For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AVERAGE WEEKDAY PEAK HOUR TRIPS. The average number of peak hour vehicle trips to or from a designated land use Monday through Friday.
DEVELOPMENT.
1. Any discretionary or ministerial action by the city resulting in the issuance of grading, building, plumbing, mechanical or electrical permits, conditional use permits or certificates of occupancy issued by the city to construct, or to change the use of, a building or property.
2. Where
DEVELOPMENT applies to a change in use of, or enlargement of an existing building, the average weekday peak hour trips shall be only the additional trips in excess of those associated with the existing use.
MERCED COUNTY. The unincorporated areas of the County of Merced and the incorporated areas of the six cities within Merced County.
MERCED COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS. The joint powers agency delegated to manage and administer the regional transportation impact fee and whose members are the incorporated cities and the County of Merced.
MERCED COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE TRUST FUND or TRUST FUND. The account to which regional transportation impact fees collected under this chapter are deposited with the Merced County Treasurer by the cities and county for any lawful use as provided in this chapter.
PEAK HOUR. The one hour long period during which the maximum amount of traffic occurs. Often the PEAK HOUR is a rush period when commuters travel to and from work.
REGIONAL SYSTEM. The following street, road and highway segments:
1. State highways; the portions of Interstate 5 and State Routes 33, 59, 99, 140, 152, 165 that lie within Merced County;
2. Bradbury Road from Highway 165 to Highway 99;
3. Bloss Avenue from Highway 165 to Highway 99;
4. Westside Boulevard from Highway 165 to Highway 99;
5. Lincoln Boulevard from Highway 140 to Peach Avenue in Livingston;
6. Main Street in Livingston from Peach Avenue to Highway 99;
7. Livingston-Cressey Road from Highway 99 to Santa Fe Avenue;
8. Olive Avenue from Livingston-Cressey Road in Livingston to Santa Fe Avenue in Winton;
9. Santa Fe Avenue from the Stanislaus County line to Highway 59/Olive Avenue in Merced;
10. Santa Fe Avenue from Plainsburg Road in Planada to the Madera County line;
11. Applegate Road from Highway 140 to Highway 99 in Atwater;
12. Winton Way from Highway 99 in Atwater to Santa Fe Avenue in Winton;
13. Buhach Road from Highway 140 to Santa Fe Avenue;
14. Bellevue Road from Highway 99 to Lake Road or the Campus Parkway, including gaps;
15. Olive Avenue in Merced from Highway 59 to Campus Parkway;
16. G Street in Merced from Highway 99 to Bellevue Road;
17. Mission Avenue from Highway 59 to Campus Parkway;
18. Plainsburg Road from Highway 99 to Highway 140;
19. Sandy Mush Road from Highway 59 to Highway 99;
20. Henry Miller Avenue east from Interstate 5 in Santa Nella, across State Route 165 to Turner Island Road;
21. Los Banos to Gustine Route along Volta Road, Ingomar Grade, Cottonwood Road and Hunt Road to Gustine;
22. Sandy Mush Road/Turner Island Road west from State Route 99, across State Route 59 to Turner Island Road and south to State Route 152;
23. Washington Road from Indiana Avenue to Highway 59;
24. Hutchins Road from Carlucci Road to Indiana Avenue;
25. Indiana Avenue from Highway 152 to Washington Road;
26. Walnut Avenue in the county, from Livingston to Santa Fe Drive;
27. Le Grand Road in the county, from Highway 99 to Santa Fe Avenue;
28. Minturn Road in the county, from Le Grand Road to the Madera County line;
29. Oakdale Road in the county, from Highway 59 to the Stanislaus County line;
30. La Grange Road in the county, from Highway 59’s termination in Snelling to the Stanislaus County line;
31. Merced Falls Road in the county, from Highway 59’s termination in Snelling to the Mariposa County line;
32. The future Campus Parkway from Highway 99 to end of route at Yosemite Avenue or UC Merced County; and
33. Gurr Road from State Route 140 near the McSwain area to Sandy Mush Road.
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE POLICY BOARD (RTIF POLICY BOARD). Those members of the MCAG governing board whose appointing jurisdiction has adopted this chapter.
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN. The document adopted by the Merced County Association of Governments on May 17, 2007.
TRIP GENERATION RATE. The number of average weekday peak hour trips generated by a particular land use. The land use categories correspond to those used in the regional travel model maintained by MCAG. The TRIP GENERATION RATE for each land use category is the rate published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers, 6th edition. The land use categories and peak hour trip generation rates are as follows:
1. Residential, single-family (ITE code 210): 1.00 trip per dwelling unit;
2. Residential, multi-family (ITE code 220): 0.61 trip per dwelling unit;
3. Retail commercial, general (ITE codes 800 - 912 except those listed below): 1.86 trips per 1,000 square foot floor area;
4. Retail commercial, high turnover (ITE codes 831 - 837, 844 - 847, 851 through 853, 911 through 912): 10.86 trips per 1,000 square foot floor area;
5. Retail commercial, low turnover (ITE codes 814, 823, 848, 860, 862, 890): 1.25 trips per 1,000 square foot floor area;
6. Retail commercial, over 50,000 square foot gross floor area (ITE code 820, and any 800 through 999 with 50,000+ square feet): 3.58 trips per 1,000 square foot floor area;
7. Office commercial (ITE codes 710 - 770): 1.79 trips per 1,000 square foot floor area; and
8. Industrial (ITE code 110 - 170): 0.75 trip per 1,000 square foot floor area.
(Ord. 613, passed 5-20-2014)