(A) The initial request for the installation of speed humps must originate from the property owners on the street. A request in writing from an individual citizen or a representative of a neighborhood group must be forwarded to the city address below.
City Clerk City of Middletown
P.O. Box 43048
Louisville, KY 40253
(B) The city will make a preliminary determination of eligibility based on available traffic data in a timely matter. A determination of the street's eligibility for speed hump installation will be made, in writing and in a timely manner, to the applicant's representative based on the speed hump policy.
(1) If the street is determined not to be eligible, the applicant's representative will be given written notification of that determination and its reasons.
(2) The decision may be appealed in writing to the city within 15 days of the notification date.
(3) If the street is determined to eligible, the applicant's representative will be instructed to submit a petition showing that a minimum of 80% of the property owners on the affected street support the installation of speed humps as provided in the speed hump policy and a map showing the street and house numbers. Only petition forms supplied by the city may be used for this purpose.
(4) Once a street is determined to be ineligible, either after an appeal or when not appealed, applications for reconsiderations will not be accepted for two years from the date of the ineligibility decision.
(C) The city will make a determination of the total design, engineering and installation costs according to the speed hump policy.
(Ord. 07-13-17-A, passed 8-10-2017)