(a) Generally. Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d), and in § 17-6-504(9), a development passes the test for adequate road facilities if in the scheduled completion year of the development it creates 50 or fewer daily trips or if:
(1) the road facilities in the impact area of the proposed development will operate at or above the minimum of ‘D' level of service after including the traffic generated by the development; and
(2) road facilities in the impact area of the proposed development will have an adequacy rating of not less than 70 as defined by the Anne Arundel County road rating program or, if not rated by the Anne Arundel County road rating program, have been found by the County to be adequate with respect to road capacity, alignment, sight distance, structural condition, design, and lane width, except that the requirements of this subsection (a)(2) do not apply to development in a commercial revitalizationarea, to scenic or historic roads in the impact area of the proposed development, or to roads other than those that front on the cluster lots in a cluster development in an RA or RLD District; or
(3) the developer has an approved mitigation plan under §§ 17-5-901 et seq.
(b) Parole Town Center.
(1) In the Parole Town Center, a development passes the test for adequate road facilities if in the scheduled completion year of the development, after the offset provided for in paragraph (2), it creates 250 or fewer daily trips or if:
(i) each intersection from site access points to and including the first intersection with an arterial or higher classification road operates with a peak hour level of service “D” or better, except that, at the discretion of the Planning and Zoning Officer, intersections located in the Core may operate with a peak hour level of service “E” or better; and
(ii) intersections as identified by the Office of Planning and Zoning operate with a peak hour level of service “D” or better, except that, at the discretion of the Planning and Zoning Officer, intersections located in the Core may operate with a peak hour level of service “E” or better; or
(iii) the developer has an approved mitigation plan under §§ 17-5-901 et seq.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision in this Code to the contrary, if a site was previously developed, the developer may request an offset for the vehicle trips generated by any prior uses that are being replaced on the site that exist or existed within five years of the date of the development application, subject to the following:
(i) The developer shall provide supporting information to justify the assumptions made regarding the trip generation of the prior uses, including a traffic analysis that illustrates the prior uses on the site, the square footage attributable to the prior uses, and the daily trips generated by the prior uses.
(ii) If the information and analysis provided in accordance with subsection (b)(2)(i) is accepted by the Office of Planning and Zoning, the number of trips attributed to the prior uses shall be used to offset the total number of daily trips generated by the uses proposed in the new development of the site.
(iii) The offset allowed by subsection (b)(2)(ii) applies regardless of whether any structures that contained the prior uses are demolished from the site.
(c) Glen Burnie Sustainable Community Overlay Area. In the Glen Burnie Sustainable Community Overlay Area, redevelopment under Title 7, Subtitle 3 and Article 18, Title 14, Subtitle 6 passes the test for adequate road facilities if in the scheduled completion year of the redevelopment it creates 250 or fewer new daily trips or if each intersection from site access points to and including the first intersection with an arterial or higher classification road operates with a peak hour critical lane volume of less than 1,450.
(d) Odenton Town Center.
(1) In the Odenton Town Center, a development passes the test for adequate road facilities if in the scheduled completion year of the development, after the offset provided for in paragraph (2), it creates 250 or fewer daily trips, or:
(i) each intersection inside the Odenton Town Center, from all site access points to and including the first intersection with an arterial road and other intersections identified by the Office of Planning and Zoning, operates at a peak hour level of service ‘D' or better at all intersections outside the OTC-C Zoning District, or a peak hour level of service ‘E’ or better at all intersections inside the OTC- C Zoning District; or
(2) Notwithstanding any provision in this Code to the contrary, if a site was previously developed, the developer may request an offset for the vehicle trips generated by any prior uses that are being replaced on the site that exist or existed within 10 years of the date of the development application, subject to the following:
(i) The developer shall provide supporting information to justify the assumptions made regarding the trip generation of the prior uses, including a traffic analysis that illustrates the prior uses on the site, the square footage attributable to the prior uses, and the daily trips generated by the prior uses.
(ii) If the information and analysis provided in accordance with subsection (d)(2)(i) is accepted by the Office of Planning and Zoning, the number of trips attributed to the prior uses shall be used to offset the total number of daily trips generated by the uses proposed in the new development of the site.
(iii) The offset allowed by subsection (d)(2)(ii) applies regardless of whether any structures that contained the prior uses are demolished from the site.
(Bill No. 3-05; Bill No. 10-17; Bill No. 64-20; Bill No. 65-21; Bill No. 64-23; Bill No. 84-23)