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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT <br />TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION <br />TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES MAINTAINED B17 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />JULY, 2016 <br />IX. TRAFFIC CALMING <br />ROADWAY FROM TO CALMING DEVICE <br />1. 50A Avenue SR 60 26'h Sheet Speed Humps <br />2. 30'h Avenue 45"' Street 49"' Sheet Speed Humps <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY "TRAFFIC CALMING POLICY <br />Tobe considered for traffic calming measures. a County roadway must be a paved. straight and uncontrolled <br />residential street at least one-half mile long. and exhibit the following characteristics. Uncontrolled is <br />defined as containing no STOP signs. traffic signals or other traffic control devices. County arterials. <br />collectors. and other thoroughfare plan roadways designed to promote traffic flow will not be considered. <br />Characteristics (street meets three or more of the following): <br />1. High speed — average vehicle speeds greater than 35 miles per hour <br />2. lfeavy traffic -- traffic Volume greater than 1000 vehicles per day <br />3. Cut-thru traffic — greater than 50%, cut-thru traffic <br />4. Crash history — pattern of traffic crashes that would be alleviated by traffic calming measures <br />5. Pedestrians — within one -mile proximity of school, park or recreation area with high pedestrian <br />activity <br />Once a location has been determined by the Public Works Director to be eligible for traffic <br />calming measures, one or more of the follov ing measures may be applied: <br />1. Speed limit enforcement by appropriate ]avv enforcement agency <br />2. 4-\N ay STOP control i1'\y arrants are met as contained within the Manual On l )nifonil Traflic Control <br />Devices <br />3. Speed humps <br />4. Roundabout. small traffic circles. chicanes or other geometric features to slow traffic. if adequate <br />right-of-way is donated to the County <br />Prior to implementing 43 or #4 above, a petition demonstrating two-thirds (670%) neighborhood <br />consensus must be received and verified. <br />222 <br />Page 18 of 18 <br />