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ORDINANCE NO. 88 -26 (1,000) trips per day or more; or developments where the proposed use is located at a criti- cal transportation location, as determined by the Director of Public Works. b, Insignificant project standard. Insignificant projects shall be required to meet level of service standards only for directly accessed links. No traffic impact analysis shall be required for insignificant projects; however, traffic impact analysis criteria shall be used for link level of service analysis for insignificant projects, where appropriate. c. Significant project standard. Significant p traffic impar ments of this -ojects shall be required to prepare a t analysis pursuant to the require - ordinance. Z d. Traffic Impact Analysis. $ 1. Purpose. The purpose of the traffic impact analysis requirement is to achieve objectives estab- lished in the Transportation Element of the Indian River County Comprehensive Plan. It is intended to provide an equitable and systemat- ic means of determining the future impact of proposed developments upon the Indian River County transportation system, to maintain adequate service levels on roadways, and to ensure that new developments install required traffic improvements which are necessary to preserve the public health, safety and general welfare. A traffic impact analysis shall be required for site plan applications where the proposed development will generate/attract one thousand (1,000) trips per day or more; or developments where the proposed use is located at a crit- ical transportation location, as determined by the Director of Public Works. The applicant will be notified at the pre -application stage if a traffic impact analysis will be required, provided sufficient information is available for County staff to determine whether or not the trip generation threshold will be sur- passed. The approving body may waive this requirement based on a determination by the Director of Public Works that the proposed use will not generate any adverse off-site impacts warrant- ing corrective measures by the applicant or that sufficient data is already available for the traffic impacts to be adequately assessed. ¢ 3. Applicable Trip Generation Rates. Trip generation will be calculated based upon actual studies performed for or by Indian River County, as available or the latest data contained within the Institute of CODING: Words in type are deletions from existing law; words underlined are additions. 16 2. Applicability.. A traffic impact analysis shall be required for site plan applications where the proposed development will generate/attract one thousand (1,000) trips per day or more; or developments where the proposed use is located at a crit- ical transportation location, as determined by the Director of Public Works. The applicant will be notified at the pre -application stage if a traffic impact analysis will be required, provided sufficient information is available for County staff to determine whether or not the trip generation threshold will be sur- passed. The approving body may waive this requirement based on a determination by the Director of Public Works that the proposed use will not generate any adverse off-site impacts warrant- ing corrective measures by the applicant or that sufficient data is already available for the traffic impacts to be adequately assessed. ¢ 3. Applicable Trip Generation Rates. Trip generation will be calculated based upon actual studies performed for or by Indian River County, as available or the latest data contained within the Institute of CODING: Words in type are deletions from existing law; words underlined are additions.