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RESOLUTION NO. 4647 <br /> <br />BY: Messrs. Ward~ Kelley~ <br /> Usher, Graber~ Gaydos <br /> <br /> AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION requesting the Director of <br />Highways of the State of Ohio to review the traffic engineering <br />and investigation for purposes of declaring a reasonable and <br />safe prima-facie speed limit for Franklin Boulevard from Warren <br />Road to Highland Avenue in the City of Lakewood. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, A request has been made to this Council that <br />the statutory vehicular speed limit established by Section <br />4511.21 of the Ohio Revised Code is greater than that considered <br />reasonable and safe On Franklin Boulevard from Warren Road to <br />Highland Avenue in the citY of Lakewood, and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, This Council has caused to be made an engineer- <br />ing and traffic investigation upon Franklin Boulevard, and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, It is the belief of this Council that such <br />investigation confirms the allegation that the' statutory speed <br />limit of 35 mph is unrealistic, and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, This resolution constitutes an emergency <br />measure for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety <br />and welfare and for the usual daily operation of a municipal <br />department; now, therefore, <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, <br />STATE OF OHIO: <br /> <br /> Section 1. By virtue of the provisions of Section <br />4511.21 of the Ohio Revised Code, the Director of Highways is <br />hereby requested to review the engineering and traffic investigatic <br />and to determine and declare a reasonable and safe prima-facie <br />speed limit, towit: twenty-five (25) miles per hour on Franklin <br />Boulevard between Warren ROad and Highland Avenue in the City of <br />Lakewood, Ohio. <br /> <br /> Section 2. That after this Council is advised that the <br />Director of Highways has determined and declared a reasonable and <br />safe speed limit on Franklin Boulevard, that standard signs, <br />properly posted and giving notice thereof, will be erected. <br /> <br /> Section 3. That this resolution is hereby declared to <br />be an emergency measure for the reasons stated in the preamble <br />hereof and provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds <br />of all members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in <br />force immediately upon its adoption and approval by the Mayor. <br /> <br />Adopted: Jul~ 1o I968 <br /> <br />G,eo__r~-~Us_~..~.~.~ <br />Vice President <br /> <br />,Grace Reynolds <br /> Clerk <br /> <br />Approved:,,.,j, ly 3: 1Q68, , <br /> <br />__.,Robert M. Lawther <br /> Mayor <br /> <br /> <br />