HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-01 Streetside Memorial Marker RESOLUTION NO. 2012-o,
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A STREETSIDE MEMORIAL
MARKER PROGRAM
RECITALS:
A. The Ashland Transportation Commission seeks to improve the safety of Ashland
streets for all users through the application of the "five E's", namely Education,
Enforcement, Engineering, Encouragement and Evaluation.
B. The City further seeks to develop a program where those who have died as a result of
motorized or non-motorized vehicle or pedestrian crash can be memorialized.
C. The City believes that memorializing those who have died on city streets can serve as
a reminder to all road users that all have an obligation to use public streets in a
responsible manner, to obey the law, to be courteous and to respect the rights of all
road users.
THE CITY OF ASHLAND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Purpose The purpose of this program is to establish guidelines for the
placement of standardized streetside memorials for people who have died as a result of a
motorized or non-motorized vehicle or pedestrian crash on city maintained rights of way within
the city limits of Ashland. The program will also serve as a means to enhance awareness of the
need to drive safe and sober, to obey traffic laws or other similar safety messages.
SECTION 2. Policy The public works department will fabricate and install a streetside
memorial sign along city-maintained street, normally for a period of two years. The entire cost of
fabricating, installing and final removal of such sign must be paid by the applicant requesting the
sign unless the City elects to sponsor the sign.
SECTION 3. Procedure The installation of a streetside memorial,marker will be processed
in accordance with the following:
A. Requests for a memorial marker shall be submitted in writing to the Ashland
Transportation Commission. Requests may be made by immediate family members or
friends and shall include details of the crash. Requests from friends require written
permission from the deceased's immediate family.
B. Memorial markers will be designed, constructed and installed by Ashland Public
Works department. Memorial markers will only be installed in areas where the
fatality occurred with the written permission of the resident whose property is
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abutting the right of way where the memorial is to be placed. Markers will be placed
behind sidewalks where they are present.
C. Memorial markers shall not be placed within active construction zones.
D. All memorial markers shall be installed on the right side of the street in accordance
with current MUTCD standards.
E. Memorial markers shall remain in place for no longer than two years after which the
sign face will be removed and returned to the applicant.
SECTION 4. Desien
A. The memorial marker shall be 18 inches by 24 inches in size and the sign blank will
be of aluminum material.
B. Lettering shall be black on a white background and shall be of retro-reflective
material.
C. Letter size will be in all capitals of approximately 3 inches in height.
D. The sign design shall contain an appropriate message such as:
"DRIVE SAFE"; "DRIVE SOBER"; "RIDE RESPONSIBILY";
"WEAR A HELMET WHEN RIDING" or other similar message. A second line shall
be added stating "IN MEMORY OF". A 6 inch panel shall be added below the sign
with the name of the deceased in black letters on a white background.
SECTION 5. Approval
This resolution was duly PASSED and ADOPTED this /7 day of 2012, and
take effect upon signing by the Mayor.
T
Barbara Christensen, City Recorderr/
SIGNED and APPROVED this day of , 2012.
John Stromberg, Mayor
Revilymed as to/form:
City Attorney
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