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pursuant to Section 316.008(9), Florida Statutes, based on the School Zone Speed Study and other relevant evidence presented; authorize the placement, installation, and operation of SDS at the School Zones; create procedures for the issuance of notice of violations for school zone speeding violations by duly qualified traffic infraction officers pursuant to Section 316.1896, Florida Statutes; and establish a hearing framework whereby a local hearing officer will determine whether school zone speeding violations have occurred; and WHEREAS, the City Commission finds it to be in the best interest of the public, health, safety, and welfare of the citizens to adopt this Ordinance and to create Article VII in Chapter 256 of the Code of Ordinance, and to authorize the placement, installation, and operation of speed detection systems on roadways maintained as school zones, to establish traffic enforcement procedures, and to create hearing procedures relating to school zone speed limit violations. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:' Section 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance upon adoption hereof. Section 2. Creating Article VII in Chapter 256 of the Code of Ordinances. Article VII in Chapter 256 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, entitled, "Speed Detection Systems in School Zones," is hereby created as follows: Chapter 256 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC ARTICLE VII - Speed Detection Systems in School Zones. §256.50 — Purpose and Intent. The City desires to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of individuals traveling to and from school in the City, especially students and their parents and/or legal guardians and school employees. Accordingly, the City elects to enforce school zone speed limits by authorizing the placement, installation, implementation, and use of Speed Detection Systems in School Zones designated in this Article as constituting a heightened safety risk, thereby warranting supplemental enforcement measures pursuant to Section 316.008(9), Florida Statutes. §256.51— Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: 1 Additions to existing text are shown by underline, changes to existing text on second reading are shown by double underline, deletions on first reading are shown as strikethFeugh and deletions on second reading are shown 02025 Speed Detection Systems in School Zones Page 2 of 7