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Commission hears plan to lower county urban traffic standard from E to D; consultants say change aligns county roads with state practice
Summary
Kimley Horn engineers told the Marion County Planning and Zoning Commission the draft comp plan reduces the county's urban roadway level-of-service standard from E to D to match FDOT practice; staff said the change helps the county plan earlier but could limit some future development approvals where roadways would then exceed the new standard.
At the Marion County Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing, Kimley Horn transportation staff described a proposed change in the transportation element that would lower the county's adopted level‑of‑service (LOS) standard for county roads in urban areas from E to D.
Blair Knighting, a Kimley Horn consultant, told the commission the change was vetted through multiple workshops and is intended to make county roadway standards more consistent with the Florida Department of Transportation: "Essentially,…
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