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• Transportation As part of the concurrency review process, the applicant has submitted a Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA). The county's Traffic Engineering Division has reviewed and approved that TIA. A TIA reports the number of peak hour/peak season/peak direction trips that would be generated by the most intense use of the subject property under the proposed zoning district, and assigns those trips to impacted roads. Impacted roads are defined in section 910.09(4)(b)3 of the county's LDRs as roadway segments which receive five percent (5%) or more of the project traffic or fifty (50) or more project trips, whichever is less. According to the approved TIA, the existing level of service on impacted roadways would not be lowered by the traffic generated by a 56,000 square foot shopping center on the subject property. Water The most intense commercial use of the subject property will result in water consumption at a rate of 22 Equivalent Residential Units (ERUs), or 5,500 gallons/day. This is based upon a level of service of 250 gallons/ERU/day. The subject property will be serviced by the South County Reverse Osmosis Plant. This plant has a remaining capacity of approximately 4,500,000 gallons/day and can accommodate the additional demand generated by the proposed zoning district. Wastewater The subject property will be serviced by the West County Wastewater Plant. Based upon the most intense use allowed under the proposed zoning district, development of the property will have a wastewater generation rate of approximately 22 Equivalent Residential Units (ERUs), or 5,500 gallons/day. This is based upon the level of service standard of 250 gallons/ERU/day. The West County Wastewater Plant currently has a remaining capacity of more than 1,000,000 gallons/day and can accommodate the additional wastewater generated by the proposed zoning district. Solid Waste Solid waste service includes pick-up by private operators and disposal at the county landfill. For a 56,000 square foot commercial development on the subject site, solid waste generation will be approximately 367 waste generation units (WGU) annually. A WGU is a Waste Generation Unit measurement equivalent to one ton (2,000 pounds) of solid waste. Using the accepted conversion rate of one cubic yard for every 1,200 pounds of compacted solid waste generated, the 56,000 square feet of commercial development would be expected to generate 612 cubic yards of waste/year. A review of the solid waste capacity for the active segment of the county landfill indicates the availability of more than 800,000 cubic yards. The active segment of the landfill has a four year capacity, and the landfill has expansion capacity beyond 2010. Based on staff analysis, it was determined that the county landfill can accommodate the additional solid waste generated by the proposed rezoning. Drainage All developments are reviewed for compliance with county stormwater regulations which require on-site retention, preservation of floodplain storage and minimum finished floor elevations. In addition, development proposals must meet the discharge requirements of the county Stormwater Management Ordinance. Since the site is located within the M -I Drainage Basin and the Indian River Farms Water Control District (IRFWCD), development on the property will be prohibited from discharging any runoff in excess of two inches in a twenty-four hour period, which is the approved IRFWCD discharge rate. AUGUST 22, 2000 -35- BK 1 14 PG 66 1 •