(A) Purpose. The transportation impact report is designed to identify the transportation (traffic) impact and problems which are likely to be generated by a proposed use and to identify all improvements required to ensure safe ingress to and egress from a proposed development and maintenance of adequate street capacity and elimination of hazardous conditions.
(B) Applicability. Unless waived by the Commission, a transportation impact report shall be required to be submitted with an application for a zoning certificate in the following cases:
(1) Any nonresidential development which proposes to take direct access to any major street. The
MAJOR STREETS in the village are: Chase Avenue (Rt. 308); Gaskin Avenue; Brooklyn Street; and Wiggin Street; or
(2) Any residential development which proposes to have more than five dwelling units.
(C) Contents of transportation impact report. The transportation impact report shall contain the following information:
(1) General site description.
(a) A detailed description of the road network within a half mile of the site, a description of the proposed land uses, the anticipated stages of construction and the anticipated completion date of the proposed land development shall be provided.
(b) This description, which may be in the form of a map, shall include the following items:
1. All major intersections;
2. All proposed and existing ingress and egress locations;
3. All existing roadway widths and rights-of-way; and
4. All existing traffic signals and traffic control devices.
(2) Description of existing traffic conditions. A report based on the following shall be provided. A 24-hour traffic count shall be conducted for a period of five weekdays (Monday through Friday) on all roadways which have direct access to the proposed development site. The existing average daily traffic volume and the highest average peak hour volume of vehicular and pedestrian traffic for any weekday hour between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. shall be recorded. These traffic volumes shall be averaged to determine the average hourly peak traffic volume.
(D) Traffic control devices. Whenever, as the result of additional traffic generated by a proposed development, a need for a traffic signal or regulatory sign is created, the developer shall be responsible for installing all said devices and signs.
(Ord. 1999-03, passed 3- -1999; Ord. 2013-04, passed 2-4-2013)