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OR AN G E C 0 U N T Y BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date Ray 16,__1_990 53 Action Agenda Item 2.a A'b. SUBJECT: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE AND ORANGE COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY DEPARTMENT: PLANNING ATTACHMENT(S): - Proposed Amendments to Orange County Zoning Ordinance - Proposed Amendments to Orange County Subdivision Regulations PUBLIC HEARING x Yes No INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene Bell TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough - 732 -8181 Durham - 688 -7331 Mebane - 227 -2031 Chapel Hill - 967 -9251 PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on proposed amendments to the Orange County Zoning Ordinance and Orange County Subdivision Regulations concerning the requirements for a Traffic Impact Study. BACKGROUND: At the November 23, 1987 public hearing, proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations were considered which would require that a Traffic Impact Study (TIS) be performed for zoning changes, special use permits, and site plans that would generate traffic in excess of 800 trips per day. The proposed amendments were adopted in February 1988 and incorporated into the Zoning Ordinance as Article 13 and into Section IV of the Subdivision Regulations. The TIS requirements as incorporated into the ordinances were formulated by the Ordinance Review Committee and planning staff and based largely on the "Model Traffic and Transportation Impact Study" prepared by the Bucks County Pennsylvania Planning Commission. It was the intent of the Ordinance Review Committee that the TIS be reviewed by a professional transportation consultant for "fine- tuning" when the County hired a consultant to assist with the Transportation Plan. Accordingly, review of the TIS was incorporated into the scope of services to be provided by Kimley -Horn.