(A) Speed bumps, or equivalent traffic control device, shall be of the type approved by the State Department of Transportation Specification for Road and Bridge Construction, (latest edition), and shall be installed in a manner that is consistent with the above.
(B) No speed bumps shall be installed unless 50% of the property owners on the street on which the speed bumps are sought to be installed present a written and signed petition to the Fiscal Court.
(C) Within 30 days thereafter, the Fiscal Court shall notify the County Engineer or Road Superintendent of the request allowing for sufficient time to review, and then hold a public hearing on the petition. Notice of the public hearing shall be given by publication in the newspaper and a letter mailed to all property owners on the street. (For purposes of this, the addresses listed for the property owners in the County Property Valuation Administrator’s office shall be used.) If the County Engineer and/or Road Superintendent approve of the request and if 50% of the abutting property owners agree in writing to accept the installation of speed bumps, the Fiscal Court may instruct the County Road Department to install said speed bumps at their earliest convenience in accordance with the above specifications.
(Ord. 01-11.24.09, passed 11-24-2009)