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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 1921 ORDINANCE NO. 1921 WHEREAS, the Council finds that road humps are an effective and appropriate device for safely reducing vehicle speeds on certain types of streets when installed in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance; and WHEREAS, in order for road hump installations to be effective, they should be located selectively in accordance with defined transportation engineering criteria for the purpose of mitigating documented speeding problems; and WHEREAS, this ordinance promotes reasonable opportunities for residents and property owners most affected by a proposed road hump to participate together in the process that leads to its installation and provides for a sharing of the road hump installation cost between the City and the neighborhood under certain conditions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of North Richland Hills, that: A. DEFINITIONS For the context of this ordinance only: APPLICATION for road humps include the petition; LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS include single-family houses, townhouses and duplexes; ROAD HUMP is a geometric design feature of a roadway, consisting of a raised area in the roadway pavement surface extending transversely across the travel way, whose primary purpose is to reduce the speed of vehicles traveling along that roadway; SPEEDS are 85th percentile speeds; STREET refers to the street length that must be petitioned. It is a 1,000 foot segment generally centered on the location of the humps, or the length of the block, whichever is greater. If the 1,000 foot segment extends into any part of an adjacent block, it includes the entire length of the adjacent block, unless separated by an intervening thoroughfare, traffic signal or offset intersection. B. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS All of the following criteria must be satisfied for a street to be considered eligible for road hump installation. Page Two 1. Petition A petition that documents that a minimum of two-thirds of the households in low density residential dwellings on the street support its installation. 2. Location of the Street The uses on the street where the road hump is proposed must be composed primarily of low density residential dwellings. 3. Operational Characteristics of the Street a. The street must be used to provide access to abutting low density residential properties (local residential street). b. There must be no more than one moving lane of traffic in each direction. c. Traffic volumes must be more than 500 vehicles per day but less than 8,000 vehicles per day. d. Vehicle speeds must equal or exceed the Speed Criteria of 35 miles per hour (mph). e. The street must not be an identified primary route for emergency vehicles; this refers to a route that is heavily used due to the proximity of the emergency vehicle facility. f. The street must have a speed limit of 30 mph as determined III accordance with State Law. 4. Geometric Characteristics of the Street a. The street must have adequate sight distance to safely accommodate the hump as determined by the Department of Public Works. 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 must not be located within a horizontal curve, on a vertical grade greater than 8% or on their immediate approaches. Page Three c. The street must be paved. If there are no curbs, a special design must be used to prevent vehicle run-arounds. d. The elevation of property adjacent to a hump location must be above top of curb, as determined by the Department of Public Works, to minimize potential flooding due to the presence of the hump in the roadway. C. COST RESPONSIBILITY The cost for the road hump installation (including signs, pavement markings and, if necessary, special design features such as curbing or guard rail) is the residents' responsibility. The cost for transportation engineering studies and maintenance of the road hump is the responsibility of the City. The term resident, when used in cost sharing, does not necessarily refer to the petitioners. It is used to define the share of the cost that is not the responsibility of the City and could be paid by one or more of the residents or from other private sources. D. ROAD HUMP REMOVAL AND ALTERATION The process for road hump removal or alteration by residents is the same as the process for installation. The cost is the residents' responsibility to pay. E. ROAD HUMP LOCATION A road hump must not be located in front of a property if the occupant objects to its placement or, in the case of a property containing low density multiple dwellings, if a majority of the households on the property object to its placement. Fulfillment of this requirement is the responsibility of the applicant(s). F. DESIGN STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES The City Manager shall prepare and maintain current design standards and installation procedures for road humps in accordance with this ordinance. Page Four PROCEDURES FOR ROAD HUMP INSTALLATION 1. The initial request for the installation of road humps must originate from the residents living on the street. A request in writing from a resident or representative must be forwarded to: Road Hump Program Director of Public Works City of North Richland Hills P.O. Box 820609 North Richland Hills, Texas 76180 2. A preliminary determination of eligibility based on available traffic data will be made in a timely manner. A. If the street is determined not to be eligible the applicant(s) will be notified in writing giving the reason. B. The decision may be appealed in writing to the Director of Public Works within 15 days of the notification date. The Director will review the determination and respond to the applicant(s) within 30 days of the appeal request. C. If the street is determined to be eligible for consideration, a meeting will be arranged between the applicant(s) and staff to define the petition area, the approximate road hump location range. The applicant(s) will be instructed to submit a petition indicating that a minimum of two-thirds of the low density dwelling households on the street support the installation of road humps as provided in the Road Hump Ordinance. Only petition forms supplied by the City of North Richland Hills or exact duplicates may be used for this purpose. 3. After verification of the petitions, the Department will conduct the necessary transportation engineering studies and solicit comments and recommendations of other agencies. A determination of the street's eligibility for road hump installation will be made in a timely manner, based on the Road Hump Ordinance. A. If the street is determined not to be eligible for road hump installation, the applicant(s) will be notified in writing giving the reason. Page Five B. The decision may be appealed in the same manner as in Section 2. C. If the street is determined to be eligible, the street will be placed on a list of streets eligible for road hump installation. 4. The City of North Richland Hills will make a determination of the total installation cost. 5. Once eligible for road hump installation, owners of real property lying within the notification area will be notified of the action by the City of North Richland Hills. The notification area consists of the area within 200 feet of the boundary of the street. The measurement of the 200 feet includes streets and alleys. The notice will include a return form to indicate support or objection to the proposed installation. 6. If owners of 20 percent or more of the real property within the notification area object to the installation within 30 days of the notice, then the street will be removed from the list of streets eligible for road hump installation and a public hearing will be scheduled at the City Council. Notification of the hearing will include the applicant(s) and owners of real property within the notification area. In addition, a reasonable effort will be made to notify each low density residential household along the street and area neighborhood associations of the public hearing. 7. If objections from less than 20 percent of the real property within the notification area are received or the City Council approves the installation after a public hearing, then the City of North Richland Hills will place the street on a list of streets approved for road hump installation. 8. Once a street is placed on the list of streets approved for road hump installation, the City will submit a statement to the representative of the residents for the cost of the road hump installation. Upon receipt of payment of the cost, the humps will be installed as scheduling permits. If full payment has not been received within one year from the statement date, the street will be removed from the list of streets approved for road hump installation and all monies received, if any, returned to the payor. Until further order of the Council by ordinance, the speed humps price will be as listed below: Two humps - $500.00 Three humps - $650.00 Four Humps - $800.00 Page Six After the initial year, the City may review the prices and revise them based on actual staff data. If no changes are recommended by staff, these prices will be used until formal modification by Council. 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