(A) The TIP shall be accompanied by a traffic study that is found by the town’s Traffic Engineer to be complete and in compliance with professional and written standards for the reports. The Planning Commission or Town Council may request the clarification or expansion of any of the materials that is submitted. When a traffic study is required in conjunction with environmental review documents mandated by the California Environmental Quality Act, the study shall be prepared by or under the authority of the town, and paid for by the applicant.
(B) The study shall include, but not be limited to the following information:
(1) A description of the project and the existing traffic and circulation setting;
(2) For the intersection and roadway segments identified in division (E) below, an assessment of the adjusted daily traffic volumes, a.m. and p.m. peak hour traffic volumes, and a.m. and p.m. level of service analysis for each of the following conditions:
(a) Existing traffic, the unadjusted traffic counts;
(b) Existing daily traffic plus projected traffic; and
(c) Existing daily traffic, plus projected traffic, plus project traffic. Estimate of future levels of service may take into account only those traffic and circulation system improvements that have received all necessary approvals and funding or funding is adequately provided for by ordinance or other means satisfactory to the town.
(C) The report shall be appended with the total listings of traffic counts and the intersection capacity worksheets.
(D) The report may include a traffic impact mitigation plan (TIMP), as described in § 17.056.080.
(E) The report shall address all of the intersections and roadways of the town’s principal circulation system for which the project is expected to increase the existing adjusted average daily traffic volumes of any approach or segment by one percent or by 100 cars, whichever is less. The town shall determine the scope.
(F) The methodology to be used in the traffic study shall be that set forth in a resolution of the Town Council. The methodology may provide, but it is not limited to the following:
(1) Specific standards for individual impacted intersection for level of service or when to take traffic counts; and
(2) Adjustment to traffic counts taken during particular seasons of the year.
(Prior Code, § 17.30.070) (Ord. 352, passed - -19
73
; Am. Ord. 553, passed - -1986)