ENGINEERING
Function
The Engineering Department is funded by Division 42700. The Engineering 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 the City's Municipal Separate Storm
Sewer System (MS4) permit. As part of this permit, all City-owned stormwater infrastructure is
inventoried, inspected, and maintained on a regular schedule. 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 measures and
State and local stream buffer and impervious setback requirements. 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 (EPD),
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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