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Pickens County staff preview draft neighborhood speed-hump policy ahead of August meeting

Pickens County Board of Commissioners · August 5, 2024
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Summary

County staff reviewed a draft policy for neighborhood speed humps that sets technical criteria (traffic-volume, visibility, grade, materials), petition thresholds for residents and a three-year minimum before removal; staff will bring revisions to the board on Aug. 19 for further consideration.

County staff presented a draft neighborhood speed-hump policy and asked commissioners to review it for placement on the board agenda Aug. 19.

The draft, circulated to commissioners before the work session, breaks the process into four parts: criteria governing installation, the citizen application/petition, the county review process, and the removal process. Staff summarized technical rules in the draft, including proposed limits on eligible roads, visibility and grade requirements, material specifications and petition thresholds. "So there are about 50 provisions in the overall draft that you have," one…

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