specific road classes and motor vehicles, and mandates local government units to classify roads within their jurisdiction for traffic purposes;
WHEREAS, under Section 447 (a)(5)(vi) and 458 (a)(5)(vi) of Republic Act No.7160 otherwise known as the Local Government Code, cities and municipalities have the power to regulate traffic in all streets and bridges within the territorial boundaries, and to enact measures that will enhance public health, safety, convenience, maintain peace and order, and promote the general welfare of their inhabitants;
WHEREAS, in order to reduce the number of road crashes in the Municipality of Urbiztondo, Pangasinan and/or minimize their severity, there is a need to regulate speed limits in roads within its territorial jurisdiction;
WHEREAS, in view of the mandate of this Sangguniang Bayan to classify roads and to regulate all streets and bridges within the local government unit’s territorial jurisdiction, under RA No. 4136 and RA No. 7160, the Sangguniang Bayan ng Urbiztondo, Pangasinan conducted a series of committee hearings, consultation with the Land Transportation Office and public hearings to classify roads and to determine the appropriate speed limits that would ensure the safety and convenience of all its inhabitants and road users;
WHEREFORE, be it ordained by the Sangguniang Bayan ng Urbiztondo, Pangasinan, assembled in regular session with a quorum present, that;
SECTION 1. Title. This Ordinance shall be known as “An Ordinance Providing for the Speed Limits for All Motor Vehicles Within the Territorial Jurisdiction of the Municipality of Urbiztondo, Pangasinan, Providing Penalties for the Violation Thereof, Collection of Road Crash Data, and Appropriating Funds for this Purpose.”
SECTION 2. Purpose. This ordinance is enacted to safeguard all road users within the territorial jurisdiction of Urbiztondo, Pangasinan, and to promote public health, safety and convenience.
SECTION 3. Coverage. This ordinance shall apply to all types of motor vehicles driven within, or passing through, the Municipality of Urbiztondo, Pangasinan, and the drivers and owners thereof.
SECTION 4. Interpretation. Words and phrases not defined in this Ordinance shall be given their plain or customary meanings, unless the context requires otherwise. All words, phrases, and provisions shall be interpreted in a manner that is consistent with the purpose and spirit of this Ordinance.
SECTION 5. Definition of Terms. As used in this Ordinance, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section:
a. Municipal Streets – shall refer to roads within the Poblacion, roads that connect to the National and Provincial Roads, and roads that provide inter-barangay connections to major Municipal Infrastructure without traversing Provincial roads, within the jurisdiction of the municipality, not otherwise designated as National Roads, Provincial Roads, Barangay Roads and Crowded Streets.
b. Crowded Streets – shall refer to streets with heavy pedestrian traffic, including all streets within a one-kilometer radius of the perimeter of schools, public transportation terminals, markets, government buildings, churches and other
