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e e ORIGINAL 3. Geometric Characteristics of the street: a. The street must have adequate sight distances to safely accommodate the traffic hump as determined by the Director. i. All traffic humps are to be marked as provided for in the Texas manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices supplemented with signage and markings as the Director deems necessary and appropriate. b. The street must not have curves or grades that prevent safe placement of the hump(s). Humps may be located on streets that contain curves and/or grades, but the hump itself must not be located within a horizontal curve, or on a vertical grade greater than 8% or on their immediate approaches. c. The street must be paved. If no curbs are in place, a specific design must be used to prevent vehicle run-arounds. E. GENERAL PROCEDURES The following procedures are to be followed in determining the eligibility of a traffic hump installation and having the installation approved or denied. 1. Requests for traffic hump installations will be received twice per year, from October 1 to October 30 and April 1 to April 30 in the office of the Director. 2. A written request for the installation must be submitted by at least three (3) residents (Applicant) to the Director. 3. Upon receipt of the request, the Director will make a preliminary determination as to whether the street is eligible for consideration under established eligibility requirements, using available transportation data. Traffic counts and speed studies will not be performed at this time. a. If the street is determined not to be eligible, the Applicant will be notified in writing by the Director, stating the reason for denial. The decision of the Director is final. b. If the street is determined to be eligible for consideration, the Director will arrange a meeting with the Applicant and affected residents to define the petition area and the approximate traffic hump(s) location(s). At this meeting, the Director