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PAGE 62 GOP Number GOP Language Recommended Action Comments/Rationale comprehensive plan amendment, rezonings, site plan approval, preliminary plat approval, preliminary PD approval, DRI development order approval, preliminary PD approval, and DRI development order approval. ° Projected project traffic shall be based on the application of ITE trip rates (Trip Generation, 7th Edition or subsequent editions), Indian River County trip rates, or applicant derived/county approved trip rates for the proposed use(s) to the project. ° Existing service level will be derived by using the peak hour/peak season/peak direction traffic volume ranges. Volume shall be the sum of existing demand plus committed demand. This is described in the concurrency management system component of the Capital Improvements Element. ° Capacity shall be calculated as specified in the state road category of the appropriate table in the most current version of Florida's Level of Service Handbook, using peak hour/peak season/peak direction default table assumptions and appropriate adjustment factors. As an alternative, capacity may be determined by ART-PLAN analysis, HCM analysis, speed delay studies, or other generally accepted capacity determination methodology approved by the Public Works Director. For capacity determination purposes, a roadway improvement may be considered to be in place and the capacity to be provided by the improvement may be counted as available if the referenced improvement is listed in the first three years of the county's adopted five Year Schedule of Capital Improvements (appendix A of the Capital Improvements Element) or in the first three years of the adopted Florida Department of Transportation five year work program, is scheduled to be under construction not more than three years after issuance of the project’s first building permit, and where the county issues a development order for the project needing the improvement approving this allowance. If based on the above analysis the proposed development does not meet approval requirements, the developer may choose to conduct a more detailed traffic impact analysis as described in Policy 1.5. Policy 1.5: The county, through its land development regulations, shall require submission of a traffic impact study for all projects projected to generate/attract 400 or more average daily trips. The traffic impact study will be the basis for identifying site-related improvements required by a project as well as for assessing consistency with adopted level of service standards. Minimum requirements for traffic impact studies are described below: - All traffic impact studies shall be performed by registered professional engineers who specialize in transportation engineering and/or by qualified professionals in the field of transportation planning who specialize in traffic impact studies. - The study area boundary shall include all intersections within 8 miles of the project where the project generated peak hour traffic meets or exceeds 8 trips on a 2-lane road or 15 trips on a 4 or more lane road. Projected project traffic shall be based on the application of ITE trip rates (Trip Generation, Current Edition), Indian River County trip rates, or applicant derived/county approved trip rates for the proposed use(s) in the project. - Trip distribution and assignment shall be based on one of the following techniques: a) Trip distributions based on studies of existing similar developments in proximity to the proposed site. b) Experienced judgment and knowledge of local condition. This method requires approval and concurrence from the county. c) A combination of "a" and "b". Revise Revise to reference Ordinance; additional information can be removed