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"Comprehensive plan" means the City of Everett comprehensive plan adopted by City Council and existing at the time of project review. The term "comprehensive plan" includes adopted subarea plans. "Fair share cost" means the proportional share of the cost of transportation system improvements that is attributable to a project's impacts on the transportation system, as required by section 10 of this chapter. "Level of service" or "LOS" standard means the acceptable service standard adopted by the City in its comprehensive plan, as described in section 9 of this chapter. If the comprehensive plan is amended to revise the acceptable level of service standard, the standard stated in section 9 of this chapter shall be deemed to be the revised, adopted LOS standard. "Local transportation improvement" means site improvements and facilities that are planned and designed to provide service for a particular development project and that are necessary for the use and convenience of the occupants or users of the project, and are not transportation system improvements. No specific improvement or facility included in the City's capital facilities plan shall be considered a local transportation improvement. "Peak hour trips" means total inbound and outbound trips during the PM peak period(commonly known as"rush hours"), as may be further defined by the City Engineer. "Planned action" means a project that meets the criteria set forth in RCW 43.21C.031 and WAC 197-11-164 and whose probable significant adverse environmental impacts have previously been analyzed in an environmental impact statement, and that is authorized by EMC 15.16 and the specific planned action ordinance relating to the project project. "Planned system improvement," means a transportation system improvement identified in the City's 6-year transportation improvement program and other transportation system improvements that are planned to occur, to the knowledge of the City Engineer. "Practical" means reasonable and capable of being accomplished, as provided by WAC 197-11- 660. "Project" means a development, construction, or management activity located in a defined geographic area, whether private or public. Proposed projects subject to this chapter are those that generate more than ten (10) vehicle trips per day or require project review, including SEPA review,under EMC 15.08 and 20.04. "Project review process" means the City process for considering and making decisions on proposed projects under EMC 15.04, including staff, environmental and public review. "Traffic analysis" means the study of transportation impacts and mitigation measures, as provided in sections 6 through 9 of this chapter. A traffic analysis may be combined with other project review documents, as determined appropriate by the City Engineer or Responsible Official. 16