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HomeMy WebLinkAboutord1994-062�WHATCGM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 94/502 CLEARANCES Initial Date Date Received in Council Office: Agenda date Assigned to: I-Wlginator: Transportation Services - gineering Division Head: NYM 9194 _ M E C E `� E © SEP C j 1994 HATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL. 9127194 Introduced n �1�', q�e/ 10/11/94 Council Dcpt. Head: c1�3�`q Prosecutor: Purchasing /Budget: Executive: l6 SUBJECT. • Ordinance to increas9speed limit from 45 mph to 50 mph on East Smith Road from Mt. Baker Highway to Noon Road for a total length of 4.25 miles. ATTACHMENTS. 1. Ordinance 2. Cover letter 3. Agenda Bill SUMMARY STATEMENT.. Please complete sections of box as appropriate & explain the item be/loly. Anted Countv contract N: Should Clerk schedule a hearing? NO / / YES /x / Reauested dale: r, Is it (or will it be) within budeet? YES /x / NO / / 11 Budget line item number(s): 13 �I SUMMARY: The reconstruction of the East Smith Road between the Noon Road and Mt. Baker Highway -has improved the sight distance and widened the roadway and shoulders. Engineering recommends the speed limit on this portion of the road be raised from 45. mph to 50 mph. ORIGINATOR'S RECOMMENDED ACTION. Recommend approval. COMMITTEE ACTION TAKEN. COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN. "7/94: Introduced /11/94: Council adopted the ordinance. 7 -0 Related hale Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number (this item only): Ord 94 -062 SPONSORED BY: Consent PROPOSED BY: Transportation Services - Engineering INTRODUCTION DATE: 9/27/94 1 ORDINANCE NO. 94 -062 2 AN ORDINANCE REGARDING ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMIT 3 ON EAST SMITH ROAD 4 WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council is authorized under RCW 46.61.415 to 5 establish speed limits on County roads; and 6 WHEREAS, an engineering study was conducted by the County Engineer's 7 office; 8 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that the 9 speed limit on East Smith Road be established as follows: 10 50 miles per hour from Mount Baker Highway to Noon Road, for a total length of 11 4.25 miles. Located within Sections 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, Township 39, Range 4 East, 12 and Sections 25, 26, 35, 36 Township 39 North, Range 3 East of W.M. 13 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Engineer is hereby directed to install 14 the appropriate signs and that the Whatcom County Sheriff and the Washington State Patrol 15 be notified by a copy of this ordinance. 16 Provisions of this ordinance are hereby added to Whatcom County Code, Section 17 10.04.080. 18 ADOPTED this 11th day of 0ctobe� 1994. 19 20 ATTEST: 21 22 Ramona Reeves, Council Clerk 23 APPROVED AS TO FORM: 24 25 Civil Deputy Pr c or 26 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON t o rt A. Imhof, ouncil hair (,Approved () Denied 2"- � C', ��� 1 Shirley Van Zant n, Execu Date: /o - lZ �7 51 Page 1