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Section 2: Location of definitions and usage <br /> Definitions and usage for purposes of this chapter are found in Section 18 of this chapter. Table <br /> 1 indicates when a traffic analysis or fee payment is required. <br /> Table 1: General Requirements to Prepare a Traffic Analysis and/or Pay a Fee to Mitigate Traffic Impacts* <br /> Number of trips generated Prepare Traffic Analysis? Pay fee for system improvements? <br /> Fewer than 10 new trips per day No No <br /> 10 or more new trips per day No Yes <br /> More than 50 additional peak hour trips Yes Yes <br /> *Any exceptions to these general rules are specified in Sections 3 through 5 and 10 through 12. Definitions of these <br /> items are found in Section 18 of this chapter. <br /> Section 3: When a fee to mitigate transportation impacts is required <br /> A project that will generate ten (10) or more average daily vehicle trips is required to pay a fee to <br /> mitigate for its impacts on the transportation system, as summarized on Table 2 and specified in <br /> sections 10 through 14 of this chapter. <br /> Section 4: When a traffic analysis is required <br /> The applicant shall provide the Responsible Official with a written traffic analysis as part of the <br /> City's project review process, which includes SEPA review, whenever a proposed project will <br /> generate fifty (50) or more additional peak hour trips, or if deemed necessary by the City Traffic <br /> Engineer. The traffic analysis shall be paid for by the applicant and shall be prepared by a <br /> licensed professional engineer or transportation planner with standing in the Institute of <br /> Transportation Engineers or is acceptable to the City Traffic Engineer. <br /> Section 5: When a traffic analysis is not required <br /> 5.1 The requirement to submit a traffic analysis does not apply to: <br /> 1. Proposed projects that generate fewer than 50 additional peak hour trips, except if <br /> deemed necessary by the City Traffic Engineer. <br /> 2. Proposals where SEPA review has already addressed project impacts or is not <br /> otherwise required under RCW 43.21C, WAC 197-11, and EMC 20.04; or <br /> 3. Projects proposed as "planned actions," as defined in section 18.3 of this chapter, as <br /> long as: (i) project-level environmental review confirms that traffic generation is <br /> within the thresholds set for the specific planned action, as provided by WAC 197-11- <br /> -2- <br />