HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 7097 SPEED HUMPS CITY CODE CHANGE
ORDINANCE NO. 7097
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 7 ARTICLE 2 AUGUST A-RICHMOND COUNTY
CODE TITLED "CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE" SO AS TO ADD A
PROVISION FOR "SPEED HUMPS," TO PROVIDE THE GUIDELINES FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF SPEED HUMPS FOR
PUBLIC AND RESIDENTIAL STREETS, TO REPEAL ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the Augusta-Richmond County Commission strives to promote safe driving habits
and to improve the public safety standards for its residents in an effort to minimize the
frustrations of its citizens concerned with the automobile travel speeds in their neighborhoods;
and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Augusta-Richmond County seek to eliminate speeding in its
residential areas, which threatens the health and safety of its communities; and
WHEREAS, speed humps have been shown to be effective in other jurisdictions within the State
of Georgia and have proven to reduce travel speeds and increase the safety of the areas where
installed; and
WHEREAS, the Augusta-Richmond County Commission desires to install speed humps to
reduce travel speeds on community streets; and
WHEREAS, the evaluation for the installation of speed humps will be made in accordance with
certain transportation engineering criteria set forth by the Traffic Engineering Division of the
Augusta-Richmond County Engineering Department;
THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY COMMISSION hereby ordains as follows:
SECTION 1. That Title Seven Article Two of the AUGUSTA, GA. CODE SS7-3-8 through 7-3-10
be amended to add speed humps to the ordinance as set forth in Exhibit "A"
attached hereto.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption in accordance with
applicable laws.
SECTION 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Adopted this / f{ day of /'J //// ,2008.
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As its Mayor
Seal:
CERTIFICATION
The undersigned Clerk of Commission, Lena J. Bonner, hereby certifies that the
ing 0 dinance was duly adopted by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission
2008 and that such Ordinance has not been modified or rescinded as
of t date hereof and the undersigned further certifies that attached hereto is a true copy of the
Ordinance which was approved and adopted in the foregoing meeting(s).
Published in the Augusta Chronicle.
Date: Decemhpr 4 f"h 2008
1st Reading november 5, 2008
Repealed.
See. 7 3 8. Conditions.
The construction or maintenance of any strccts, roads, sidewalks, curbs, storm watcr systems and
sev,'er systems in AHgHsta Richmond County may be donc by .\ugusta Richmond COHnty Hpon
approval of the Augusta Richmond County Commission '.':hen seventy fiye (75) percent of the
ovmers of the propcrty abutting such improyemcnts shall consent thercto and agree to be
asscssed for the cost thereof on a pro rata basis as proyided for herein.
See. 7 3 9. Required development.
No constmction or impro',ement of any streets, roads, sidewalks, or curbs in .^..ugusta Richmond
CO\:lnty may be done by :\.ugusta Richmond County unless the property adjacent to the street,
road, side'.valk or curb is eighty (80) percent developed. The required development herein shall
be determined by the following formula: The front footage of all lots or parcels adjacent to the
street, road, curb or side'.valk being installed or improved shall be total cd, and the total front
footage of all lots or parcels shall be divided into the total front footage of all lots or parcels '.'lith
impro','ements thereon to arrive at the percentage of development.
See.73 10. .\ssessment of eost.
The Augusta Richmond County Commission assess the entire cost of such improvements, or any
portion thereof, as determined by the Commission, against such abutting property owners;
hO'Never, no assessment shall be made against the abutting property owners unless the same is
consented to in writing by the owners of seyenty five (75) percent of the property abHtting such
improyements.
Sec. 7-3-8. Conditions.
The construction or maintenance of anv streets. roads. sidewalks. curbs. soeed humos. storm
water svstems and sewer svstems in Ammsta-Richmond County mav be done bv AU2:usta-
Richmond County uoon aooroval of the AU2:usta-Richmond County Commission when seventv-
five (75) oercent of the owners of the orooertv abuttin2: such imorovements shall consent thereto
and a2:ree to be assessed for the cost thereof on a oro rata basis as orovided for herein.
(a) The Traffic En2:ineerin2: Division will orocess the soeed humo oolicv. and will conduct
the necessarv studies to determine whether a street is eli2:ible for street humos
Sec. 7-3-9. Reouired develonment.
No construction or imorovement of anv streets. roads. sidewalks. soeed humos or curbs in
AU2:usta-Richmond County mav be done bv AU2:usta-Richmond County unless the orooertv
adiacent to the street. road. sidewalk or curb is ei2:htv (80) oercent develooed. The reauired
develooment herein shall be determined bv the followin2: formula: The front foota2:e of all lots or
oarcels adiacent to the street. road. curb or sidewalk bein2: installed or imoroved shall be totaled.
and the total front foota2:e of all lots or oarcels shall be divided into the total front foota2:e of all
lots or oarcels with imorovements thereon to arrive at the oercenta2:e of develooment.
Sec. 7-3-10. Assessment of cost.
The AU2:usta-Richmond Countv Commission assess the entire cost of such imorovements. or anv
oortion thereof as determined bv the Commission. a2:ainst such abuttin2: orooertv owners:
however. no assessment shall be made a2:ainst the abuttin2: orooertv owners unless the same is
consented to in writin2: bv the owners of seventy-five (75) oercent of the orooertv abuttin2: such
imorovements.