[Added 7-8-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-02]
Burgettstown Borough will only consider the installation of
speed-calming devices if the following standards are met.
Operational and geometric characteristics of the street.
A.
The street must be functionally classified as a local residential
street with traffic volumes less than 1,500 vehicles per day.
B.
The street shall have no more than two lanes (one in each direction).
C.
The street shall have a regulatory speed limit of 25 miles per hour
or less.
D.
The maximum grade of the street shall be 8%.
A.
Via formal petition, circulated to residents of the street/avenue
to be considered for traffic-calming measures, by a resident of the
street under consideration, the homeowners of a neighborhood may request
that their neighborhood be considered for the traffic-calming program.
This petition must represent at least 70% of the homeowners in that
neighborhood.
B.
After receiving the formal petition representing at least 70% of
the homeowners in that neighborhood, the matter will be placed on
the agenda of a meeting of the Borough Council for further consideration
to determine whether said petition warrants a public hearing before
the Council.
C.
If the Borough Council believes that the petition has merit, it shall
schedule a public hearing on the petition, which shall be incorporated
as part of its regularly scheduled meeting, or at such other times
as the Council deems appropriate. The submitter of the formal petition
shall bear the burden of proof to support its request for said traffic-calming
device.
D.
At the public hearing regarding said formal petition, the Borough
Council, when making a decision, shall take into account the safety
of its resident; the need as determined by a traffic study, if available;
the feasibility and potential effectiveness of implementing a traffic-calming
measure; the type of traffic-calming measure to best address the issue
of speeding and budgetary constraints.
E.
At a subsequent public meeting, the Borough shall vote to determine
whether to approve the formal petition requesting that said street/avenue
be included, in the traffic-calming program.
F.
If the Borough approves the request, the Borough may, at its discretion,
use whatever various, moveable, traffic-calming devices it deems necessary
to address the issue of speeding and resident safety throughout the
municipality.
G.
The Borough reserves the right to implement any traffic-calming device
approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and shall
follow the guidelines as set forth in the Pennsylvania Traffic Calming
Handbook, to include, but not be limited to, speed humps, radar speed
signs, or any other measure that the Borough Council believes will
best address the speeding issue in a particular neighborhood.
The Borough will remove the traffic-calming device if:
A.
Seventy percent of property owners, via formal petition, request
the removal and the Borough Council approves the request;
B.
The devices have been in place for at least six months;
C.
The homeowners are made aware that speeds may increase once devices
are removed; or
D.
A subsequent traffic study indicates that the traffic-calming device
is ineffective in sufficiently slowing speeds on the street/avenue.
A.
Incorporation by reference. This article incorporates by reference
thereto the provisions of the rules and regulations relating to the
implementation and enforcement of traffic-control devices as set forth
in 75 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 6109(a) and 6122(a).
B.
The Borough shall not intentionally "discriminate" against any type
of vehicle or class of vehicles through the implementation of this
article.
C.
All traffic-calming measures adopted by this article must be designed,
installed and maintained so as not to impede the mobility of individuals
with disabilities, in accordance with 42 U.S.C. § 12101
and 28 CFR 35.151(e).
