Opn. No.

Scott C. Smith, Esq. Informal Opinion No. 99-15 Corporation Counsel City of Canandaigua 20 Gorham Street Canandaigua, New York 14424

Dear Mr. Smith:

You have requested an opinion regarding whether the City of Canandaigua may establish a fifteen-mile-per-hour speed limit on a city street that dead-ends at the edge of school district property, but does not pass a school building. You informed us that the building line of the school building is eighty-five feet from the stub end of the street.

Initially, we note that the power to control and regulate the public highways rests with the State…