[Adopted 4-5-2006 by Ord. No. 3-2006]
The purposes of this article is as follows:
A.
Traffic safety. The occurrence of accidents, and more
frequently the fear or expectation that accidents or near accidents
might occur, is often a leading problem. In some cases, these streets
serve as primary pedestrian routes for school children, which tends
to amplify these concerns.
B.
Traffic speed. Excessive speed is a frequent resident
complaint. Vehicles driven at high speeds, even if only occasionally,
are seen as a threat by thoughtless drivers to the peace, quiet, safety
and quality of life within the neighborhood.
C.
Traffic volumes. As with speed, excessive amounts
of traffic are also of major concern to residents.
D.
Noise and air pollution. Environmental issues play
a great role in the basic quality of neighborhood life, particularly
if a major percentage of the traffic stream is made up of larger and/or
older vehicles, if street curvature or gradient is severe or if the
pavement has a rough surface.
E.
Impacts on property. The presence of excessive traffic
can discourage residents and lead to increased resident turnover and
neighborhood instability. There is also some evidence that streets
with greater auto accessibility may be more susceptible to residential
crime.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A physical alteration to the horizontal and vertical alignment
of a road surface used as a traffic calming measure and conforming
to the technical standards as established by the New Jersey Department
of Transportation.
A.
A municipality may construct a speed hump on totally
self-contained two-lane residential streets and on totally self-contained
one-way residential streets under municipal jurisdiction which have
no direct connection with any street in any other municipality, have
fewer than 3,000 vehicles per day, with a posted speed of 30 miles
per hour or less, and on one-way streets connecting to county roads.
B.
Requests for installation of speed humps will be considered
in accordance with the following procedures:
(1)
A written request from a resident, business, school,
association or other entity whose property is abutting the requested
street; or
(2)
A request from the Township's Traffic Engineers or
Officer, after a traffic study reveals the need to reduce speed and
traffic volume in a residential neighborhood; or
(3)
The governing body identifies a residential street
requiring installation of the speed humps to advance the purposes
set forth above.
C.
If a street is determined to be eligible for speed
humps and funding is available, a meeting will be arranged among the
appropriate individuals/representatives, including representatives
of the governing body, administration, Police Department, public works,
engineer, emergency personnel and interested residents, to discuss
the installation process. At least seven days prior to that meeting,
the Township will provide notification of the meeting by advertisement
once in a local newspaper and on the Township Web site, and hand-delivered
or mailed by certified mail to residents within 200 feet of the street
humps proposed, which shall also include the location and issues to
be discussed. Efforts will be made to educate residents of the need
for the speed humps as traffic calming devices.
D.
All technical standards for speed humps shall be in
compliance with the standards contained in N.J.S.A. 39:4-8.9 et seq.,
as may be amended in the future.
