§ 18-5. Installation of speed tables.
(a)
Initiation of process. A neighborhood group may initiate the review and consideration of the installation of speed tables on a local street in a residential neighborhood by request through the community development department.
(1)
The request shall contain the following:
a.
Identification of the problem(s) experienced in the residential neighborhood which have caused the neighborhood group to propose the installation of speed tables.
b.
Identification of the segments of local street(s) proposed for installation of speed tables.
(2)
The request should be sent to:
City of Oakland Park
Community Development Department
3650 NE 12th Avenue
Oakland Park, FL 33334(3)
Following receipt of a request the community development department will provide to the neighborhood group:
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A blank application form and petition form(s)
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A subdivision map of the affected street(s)
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A list of property owners on the affected street(s), as determined by folio numbers, from the current Broward County tax roll
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A City of Oakland Park Traffic Calming Manual
(b)
Application process. The neighborhood group shall return to the community development department the completed application form, and the petition form(s) with signatures from a minimum of sixty-seven (67) percent of the property owners on the block(s) where speed tables are proposed for installation. Each folio number listed on the Broward County tax roll will count as one (1) vote and only one (1) property owner per folio number will be permitted to sign the petition.
(c)
Approval process.
(1)
Upon receipt of a valid application submitted by a neighborhood group the neighborhood traffic committee shall prepare a written recommendation to the city manager regarding the proposed installation of speed tables. The evaluation of the application and the report shall include the following:
a.
Verification of the names on the signed petitions.
b.
Recommendation from those city departments, and other governmental entities, whose functions may be impacted by the installation of speed tables.
c.
Identification of alternative actions which would alleviate the problems identified by the neighborhood group.
d.
Recommendation on the area to be provided with notices of the public hearing.
e.
An estimated cost of completing the proposed installation of speed tables.
(2)
An advertised public hearing before the city commission on the proposed installation of speed tables shall be scheduled. Notification shall be provided to any adjacent local government that also has jurisdiction over the local street if the speed tables are proposed to be adjacent to the location where jurisdiction for the local street changes. Such public hearing shall be held after 5:00 p.m. on a weekday. Based on a review of the report by the neighborhood traffic committee and the input from the public hearing the city commission may:
a.
Approve the request;
b.
Amend the request;
c.
Disapprove the proposed installation.
(3)
If the request is approved the community development department shall notify the affected property owners, in writing, that speed tables have been approved and will be installed in the following thirty (30) days.
(d)
Public notice. Notice of public hearings regarding proposed installation of speed tables shall be given by first class mail to owners of property in the area determined by the neighborhood traffic committee to be affected by installation of speed tables. For purposes of notification, the property owners and their addresses shall be considered to be the names and addresses shown on the Broward County tax roll. A public notice regarding the public hearing shall be placed in a newspaper of general circulation at least ten (10) days prior to the public hearing and shall contain the day, time, and place of the public hearing and a brief description of the proposal to be heard.
(Ord. No. O-2000-022, § 2, 11-1-00)