§ 12.20.020. Maximum speed limits.  


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  • In the absence of a posted speed limit sign duly authorized by the traffic and parking commission, and except as provided by Sections 12.20.030, 12.20.040 and 12.20.070, or any other section of this title, no person shall exceed the maximum lawful speed stated hereunder, provided that this section shall not apply to the Interstate Highway System, which is regulated under Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-8-152:

    A.

    Thirty miles per hour in any urban district;

    B.

    Fifty-five miles per hour in other locations;

    C.

    Section 12.84.030 sets out the penalty for violation of subsections A and B of this section.

(Ord. 98-1447 § 5, 1999; Ord. 90-1339, § 1 (27-2), 1990; prior code § 27-1-31)