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r• <br />ZONING 0 DINANCE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS TEXT AMENDMENTS <br />The proposed amendments to the Orange County Zoning <br />Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations are as follows: <br />1. Amend ARTICLE 13 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND SECTION <br />IV- -B -3 -e OF THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS ENTITLED TRAFFIC <br />IMPACT STUDY by: <br />a. Deleting references to when a system is at or near <br />capacity or a safety problem exists from Section <br />13.1 Puur20se and Section IV -B -3 -e Traffic Impact <br />St' udy, respectively. <br />b. Specifying the qualifications of the person who must <br />prepare a traffic impact study and requiring a pre - <br />application conference to define study parameters in <br />Section 13.2 Conduct and Section IV- B -3 -e -1 Conduct, <br />respectively. <br />c. Clarifying the conditions under which a study may or <br />may not be required by adding "...or 100 trips <br />during the AM or PM peak hour of highway traffic." <br />and making reference to a previously prepared <br />traffic impact study in Section 13.3 Applicability <br />and Section IV- B -3 -e -2 Applicability, respectively. <br />d. Identifying additional information requirements in <br />Section 13.4 General Re u'rements and Standards <br />and Section IV- B -3 -e -3 General Re uir ments and <br />Standards, respectively to include: <br />Subsection a. General Site Descri tion - The <br />number of units and gross square footage by <br />existing and proposed land use and zoning. <br />- Subsection b. Transportation Facilities <br />Descri do - Turn lanes and all intersections or <br />driveways adjacent to or within 400 feet of the <br />site. <br />Subsection c. Existing Traffic Ca ditio s - <br />Documentation of traffic accidents and traffic <br />counts made within one year of the study date. <br />- Subsection d. Transl?ortation Im act Qf the <br />Development - Estimated trips for the average <br />weekday and peak AM and PM hours, graphic <br />depiction of daily traffic link volumes, <br />pedestrian volumes, and site characteristics <br />causing significant variations in trip generation. <br />w <br />