§ 48-235. Policy; introduction.

(a)

In order to enhance the quality of neighborhood life and the safety of the city's residents, the public works department is establishing this traffic calming program. The goals of this program are:

(1)

Reduction of traffic speed to a safe and appropriate limit.

(2)

Encourage community participation.

(3)

Encouragement and enhancement of pedestrian, bicycle, and transit systems.

(4)

Limiting traffic calming to local residential streets.

(5)

Ensuring emergency vehicle access.

(6)

Use of effective, efficient, economical, and environmentally sound traffic calming solutions.

(7)

Multi-discipline input from engineers, planners, police, and fire.

(8)

Continued monitoring of speeds, traffic volumes, and accidents.

(b)

The public works department shall review applications submitted by neighborhoods, homeowners' groups or homeowners' associations ("applicants") for traffic calming measures in accordance with this article and the City of Milton Traffic Calming Policy and Procedures Manual as may be periodically amended.

(c)

It is critical to realize that the approach taken by the traffic calming program is a systematic one. While each situation may be somewhat unique, the same definitions and criteria, as outlined in this article, are applied. Also, the transportation system of the city should be considered as a whole. Solving one local problem should not cause another problem to appear somewhere else.

(d)

The traffic calming program is to be used only for local residential streets, as defined in section 48-237.

(e)

Keeping with the general guidelines and recommendations as set forth in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and Institute of Transportation Engineers aids in the recognition and understanding of traffic control devices. Standardization of these devices will help ensure that any given traffic calming measures including the use of speed humps will be equally recognizable and require the same action on the part of the motorist regardless of where they are encountered.

( Ord. No. 16-07-278 , § 1, 7-11-2016)