ATSSA WORKSHOP

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ATSSA WORKSHOP

• The Applicability of the MUTCD on Private Property

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The Applicability of the MUTCD on Private
Property

• Be Careful What You Wish For!!!

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REGULATIONS

• Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
• 23 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 655,
  Subpart F
• 23 CFR 655.603
• - Adopts the MUTCD as the national standard for
  all TCDs
• - Includes Private Property open to public
  travel
• States shall adopt MUTCD
• - UVC Section 15-104
• Non-uniform TCDs illegal to purchase or sell
• - UVC Section 15-116

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PRIVATE PROPERTY OPEN TO PUBLIC TRAVEL INCLUDES

• ? Toll Roads
• ? Roads with Shopping Centers
• ? Parking Lot Areas
• ? Airports
• ? Sports Arenas
• ? Other Similar Businesses/Recreational
  Facilities
• ? Military Bases Have Requested To Be Included

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WHY ARE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES IMPORTANT
ON PRIVATE PROPERTY?

• SAFETY-- National Safety Council records
• ? 1200 fatalities per year
• ? 20 of all accidents
• -- State Farm Insurance claims
• ? 21 occur on private property
• TRAFFIC Flow Motorists better recognize
  standard devices
• -- Uniform TCDs are designed to
  be visible both day and night
• LIABILITY Judgments have found private property
  owners liable

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WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

• Nationally
• 1. Communicate new regulations to National
  Associations
• ? National League of Cities
• ? National Association of County Officials
• ? National Association of County Engineers
• ? American Public Works Association
• ? Institute of Transportation Engineers
• 2. Major Commercial Property Insurance Companies
• ? Have MUTCD requirements added to Commercial
  Underwriting Codes i.e. fire, water, ADA,
  etc.
• 3. ATTSA develop/produce a mini-MUTCD for
  Private Property

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WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

• Locally
• 1. Confirm with State(s) the status of the
  following
• A. Adoption of MUTCD Standard on Private
  Property
• B. Adoption of UVC Sections 15-104 and 15-116
• 2. Communicate new regulation status to State
  Associations of Elected Officials
• A. League of Municipalities/Cities
• B. County Officials
• C. Metropolitan Planning Organizations
• 3. Participate in State Association Meetings
• A. Exhibit at Trade Show
• (distribute new ATSSA Sign Committee
  Brochure
• B. Arrange for speaker to address General
  Meeting

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WHAT CAN I DO?

• Government Sector
• Know local building codes and ordinances
• Schedule a meeting with Director of Public Works
  or County Engineer
• Present latest status of MUTCD and State statutes
• Submit a model ordinance that is similar to other
  building codes for public safety
• Propose model ordinance adoption schedule
• a. All site plans for new construction conform
  before occupancy
• b. All modifications, building permits and
  occupancy changes comply by second year
• c. All facilities comply by third year
• Ask local government agencies to adopt UVD
  Section 15-116, Illegal to Purchase or Sell
  Non-Uniform TCDs
• Ask local government agencies to adopt states
  list of qualified vendors. Otherwise, ask states
  to develop a program.

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MODEL ORDINANCE ADDITIONS

• Standard Conditions for all plans of development
  remodeling, upgrading, expansion and occupancy
  changes.
• 1. Fire lanes shall be signed, marked and
  maintained in accordance with section__of the
  Fire Prevention Code. Signs shall be fabricated
  as shown in the (state) Manual of Uniform Traffic
  Control Devices for Streets and Highways. Signs
  and markings shall meet or exceed state/city
  material specifications for traffic control
  devices.
• 2. Regulation of vehicular and pedestrian
  traffic shall be subject to the requirements as
  shown in the (state) Manual of Uniform Traffic
  Control Devices for Streets and Highways. All
  signs and markings shall be fabricated as shown
  in the (state) Manual of Uniform Traffic Control
  Devices for Streets and Highways.
• 3. Signs shall meet or exceed the state/city
  material specifications for traffic control
  devices.

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MODEL ORDINANCE ADDTIONS (continued)

• 4. Handicapped access shall be ADA compliant and
  signed, marked and maintained in accordance with
  (state) Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices
  for Streets and Highways. Signs and markings
  shall meet or exceed the state/city material
  specifications for traffic control devices.
• 5. Parking spaces shall be marked on the
  pavements surface with a minimum four inch
  traffic lines as shown in the (state) Manual of
  Uniform Traffic control Devices for Streets and
  Highways.
• 6. Owner shall bear cost of acquisition,
  installation and maintenance of all signs and
  markings on said property.

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WHAT CAN I DO?PRIVATE SECTOR

• Target Customers
• ? Shopping Mall/Centers ? Industrial Parks
  Businesses
• ? Strip Centers ? Parks and Recreation Areas
• ? Golf Courses ? Sports Arenas
• ? Airports ? Toll Roads
• ? Military Bases ? Gated Communities
• ? Churches ? Educational Facilities
• ? Institutional Facilities ? Manufacturing
  Sites
• ? Property Management/Maintenance Firms
• ? Condo/Multiple Housing Complexes

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WHAT CAN I DO?PRIVATE SECTOR

• Get involved from the beginning with new
  developments or projects
• ? Consulting Engineers ? Architectural
  Engineers
• ? Traffic Engineers ? Developers
• ? Landscapers ? Paving Firms
• ? Insurance Company Risk Managers
• ? Waste Management Firms

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PROPOSALATSSA MINI-MUTCD FOR PRIVATE PROPERTY

• Federal Regulations
• State Statues
• Local Ordinances
• Qualified Vendors List
• List of Facilities Open to Public Travel
• Implementation Plan-Building Permits
• Application Guidelines for Traffic Control
  Devices for Motorists and Pedestrians
• A. Traffic Signs, Regulatory, Warning, Guidance
• B. Pavement Markings
• C. Temporary Traffic Control
• D. Rail Crossings
• VIII. Occupancy Permits
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