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intersections for which of development- generated traffic exceeds five percent of an approach capacity. In non - technical terms, the study area usually ranges from a one - fourth to one - half -mile radius for small projects, to one or two miles for larger projects. 13.4 Qeneral R i m n n a) General Site Description This section specifies the items to be included in the TIS report regarding the proposed site. We recommend including discussion of the existing land use and zoning, and the number of units or square feet of development planned by land use type. Some of the items may not apply to a "straight" (non - planned development) rezoning for which discussion of specific land uses is prohibited by law. b) Transportation Facilities Description This section specifies the items to be included in the TIS report regarding existing and proposed transportation facilities internal and external to the site. The major concern with this section regards the ability of a rezoning applicant to describe internal site characteristics. c) Existing Traffic Conditions This section specifies existing traffic data to be collected and included in the report. The major recommendation here is to allow the use of existing current counts from NCDOT or previous studies. In addition, analysis of traffic for the AM and PM highway peak -hours should be adequate for most developments. d) Transportation Impact of the Development This section specifies procedures for per and reporting on traffic generation, distribution and assignment. Average daily as well as peak -hour traffic generation should be provided_ with Trin Qeneratiog (ITE, Fourth Edition, 1987 as amended) as the preferred source. The requirement for turning movements is appropriate, but somewhat misplaced. The meaning of the last sentence is somewhat 49