2025 3 10 Work Session Packet 1

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Policy and Process Changes  
Documents Reviewed 
Existing City’s plans and policies were reviewed and compiled as a part of the SAP process to gain perspective 
on the existing efforts for transportation-related improvements within Athens. High-level key points regarding 
transportation improvements and safety-related topics were identified to inform recommendations in the SAP. 
Table 13 outlines the pertinent existing and past plans or policies that impact the City of Athens. 
TABLE 13: EXISTING PLANS SUMMARY  
Document Summary/Goals 
Athens Municipal Code - 
Titles 15 and 16 
• Title 15 of the Athens Municipal Code established standards for Motor 
Vehicles, Traffic, and Parking and includes chapters on emergency vehicles, 
speed limits, turning movements, stopping and yielding, parking, bicycles and 
motor driven cycles, and enforcement 
• Title 16 of the Athens Municipal Code, titled Streets and Sidewalks, includes 
guidelines on streets, sidewalks and excavations 
City of Athens Traffic Signal 
Specifications 
• The Traffic Signal Specifications outline the installation procedures for traffic 
signal components, specify the appropriate TDOT Standard Specifications to 
follow, and, in some cases, recommend specific models and materials to use 
New Structure Application 
Packet 
• Managed by the Community Development and Buildings Inspections 
Department, the packet includes all forms, guidelines, and requirements for 
submitting plans for new buildings or additions to existing structures 
• Includes the driveway permit 
City of Athens ADA Self 
Evaluation and Transition 
Plan 
• Acting as an update to the 1994 plan, the ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition 
Plan outlined the reevaluation of Athens’s activities, provided policy and 
program recommendations, and updated the Transition Plan for modifying 
facilities, public rights-of-way, and programs to ensure accessibility. 
• This document gave necessary modifications and demonstrated the City’s 
ongoing commitment to inclusive policies, programs, and facilities. 
City of Athens Signal Timing 
and Operations Study, 2019 
• The City of Athens conducted a Signal Timing and Operations Study in 2019 
that was funded with State Planning and research dollars from USDOT FHWA, 
specifically the Community Transportation Planning Grant 
• The improved signal timings were implemented and a list of pedestrian safety 
improvements was made 
McMinn County, Tennessee 
ADA and Self-Evaluation and 
Transition Plan, 2019 
• The McMinn County, Tennessee ADA Self-Evaluation & Transition Plan 
document outlines the process used to assess McMinn County's activities and 
offers recommendations for policies and programs 
• It includes an update to the Transition Plan for modifying facilities, public 
rights-of-way, and programs to ensure accessibility 
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