Explanation
Background: This resolution authorizes the Public Service Director to request the Ohio Department of Transportation to establish a safe operating speed that will be respected and obeyed by a majority of the driving public on S.R. 315 between I-670 and Lane Avenue. Engineering studies conducted in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 4511.21 support decreasing the current speed limit from 65 miles per hour to 55 miles per hour. The City of Columbus initiated the speed zone study at the request of the Ohio Department of Transportation.
Fiscal Impact: None.
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To request the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation to lower the speed limit on S.R. 315 between I-670 and Lane Avenue to 55 mph from the posted speed of 65 mph, and to repeal any and all previous speed limit resolutions on S.R. 315 between I-670 and Lane Avenue.
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WHEREAS, the current posted speed limit S.R. 315 between I-670 and Lane Avenue is 65 miles per hour; and
WHEREAS, the Ohio Department of Transportation has requested that the posted speed limit be lowered; and
WHEREAS, engineering and traffic investigations indicate that a posted speed of 55 miles per hour is reasonable and safe under existing conditions; and
WHEREAS; Section 4511.21 of the Ohio Revised Code provides for the establishment of a reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit under such conditions by the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation upon request of a local authority; and
WHEREAS, the City Traffic Engineer, City of Columbus, Ohio has recommended that a reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit of 55 miles per hour should be established for S.R. 315 between I-670 and Lane Avenue for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That, upon the basis of engineering and traffic investigations, it is hereby determined that a posted speed limit of 55 miles per hour for S.R. 315 between I-670 and Lane Avenue is reasonable and safe under existing conditions.
SECTION 2. That the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation is hereby requested to review the engineering and traffic investigation and to determine and declare a reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit of 55 miles per hour for S.R. 315 between I-670 and Lane Avenue.
SECTION 3. That any and all previous speed limit resolutions on S.R. 315 between I-670 and Lane Avenue be and are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. That this resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law