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Council orders research after neighbors and drivers clash over 1-way street on 300 North
Summary
Milford council members debated whether to change a one-way designation on a narrow section of 300 North, directed staff to research historical minutes and resolutions and to follow planning notification practices if a change is proposed.
The Milford City Council on June 3 discussed resident complaints and repeated driving violations on the one-way segment of 300 North (between 300 West and 400 West). Council members and residents said drivers frequently travel the wrong way on the narrow street, prompting safety and enforcement concerns.
Council members outlined three primary options: leave the one-way designation and enforce it, change the segment to two-way, or reclassify it effectively as an alley/narrow easement (no through traffic). Members noted the historical context: property owners in the corridor previously declined to sell land to widen the road, and annexation patterns over time left some lots built to the property line, limiting road width.
The council directed staff to search city minutes and resolutions to find documentation of the original one-way designation, likely adopted in the 1990s or earlier. If no controlling record is found, staff was instructed to hold a public hearing and to notify property owners within 300 feet (the city’s typical planning and zoning notice radius) before any action to change the traffic pattern.
No ordinance or traffic order was changed at the meeting. The council emphasized neighborhood notification and a public hearing if members decide to pursue a conversion to two-way traffic, enforcement changes or other modifications.
Quotes from the meeting: - “If it’s not going to be enforced, why have it?” a council member asked, summarizing frustration with residents driving the wrong way. - “I would suggest that we have a public hearing, letting the public have a right to come in and let us know their concerns,” staff advised as a next step.
Next steps: staff will search minutes and resolutions and will place the item on a future agenda with recommended process options, including a public hearing and property-owner notification.
