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The Committee began in October 2017 to meet monthly and will automatically sunset October 18, 2018 or upon completion of its Board -assigned tasks, whichever occurs first. Currently, the Committee is focusing on its primary objective to identify issues and adopt recommendations for improving and streamlining aspects of the existing development review process. In its initial work with staff and the public, the Committee heard from staff about the need to increase the number of development review staff in planning, engineering, and fire prevention (addressed in new County budget effective October 1, 2017), reviewed development process flowcharts, identified process "bottlenecks" and problem areas, and developed recommendations for improvements. To date, the Committee has focused on development review processes for site plan and subdivision projects ("horizontal" development plan applications), final plat and posted security items, the affidavit of exemption process, and lot drainage plans. In the future, the Committee will work on building permit ("vertical" development permit applications) process items, followed by consideration of development review fees, and potential process improvements that may be available through increased automation. 0 Proposed Amendments Chapter 910 (Concurrencv) "Ordinance #1" Currently, under Chapter 910 and 952 regulations, Traffic Engineering provides the traffic evaluation for projects that generate fewer than 100 average daily trips. For projects generating 100 or more daily trips, an applicant is required to submit a traffic study that must be reviewed and approved by Traffic Engineering. Changes proposed to Chapter 910 (and 952) reflect the new threshold for traffic study submittal by an applicant (from 100 average daily trips to 400). The 400 trip threshold (equates to 40 single- family homes or a 6,250 sq. ft. of retail variety store) was proposed and supported by the Public Works Director based on a determination that the 100 trip threshold is unnecessarily low and that the 400 daily trip threshold appropriately reflects projects of a size that rarely, if ever, require off- site improvements such as turn lanes. If adopted, the higher threshold will relieve applicants of smaller projects from the responsibility of providing a traffic study for Traffic Engineering's review and will transfer the responsibility of evaluating small project traffic impacts to Traffic Engineering. Consequently, for projects that produce fewer than 400 daily trips, Traffic Engineering will directly determine traffic impacts and identify/require off-site improvements, if any. No change in traffic evaluation criteria or traffic standards are proposed. Effective date: Upon filing with the Department of State; essentially immediately. Chapter 913 (Subdivisions and Plats) "Ordinance #2" Changes proposed reflect a one week increase in up -front staff review time and adjust re -submittal items that will save overall review and approval time on the backend of the process. Proposed changes are summarized as follows: C:\Users\legistar\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 8\@BCL@78OD49CO\@BCL@78OD49CO.docx 108