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File #: 2721-2013    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 11/12/2013 In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
On agenda: 12/9/2013 Final action: 12/11/2013
Title: To request that the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation lower the prima-facie speed limit on Snouffer Road from Sawmill Road to Smoky Row Road from 45 miles per hour to 40 miles per hour and establish the current prima-facie speed limit on Snouffer Road from Bent Tree Boulevard to Smoky Row Road as 40 miles per hour, and to repeal any and all speed limit ordinances and resolutions on said roadway.
Explanation

BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to request the Ohio Department of Transportation to establish a safe operating speed on Snouffer Road from Sawmill Road to Smoky Row Road.

Engineering studies conducted in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 4511.21 support decreasing the current prima-facie speed limit on Snouffer Road from Sawmill Road to Bent Tree Boulevard from 45 miles per hour to 40 miles per hour and maintaining the current prima-facie speed limit on Snouffer Road from Bent Tree Boulevard to Smoky Row Road as 40 miles per hour.


Title

To request that the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation lower the prima-facie speed limit on Snouffer Road from Sawmill Road to Smoky Row Road from 45 miles per hour to 40 miles per hour and establish the current prima-facie speed limit on Snouffer Road from Bent Tree Boulevard to Smoky Row Road as 40 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 Snouffer Road from Sawmill Road to Bent Tree Boulevard is 45 miles per hour; and

WHEREAS, the current prima-facie speed limit on Snouffer Road from Bent Tree Boulevard to Smoky Row Road is 40 miles per hour, and

WHEREAS, a request to study the existing speed limit was received from the Franklin County Engineer’s Office, and

WHEREAS, traffic engineering studies and investigations performed under the direction of a professional engineer indicate a posted speed of 40 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 October 8, 2013; and

WHEREAS; Section 4511.21 of the Ohio Revised Code provides for the establishment of a reasonable and safe ...

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