To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
SUBJECT:
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Speed Hump with Raised Crosswalk on Hiller Road (County Road No. C3L080) at the Hammond Trail Crossing in the McKinleyville Area
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Open the public hearing regarding the installation of a speed hump with a raised crosswalk on Hiller Road at the Hammond Trail crossing in the McKinleyville area, receive public testimony, and close the public hearing; and
2. Based upon the public testimony, approve or deny the request for the installation of a speed hump with a raised crosswalk on Hiller Road at the Hammond Trail crossing in the McKinleyville area and waiver of the fee for the Encroachment Permit.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Road Fund (1200)
DISCUSSION:
Supervisor Steve Madrone is requesting the approval of a speed hump with a raised crosswalk on Hiller Road at the Hammond Trail crossing in the McKinleyville area (Attachment 3) and waiver of the Encroachment Permit fee of $267.30. Per the Humboldt County Department of Public Works' ("Department") Speed Hump Policy, adopted by the Board of Supervisors on July 24, 2007, (Attachment 1) Hiller Road is designated as a road within Arcata Fire Protection District not suitable for speed humps without Board of Supervisor approval. A petition was not submitted and as such, the petition failed to obtain signatures of at least 66% of the residential dwelling units on the street and adjacent streets that are impacted by the speed hump. Pursuant to the Speed Hump Policy, the Department is presenting the request for a speed hump to the Board of Supervisors for consideration.
Hiller Road meets all other policy criteria. Specifically, it is a non-arterial two (2) lane road with more than one thousand and two hundred (1200) feet of uninterrupted length between stop signs, no traffic signals, abutted by at least 51% residential property, with a posted speed ...
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