March 26, 2024Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedWhat it does
Sets new speed limits, including 10 miles per hour on Battery Park Alley from Battery Park Avenue to Page Avenue.
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Why it matters: A speed limit is the fastest drivers may legally go on that street.
More from the minutes
- “City staff received requests from residents to consider changes to the speed limits for the speed limits listed with this Council action.”
Official title: Ordinance enacting (1) a 10 mph speed limit on Battery Park Alley from Battery Park Avenue to Page Avenue; (2) a 20 mph speed limit on Woodfin Street from North Market Street to Oak Street; and (3) a 25 mph speed limit on Harvard Place from Middlemont Avenue to Ormond Avenue and Ormond Avenue from Harvard Place to Haywood Road
Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Mosley and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“ORDINANCE NO. 5062 - ORDINANCE ENACTING (1) A 10 MPH SPEED LIMIT ON BATTERY PARK ALLEY FROM BATTERY PARK AVENUE TO PAGE AVENUE; (2) A 20 MPH SPEED LIMIT ON WOODFIN STREET FROM NORTH MARKET STREET TO OAK STREET; AND (3) A 25 MPH SPEED LIMIT ON HARVARD PLACE FROM MIDDLEMONT AVENUE TO ORMOND AVENUE AND ORMOND AVENUE FROM HARVARD PLACE TO HAYWOOD ROAD”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item E