All of the following criteria must be satisfied for a street to be considered eligible for speed hump installation.
(A) Petition. A petition that documents that a minimum of 80% of the property owners who live on the affected street support the installation of speed humps with one signature per address and a map showing the street and house numbers.
(B) Location of the street. The land uses of the properties abutting the street where the speed hump is proposed must be composed of low density residential dwellings. This would include public roadways where 75% or more of the residents are single family detached housing.
(C) Operational characteristics of the street.
(1) The street must not be identified as a Collector of higher level street, as defined by the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan, Core Graphic 13.
(2) There must be no more than one moving lane of traffic in each direction.
(3) The street must have a speed limit of 25 mph as determined in accordance with the Middletown Code of Ordinances.
(4) The street must not be so close to a Fire Department facility as to significantly interfere with emergency vehicle operations.
(D) Geometric characteristics of the street. The street must be paved. If there are no curbs, a special design of speed hump must be used to prevent vehicles from going around the speed hump.
(Ord. 07-13-17-A, passed 8-10-2017)