Beverly Hills : Speed-Bump Ordinance
An ordinance that allows residents to petition for speed bumps on residential streets was approved by the Beverly Hills City Council on Tuesday.
The ordinance was approved after extensive public hearings and surveys dating back to 1988, and a test program that showed speed bumps reduced vehicular speed in residential neighborhoods by about 5 m.p.h and decreased traffic by about 7% daily.
The ordinance requires residents to first receive approval for one or more speed bumps on their block from the city’s Transportation Department. Then the owners of the two homes in front of a proposed bump must sign a statement supporting it. Lastly, 60% of the residents on the block must also approve the proposed speed bumps.
Requests for removing speed bumps will be heard by the Traffic and Parking Commission two years after installation.
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