ENGINEERING
Function
The Engineering Department is funded by Division 42700. The Engineering Department performs a range
of civil engineering services related to sub-disciplines in civil site, environmental, transportation, and
construction engineering. The Department is responsible for the City of Smyrna’s traffic engineering
operations, stormwater management, environmental inspections and compliance, and FEMA-related
floodplain activities.
The Engineering Department continually evaluates the operations and coordination of the City’s
transportation system including traffic signal timing, roadway signage, and pavement markings. The
Department reviews site civil plans for proposed residential and commercial land developments for
compliance with standards such as vehicular and pedestrian access, driveway sight distance, and
parking. The Department is staffed with Technicians who install, maintain, and repair the City's traffic
control infrastructure including traffic signals and signage. The Engineering Department works closely
with the City’s Traffic Calming Committee to identify, study, and implement traffic calming measures
throughout the City to improve motorist and pedestrian safety. The Department also coordinates and
provides oversight of the City's SPLOST-funded transportation program.
The Engineering Department is responsible for management of stormwater drainage under the City’s
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit. All City-owned stormwater infrastructure is
inventoried, inspected, and maintained on a regular schedule as a requirement of the MS4 permit. All
land development plans that will add to or impact existing stormwater infrastructure are reviewed by
the Engineering Department for compliance with the City’s post-development stormwater ordinance
that protects public safety, and public and private property.
As a Local Issuing Authority (LIA), the City of Smyrna Engineering Department also reviews proposed
residential and commercial land development plans for compliance with erosion control and stream
buffer State and local laws. This function is critical to the protection of environmental health and water
quality in local waterways. The Engineering Department monitors, inspects, and issues enforcement
action at construction sites to ensure compliance.
The Engineering Department responds to citizen concerns related to stormwater drainage, erosion
issues, street lighting, and performs neighborhood speed studies and sight distance analyses. The
Department also coordinates regularly with other private and government entities regarding projects or
development within the City. Some of these entities include Cobb County Department of Transportation
(DOT), Georgia DOT, Georgia Power, Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), Georgia Environmental
Protection Division (GEPD), Cobb County Soil and Water Conservation District, Army Corp of Engineers,
and the Cumberland Community Improvement District.
Major Goals & Objectives
• Evaluate, install, and maintain traffic signals, signage, and pavement markings in accordance
with State and Federal traffic standards
• Study and optimize traffic signal timing and coordination
• Prioritize pedestrian safety by improving sidewalk and trail connectivity throughout the City
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