The Chatsworth City Council heard a request to consider better signage at three intersections. Zach Hall, a local resident, said the intersections at South Fifth Avenue and Meir Street, Lake Shore Drive and South Fifth Avenue, and South Fourth Avenue and Meir Street posed a risk to public safety in their current states

He spoke to the board and outlined the issues at each intersection and what he’d like to see happen.

South Fifth Avenue and Meir Street

The stop sign at the intersection of South Fifth Avenue and Meir Street could be moved to make the intersection safer, according to one resident at the Chatsworth City Council meeting.

The issue at South Fifth Avenue and Meir Street is Meir Street runs east and west with a dead end at the intersection.

“Citizens driving from east to west approach a downhill slope that ends (at) at dead end with no stop sign,” he said.

South Fifth Avenue runs north and south and has most of the traffic, according to Hall’s report. It also has a stop sign on the northbound side, but not the south.

If the stop sign was removed from the northbound direction of South Fifth Avenue and a new stop sign placed on Mier Street, then traffic coming down the hill would stop at the intersection and allow the flow on South Fifth Avenue uninterrupted.

Lake Shore Drive and South Fifth Avenue

The intersection of Lake Shore Drive and South Fifth Avenue could be made safer with different signage, according to Zach Hall, a resident of the area.

The second intersection he raised concern about was Lake Shore Drive and South Fifth Avenue.

At this intersection, Lake Shore Drive is the main travel route for homeowners in the neighborhood and runs east and west, according to Hall.

The concern is there is no stop sight where drivers enter the neighborhood, although there is one exiting the neighborhood.

Hall suggests removing the stop sign stopping traffic from exiting the neighborhood to only stopping traffic at the dead end of South Fifth Avenue and move the current speed limit sign to beginning of Lake Shore Drive.

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South Fourth Avenue and Meir Street

The intersection of South Fourth Avenue and Meir Street could flow easier and safer by eliminating two of the stop signs, according to Zach Hall.

The third intersection is at South Fourth Avenue and Meir Street. This intersection is currently a three-way stop. South Fourth Avenue runs north and south and Hall said that removingn the two stop signs on South Fourth Avenue and allowing that traffic to flow freely, while leaving the stop sign on Meir Street would be better.

Mayor K.W. Gong said whenever a citizen has concerns, he welcomes them to take to the council. As for Hall’s request, Gong said the city would look into it.

“We will research it,” he said. Gong said all the streets involved are city streets.

In other Chatsworth news:

The council approved a rezoning request for Travis Voerste at 119 North Sixth Avenue from low density residential to office.

Re-appointed Novena Cloer, Fred Welch, Illya Copeland, and Dave Robinson to Downtown Development Authority. Welch abstained from the vote. His appointment is contingent on him remaining on the council.

Approved the appointment of Kate Kemp to the Chatsworth Housing Authority Board for five year team to expire in 2025.

Check back for a video of Zach Hall’s presentation.