File #: R-600-19    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 11/20/2019 In control: Public Service Department
On agenda: 12/10/2019 Final action: 12/10/2019
Title: Requesting the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation to establish speed limits on Suder Avenue and Summit Street within the City of Toledo, and declaring an emergency.
Attachments: 1. Bullet Points, 2. Summit (101st to 131st), 3. Summit (131st to MI), 4. Summit (Manhattan to 101st), 5. Suder Speed Study, 6. Summit Speed Study, 7. Audio: Agenda Review 12/3/2019

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DPS SPEED LIMITS Suder and Summit Streets

Division of Transportation

Naveen Chandra (x1302), Paul M. Rasmusson (x7868)

(Revised)

 

Title

Requesting the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation to establish speed limits on Suder Avenue and Summit Street within the City of Toledo, and declaring an emergency.

 

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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:

Section 4511.21 of the Ohio Revised Code permits local authorities to authorize prima facie speed limits different than those contained in said Section, subject to the declaration of the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation, provided that the same does not exceed 50 mph.

 

The Commissioner of Transportation has completed a traffic study for the purpose of determining the safe and reasonable speed limit on portions of Suder Avenue and Summit Street in the City of Toledo.

 

The said traffic study indicates that safe and reasonable speed limits should be established on Suder Avenue and Summit Street which are at a variance with the statutory speed limit.

 

Summary

NOW, THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Toledo:

 

SECTION 1. That the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation is requested to establish the following speed limits:

 

Street

Speed Limit

Terminals

Suder Avenue

40

Manhattan Blvd to Northerly City Limits

Summit Street

45

Manhattan Blvd. to 101st Street

Summit Street

30

101st to 131st Street

Summit Street

45

131st to Northerly City Limits

 

SECTION 2.  That this Resolution is declared to be an emergency measure and shall be in force and effect from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that same is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and property and for the further reason that this Resolution must be immediately effective in order to implement the establishment of the safe and reasonable speeds on the aforementioned sections of Suder Avenue and Summit Street.

 

 

Vote on emergency clause:  yeas 12, nays 0.

 

Passed:  December 10, 2019, as an emergency measure:  yeas 12, nays 0.

 

Attest:                                          

Gerald E. Dendinger                                          Matt Cherry

Clerk of Council                                          President of Council

 

Approved:                                                               December 11, 2019

Wade Kapszukiewicz

                                                                                    Mayor