Explanation
BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to request the Ohio Department of Transportation to journalize a safe operating speed on Winchester Pike from the intersection with Ebright Road/Shannon Road to a point 1650 feet east.
Engineering studies conducted in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 4511.21 support increasing the current prima facie speed limit from 35 miles per hour to 55 miles per hour.
Title
To request that the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation establish the prima-facie speed limit on Winchester Pike from the intersection with Ebright Road/Shannon Road to a point 1650 feet east as 55 miles per hour, and to repeal any and all speed limit ordinances and resolutions on said roadway.
Body
WHEREAS, the current prima facie speed limit on Winchester Pike from the intersection with Ebright Road/Shannon Road to a point 1650 feet east is 35 miles per hour; and
WHEREAS, the speed limit on either side of this segment is 55 miles per hour; and
WHEREAS, traffic engineering studies and investigations performed under the direction of a professional engineer indicate a posted speed of 55 miles per hour is reasonable and safe under existing conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus will continue to monitor traffic crashes and volumes and revise necessary regulations to promote a safe roadway operation; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation and Pedestrian Commission approved this speed limit revision on December 11, 2012; 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 of Columbus, Ohio, Department of Public Service, Division of Planning and Operations, recommends a reasonable and safe prima-facie speed limit of 55 miles per hour be established for Winchester Pike from the intersection with Ebright Road/Shannon Road to a point 1650 feet east; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That any and all previous speed limit ordinances and resolutions on Winchester Pike from the intersection with Ebright Road/Shannon Road to a point 1650 feet east be and are hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. That, upon the basis of the aforesaid engineering and traffic investigations, it is hereby determined that a posted speed limit of 55 miles per hour for Winchester Pike from the intersection with Ebright Road/Shannon Road to a point 1650 feet east is reasonable and safe under existing conditions.
SECTION 3. Be it further resolved that the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation is hereby requested to journalize a reasonable and safe prima-facie speed limit of 55 miles per hour for Winchester Pike from the intersection with Ebright Road/Shannon Road to a point 1650 feet east.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.