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City engineer outlines traffic-impact thresholds as council weighs annexations and master plan timing
Summary
City staff reviewed traffic-impact study (TIS) thresholds, the review process and how impact fees and the upcoming transportation master plan will guide right-of-way purchases and mitigation; council discussed annexations, enclaves and timing for large developers.
The city engineer briefed the council on the purpose and thresholds of traffic-impact studies and how those studies are used to scope mitigation for new development.
"The triggers that require a traffic impact study are any development that creates more than 100 vehicle trips in a peak hour or more than 1,000 vehicle trips in a given day," the city engineer said, describing how the ITE trip-generation manuals and MUTCD warrants are…
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