Explanation
BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to request the Ohio Department of Transportation to establish a safe operating speed on Antares Avenue from Gemini Parkway to Polaris Parkway.
Engineering studies conducted in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 4511.21 support confirming the current statutory speed limit as 35 miles per hour.
Title
To request that the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation establish the prima-facie speed limit on Antares Avenue from Gemini Parkway to Polaris Parkway as 35 miles per hour, and to repeal any and all speed limit ordinances and resolutions on said roadway.
Body
WHEREAS, the current statutory speed limit on Antares Avenue from Gemini Parkway to Polaris Parkway is 35 miles per hour; and
WHEREAS, the speed limit for this segment is not posted; and
WHEREAS, traffic engineering studies and investigations performed under the direction of a professional engineer indicate a posted speed of 35 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 12, 2013; 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 35 miles per hour be established for Antares Avenue from Gemini Parkway to Polaris Parkway; 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speed limit ordinances and resolutions on Antares Avenue from Gemini Parkway to Polaris Parkway be and are hereby repealed.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 35 miles per hour for Antares Avenue from Gemini Parkway to Polaris Parkway is reasonable and safe under existing conditions.
SECTION 3. 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 35 miles per hour for Antares Avenue from Gemini Parkway to Polaris Parkway.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.