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III. APPLICATION PROCESS

Anyone residing or owning property within a neighborhood is eligible to apply for an NTMP project for a local, collector, or minor arterial street within that area. This section describes the steps involved in the application process.

Attend a pre-application meeting with a staff member from the City Traffic Division.
The prospective applicant should contact the Traffic Division to set up an appointment. Staff and the applicantthe street or area in question and discuss the NMTP process, including the initial petition process and application forms that the applicant must complete. Staff and the applicant will discuss the type, location and degree of the applicant's traffic concerns and discuss possible solutions. If a preliminary review indicates a potential hazard to the public exists or the issue is not related to speeding or cut-through traffic, staff may address the issue separately as it may not fall under the umbrella of the NTMP. However, if the situation could fall under the NMTP, the staff member will determine whether the potential project would be a local street project or complex traffic management project, and will identify a formal "project" or "affected" area for the project, which shall serve as the petition area. Staff will then provide the applicant with a packet of NTMP program information, including application and petition forms.
Circulate the petition in the project area. Submit completed application.

It is the responsibility of the applicant to circulate a petition to demonstrate that at least 30% of residents and property-owners in the identified petition area are in favor of initiating a traffic management study . The petition signatures must be obtained within a three month period. Having this level of support is necessary for further study of neighborhood traffic management in the area. The applicant is also responsible for notifying the contact persons of the registered residential association(1) in the area that they are preparing an application for an NTMP project. The applicant must obtain the necessary petition signatures and comlplete the application materials and return them to the Traffic Division. If the material is incomplete or an insufficient number of signatures are submitted the materials will be returned to the applicant for revision. The date a complete package is submitted will be considered as the date of application for the program and the time when the project is carried to the next step.
City Traffic Division staff evaluates the application for the eligibility and ranking of the potential project in the NTMP
City staff will evaluate the potential eligibility and ranking of the project according to the procedures outlined in this document. Preliminary traffic studies are done to determine if the street or project area meet the minimum eligibility requirements for inclusion in the NTMP. If a project is eligible, further studies are done to determine the priority ranking of the project in relation to other eligible projects that have been submitted to the NTMP.

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