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Prior to the preparation of a traffic impact study, a <br />scoping meeting shall be held, including the planning <br />staff, the applicant, and the preparer of the study. The <br />discussion at this meeting should set the study <br />parameters, including the study area, planned and committed <br />roadway improvements (by NCDOT or others), road links and <br />intersections to be analyzed, preliminary traffic <br />distribution, other planned developments to be considered, <br />traffic growth rate, available data, periods for which <br />analysis is to be performed, and other staff concerns. The <br />qualifications of the preparer may be discussed at or prior <br />to this meeting. <br />13.3 &Wlipabililty <br />*Amended Except as described below a traffic impact study shall be <br />8 -21 -90 required for all special use permits and site plans that <br />meet the following criteria: <br />Special Use Permit: estimated traffic generated by <br />the permit exceeds 800 trips /day <br />Site Plan: estimated traffic generated by the <br />development exceeds 800 trips /day <br />13 -1 <br />* ARTICLE 13. TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY <br />13.1 <br />Pursose <br />A traffic impact.study shall be required of special use <br />permits and site plans as defined in'this Article. The <br />study will enable Orange County to assess the impact of a <br />*Amended <br />proposed-special-use permit or development on the highway <br />2 -1 -88 <br />system when that system is at or near capacity or a safety <br />8 -21 -90 <br />problem exists. Its purpose is to insure that proposed <br />developments do not adversely affect the highway network . <br />and to identify any traffic problems associated with access <br />from the site to the existing transportation network. The <br />purpose of the study is also to identify solutions to <br />potential problems and to present improvements to be <br />incorporated into the proposed development. <br />13.2 <br />Conduet <br />A traffic impact study shall be prepared by a qualified <br />*Amended <br />professional traffic engineer and /or certified <br />8 -21 -90 <br />transportation planner with previous traffic study <br />experience.' The procedures and standards for the traffic <br />impact study are set forth in Section 13.4 of this <br />Ordinance. <br />Prior to the preparation of a traffic impact study, a <br />scoping meeting shall be held, including the planning <br />staff, the applicant, and the preparer of the study. The <br />discussion at this meeting should set the study <br />parameters, including the study area, planned and committed <br />roadway improvements (by NCDOT or others), road links and <br />intersections to be analyzed, preliminary traffic <br />distribution, other planned developments to be considered, <br />traffic growth rate, available data, periods for which <br />analysis is to be performed, and other staff concerns. The <br />qualifications of the preparer may be discussed at or prior <br />to this meeting. <br />13.3 &Wlipabililty <br />*Amended Except as described below a traffic impact study shall be <br />8 -21 -90 required for all special use permits and site plans that <br />meet the following criteria: <br />Special Use Permit: estimated traffic generated by <br />the permit exceeds 800 trips /day <br />Site Plan: estimated traffic generated by the <br />development exceeds 800 trips /day <br />13 -1 <br />