Speed Hump Program

Applications for speed hump Installation shall be accepted from any resident, neighborhood council, school, or other entity whose property is abutting the requested street segment.

1. Applicants should review the information in the City of Oxnard Speed Hump Program Handbook to determine if the area in question meets the eligibility requirements prior to submission of the application.

2. If the Applicant believes that their proposed area meets the eligibility criteria, they may submit their Speed Hump Application to the City’s Traffic Engineering Division at the address below.

3. The Traffic Engineering Division will perform an in depth traffic study of the proposed area. This process can take approximately two (2) months to complete.

4. Once a determination is made by the Traffic Engineering Division, the Applicant will be notified of the outcome by mail.

If approved: A map showing the proposed speed hump location will be mailed to the applicant along with Petition forms to be signed by designated area residents indicating support or opposition of the speed hump. It is the responsibility of the Applicant to collect the signatures by the date indicated on the response from the Traffic Engineering Division.

1. 1. Once the required signatures have been collected, a minimum of 67% or two thirds of the designated residents, the Applicant shall then return the collected Petition Forms to the Traffic Engineering Division for review.
   2. Completed applications will be reviewed and  prioritized according to the Ranking Criteria and speed humps will be constructed as funding is available in the Fiscal Year in the applicable Council district.

If approved but no funding is available: Locations that do not receive funding in the initial fiscal year, will automatically be considered in the subsequent funding cycles, for a maximum of three (3) additional fiscal years. If the funding is still not approved after the three (3) year reconsideration period, the request will expire.

A new written application may be submitted subject to the policies and procedures in effect at the time of the application. Each application requires a separate and independent evidence of support petition.

If not approved:  Locations that are not approved (meaning they don’t meet the criteria) for speed humps will not be placed on a list for future funding. Other mitigation measures will be evaluated and implemented in lieu of speed humps based on the findings of speed study.  Other mitigation measures may include signs, pavement markings, and enforcement.

Full Eligibility requirements can be found in Section 2.2. Eligibility of the City of Oxnard Speed Hump Program Handbook. Applicants must read the full Eligibility Criteria in the handbook before submitting their application.

Minimum Criteria overview:

1. The street must be designated as a local road or a “residence district” as defined in the California Vehicle Code and may not be designated as a Major Arterial, an Arterial, a Minor Arterial, or a Collector.
2. The street may not be designated an emergency service travel route or otherwise deemed ineligible by the Fire Department.
3. The street may not be designated as a bus or commercial vehicle truck route.
4. The minimum length of the street or street segment under consideration for speed humps shall not be less than one thousand (1,000) feet, which is uninterrupted by stop signs or any other traffic control device. Speed humps will not be considered for installation on cul-de-sacs unless they have an uninterrupted street length of 1,000 feet or more.
5. The local street or residence district must have a paved width of forty-four (44) feet or less and have no more than two (2) traffic lanes.
6. The street must have an established speed zone of either twenty-five (25) or thirty (30) MPH; any street with an established speed zone of thirty-five (35) MPH or greater will not be considered. Established speed zones of thirty-five (35) MPH or greater serve as a Collector designation and will not be considered.