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Article 6: Development Standards 276 <br /> Section 6.17: Traffic Impact Analysis <br /> 6.17.2 Applicability <br /> (A) Except as provided herein, a traffic impact study shall be required for all special use <br /> permits, subdivisions, GZ-Conditional District applications, and site plans that meet <br /> the following criteria: <br /> (1) Special Use Permit: Estimated traffic generated by the permit exceeds 800 <br /> trips/day. <br /> (2) Subdivision: Contains 80 or more dwelling units or the estimated traffic <br /> generated by the subdivision exceeds 800 trips/day. <br /> (3) GZ-Conditional District Application: Estimated traffic generated by the <br /> development exceeds 800 trips/day. <br /> (4) Site Plan: Estimated traffic generated by the development exceeds 800 <br /> trips/day. <br /> (B) Orange County may require any special use permit, subdivision, GZ-Conditional <br /> District application, or site plan application to be accompanied by a traffic impact <br /> study when a road capacity or safety issue exists. If one is required, the County will <br /> notify the applicant of the reason for the requirement. <br /> (C) If the project is reviewed as a Use DistFiet or MPD-C-ZCD, only one traffic <br /> impact study is required for special use permit or Master Plan approval unless <br /> revisions are proposed that would increase traffic or change access. <br /> 6.17.3 Exemptions <br /> (A) Special use permits, subdivisions with 80 or more dwelling units, or site plans that will <br /> generate traffic in excess of 800 trips/day may be exempted from the requirements to <br /> prepare and submit a traffic impact study in accordance with the following: <br /> (1) If a traffic impact study has previously been prepared for this particular project or <br /> development and there is to be no change in land use or density that would <br /> increase travel and no change in access to the external street system, or <br /> (2) Material is submitted to demonstrate that traffic created by the proposed <br /> development or subdivision, when added to existing traffic, will not result in a <br /> need for transportation improvements. <br /> (B) The Planning Director shall review material submitted in support of an exemption and <br /> will determine from that material whether or not to grant the exemption. <br /> (C) If an exemption is granted, documentation of the exemption will be submitted as part <br /> of the staff recommendation. <br /> 6.17.4 Scoping Meeting <br /> (A) Prior to the preparation of the traffic impact study, a scoping meeting shall be held, <br /> including the planning staff, the applicant, and the preparer of the study. <br /> (B) The discussion at this meeting should set the study parameters, including the <br /> following: <br /> (1) Study area, <br /> (2) Planned and committed roadway improvements (by NCDOT or others), <br /> (3) Road links and intersections to be analyzed, <br /> (4) Preliminary traffic distribution, <br /> (5) Other planned or approved developments to be considered, <br /> (6) Traffic growth rate, <br /> (7) Available data, <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-130 <br />