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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2010 - 158 <br />BY: Mayor Kennedy :5 ;? -,VS <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TRAFFIC CONTROL <br />FILE OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED TO PROVIDE <br />FOR THE PLACEMENT OF "ZEFT TURN YIELD ON <br />GREEN" SIGN AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT FOR PORTER <br />ROAD SOUTHBOUND AT THE INTERSECTION OF <br />LORAIN ROAD IN THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED. <br />WHEREAS, the Director of Public Safety, in conjunction with the Chief of Police and <br />the City Engineer, has conducted a study for the placement of a"Left Turn Yield on Green" sign <br />at the intersection of Porter Road (southbound) and Lorain Road in the City of North Olmsted; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the study concluded that traffic safety would be improved by the placement <br />of said sign to caution motorists traveling southbound on Porter Road and intending to turn left <br />onto eastbound Lorain Road, so as to remind said motorists to yield the right of way to motorists <br />operating westbound on Butternut Ridge Road and proceeding northbound on Porter Road; and <br />WHEREAS, this Council, based upon those findings and expert opinions, has determined <br />that it is in the best interest of the safety, health and welfare of the citizens of the City of North <br />Olmsted to accordingly place or install, at the specific intersections identified above, the "Left <br />Turn Yield on Green" sign in accardance with the specifications and procedure of the Ohio <br />Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (OMUTCD), and accordingly, by the adoption of <br />this ordinance, desires to do so; and <br />WHEREAS, Chapter 305 of the Traffic Code provides for the maintenance of the Traffic <br />Control File, which file can be amended only by ordinance duly adopted by this Council; <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />NORTH OLMSTED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND THE STATE OF OHIO: <br />SECTION 1: That the Police Department be and the same is hereby authorized and <br />directed to amend the Traffic Control File of the City of North Olmsted to indicate thereon the <br />installation of "Left Turn Yield on Green" signage (OMUTCD Sign R10-12) on Porter Road <br />(southbound) at Lorain Road; on Lorain Road at Clague Road. <br />SECTION 2: That the Director of Public Safety be and he is hereby authorized to install <br />new signs, as appropriate, at the intersections described in Section 1 above in accordance with <br />the provisions of this Ordinance and the Ohio Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices <br />(OMUTCD).