1971-132 OrdinanceORDINB/,~CE NO. 1971-132
OFFEPED BY, ~,4A.YOR S~.{YTHE
DETERMINING T}-r.E I?.[TER,?,ECTIONS OF WINCHESTER
ROAD A~!D FORT ISkAND DRIVE AND THE
SECTION OF SOUTH S.~'~ITH ROAD AND ~.,~EST ~.~ARKET
STREET, TO BE INTERSECTIONS OF HIGII DENSITY
OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC: DETERMINING IT .~.!ECESSARY
TO DECLARE THAT %'IN~HESTER ROAD AND SOUTH SMITi!
ROAD BE DECLARED A STOPPING POINT BEFORE
PROCEEDING: ORDERING THE ERECTIOn'! OF STOP SIGHTS
AND DEC~RING AN E".~ERGENCY.
WI!EREAS~ traffic surveys nav~.ng been made of ~he
intersection of Winchester Road and Fort Island
Drive and the southeast corner of South Smith .P. oad
at the intersection of said Smith Road and Wes/
Market ~
~.~treet ~ and
t..].at both of said inteP-~
hqiEREAS~ such surveys show }
sections a~e used by a great density of traffic and
fuPtheP, that the tendency of the users ~hePeof, is
%o operate a motor vehicle at a speed greater than
is safe fo~ the othe~ opematoms and the pedestrians
moving thereon.
BE IT ORDAINED By the Council of the City of Fair-
lawn, Ohio'
Section 1'
That it is hereby determined thst it is necessary
to the health, safety and general welfare of the City
of Fairlawn, Ohio, and its inhabitants and the users
of its highways, that the intersection of ?inches ter
Road with Fort Island Drive and South Smith road at
its intersection with West Market Street, be declared
a stop intersection for traffic approaching the said
intersections on Winchester Road and South Smith
Road at its intersection with West ![arket Street.
Section 2-
That the operator of any motor vahicle not bringing
his vehicle to a complete stop before enterin5 said
intersection, shall upon conviction be fined not more
than $50.00.
Section :9'
That the Street Ccmmissioner of the City be and ~e is
hereby directed to erect proper siKns at the southeast
corner of Winchester Road and at the §outheast corner
of South Smith Road in accordance with the Ohio Manual
of Uniform Traffic Signals'. to inform said public of
the stop requirement as set forth herein.
Section 4'
Attest'
That this ordinance is hereby declared to be an
emergency measure necessary to the Cit.v of Fairlawn
and the health and safety of its inhabitants by reason
for providin~ for an orderly flow of controlled traffic
and shall be in full force and effect immediately
upon its enactment.
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Clyde:.~. Smythe, U. ayo~r
William F Re~..d, Clerk-Treasurer of the City of
Fairlawn, Summit County~ Ohio, do hereby certify that the forego.in~
Ordinance ~'.~o. 1971-132, was duly and regularly passed by Council at
a meeting on the -~ ~i,. .day of October, 1971.
t4111ia~ F. Reed
Clemk-T~easumem