Attorney General Opinion No.

William Frost Manhattan City Attorney 1101 Poyntz Manhattan, Kansas 66502-5460

Dear Mr. Frost:

You request our opinion concerning the city's ability to establish maximum speed limits of less than 30 miles per hour in a residential district and whether the city may establish traffic control devices where the guidelines set forth in the uniform traffic control manual do not warrant such a placement. The speed limit issue is of considerable importance because according to the league of Kansas municipalities there are at least 100 cities which have ordinances establishing speed limits of less than…