AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC (ADT).
The average volume of traffic on a city street during a 24-hour period as measured through a traffic survey. The traffic study shall be a minimum of 72 hours in duration.
CRITICAL SPEED
or
85TH PERCENTILE SPEED.
The speed at or below which 85% of the traffic is moving. The
85TH PERCENTILE SPEED
is used as one of the criteria to determine if a street qualifies for speed humps.
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENCE (MFR).
A residential property with two to four individual housing units (duplex, triplex, quadplex).
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE (SFR).
A single-family detached home, or single-family home or detached house for short, also variously known as a single-detached dwelling.
SPEED HUMP.
A single asphalt hump, parabolic in shape, covering 12 feet of street, with a height between three and one-quarter and three and three-quarter inches.
SPEED SURVEY.
A survey of traffic speeds and volume conducted by the use of a magnetic sensor(s) or air pressure hose(s) to determine the percentage of traffic exceeding the speed limit and the volume of traffic. The speed survey shall be a minimum of 72 hours in duration.
STREET SEGMENT.
That portion of street contained between the closest of any traffic light(s), four-way intersection(s)s, stop sign(s), and/or curve(s) with less than a 250-foot radius.
(Ord. 2013-17, passed 8-19-13)