In order for a city street to be eligible for a speed hump , the following initial criteria must first be met:
(A) The street must have adequate sight distances to safely accommodate the hump and signage as determined by Public Works Department, as defined in the Traffic Engineering Handbook, MUTCD, and Recommended Guidelines for Design and Application of Speed Humps.
(B) The street must not have curves or grades that prevent safe placement of the humps. Humps may be located on streets that contain curves and/or grades, but the hump itself shall not be located within a significant horizontal curve (250 foot or smaller radius) or have a vertical grade greater than 8%.
(C) The posted speed limit must be 25 mph or less.
(D) The land uses of the properties abutting the street where the speed hump is proposed must be composed of primarily residential dwellings. Only public roadways which have been accepted as part of the city’s roadway system may be considered.
(E) Traffic volumes must be more than 500 but less than 3,000 vehicles, two way (north/south or east/west) volume per day.
(F) The speed survey period shall be seven days. The traffic data shall be divided into five weekdays (Sunday 6:00 p.m. to Friday 6:00 p.m.) and two-day weekend (Friday 6:00 p.m. to Sunday 6:00 p.m.). If either weekday or weekend traffic data meets the criteria for a speed hump for traffic volume, the 85th percentile speed is in excess of the speed limit, and meets geometric requirements, then the site location is eligible to for a speed hump with city funding.
(Ord. 2020-003, passed 2-3-2020)