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A. Requirements

A transportation special use permit shall be required for development projects that are expected to generate:

1. 600 or more vehicle trips at peak hour; or

2. 300 or more vehicle trips at peak hour, if any road serving the project is operating at a level of service lower than the jurisdiction’s adopted level of service.

B. Exemptions

The following projects shall be exempt from the requirement of a transportation special use permit, even if they meet or exceed the thresholds specified above.

1. Projects that do not require a TIA per Sec. 3.3, Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA).

2. Projects within the UC, UC-2, or SRP zoning districts.

3. Projects outside of the City jurisdiction.

4. Projects which have submitted a TIA in connection with a zoning map change with a development plan, and which are developing consistent with the approved development plan, if the TIA is valid pursuant to paragraph 3.3.6, Period of Validity.

5. Schools as defined in NCGS §160A-307.1.

C. Criteria for Approval

Applications for a transportation special use permit shall be approved only if the governing body makes the following findings:

1. The traffic generated by the development and associated improvements to the street system will not have a significant adverse impact on the surrounding area. Significant adverse impact shall include:

a. Substantial increases in traffic on local residential streets such that the majority of the traffic is not associated with the residential properties which front on the street; or

b. The need to widen local residential streets, which would detract significantly from the character or basic function of the nearby streets.

2. Adequate provisions have been made for safe and efficient vehicular circulation, parking and loading, and pedestrian access.

3. The traffic generated by the proposed development and any proposed improvements to the street system will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment. Significant adverse impacts shall include but not be limited to undue concentration of air pollutants, or excessive noise or vibrations.

4. The traffic generated by the development can be accommodated by the existing or funded transportation system, or adequate traffic mitigation measures have been proposed as part of the development application. Proposed mitigation measures shall become conditions of the special use permit. The adopted level of service for the adjacent roadways may be considered in making this determination but shall not be the sole factor considered by the governing body.