Explanation
BACKGROUND
This resolution authorizes the Director of Public Service to request the Ohio Department of Transportation to establish a safe operating speed on Lane Avenue from High Street to Summit Street.
Engineering studies conducted in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 4511.21 support decreasing the current prima-facie speed limit from 35 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour.
Title
To request that the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation lower the prima-facie speed limit on Lane Avenue from High Street to Summit Street from 35 miles per hour to 25 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 Lane Avenue from High Street to Summit Street is 35 miles per hour; and
WHEREAS, traffic engineering studies and investigations performed under the direction of a professional engineer indicate a posted speed of 25 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 reduction on March 13, 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 25 miles per hour be established for Lane Avenue from High Street to Summit Street; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That any and all previous speed limit ordinances and resolutions on Lane Avenue from High Street to Summit Street be and are hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. That, upon the basis of the aforesaid engineering and traffic investigations, it is hereby determined that the posted speed limit of 25 miles per hour for Lane Avenue from High Street to Summit Street 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 review the engineering and traffic investigation and to determine and declare a reasonable and safe prima-facie speed limit of 25 miles per hour for Lane Avenue from High Street to Summit Street.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.