Ordinance 1733-90 - Laserfiche WebLink

• 1 years. The Traffic Analysis shall be paid for by the project 2 proponent, and shall be prepared by a licensed professional engineer with standing in the Institute of Transportation 3 Engineers. Those developments not required to prepare a Traffic Analysis shall conform to the provisions of Section 11 of this 4 ordinance. 5 Section 2: That Section 4 of Ordinance No. 1670-89 which reads as 6 follows: 7 8 Section 4: The study area for the analysis shall include all of the transportation system which meets any or all of the 9 following criteria (note: the study area shall not be limited to the Everett City limits and shall examine County and State 10 roadways if impacted by the development) : 11 A. The trips projected to use a particular facility equal or exceed fifty (50) or more additional (new) peak hour 12 (inbound and outbound) trips; and 13 B. The trips projected to use a particular facility equal or exceed twenty (20) percent of the existing daily trips, 14 in either one or both directions, using that facility. 15 be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 16 17 Section 4: To address cumulative impacts to the transportation system, the Traffic Analysis shall assign and 18 distribute the proposed development' s peak hour (inbound and outbound) trips to the transportation system, down to, and 19 including the minimum threshold level of 10 development generated peak hour (inbound and outbound) trips. Trip generation rates 20 and directional distribution shall conform to the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Manual , 4th Edition, 21 unless otherwise required or approved by the City's Traffic Engineer. The study area, hereinafter referred to as the "Study 22 Area," shall be defined as the area that includes all of the transportation system which is projected to be used by said 10 23 trips. The Study Area shall not be limited to the Everett city limits, but shall include county, state and other city roadways. 24 Provided, however, for projects which have region wide traffic impacts, the Traffic Engineer may limit the scope of the study 25 area. Region wide traffic impacts will be determined on a case by case basis in consultation with the County, State and other 26 appropriate jurisdictions. 27 Section 3: That Section 5 of Ordinance No. 1670-89 which reads as 28 follows: 29 30 Section 5: The base traffic for the analysis shall include existing traffic plus traffic generated by any project approved 31 under SEPA, or any proposed project currently under review by the City. A four (4) percent background growth factor compounded 32 annually shall be assumed. 2