3.3.5 Requirements
A. Content
The City Transportation Director or designee shall set forth specific guidelines for preparation of TIAs. A TIA shall, at a minimum, provide the following information:
1. An estimate of the traffic generated as a result of the proposed development;
2. An analysis of the existing street system serving the proposed development; and
3. An assessment of the improvements needed to the existing street system in order to support the traffic anticipated to be generated by the proposed development.
B. Preparer
A TIA shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer with experience in traffic engineering.
C. Sources of Data
Estimates of vehicle trips shall be calculated based on trip generation rates from the most recent edition of the Trip Generation Manual published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers, unless an alternative source of information is approved by the City Transportation Director or the NCDOT.