September 9, 2025Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedCouncil enacts a 25 mile per hour speed limit on (1) Emma Road from Craven Street to 0.44 miles southeast of bringham road.
Council voted to enact a 25 mile per hour speed limit on (1) Emma Road from Craven Street to 0.44 miles southeast of bringham road; (2) Emma Road from 0.44 miles southeast of Bingham Road to Bingham Road; (3) Craven Street in its entirety; (4) Miller Road from Hendersonville Road to Lee Street; (5) Lee Street from Miller Road to Rosscraggon Road; (6) Rosscraggon Road from Miller Road to Rathfarnham Road; (7) Rosscraggon Road from Rathfarnham Road to Sweeten Creek Road; (6) Rathfarnham Road from Rosscraggon Road to Sweeten Creek Road; and (7) Hominy Creek Road from Shelburne Road to 0.81 miles south of Shelburne Road.
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
What that means
- Consent agenda:
- Routine items Council approves together in one vote, without discussion. Any member can pull an item out for its own vote.
More from the minutes
- “City staff performed appropriate traffic engineering reviews along three streets that complement or abut speed limit changes proposed by NCDOT.”
- “Emma Road from Craven Street to 0.44 miles southeast of Bingham Road”
- “Emma Road (SR 1338) from 0.44 miles southeast of Bingham Road to Bingham Road”
Official title: Ordinance enacting a 25 mile per hour speed limit on (1) Emma Road from Craven Street to 0.44 miles southeast of bringham road; (2) Emma Road from 0.44 miles southeast of Bingham Road to Bingham Road; (3) Craven Street in its entirety; (4) Miller Road from Hendersonville Road to Lee Street; (5) Lee Street from Miller Road to Rosscraggon Road; (6) Rosscraggon Road from Miller Road to Rathfarnham Road; (7) Rosscraggon Road from Rathfarnham Road to Sweeten Creek Road; (6) Rathfarnham Road from Rosscraggon Road to Sweeten Creek Road; and (7) Hominy Creek Road from Shelburne Road to 0.81 miles south of Shelburne Road
Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Roney and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“ORDINANCE NO. 5174 - ORDINANCE ENACTING A 25 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT ON (1) EMMA ROAD FROM CRAVEN STREET TO 0.44 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BRINGHAM ROAD; (2) EMMA ROAD FROM 0.44 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BINGHAM ROAD TO BINGHAM ROAD; (3) CRAVEN STREET IN ITS ENTIRETY; (4) MILLER ROAD FROM HENDERSONVILLE ROAD TO LEE STREET; (5) LEE STREET FROM MILLER ROAD TO ROSSCRAGGON ROAD; (6) ROSSCRAGGON ROAD FROM MILLER ROAD TO RATHFARNHAM ROAD; (7) ROSSCRAGGON ROAD FROM RATHFARNHAM ROAD TO SWEETEN CREEK ROAD; (6) RATHFARNHAM ROAD FROM ROSSCRAGGON ROAD TO SWEETEN CREEK ROAD; AND (7) HOMINY CREEK ROAD FROM SHELBURNE ROAD TO 0.81 MILES SOUTH OF SHELBURNE ROAD”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item Q