12-12 Resolution No. 12161RESOLUTION NO. 12161
RESOLUTION RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 11750 WHICH DESIGNATED
LYNDALE AVENUE FROM 62ND STREET TO 77TH STREET AS AN URBAN
DISTRICT EFFECTIVE JUNE 15, 2024
WHEREAS, the Richfield City Council officially designated the Lyndale Avenue
corridor from 62nd Street to 77th Street an “urban district” through Resolution No.
11750 in July 2020 in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 169.14,
Subdivisions 2 and 5b and Section 169.011, Subdivision 90; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Section 169.14, Subdivision 2, mandates a 30
mile per hour speed limit in all urban districts; and
WHEREAS, the Richfield City Council has since adopted an amendment to
Chapter XIII, Section 1305 of the Richfield Code of Ordinances, giving the authority to
set municipal speed limits to the City Engineer pursuant to the requirements of
Minnesota Statutes, 169.14, Subdivision 5h; and
WHEREAS, the Richfield City Council has indicated its desire to reduce the
speed limit on Lyndale Avenue to 25 miles per hour which requires the recission of
Resolution No. 11750 and the Lyndale Avenue urban district designation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Richfield, Minnesota, that it hereby rescinds Richfield City Council Resolution No. 11750
effective June 15, 2024.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 12th day of
December, 2023.
Mary Supple, Mayor
ATTEST:
Dustin Leslie, City Clerk