HomeMy WebLinkAboutD-2730-24 Heatherstone Place Speed Humps with ExhibitsSPONSOR: Councilor Aasen
This Ordinance was originally prepared by Benjamin J. Legge, City Attorney, on 9/4/24 at 1:04 PM. It may have been
subsequently revised. However, no subsequent revision to this Ordinance has been reviewed by Mr. Legge for legal sufficiency
or otherwise.
ORDINANCE D-2730-24
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE 4, SECTION 8-39
OF THE CARMEL CITY CODE
Synopsis: Ordinance adding speed humps to Heatherstone Place.
WHEREAS, the Common Council has established certain criteria for the approval, installation, and
use of “speed humps” within the City’s corporate limits, which criteria have been codified in Carmel City
Code Section 8-38; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council has established City Code Section 8-39 as its listing of those
City locations where 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 “speed humps” in the City
on Heatherstone Place between Bayhill Drive and Windpointe Pass, such locations 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 “speed humps” at the location identified in the Recitals is
approved.
Section 3. Chapter 8, Article 4, Section 8-39 of the Carmel City Code is thereby amended and shall
read as follows:
“Sec. 8-39. Authorized Speed 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 126th 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.
(f) Windy Knoll Drive between Millbrae Drive and Cardinal Way.
(g) Heatherstone Place between Bayhill Drive and Windpointe Pass.”
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SPONSOR: Councilor Aasen
This Ordinance was originally prepared by Benjamin J. Legge, City Attorney, on 9/4/24 at 1:04 PM. It may have been
subsequently revised. However, no subsequent revision to this Ordinance has been reviewed by Mr. Legge for legal sufficiency
or otherwise.
Section 4. The remaining provisions of Carmel City Code Chapter 8 Article 4 are not affected by
this Ordinance and shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 5. All prior ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance
are hereby repealed, to the extent of such inconsistency only, as of the effective date of this Ordinance, such
repeal to have prospective effect only.
Section 6. 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 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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SPONSOR: Councilor Aasen
This Ordinance was originally prepared by Benjamin J. Legge, City Attorney, on 9/4/24 at 1:04 PM. It may have been
subsequently revised. However, no subsequent revision to this Ordinance has been reviewed by Mr. Legge for legal sufficiency
or otherwise.
PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this day of ________, 2024,
by a vote of _____ ayes and _____ nays.
COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL
Anthony Green, President Adam Aasen, Vice-President
Rich Taylor Matt Snyder
______________________________
Jeff Worrell Teresa Ayers
Shannon Minnaar Ryan Locke
______________________________
Anita Joshi
ATTEST:
______________________________
Jacob Quinn, Clerk
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana this day of
_________________________ 2024, at _______ __.M.
Jacob Quinn, Clerk
Approved by me, Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this day of
________________________ 2024, at _______ __.M.
Sue Finkam, Mayor
ATTEST:
Jacob Quinn, Clerk
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Memorandum
To: %UDGOH\3HDVH
From: Jarrod Huff
Date:
Re: Speed Humps on Heatherstone Place
Please find below a summary of the analysis of the data collected regarding the installation of a
speed hump on Heatherstone Place. 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. The location is a two-lane local or residential street.
Per the current City of Carmel Thoroughfare Plan, Heatherstone Place is listed as a
Local Street and would meet this criterion.
C. 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.
D. The road slope and curvature allow for safe installation.
It is anticipated that the speed hump will be placed on a straight section or of roadway
without significant grade changes. Therefore, it is anticipated that this criteria would be
met.
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E. 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.
F. 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.
Average daily traffic was reported to be 473 average vehicles per day for 2023 via a
Network Performance analysis within Streetlight Data. This does meet the criteria of
less than 3000 vehicles per day and greater than 200 vehicles per day.
G. 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 has been provided including 75% favorable signatures
by the homeowners within the subdivision along the affected roadway.
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
exiting street and a major arterial or collector street shall not be considered in this point
assignment.
Zero crashes was reported during this time frame in the specified area. This will
result in 0.0 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.
One school zone was determined in the specified area. This will result in 3.0 points
being awarded.
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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 473 vehicles. This would result in 4.7
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
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 speed limit is 25 m.p.h.. The 85th percentile speed was recorded to be 37
m.p.h.. This would result in 12.0 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. 2 pedestrian facilities were identified. These
facilities include a subdivision amenity center and a shopping center. This will result
in 6.0 points being awarded.
Recommendation: Through analysis of the point system the criterion of 25.0 cumulative points is
met. The proposed location receives 25.7 points through the conducted point system analysis.
With that in mind, a speed hump is recommended to be considered by the City of Carmel Council
for installation on Heatherstone Place.
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