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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES MAINTAINED BY INDIAN RIVER COUNTY !�lijiM'R►�ITi Ic VIII. TRAFFIC CALMING ROADWAY FROM TO CALMING DEVICE 1, 54t" Avenue SR 60 25th Street Speed Humps 2. 53�� Avenue SR 54 25th Street Speed Humps 3. 34`x' Avenue 45`h Street 49th Street Speed Humps Ta be considered far traffic calming measures, a County roadway must be a paved, straight and uncontrolled residential street at least ane -half mile long, and exhibit the following characteristics. Uncontrolled is defined as containing no STOP signs, traffic signals or other traffic control devices. County arterials, collectors, and other thoroughfare plan roadways designed to promote traffic flaw will not be considered. Characteristics (street meets three ar mare of the fallowing}: 1. High speed —average vehicle speeds greater than 35 miles per hour 2. Heavy traffic —traffic volume greater than 1000 vehicles per day 3. Cut-thru traffic —greater than 50°lo cut-tl�ru traff e 4. Crash history —pattern of traffic crashes that would be alleviated by traffic calming measures 5. Pedestrians —within one -mile proximity of school, park or recreation area with high pedestrian activity Once a location has been determined by the Public Works Director to be eligible far traffic calming measures, one or mare of the following measures may be applied: 1. Speed limit enforcement by appropriate law enforcement agency 2. 4 -way STOP control if warrants are met as contained within the Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices 3. Speed humps 4. Roundabout, small traffic circles, chicanes or other geometric features to slow traffic, if adequate right -of --way is donated to the County Prior to implementing #3 or #4 above, a petition demonstrating two-thirds (57%} neighborhood consensus must be received and verified.