In addition to the requirements contained herein, the following requirements shall apply to all uses permitted within the city that generate significant amounts of traffic, viz:
(A) Any use requiring more than 100 parking stalls shall provide more than one means of ingress and egress and provide a traffic study, performed by a registered transportation engineer, pursuant to the requirements of division (D) herein;
(B) Any use requiring 200 or more parking stalls shall meet requirements of division (A) of this section and provide direct access to an arterial road;
(C) The developer of any use that requires improvements to the City’s transportation system shall be responsible for the cost to design and construct all applicable public improvements such as traffic signals, sidewalks, turn lanes, street lights, medians, and the like;
(D) Any use requiring a traffic study pursuant to this section, or as required by the city, shall submit the study prior to any approvals. The traffic study shall address the following:
(1) Level of service for site ingress and egress;
(2) Demand for auxiliary turn lanes;
(3) Vehicle queue lengths;
(4) Access spacing and sight distance;
(5) Impact to adjacent major intersections;
(6) Onsite traffic circulation, including emergency vehicles, buses, delivery trucks, and the like;
(7) Pedestrian circulation.
(E) The methodology used to evaluate each of these pertinent factors should follow the practices recommended by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). The results of this analysis shall provide documentation for the city’s consideration that the proposed development adequately addresses traffic impacts, and does not present a clear and present, grave and immediate danger to public health, peace or welfare.
(Ord. 2013-22, passed 11-25-2013)