Label
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.
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