To

Mayor and Council

Subject

Amendments to Speed Limit and Radar City Codes

Initiator

Engineering

Recommendation

Approve the attached ordinance amending City Code Section 20-5.2, increasing or \n \n decreasing state speed limits and amending City Code Section 20-5.3, street \n \n designated for speed enforcement using radar and other speed detection devices.

Approval

Approved

Background

The Georgia Department of Public Safety requires that the City update its

radar permit to enforce speed limits by the end of 2004. We completed the

update and submitting it for final comments to the Georgia Department of

Transportation receiving their comments Monday a week ago.

Analysis

The DOT advised us that the Georgia Department of Public safety will not allow

the City to use radar for any speed limits less than 25 MPH except for those

already existing on the previous radar permit. The impact of this requirement

is that the City has 139 School Zone speed limit of which 38 School Zones are

posted at 20 MPH and can not be enforced using radar. If the City raises these

school zones speed limits to 25 MPH, the radar permit can be revised to include

them at a later date.

Financial Considerations

The Traffic Engineering Division maintains speed limit and radar enforcement

notice signs from their annual operating budget.

Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement

Legal Considerations

Council approval is required on any amendments of the City Code.

Recommendations/ Actions

Approve the amendments to City Code Sections 20-5.2 and 20-5.3.

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