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§5-6 Traffic Impact Studies Model Land Use Management Code Traffic impact study: An analysis and assessment, conducted by a qualified professional, that assesses the effects that a discretionary development proposal's traffic will have on the transportation network in a community or portion thereof. Traffic impact studies vary in their range of detail and complexity depending on the type, size and location of the proposed development. Trip: A single or one -directional travel movement with either the origin or destination of the trip inside the study site. Trip generation: An estimate of the number of vehicle trips that will be generated due to the new development, which is calculated based on the type and amount of land uses in the proposed development and professionally accepted trip generation rates for each such land use. Trip generation may be expressed on an average daily basis or average peak hour (a.m. p.m. or both). §5-6-5 THRESHOLDS OF APPLICABILITY A traffic impact study shall be required for any discretionary development proposal which is expected to generate more than one hundred (100) new trips during an a.m. or p.m. peak hour or more than seven hundred and fifty (750) new trips in an average day, as determined in accordance with this Ordinance. fSee Commentaryl §5-6-6 EXEMPTIONS (a) A traffic impact study is not required if a discretionary development proposal is initiated by the County [City]. (b) A discretionary development proposal may be exempted from the traffic impact study requirement by the Land Use Officer if a prior traffic impact study for the subject property has been submitted to the county [city] and the proposed development is substantially similar to that for which the prior traffic impact study was conducted. (c) Any development of regional impact that complies with rules of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority shall be exempt from this Resolution [Ordinance]. §5-6-7 TRIP GENERATION DATA The source for trip generation rates for the purposes of this Ordinance shall be "Trip Generation" published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), most recent edition, unless otherwise approved by the Land Use Officer. Determinations of whether this ordinance applies shall be made based on application of data from ITE Trip Generation, which may change from time to time, or as otherwise approved by the Land Use Officer. §5-6-8 DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY At the time a discretionary development proposal is filed, or during any pre -application meeting if possible, the Land Use Officer shall determine whether a traffic impact study shall be required according to this Ordinance. The Land Use Officer shall calculate the expected trip generation of the proposed development using professionally accepted trip generation rates or other data 3 P156