§ 18-2. Definitions.

The following words, when used in this chapter, shall mean the following:

Affected area: The area within the neighborhood petitioning for residential street closures and traffic calming that is impacted by overall traffic flows and daily driving patterns.

Arterial street: A major roadway primarily for through traffic, usually on a continuous route.

Collector: A public street intended to collect roadway traffic from several residential neighborhoods and carry it to arterials.

Cut-through traffic: Vehicles which neither have their origin or destination in the area through which they are traveling.

Emergency services: Fire-rescue services, which includes medical response, paramedic response, ambulance, hazardous materials response, fire suppression, and police services.

Local street: A public street intended to serve residential properties located adjacent to the street and not functionally classified as an arterial road, collector or a state highway. Typically the posted speed limit is twenty-five (25) miles per hour.

Neighborhood group: A group of residents or homeowners, or condominium association residing or located within the City of Oakland Park.

Neighborhood traffic committee (N.T.C.): Committee consisting of a member of the city's public works department, Broward Sheriff's Office, city manager's office, community development department, and a traffic engineer or traffic planner. Its duty is to review all proposals for the installation of traffic calming techniques requested by a neighborhood group and provide its written recommendation to the city commission.

Public service vehicle: Those vehicles which are used to provide services to the general public. The services which are provided utilizing such vehicles shall include but not be limited to fire police, medical emergency, postal services, utilities, and sanitary services.

Residential neighborhood: A contiguous or nearly contiguous area or areas containing local streets where more than fifty (50) percent of the land is used for residential purposes.

Speed tables: A speed hump designed with a flat surface and two sloped sides. May be constructed with textured material such as pavers or stamped concrete to improve its appearance and serve as a raised pedestrian crosswalk.

Temporary street closure: The temporary closure of a local street, whereas, a section of the street is closed to through traffic by means of a treatment acceptable to the city commission for not less than one hundred eighty (180) days as a trial period.

Traffic calming: The combination of mainly physical measures that reduce the negative effects of motor vehicle traffic use such as cut through traffic, to alter driver behavior and improve conditions for pedestrian and other non-motorized street users.

Traffic calming techniques: A "toolbox" of techniques which may be employed to reduce vehicular speed on residential street, i.e: speed tables, roundabouts, and channelization are examples.

Traffic speed and volume study: An appraisal of traffic conditions and the development of a plan for implementing traffic calming techniques.

(Ord. No. O-2000-022, § 2, 11-1-00)