 0.30 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Powder Springs-Dallas Highway from S.R. 6 (C.H. James Parkway) to 0.10 miles west of Old Lost Mountain Road, a distance of 2.20 miles, zoned for 45 m.p.h.

Powder Springs-Dallas Highway from 0.10 miles west of Old Lost Mountain Road to Old Lost Mountain Road, a distance of 0.10 miles, zoned for 35 m.p.h.

Powder Springs Road from the intersection of Marietta Street and Austell-Powder Springs Road to 0.20 miles south of Sanders Road, a distance of 1.60 miles, zoned for 45 m.p.h.

Quarters Way from Elliot Road to dead end, a distance of 0.30 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Richard D. Sailors Parkway from S.R. 176 to Powder Springs Road, a distance of 0.52 miles, zoned for 45 m.p.h.

Sharon Drive from Powder Springs Road to Sharon Woods Drive, a distance of 0.85 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Steeplechase Drive from Brownsville Road to Steeplechase Court, a distance of 0.30 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Tommy Drive from Forest Hill Road to dead end, a distance of 0.28 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Warren Farm Road from Paulding County Line to Powder Springs-Dallas Highway, a distance of 0.50 miles, zoned for 35 m.p.h.

Weston Drive from S.R. 176 to Glenn Street, a distance of 0.30 miles, zoned for 25 m.p.h.

Signs to be erected by the city.

(Code 1972, § 5-1213; Ord. No. 83-5, 11-7-83; Ord. No. 87-29, 10-19-87; Ord. No. 88-9, 4-4-88; Ord. No. 89-6, 2-20-89; Ord. No. 89-8, 3-6-89; Ord. No. 91-23, 7-31-91; Ord. No. 95-13, 10-16-95; Ord. No. 98-16, 7-20-98; Ord. No. 2001-30, 12-3-01; Ord. No. 2005-16, § 1, 6-6-05; Ord. No. 2005-29, 10-17-05; Ord. No. 2006-14, § 1, 7-17-06; Ord. No. 2014-008, § 1, 8-18-14 )

State law reference

Speed restrictions, O.C.G.A. § 40-6-180 et seq.

Cross reference

Speed of vehicles in parks, § 14-5.

Editor's note

For convenience sake, the editor has alphabetized the streets given in this section. A complete history note, listing every ordinance affecting this subject, has been given following the section.