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Council approves stop‑sign and speed‑limit measures after debate over petitions and notification process
Summary
The council approved ordinances adding all‑way stop controls and a 25 mph signed limit on Wisteria Road after council members and staff debated petitions, traffic studies and whether residents are notified when requested calming measures are denied.
The Atlantic City Council on Sept. 17 approved multiple traffic‑control ordinances, including all‑way stop controls at Gramercy Avenue intersections and a 25 mph signed limit on Wisteria Road, after a lengthy discussion about petitions, study requirements and notification to residents.
Council members debated how stop signs were placed on several Gramercy Avenue blocks, with staff saying placement there fell under a school/playground proximity exemption (within 1,000 feet) that allows a simpler approval path. Council members pressed city staff for clarity about how resident petitions are handled and whether residents receive formal notice when the city declines a requested traffic mitigation such as a speed hump.
Director Roosevelt (public works) and other staff explained that traffic calming requests are investigated, that many requests require field studies and police traffic data, and that in some project areas (for example, where a roadway is being reconstructed) engineers working on the project will evaluate traffic controls as part of the capital work. Council members said they want formal notification when a resident petition is denied; staff said they would review the ordinance and process language and, if required, follow the procedural rules already on the books.
In one instance Councilwoman Laca described a resident petition for speed humps on the 600 block of Wisteria Road that had been denied; staff said the recommendation instead was to post a 25 mph speed‑limit sign because the request did not meet the technical criteria for speed humps. Council members asked for the precise sign location and additional documentation so they could inform constituents.
The ordinances authorizing stop controls at Gramercy & Madison and Gramercy & Michigan and the 25 mph signed limit on Wisteria Road were advanced on first reading/approval during the meeting; council recorded affirmative votes on the measures.
