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Chevy Chase Village
Application for
Speed Hump Installation
Permit No:_________
Proposed Location:
Block/Segment of Street:
Zone:
Primary Applicant Information:
Name:
Address:
Daytime telephone: Cell phone:
E-mail:
Secondary Applicant Information:
Name:
Address:
Daytime telephone: Cell Phone:
E-mail:
Check all appropriate boxes:
Speed Hump is:
new;
being relocated.
To be completed by Village staff:
Is this property within the historic district? Yes  No  Staff Initials: _________
Date application filed with Village:_________ Date approved:__________ Expiration date:__________
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Guidelines for Location of Speed Humps
Village Policy states that any residents requesting installation of speed hump(s) must first file a request
with the Village office.
Speed Hump installation is determined by: (1) length of a block or street segment and absence of other
traffic calming devices, (2) volume and speed of traffic traversing the segment or block, (3) support of
abutting households. Please refer to the illustration below for an example of these components.
(1) Length of Street
Humps may not be installed along blocks or segments of streets less than 600 feet in length or less than
400 feet at locations lacking sidewalks. A block less than 600 feet may qualify if a continuation of its
street extends beyond the block’s intersection. For example, a 500 foot long block may qualify if it is
included with a 100 foot segment of the next block along the same street.
Humps may not be installed within 150 feet of an intersection, near a curve or a hill that obstructs a
driver’s view of a hump or pedestrians from less than 200 feet, on slopes having grades exceeding
eight percent, or wherever they would abut or obstruct driveways, fire hydrants, storm grates, or water
valves. More than one hump may be installed where the designated street segment allows at least 300
feet between humps.
A proposed road segment may not include other traffic calming devices such as stop signs or speed
humps installed earlier.
Example:
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(2) Volume and Speed of Traffic
Traffic volume along a designated block or street segment must exceed 300 vehicles a day and the 85
th
percentile speed along a street segment must exceed the posted limit of 25 m.p.h. by at least 5 m.p.h.
The Chevy Chase Village Police Department will determine the traffic volume and the speed of
vehicles traversing the segment or block.
(3) Support of Abutting Households
Village staff will notify all households along the proposed site that a request for speed humps has been
filed. The notice also explains the costs and procedures for installing and removing humps and
includes a questionnaire. The questionnaire must be signed and completed by no more than one owner
or tenant per household (see Survey of Abutting Neighbors for Installation of Speed Hump form).
Speed Hump Installation Filing Requirements
Application will not be reviewed until the application is complete
This application form, signed by both applicants.
Block/Street Plan will be provided by Public Works showing
i) exact length of street,
ii) width of street
iii) location of nearest intersection
iv) location of driveways,
v) location of fire hydrants,
vi) location of storm grates,
vii) location of water valves
viii) grade (in percentage)
Survey of Abutting Householders for Installation of Speed Humps Form
Within two months of completion of Police Department’s survey and receiving comment, if any, from Montgomery
County fire, rescue and ambulance services, from impacted households adjacent to applicant blocks, and from the
Traffic Committee, the Village Manager will refer the application to the Board of Managers with an estimate of the
cost of installing the humps and comment on where in the budget the Village might accommodate the cost.
The Board will schedule a public hearing on the application during a regular monthly board meeting no more
than two months after its submission by the manager.
At that meeting or no later than the next, the Board will vote to approve or reject the application depending on
whether it has met the criteria for speed humps. Upon approval, the Board will authorize the installation of the humps
at a date to be determined by budgetary constraints and weather conditions.
I hereby certify that I have the authority to make the foregoing application, that the
application is correct, and that I have read and understood all requirements.
Primary Applicant Signature: ______________________ Date: ____________
Secondary Applicant Signature: ______________________ Date: ____________