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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 All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.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. ~-{d~ 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was duly adopted by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission 2008 and that such Ordinance has not been modified or rescinded as of t date hereof and the undersigned further certifies that attached hereto is a true copy of the Ordinance which was approved and adopted in the foregoing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.