95-1RESOLUTION NO. 95 -1
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
LIMITING TRAFFIC SIGNALS INSTALLED WITHIN THE CITY
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER TO MAST ARMS;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation recently adopted a policy requiring
that all new traffic signals installed by the Department of Transportation that are within ten miles
of the coastline on the state highway system shall be supported by mast arms, with limited
exceptions; and
WHEREAS, the City finds mast arm traffic signals more aesthetically appealing than
span wire assemblies; and
WHEREAS, mast arms have shown much greater resistance to high winds associated with
tropical storms and hurricanes than span wire assemblies and other traffic signal systems; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City Commission supports limiting traffic signals installed within the city
limits of the City of Clearwater to mast arms. The City Commission supports the use of mast
arms on all public roadways within the city limits, whether under the jurisdiction of the Florida
Department of Transportation, Pinellas County, or the City of Clearwater.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17 th day of January , 1995.
Attest:
C thia E. Goudeau
C i y Clerk
Rita Garvey
Mayor- Commissioner
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