SPEED HUMP CRITERIA & ELIGIBILITY COMPARISON
CITY OF BURBANK
CATEGORY PREVIOUS CRITERIA
(1998)
PROPOSED CRITERIA
(2022)
Street Classification
• Local
• Residential in Nature
• No concrete streets
• Local or collector
• Residential in Nature
• No alleys
• Allows concrete streets
Street Width/Number of
Lanes
• 40’ width
• One travel lane in each direction
• 44’ width
• One travel lane in each direction
Street Grades • 5% or less • Options available for streets with greater than 5% to under 8% grades
Horizontal Alignment • 300’ or more of visibility • 150’ or more of visibility Traffic Volumes/Speeds • Min. volume 500 vehicles per day or • Prevailing speeds of 30 mph or more
• Min. volume 500 vehicles per day and
• Prevailing speeds of 30 mph or more
Emergency Routes • No emergency routes • No emergency routes (unless approved for speed cushions)
Transit (Truck) Routes • No transit routes • No transit routes • No truck routes
Petition • 80% contacted
• 67% approval
• 80% contacted
• 67% approval
Minimum Speed No information • Posted speed limit of 25 mph or lower • Critical speed greater 30 mph or more
Traffic Volume No information • Min. volume 500 vehicles per day • No more than 5,000 vehicles per day
Street Condition
No information • No drainage/flooding issues
• Roadway must be in Fair or better
condition
Note: Items in red indicates change