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Commission hears staff concerns about traffic impact studies, access points and neutral review process
Summary
Planning staff and Public Works described how traffic impact studies (TIS) are used to evaluate proposed developments, the role of level‑of‑service thresholds in access planning, and recommended using a neutral, county‑selected traffic consultant to evaluate developer studies.
Planning staff and county public‑works officials told the Planning & Zoning Commission that traffic impact studies are a central tool to evaluate how proposed development will affect intersections, safety and roadway capacity, and that access‑point rules in the UDO have produced inconsistent outcomes.
Mitch, Planning Director, and Jonas, Public Works Director, described a multi‑step role for a traffic impact study: identify site‑generated trips; evaluate impacts on nearby intersections and residential streets; propose mitigation (turn lanes,…
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