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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
RELATING TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE; CREATING SECTION
136.028, CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO REQUIRE A TRAFFIC IMPACT
STUDY FOR CERTAIN DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE CITY;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, roads that are currently operating below the minimum levels of
service as set forth in this ordinance are considered "backlogged" and in need
of service enhancements to maintain and improve operating conditions, and
development projects which will generate one percent or more of the peak hour
capacity on any road in the city identified on the Future Traffic Circulation
Map likewise require service enhancements to mitigate the impacts of the
development upon the road system, in order to meet the objectives of the traffic
circulation element of the comprehensive plan of the city; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER,'FLORIDA:
Section I. Section 136.028, Code of Ordinances, is created to read:
Sec. 136.028. Traffic impact study required.
(1) In general. A traffic impact study shall be required as provided
in this section for each development within the city for which a development
permit is required if the development will generate not less than 140 vehicle
trips per day and will impact a backlogged road, or if the development will
generate one (1) percent or more of the peak hour capacity of any road within
the city identified on the Future Traffic Circulation Map.
(2) Definitions. As used in this section:
(a) "Background traffic" means the roadway trips which occur without the
additional trips generated by a development.
(b) "Backlogged road" means any city, county or state road within the
city operating at a level of service below the adopted minimum operating level
of service specified in the comprehensive plan.
(c) "Constrained facility" means a road identified in the comprehensive
plan as a road to which the addition of two or more through lanes is not
possible because of physical barriers or policy barriers.
(d) "Development permit" means a building permit, a conditional use
approval, a preliminary site plan approval, a preliminary plat approval, or any
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(e) "Owner" means the owner or owners of property for which a
development permit is required, or any person acting as an agent for the owner.
(f) "Passerby trip" means trips which enter a site as a stop on the way
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primary destination in order to accommodate the stop.
(g) "Peak hour" means the one hour period on a weekday during which the
greatest traffic volume occurs on a roadway.
(3) Determination of applicability of requirements. In order to
determine the applicability of, the traffic impact study requirements of this
section to a development, the owner shall first determine the projected site-
related traffic, using the Institute of Traffic Engineers Trip Generation
Manual, Fourth Edition or most recent subsequent edition, or an alternative
source determined acceptable by the traffic engineer. If the development will
generate not less than 140 vehicle trips per day, the owner shall determine the
capacity of roads identified on the Future Traffic Circulation Map, expressed
as level of service standards in the comprehensive plan; determine the current
traffic volumes on such roads; and determine whether any of such roads are
backlogged roads or constrained facilities as identified in the comprehensive
plan. All such determinations shall be subject to the review and approval of
the traffic engineer.
(4) Purpose.of traffic impact study; when required. A traffic impact
study shall examine the effect of the development on each road identified on
the Future Traffic Circulation Map to the point or points at which site-
generated traffic is less than one (1) percent of the roadway's peak hour
capacity. Typically, this examination shall be made for the peak hour of the
roadway occurring between noon and midnight. However, when it is determined by
the traffic engineer that the use of the peak hour between noon and midnight
does not illustrate the greatest impact of the development on the roadway, an
examination during other hours shall be required. A traffic impact study shall
be required in either of the following circumstances:
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(a) If the development will generate not less than 110 vehicle trips per
day and is on a backlogged road; or
(b) If the development will generate one (1) percent or more of the peak
hour capacity on any road identified on the Future Traffic Circulation Map.
(5) Characteristics to be examined. The following characteristics of
traffic shall be examined for any development for which a traffic impact study
is required:
(a) Existing and projected traffic volumes and levels of service.
(b) Average daily trips and trips expected to be generated during the
peak hour.
(c) Amounts and projected growth of background traffic.
(d) Existing and future (projected five year) roadway and intersection
design capacities.
(e) Proposed improvements or alterations to roadways serving the
development.'
(f) Percentage of trips which are passerby trips..
(6) Other characteristics to be examined. The following characteristics
of site-related traffic may be required by the traffic engineer as part of the
traffic impact study:
(a) Origin-destination projections for the proposed development.
(b) Effects of phasing of the proposed development.
(c) Mitigation of traffic impacts by methods such as ridesharing,
carpooling, or staggered work hours.
(d) Provisions for access management or alternative access means.
(e) Development contributions or site-related improvements which will
mitigate impacts.
(f) Accident rates at intersections.
(g) Other improvements or alternatives, as appropriate.
(7) Minimum required 'standards. A traffic impact study for a
development shall demonstrate that the infrastructure requirements and standards
set forth in Policies 5.5.1, 5.5.2, 5.5.3, and 5.5.4 of the traffic circulation
element and in Policies 28.3.7.1 and 28,3.7.2 of the capital improvement element
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of the comprehensive plan of the city are or shall be satisfied, to the extent
that such requirements apply to the development.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING _ rebruary 15, 1990
PASSED ON SECOND AND
FINAL READING AND ADOPTED March 1 1990
R to Garvey
Mayor-Commissioner
Attest:
Cynt fi. Gou eau
City ?erk ,
Approved as to form and correctness;
M. A. Galbraith, V
City Attorney
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