(A) The Planning Commission may require a traffic study for any subdivision or land development which either:
(1) Creates 50 or more residential dwelling units;
(2) Creates 20,000 square feet or more of gross floor area of new or expanded building space; and
(3) Any land use that can be expected to generate 750 or more vehicle trips per day or 100 or more peak hour directional trips. Peak hours shall be determined consistent with the most current edition of Trip Generation by the Institute of Transportation Engineers.
(B) The Planning Commission also reserves the right to require a traffic study in any other circumstances where they believe that a subdivision or land development will result in an increase of congestion along a key transportation corridor, or a significant decrease in level of service at any intersection.
(C) The need for a traffic study may be identified during preliminary plan approval, using standard references (PennDOT or Institute of Transportation Engineers ), or the developer may choose to prepare the study prior to preliminary plan submission. Noncompliance with this section may be regarded by the borough as a basis to not approve a subdivision or land development plan. The Borough Traffic Engineer or other designee of the borough shall approve the traffic study scope of work for completeness.
(D) Traffic study standards.
(1) A qualified traffic engineer shall conduct the study.
(2) The following represents a traffic study scope of services.
(3) The borough may waive some, or add to the requirements on a case-by-case basis:
(a) Description of the proposed project in terms of land use type and magnitude;
(b) An inventory of existing conditions in the site environs (three-fourths- to one-mile radius);
(c) Roadway network and traffic control;
(d) Existing traffic volumes in terms of peak hours and average daily traffic;
(e) Planned roadway improvements by others;
(f) Intersection levels of service;
(g) Roadway levels of service (where appropriate);
(h) Other measures of roadway adequacy (i.e., lane widths, traffic signal warrants, vehicle delay studies and the like);
(i) An analysis of existing traffic conditions, including:
1. Intersection levels of service;
2. Roadway levels of service (where appropriate); and
3. Other measures of roadway adequacy (i.e., lane widths, traffic signal warrants, vehicle delay studies and the like).
(j) Projected site - generated traffic volumes in terms of:
1. Peak hours and average daily traffic;
2. Approach/departure distribution including method of determination;
3. Site traffic volumes on roadways; and
4. Comparison of existing zoning to proposed site generation.
(k) An analysis of future traffic conditions including:
1. Future design year (development fully completed) combined volumes (site traffic plus future roadway traffic);
2. Intersection levels of service;
3. Roadway levels of service (where appropriate); and
4. Other measures of roadway adequacy (i.e., lane widths, traffic signals warrants, vehicle delay studies and the like).
(l) A description of the recommended access plan and necessary improvements, including:
1. Schematic plan of access and on-site circulation; and
2. General description of on-site improvements required to maintain existing levels of service.
(m) When the results of traffic impact study warrant the construction of on-site improvements, the Commission may require completion of such on-site improvements by the developer as a condition of final approval, or a fee in lieu of such completion, when agreed to by Borough Council.
(Ord. 1432, passed 5-18-2015, Art. 4, § 403)