WESTFIELD — An ordinance that would have added a new stop sign to the intersection of Benson Place and Lenox Avenue was deferred back to the town’s Public Safety Committee on Tuesday after several residents asked the council to reconsider the amendment.

Lenox Avenue resident Lisa Wendel said replacing the existing yield sign with a stop sign could lead to an increase in traffic problems and accidents.

“In the 34 years that I have lived in the house…I could not recall one single accident at that corner,” Ms. Wendel said, adding that the current configuration of the intersection allows for good sightlines and easy visibility. “We already have a yield sign, and cars flow naturally through that corner. They slow down, and in most cases they stop before turning on Benson Place.”

Ms. Wendel suggested adding another stop sign to the corner of Lenox Avenue and South Chestnut Street instead to create a new, four-way intersection, but was told that that particular corner did not meet the state’s criteria.

That intersection, Mr. Gildea said, will still receive certain upgrades over the coming months.

“There will be crosswalks striped on all four approaches versus the two that are there now and the existing stop signs will all be replaced with new ones,” he said, adding that the town intends to continue to monitor the intersection going forward. Mr. Gildea said.

The council also introduced three ordinances based on recommendations from the Code Review and Town Property Committee — one that will amend front-yard setback requirements along certain sections of North and South Avenues, another that will encourage builders, developers and property owners to consider more eco-friendly construction alternatives and a third that would remove the town’s last remaining restrictions on solar panels.

Councilwoman Linda Habgood voted against the introduction of the solar-panel ordinance (which would permit front-facing rooftop installations of any color) for aesthetic reasons, noting that she would have preferred to see more continuity in terms of color matching to prevent the panels from clashing.

“I am very much in support of having a lot of solar panels in town,” Ms. Habgood said, but she added that she felt that certain aspects of the amendments could make the installations look out of place.

All three ordinances will be subject to a public hearing and final vote during the council’s next regular meeting.

In her bimonthly address, Mayor Shelley Brindle congratulated the Westfield High School Swim Team on its “incredible” third consecutive state championship and said that the governing body plans to honor the team’s achievements at a future meeting.

Council members also reminded residents that the deadline for membership renewal at the Westfield Memorial Pool is Thursday, February 27.

The next meeting of the Westfield mayor and council will be held at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, in the Town Hall.