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ORDINANCE D-2306-16
AS AMENDED
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE 4, SECTIONS 8-38 AND 8-39
OF THE CARMEL CITY CODE
Synopsis: Amends Carmel City Code § 8-38 to shift the cost of removing a speed hump to the
neighborhood that initially requested the speed hump and also amends Carmel City Code § 8-39 to
add a new speed hump on Windy Knoll Lane between Millbrae Drive and Cardinal Way.
WHEREAS, the Common Council has established certain criteria for the approval, installation
and use of "speed humps" within the City of Carmel's (the "City") corporate limits, which criteria have
been codified in Carmel City Code Section 8-38;
WHEREAS, pursuant to City Code Section 8-38, the cost -of removing a speed hump is borne by
the City;
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to require the neighborhood requesting the installation of a
speed hump to bear the costs of its removal should the neighborhood later ask for its removal;
WHEREAS, the Common Council has established City Code Section 8-39 as its listing of those
City locations where at the installation and use of "speed humps" has been approved in accordance with
City Code Section 8-38; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council finds that the installation and use of a "speed hump" in the
City on Windy Knoll Lane between Millbrae Drive and Cardinal Way, such location being more
particularly described on the document attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A, meets all of
the criteria /set forth in City Code Section 8-38, as established by the document attached hereto and
incorporated herein as Exhibit B, and that such installation and use should therefore be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Common Council of the City of Carmel,
Indiana, as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing Recitals are incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. The construction and use of a "speed hump" at the location identified in the Recitals is
approved.
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This Ordinance was originally prepared by Jon Oberlander, Carmel Assistant City Attorney, on 8/1/16 at 5:50 PM. It may have
been subsequently revised, However, no subsequent revision to this Ordinance has been reviewed by Mr. Oberlander for legal
sufficiency or otherwise.
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Section 3. Chapter 8, Article 4, Section 8-38 of the Carmel City Code is hereby amended and
shall read as follows:
(c) In addition, Speed Humps should only be considered for installation in neighborhoods
or subdivisions where 75% or more of the homeowners in the affected neighborhood or
subdivision have indicated in writing that they are in favor of Speed Hump installation,
except in instances where the Common Council, with the concurrence of the City
Engineer, determines that a Speed Hump may nevertheless be appropriate in an area where
such homeowner support has not been demonstrated. For purposes of this section, the
requesting neighborhood's Home Owners Association ("HOA") shall be responsible for
circulating the petition and obtaining the requisite signatures requesting the installation of
a Speed Hump. In neighborhoods that do not have an active HOA, the petition requesting
the installation of a Speed Hump may be circulated by any property owner located within
2000 feet of the proposed Speed Hump. The petition in a non -HOA neighborhood must be
signed by 75% of property owners located within a 2000 foot radius/from the proposed
Speed Hump. Petitions containing less than 20 signatures of property owners will not be
considered for approval. In any neighborhood or subdivision where the installation of a
Speed Hump is being considered, the following Point System shall be used to determine
whether the installation of a Speed Hump is justified. In this regard, to be considered by
the Common Council, a proposed Speed Hump installation location must be awarded a
minimum cumulative total 25 points under the criteria listed below, and otherwise meet the
requirements contained herein for Speed Hump installation:
(1) Accident History: The number of reported vehicular accidents that have occurred
during the previous 36 calendar months within 2,000 feet of the area being considered for a
Speed Hump shall be tabulated. The proposed location shall receive four points per
reported accident per 1,000 feet of the street segment being considered. Any accidents
occurring at the intersection of an exiting street and a major arterial or collector street shall
not be considered in this point assignment.
• Example: 2 accidents on the 1,500 foot street segment being considered for a Speed
Hump = 2 x 4 x 1000/1500 = 5.3 points.
(2) School Zones: The number of public and private schools located within 2,000 feet
of the area being considered for a Speed Hump shall be tabulated. The proposed location
shall receive three points for each such school.
• Example: 3 schools located in the area being considered for a Speed Hump = 9
points.
(3) Average Daily Traffic Volume: The number of vehicles traveling on a given day
(24-hour period) through the area being considered for a Speed Hump shall be tabulated.
The total number of such vehicles shall be divided by 100. The resulting number shall be
the points awarded for traffic volume.
• Example: 900 vehicles travel in the area being considered for a Speed Hump. 900
100. = 9 points.
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This Ordinance was originally prepared by Jon Oberlander, Carmel Assistant City Attorney, on 8/1/16 at 5:50 PM. It may have
been subsequently revised. However, no subsequent revision to this Ordinance has been reviewed by Mr. Oberlander for legal
sufficiency or otherwise.
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(4) Vehicle Speed: The speed of each vehicle traveling on a given day (24-hour
period) through the area being considered for a Speed Hump shall be tabulated. The posted
speed limit at the proposed location shall be subtracted from the 85th percentile speed of
such vehicles. The resulting number shall be the points awarded for vehicle speed.
• Example: 85th percentile of the speed of vehicles traveling in the area being
considered for a Speed Hump is 34 mph. Posted speed limit is 30 mph. 34-30 = 4 points.
(5) Pedestrian Served Facilities: If the area being considered for a Speed Hump lies
within a 1,000 -foot radius of a pedestrian served facility, such
as, but not limited to, a park, church, shopping center, elderly or group housing facility, the
proposed location shall receive three points for each such facility, up to a total of six
points.
• Example: 2 churches and 1 park are located within 1,000 feet of the area being
considered for a Speed Hump. 3 x 3 =9 points, reduced to a maximum of six points.
(h) The cost of Speed Humps installed pursuant to this section shall be the responsibility of
the City. If 75% of the property owners in the neighborhood request its removal within five
years of installation, the property owners who signed the petition requesting the Speed
Hump shall bear the costs of removal. By signing the petition requesting the Speed Hump,
property owners agree to be bound to share equally in the cost of removal of the Speed
Hump if it is removed within five years of its installation. The City Engineer shall keep all
petitions that result in the installation of a speed hump on file for five years. The City shall
bear the cost of removal of the Speed Hump if it has been in place for longer than five
years. Removal of Speed Humps shall be performed by the City. The obligation of the
requesting neighborhood to pay for the removal of a Speed Hump shall only apply to
Speed. Humps approved subsequent to the adoption of Ordinance D-2306-16. Unless the
Common Council directs otherwise, all approved Speed Hump installations shall be
constructed in the order which they are approved, contingent upon available funding.
Section 4. Chapter 8, Article 4, Section 8-39 of the Carmel City Code is hereby amended and
shall read as follows:
"Sec. 8-39. Authorized Sneed Hump Locations.
,The following City locations are authorized for the construction of "speed humps" pursuant to
Section 8-38 above:
a) Medalist Parkway between 122nd Street and 126"' Street.
b) Emerson Road between York Drive and Sherman Drive.
c) Emerson Road between Lantern Lane and Guilford Road.
d) Sherman Drive between Emerson Road and Main (131St) Street.
e) Milano Drive between LaBlanca Bend and Olivia Lake Drive.
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f) Windy Knoll Drive between Millbrae Drive and Cardinal Way.
This Ordinance was originally prepared by Jon Oberlander, Carmel Assistant City Attorney, on 8/1/16 at 5:50 PM. It may have
been subsequently revised. However, no subsequent revision to this Ordinance has been reviewed by Mr. Oberlander for legal
sufficiency or otherwise.
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g) Reserved."
Section 5. Should any provision or portion of this Ordinance be declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid for any reason, the remaining provisions shall not be affected so long as they
can, without the invalid provision, be given the effect intended by the Common Council in adopting this
Ordinance. To this end, the provisions of this Ordinance are severable.
Section 6. The remaining provisions of Carmel City Code Sections 8-38 and 8-39 are not
affected by this Ordinance and shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 7. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and signing
by the Mayor and such publication as is required by law.
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PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this day of ,
2016, by a vote of ayes and nays.
This Ordinance was originally prepared by Jon Oberlander, Carmel Assistant City Attorney, on 8/1/16 at 5:50 PM. It may have
been subsequently revised. However, no subsequent revision to this Ordinance has been reviewed by Mr. Oberlander for legal
sufficiency or otherwise.
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Ron d E. Carter, President Kevin D. Rider dv
Sue Finkam, Vice -President
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Laura D. Campbell
Carol Schleif
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Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Car
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Approved by me, Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana,
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Ordinance D-2306-16
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this day of
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Brainard, Mayor
This Ordinance was originally prepared by Jon Oberlander, Carmel Assistant City Attorney, on 8/1/16 at 5:50 PM. It may have
been subsequently revised. However, no subsequent revision to this Ordinance has been reviewed by Mr. Oberlander for legal
sufficiency or otherwise.
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Memorandum
To: Carmel City Council
From: Jeremy Kashman
Date: 7/22/2016
Re: Speed Hump on Windy Knoll Lane
Please find below a summary of the analysis of the data collected in regards to the installation of a
speed hump on Windy Knoll Lane. The data collected has been analyzed against the City of
Carmel Code Section 8-38 Speed Humps. The code establishes criteria and a point system that
are detailed below for the installation of a speed hump. The information below lists the criteria
with the analysis results in bold print. A proposed speed hump installation location must be
awarded a minimum cumulative total of 25 points and otherwise meet the requirements to be
recommended for installation
A. There is a demonstrated traffic or speeding problem and alternate measures have not
sufficiently addressed the.problem.
A speed hump analysis was requested by the public due to speeding and traffic concerns.
B. It is not anticipated that the installation of the speed hump will cause the diversion of
significant amounts of traffic to another local or residential street.
At this time, the speed hump is not anticipated to divert traffic to other local and
residential streets. Therefore, it is anticipated that this criteria would be met.
C. The road slope and curvature allow for safe installation.
It is anticipated that the speed hump will be placed on a straight section of roadway
without significant grade changes. Therefore, it is anticipated that this criteria would be
met.
D. The current posted speed limit on the street where the speed hump is to be placed is no greater
than 30 m.p.h..
The current posted speed limit is 25 m.p.h... Therefore, it is anticipated that this criteria
would be met.
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E. The average daily traffic (ADT) on the street where the speed hump is to be placed is no
greater than 3,000 vehicles per day (VPD) and no less than 200 VPD.
Traffic counters were placed in the proposed area between March 28, 2016 and April 4,
2016. During this time, the average daily traffic was recorded to be 776 average vehicles
per day. This meets the criteria of less than 3000 vehicles per day and greater than 200
vehicles per day.
F. Speed humps should only be considered for installation in neighborhoods or subdivisions
where 75% or more of the homeowners in the affected neighborhood or subdivision have
indicated in writing that they are in favor of speed hump installation.
A petition signed by homeowners was provided when a speed hump study was
completed in August/September 2015.
The following items identify the point system and the points awarded by our analysis:
A. The number of reported vehicular accidents that have occurred during the previous 36
calendar months within 2,000 feet of the area being considered for a speed hump shall be
tabulated. The proposed location shall receive four points per reported accident per 1,000 feet
of the street segment being considered. Any accidents occurring at the intersection of an
existing street and a major arterial or collector street shall not be considered in this point
assignment.
One accident was reported during this time frame in the specified area. This will
result in 4.3 points being awarded.
B. The number of public and private schools located within 2,000 feet of the area being
considered for a speed hump shall be tabulated. The proposed location shall receive three
points for each such school.
No school zones were determined in the specified area. This will result in 0 points
being awarded.
C. The number of vehicles traveling on a given day (24-hour period) through the area being
considered for a speed hump shall be tabulated. The total number of such vehicles shall
be divided by 100. The resulting number shall be the points awarded for traffic volume.
The total average daily traffic recorded was 776 vehicles. This would result in 7.8
points being awarded.
D. The speed of each vehicle traveling on a given day (24-hour period) through the area
being considered for a speed hump shall be tabulated. The posted speed limit at the
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proposed location shall be subtracted from the 85th percentile speed of such vehicles.
The resulting number shall be the points awarded for vehicle speed.
The posted is 25 m.p.h.. The 85`h percentile speed was recorded to be 32.7 m.p.h..
This would result in 7.7 points being awarded.
E. If the area being considered for a speed hump lies within a 1,000 -foot radius of a
pedestrian served facility, such as, but not limited to, a park, church, shopping center,
elderly or group housing facility, the proposed location shall receive three points for each
such facility, up to a total of six points.
The pedestrian facilities were analyzed. One amenity area is located along
Shelborne Road within the specified area and 5 paek/trail areas were also identified.
This results in 6.0 points being awarded.
Recommendation: From the data collected above, the proposed location does meet the criteria of
for the installation of a speed hump. The point system criteria of 25.0 cumulative points were met.
The proposed location receives 25.8 points through the conducted point system analysis. With
that in mind, a speed hump may be recommended to be considered by the City of Carmel Council
for installation on Windy Knoll Lane.
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