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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2014 - 28 <br />BY: Mayor Kennedy <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TRAFFIC CONTROL <br />FILE OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED TO PROVIDE <br />FOR THE REMOVAL OF ALL OVERHEAD TURNING LANE <br />SIGNAGE AND SIMULTANEOUS REPLACEMENT OF <br />SAME WITH ROADSIDE POLE SIGNAGE ON LORAIN <br />ROAD IN THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED AND <br />DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. <br />WHEREAS, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has, upon review of traffic <br />signage in the City of North Olmsted, specified amendment of signage for the improvement of <br />public safety; and <br />WHEREAS, changes to the ODOT standardized signage manual now require that turning <br />lane signage be displayed by roadside pole signs rather than by overhead signage; and <br />WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the Director of Public Safety that the turning <br />lane signage on Lorain Road be altered in accordance with ODOT specifications and that the <br />Traffic Control File be updated accordingly; and <br />WHEREAS, this Council, based upon this recommendation, has determined that it is in <br />the best interest of the safety, health and welfare of the citizens of the City of North Olmsted to <br />adopt signage upgrades in accordance with ODOT specifications, and accordingly, by the <br />adoption of this ordinance, expresses its desire 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 Director of Public Safety be and he is hereby authorized and <br />directed to amend the Traffic Control File of the City of North Olmsted to duly reflect removal <br />and replacement of any and all turning lane signage on Lorain Road. <br />SECTION 2: That the Director of Public Safety be and he is hereby authorized to cause <br />the removal and simultaneous replacement of turning lane signage and other markings, as <br />appropriate and consistent with ODOT specifications, at the location described on Lorain Road. <br />SECTION 3. That this Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure <br />immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare, and for the <br />