Definitions. The following terms or phrases shall have the meanings
indicated when used in this section:
ACT 209 TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE TERMS
The Traffic Impact Fee Ordinance has requirements separate from, but related to, the requirements
of this section. This section, as appropriate, references specific
elements of the adopted Act 209 ordinance, as follows:
(2)
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE(S)The current adopted fee(s) imposed by the Township in each transportation service area, based upon new trips generated by the development during the weekday afternoon peak hour, to fund transportation capital improvements necessitated by, and attributable to, new development.
(3)
LAND USE ASSUMPTION REPORTThe current adopted development plan for the transportation service area(s) which forms the basis of the transportation impact fee(s).
(4)
TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLANThe current adopted transportation capital improvement program of the Township, containing both future nondevelopment and development capital improvements identified from the Act 209 study's Roadway Sufficiency Analysis.
HIGHWAY CAPACITY MANUAL
The most recent addition of a publication by the Transportation
Research Board (TRB) in the United States, containing concepts, guidelines,
and computational procedures for computing the capacity and quality
of service of various highway facilities, including freeways, highways,
arterial roads, roundabouts, signalized and unsignalized intersections,
rural highways, and the effects of mass transit, pedestrians, and
bicycles on the performance of these systems.
LEVELS OF SERVICE
As defined by the Highway Capacity Manual, levels of service,
ranging from A to F, measure the operational conditions within a traffic
stream in terms of such factors as speed, travel time, delay, freedom
to maneuver, traffic interruptions, comfort, and convenience.
MAJOR INTERSECTIONS
All combinations of intersections of state highway and with
Township roadways classified as collector roads or higher.
MAJOR ROADWAYS
All designated state highways within the Township, plus Township
roadways with the classification of collector road or higher.
NEW TRIPS
Two-way trips added to the roadway network surrounding the
site. New trips are calculated as total trips generated by the development
net of pass-by trips (trips already on the roadway network) to the
development.
QUEUE ANALYSIS
An analysis that identifies the maximum stacking of vehicles
in each traffic lane, measured in feet. The analysis shall utilize
a methodology acceptable to the Township and the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation.
STUDY AREA
The study area shall be the area of land, and specific roadways
and intersections, within the Township that are likely to be affected
by the development.
TRIP GENERATION
The total count of trips to and from the subject development
per unit of land use (i.e., dwelling unit, square footage, etc.) as
established by the most recent edition of the Institute of Transportation
Engineers' (ITE's) Trip Generation. For land uses not listed in this
publication, or for those land uses with limited available trip generation
data, the applicant's traffic engineer shall seek guidance from the
Township prior to completion of the study. For applications involving
an expansion or relocation of an existing facility, actual trip generation
characteristics of the existing land use may be utilized, as appropriate,
and subject to acceptance by the Township. Other local sources of
trip generation data may be acceptable, subject to the approval of
the Township.
VOLUME/CAPACITY ANALYSIS
An analysis that compares the volume of a roadway segment
or intersection to its capacity. The methodology for the analysis
shall adhere to the most recent edition of the Highway Capacity Manual,
or other methodology acceptable to the Township and the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation (PennDOT).