§ 88-440-02. WHEN REQUIRED

88-440-02-A. A traffic impact study is required at the time of application for approval of any special use permit, preliminary subdivision plat, or other similar site-specific development plan if:

1.

the proposed development, or phases of development, or contiguous tracts under the same ownership, would accommodate or could be expected to generate 100 or more added vehicle trips to or from the site during the peak traffic hour (based on the proposed development or the adjacent roads and intersections); or

2.

the proposed development, or phases of development, or contiguous tracts under the same ownership, would accommodate or could be expected to generate 1,000 or more added vehicle trips to or from the site during a 24-hour period (based on the proposed development or the adjacent roads and intersections).

88-440-02-B. In calculating the number of added vehicle trips expected to be generated, trip generation rates must be obtained from the most recent editions of Trip Generation and Trip Generation Handbook, published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). Only "new" vehicle trips will be counted; no pass-by or internal trip capture will be used in calculating "added vehicle trips."

88-440-02-C. The city planning and development director may waive the requirement for a traffic impact study, in whole or in part, when the applicant shows that the proposed development's impact on adjacent roads intersections, pedestrian, bicycle and transit facilities will be minimal and insignificant, or will be no greater than those projected by a traffic impact study prepared and submitted within the past 2 years for the same site under the same or similar background conditions. The city planning and development director must document the reasons for any waiver.