A.

Use of traffic calming devices. Potentially acceptable traffic calming devices to be used in the city include, but are not limited to, speed tables, traffic circles/roundabouts, traffic islands and traffic chokers. The use of speed humps/bumps shall be prohibited. The use of temporary speed tables shall also be prohibited. The design and appearance of permanent speed tables shall be standardized throughout the city and shall meet applicable FDOT and Broward County standards. While permanent speed tables are considered a potentially acceptable type of traffic calming device, it shall be the policy of the city to encourage any neighborhoods seeking to utilize such devices to first explore the use of educational measures to help address speeding concerns. Such measures might include, but not be limited to, seeking increased law enforcement of speeding; the use of portable speed radar units; and implementing a neighborhood speed watch program.

B.

New subdivisions. The city shall require that traffic calming devices/measures which do not have a significant impact on emergency vehicle response such as but not limited to the use of curvilinear street alignments; entry islands; roundabouts; chokers; and center island narrowing; be built into the design of all new subdivisions as feasible and appropriate.

C.

Existing subdivisions/neighborhoods. The city shall use the following standards in order to determine whether to install traffic calming devices in streets in existing residential neighborhoods.

D.

Eligible streets. A street will be considered for installation of traffic calming devices subject to satisfying the criteria in the most recent version of the Broward County Neighborhood Traffic Management Manual.

E.

Application/petition to request installation of traffic calming devices.

1.

An application must be submitted to the planning and zoning department by the duly authorized representative of a neighborhood's homeowners' association (HOA) bearing the signatures of at least sixty-seven (67) percent of the current lot owners within the impact area where the proposed calming device is to be located. The delineation of the boundaries of the impact area shall be determined by whomever the HOA hires to perform the required traffic study described below subject to ultimate verification/modification by the city engineer.

2.

In the event the neighborhood does not have an active HOA, a petition must be submitted bearing the signatures of at least sixty-seven (67) percent of the current lot owners located within the impact area (to be determined as noted above) where the proposed traffic calming device is to be located).

3.

The application shall include the following:

a.

A drawing showing the street and the specific locations in the street where installation is requested.

b.

A statement of the reasons for the traffic calming device.

c.

A traffic study indicating that the criteria set forth in subsection D. above has been met. The applicant may contract with a private traffic engineering firm approved by the city to perform the requisite study signed and sealed by registered professional engineer in the State of Florida or the applicant may request that the city perform the study and shall be responsible for reimbursing the city for all such costs associated with conducting the study.

d.

Signatures from lot owners located at sixty-seven (67) percent of the addresses within the impact area followed by the signer's printed name, address, and the telephone number. Only one (1) person per address will be counted toward meeting this criteria.

e.

A processing fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00) which is in addition to the cost of performing the required traffic study.

f.

If the application or petition is returned as set out below, the city shall return the portion of the processing fee that has not been used.

g.

If a petition, the following additional information shall be supplied: The name, address and telephone number of the signer who will represent the petitioners and whom the city staff will contact to implement this policy.

h.

The name, address and telephone number of at least five (5) signers, including the signer identified above, who will constitute a committee of the petitioners to work with city staff to implement this policy.

F.

Procedure to process application/petition.

1.

The application/petition shall initially be submitted to the planning and zoning director, who within two (2) working days shall determine whether it contains all of the required information set forth under subsection E. (above). If not, the planning and zoning director shall not accept the application/petition. If so, the planning and zoning director shall accept the application/petition and forward it to the city engineer.

2.

The city engineer shall determine whether the application meets the technical criteria set forth under subsection D. (above) for the installation of traffic calming device. If the criteria are not met, the city engineer shall so notify the applicant or petitioners' representative.

3.

If the city engineer determines that the application meets the technical criteria, he/she shall determine, after having received a recommendation from the fire department whether the installation of traffic calming devices in the street, at the locations selected by the applicant/petitioners or elsewhere, is appropriate.

4.

If the city engineer determines that the installation of traffic calming devices in the street is not appropriate, he/she shall then so notify the applicant/petitioners' representative and return the applicant/petition to him or her.

5.

If the city engineer determines that the installation of traffic calming devices in the street is appropriate, he/she shall then determine feasible alternative traffic calming approaches and prepare estimates of the cost of implementing the approaches. The city engineer shall then request the applicant/petitioners' representative to schedule a meeting, as set out in subsection F.6. immediately below.

6.

The applicant/petitioners' representative, at the request of the city engineer, shall schedule a meeting among the city engineer, the HOA or petitioners' committee for the neighborhood in which the street is located. At the meeting, the group shall discuss the traffic study, the city engineer's determinations, and the applicant's/petitioners' concerns. The group shall decide on a recommendation to the city commission concerning the installation of traffic calming devices.

7.

The city engineer shall prepare an agenda item for the city commission to consider the recommendation.

G.

Procedure to install traffic calming devices.

1.

On hearing the agenda item, the city commission shall determine whether to approve the installation of traffic calming devices, and if so, the type and location thereof. The city commission may approve, modify, condition or deny any recommendation or proposal for traffic calming devices, regardless of the extent of public support for the recommendation or proposal.

2.

If the city commission approves the installation of traffic calming devices, and the applicant/petitioners wish to install the devices as so approved, the applicant/petitioners or their contractor shall obtain an engineering permit from the city for the work. The applicant/petitioner shall prepare standard plans signed and sealed by a registered professional engineer in the State of Florida to be incorporated into the permit.

3.

The applicant/petitioners shall bear all costs of the issuance of permits, construction, inspection and maintenance of traffic calming devices. Such costs are not included in the permit fee set. The petitioners shall be responsible for arranging for payment of such costs.

H.

Code enforcement jurisdiction. The special magistrate shall have concurrent jurisdiction over violations of this policy.

I.

Liability. Upon completing the installation of traffic calming devices, the HOA shall sign a hold harmless agreement with the city exempting the city from any liability resulting from the use of the traffic calming devices. The hold harmless agreement shall be permanently recorded in the county's records.

(Ord. No. 2015-09, § 2(Exh. A), 9-21-2015)