A. TIA Required. Unless exempted by Section 1161.08.D, a Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) shall be required for any development anticipated to generate more than 100 peak hour in-bound or out-bound trips, based on the most recent edition of the Trip Generation Manual published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers.
B. Redevelopment. In the case of redevelopment, trip generation will be defined as the number of net new trips generated by the proposed use beyond the trips generated by the previous use, unless the previous use has been discontinued for more than 12 months.
C. Other Circumstances. The Planning and Development Director may waive the requirement to complete a TIA, or may require a TIA to be submitted for developments not exceeding 100 peak hour directional trips, based upon localized safety, operational, or street capacity issues, including levels of service (LOS) of existing roadways.
D. Exemptions. The TIA requirement will be waived for previously approved developments for which a TIA was submitted in conjunction with a preliminary plat for subdivision, final development plan, or mixed use development provided the TIA is less than two (2) years old.
E. Procedure. The TIA shall be submitted along with applications for a preliminary plat, development plan review, or mixed use concept plan. The TIA shall be prepared by a professional transportation engineer, licensed in the State of Ohio and shall, at a minimum:
1. Estimate the traffic that will be generated as a result of the proposed development in addition to current (background) traffic volumes and proposed developments in the immediate vicinity. The Planning and Development Director and/or ODOT may also specify annual growth factors to be used in the TIA;
2. Evaluate site access and internal circulation;
3. Evaluate the ability of the surrounding road network to support the proposed development and the cumulative traffic of current and other projected uses; and
4. Identify specific improvements to the surrounding road network that are necessary in order to support the traffic anticipated to be generated.
F. TIA Submission for Projects with Cumulative Impacts. A TIA shall be required for development projects that do not otherwise meet the thresholds of a TIA if the application is for a project that:
1. Shares features such as site access, common ownership, or other infrastructure with nearby undeveloped property for which future development can be reasonably anticipated; and
2. The cumulative impact of the overall development can be expected to exceed the threshold for preparation of a TIA.
(Ord. 2017-32. Passed 5-2-17.)