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0. INDIAN RIVER COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENG]NEER]NG DIVISION TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES MAINTAINED BY INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, JULY, 2013 VIII. TRAFFIC CALMING ROADWAY 1. 50"' Avenue 2. 53`a Avenue 3. 30th Avenue FROM SR 60 SR 60 45th Street TO 26th Street 26th Street �qth Street CALMING DEVICE Speed Humps Speed Humps Speed Humps To be considered far traffic calming measures, a County roadway must be a paved, straight and uncontrolled residential street at least one-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 flow will not be considered. Characteristics (street meets three or more of the following}: 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% cut-thru traffic 4. Crash history —pattern of traffic crashes that would be alleviated by tr affic 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 for traffic calming measures, one or more 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 traffi c, if adequate right -of --way is donated to the County Prior to implementing #3 or #4 above, a petition demonstrating two-thirds (67%) neighborhood consensus must be received and verified.