HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - Council Action Form, January 4, 1983 COUNCIL ACTION FORM
Date: January 4, 1983
SUBJECT: First reading of an ordinance establishing Elwood Drive as a through
Street.
BACKGROUND: A recent court case involving the City of Ames revealed that the
Ames Code does not contain provisions for establishing stop sign controls
at Oakwood Road and Elwood Drive. Further investigation reveals that
stop signs along Elwood Drive are not established at any point in the
Ames Code. This oversight evidently occurred as the Oakwood Road area
was annexed into the City. At that time the stop sign was physically
located at the two intersections, however, they were in the county. It is
thus necessary to codify these intersections for inclusion in the current
Ames Code. The easiest way to solve this omission is to declare Elwood
Drive a through street except at Lincoln Way and South 4th Street where
traffic control signals assign right-of-way. The proposed ordinance
would establish the legal basis for stop sign controls at Elwood Drive's
intersections with Oakwood Road, Airport Road, Mortensen Parkway, and
South 16th Street.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Approve the proposed ordinance on its first reading.
2. Reject the proposed ordinance and direct that the above mentioned
intersections be uniquely identified in the code as being a special
stop intersection.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: It is recommended that Council approve the ordinance on
its first reading.
COUNCIL ACTION:
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