HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-005ORDINANCE 2018- 005
AN ORDINANCE OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, CONCERNING
AMENDMENTS TO ITS LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (LDRs); PROVIDING
FOR AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 952, TRAFFIC; BY AMENDING SECTION 952.07
TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY; AND BY PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING
PROVISIONS; CODIFICATION; SEVERABILITY; AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER
COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS (LDRs) CHAPTER 952, TRAFFIC, BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION #1:
Amend LDR Section 952.07(1) through (8), "Traffic Impact Study"; as follows:
(1) Purpose.
(a) The purpose of a traffic impact study is to identify the potential impacts of new
development on the Indian River County transportation system and to provide
information which will allow a concurrency determination to be made on each
impacted segment. The traffic impact study will identify development traffic volumes
on each impacted segment, identify those segments on which the adopted level of
service cannot be maintained, include segment and intersection analysis and identify
potential solutions for those segments and intersections on which the adopted level of
service is not being met.
(2) Intent.
(a) The intent of this section is to define the requirements, procedures and methodology
for the submission of a traffic impact study in Indian River County and to provide an
equitable, consistent and systematic means of determining the future impact of
proposed developments while maintaining the adopted service levels on all roadways.
(b) Nothing contained in this section shall waive any requirement contained elsewhere in
the Indian River County Code.
(3) Definitions.
(a) The definitions used in this section are included in Chapter 901.
(4) Applicability.
(a) The requirements, procedures and methodology for a traffic impact study contained
in this section shall apply to all conceptual, initial and final development orders and
concurrency determination applications in unincorporated Indian River County.
(b) Any municipal jurisdiction within Indian River County opting to have development
projects located within its municipal boundaries reviewed under the Indian River
County Concurrency Management System for Transportation shall be required to
follow the requirements, procedures, and methodology for the submission of a traffic
impact study contained in this section.
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(5) Types of traffic impact studies.
(a) Small project (0-99399 daily trips).
1. For projects generating less than enefour hundred (4004 average daily trips,
trips will be assigned by the director of public works or his designee.
2. It will be the responsibility of the applicant or his engineer to determine and
demonstrate to the director of public works that the small project will generate
less than enefour hundred (4004 average daily trips. A signed and sealed
letter from the applicant's engineer documenting the appropriate trip
generation rate(s) will suffice. Individual single-family residential development
is excluded from this requirement.
(b) Large project (100400 daily trips or greater)
1. A traffic impact study shall be required for every project generating enefour,
hundred (400400) or greater average daily trips.
(c) For developments of regional impact or Florida Quality Development projects, the
analysis required by Indian River County for the purposes of determining
concurrency and level of service compliance may be, at the director of public work's
option, the same as the transportation methodology agreed on for preparing the
application of development approval required by F.S. § 380.06(10). Otherwise, the
required transportation analysis will be the same as that identified for a traffic impact
study.
(6) General requirements.
l")- Submission of a traffie impaet stud), is r-equifed fef a determination of appheationT
of. ,edea t,-„ffie operations ; .,tom
(ba) Where a traffic study is required for a large project, and $prior to conducting
tkea traffic study, theT-he applicant's and/or- engineer is required to attend a
traffic study methodology pre -application conference to discuss the traffic impact
study requirements; and to discuss the traffic impact study fepeA e tt;.,o format as
it pertains to thehis specific development project. pfier to ,.,,, duet of the stt*. Upon
approval by the director of public works or his designee, a traffic study
methodology pre -application conference may be conducted by telephone. The
methodology pre -application meeting, conducted either in person or via
telephone, shall be held within five (5) business days of a request for a
methodology pre -application meeting made in writing or via email. Upon
approval of the traffic study methodology, the County shall provide a signed and
dated approved methodology to the applicants Traffic Engineer for use to submit
the project into the TRC process.
(eb) Each traffic impact study must meet the following submission requirements in order
to receive a determination of traffic impact study submission lieatio
completeness.
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1. Three (3) copies of the completed traffic impact study shall be submitted to the
Indian River County Publie Wofks Community Development Department and
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part of the seeena TRG submittal post -TRC resubmittal to the Community
Development Department. Failure to submit a traffic impact study will
result in the resubmittal being placed on hold until a traffic impact study
is submitted.
2. The format of the traffic impact study shall follow the ewe -report format
identified in subsection 952.07(7), Format of Traffic Impact Study.
3. The traffic impact study shall include a concurrency determination network
form annotated with each impacted segment's average annual daily project
traffic and peak hour, peak direction, peak season project traffic volumes.
4. The traffic impact study shall include a concurrency determination network map
illustrating each impacted segment's average annual daily project traffic and
peak hour, peak direction and peak season project traffic volumes and
associated levels of service.
The traffic impact study shall be prepared under the responsible supervision and
direction of, and be signed and sealed by a Florida -registered professional
engineer whose area of practice is transportation engineering.
6. The traffic impact study shall be reviewed in the same time frame allotted
to the proiect development plan review process, County Traffic
Engineering comments shall be provided to the engineer of record as part
of the staff comment response letter provided by the Community
Development Department to the applicant.
the tfaffle impaet study must be fesubmit4ed, along with athef fequifed infoffflatio.n.
(€c) The appeals process for a traffic impact study shall be governed by the procedure
set forth in section 910. 11, Appeals Process and Vested Rights Determination.
(gd) Site access for- -a-proposed in a traffic impact study shall be consistent with the
requirements identified in section 952.12, Access Control. The applicant or his
engineer is required to provide a site access plan aQ3 days prior to the traffic study
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methodology pre -application conference conducted in person or via telephone.
The site access plan is subject to review and approval by the director of public works
or his designee. This review will be made according to currently accepted traffic
engineering principles.
(13e) Once a determination of traffic study submission applieation -completeness and
data su ffi .ieney is made; by the public works director or his designee, and the
traffic impact study has been reviewed and accepted by the director of public works,
the approved study shall be valid for as long as the concurrency review process is
active for the specific development project being reviewed or one (1) year,
whichever is longer.
(7) Format of traffic impact study.
(a) In order to simplify staff review, each large project traffic impact study shall follow
the outline format defined below. Further definition and clarification of the items
listed on the ewe -format may be found in subsequent code sections. Figures and
maps are to be used to the maximum extent possible.
Traffic Impact Study Executive Summary;
2. Title page;
3. Letter of transmittal;
4. Table of contents:
a. List of figures;
b. List of tables;
5. Introduction (includes description and location of project, current and proposed
zoning both address and map format, size of the project and any other pertinent
information such as phasing and project build -out);
6. Summary of pre -application conference and traffic impact study methodology;
7. Inventory of existing conditions (includes listing of all segments within the study
area, source of traffic count data, and identification of roadway characteristics);
Trip generation methodology (including daily and peak hour volumes);
9. Percent new trips;
10. Internal capture (used for mixed use projects only);
11. Traffic distribution and assignment methodology;
12. Area of influence shall consist of those roadway segments assigned eight (8) or
more project peak season/peak hour/peak direction trips for a two-lane roadway
or fifteen (15) or more project peak season/peak hour/peak direction trips for a
four -lane (or wider) roadway (known as "significant" links or segments) that lie
within an eight (8) mile radius of the project;
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13. Impacted segments traffic volumes;
14. Internal site circulation and access needs;
15. Intersection analysis (required at collector and arterial intersections on
significant links, where links are operating at eighty (80) percent or greater of
Level -of -Service "D" and an approach link assigned eight (8) or more project
peak season/peak hour/peak direction trips for a two-lane roadway or fifteen (15)
or more project peak season/peak hour/peak direction trips for a four -lane (or
wider) roadway);
16. Segment analysis (optional traffic study of impacted segments which will
operate below FDOT adopted capacity)
17. Roadway needs (identification of proposed improvements and cost);
18. Appendix (as applicable to the specific traffic impact study):
a. Methodology agreements;
b. Traffic count worksheets;
C. Trip generation, internal and adjacent street capture worksheets;
d. Trip distribution and assignment worksheets;
e. Computerized travel time study printouts;
f. Intersection capacity analysis using the latest highway capacity analysis
"Highway Capacity Manual" and worksheets accepted by the public
works director or his designee;
g. Link analysis/computerized modeling (if performed);
h. Other analysis worksheets.
(8) Traffic Study Methodology Pre -application conference.
(a) The purpose of the mandatory traffic study methodology pre -application conference
is to provide guidance and direction to the applicant or his engineer concerning the
Eenduet of traf€re impaet statements and an lysis approved methodology for
conducting the traffic study. The applicant's traffic engineer shall provide a
Preliminary traffic study methodology 3 -days prior to the pre -application
conference conducted in person or by telephone. Upon approval of the traffic
study methodology by the Public Works Director, the County shall provide a
signed and dated approved methodology to the applicant's traffic engineer for
use to submit the proiect into the TRC process.
(b) At a minimum, the following topics shall be discussed and approved
by director of public works or his designee, obtained at the traffic study
methodology pre -application conference:
1. The apliea t of its eagineef it provide a sSite access and internal circulation
plan;
2. Review of t � ormat of athe traffic impact study;
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3. The e,Concurrency determination network form will be p,., videa to the .,ppli .an
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4. Procedure to track the project's traffic will be defined;
5. Availability and use of county data as identified in subsection 952.07(11) county
data;
6. Procedures for traffic counts, the location of current traffic count stations, and the
identification of possible additional locations;
7. Source of trip generation for project traffic;
8. Selection of origin destination survey sites for determination of percent new trips
factor;
9. Traffic distribution and assignment technique and approach;
10. Justification of internal capture factor if different than those presented in
subsection 952.07(17)(b);
11. Methodology and approach for intersection analysis;
12. Methodology and approach for segment analysis.
(c) Failure by the applicant or his engineer to discuss and obtain resolution to the above
topics may result in disapproval of the traffic impact study or request for additional
information.
SECTION #2: SEVERABILITY
If any clause, section or provision of this Ordinance shall be declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid for any cause or reason, the same shall be eliminated
from this Ordinance and the remaining portion of this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
and be as valid as if such invalid portion thereof had not been incorporated therein.
SECTION #3: REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES
The provisions of any other Indian River County ordinance that are inconsistent or in conflict with
the provisions of this Ordinance are repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict.
SECTION #4: INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES
The provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of Laws and
Ordinances of Indian River County, Florida. The sections of the Ordinance may be renumbered
or relettered to accomplish such, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article",
or any other appropriate word.
SECTION 95: EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall take effect upon filing with the Department of State.
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This ordinance was advertised in the Press -Journal on the �—th day of FPhrn_ tom, 2018, for a
public hearing to be held on the 13t'h'day of March , 2018, at which time it was moved for
adoption by Commissioner zorc , seconded by Commissioner Flescher , and adopted
by the following vote:
Chairman Peter D. O'Bryan AYE
Vice Chairman Bob Solari AYE
Commissioner Susan Adams AVE
Commissioner Joseph E. Flescher AYE
Commissioner Tim Zorc AYE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
The Chairman there upon declared the ordinance duly passed and adopted this 13th day of
March _'2018. � `,�yCppSMlSS�•�F
BY:
Peter D. O' Bryan, 6haiWnan '
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ATTEST: Jeffrey R. Smith, Clerk of Court and CqXtrol
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BY:
Deputy Clerk
This ordinance was fled with the Department of State on the following date: &M /� 0�0�
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY
Dylan Reingold, County Attorney
APPROVED AS TO PLANNING MATTERS
Stan Boling, A:fC ; Community Development Director
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