A.
Applicability.
1.
The applicant shall be required to file a Traffic Impact Study if
the Zoning Administrator, City Engineer, Plan Commission, or Common
Council determines that the development meets conditions warranting
further study.
2.
Upon determination that a Traffic Impact Study is required, the Planning
and Engineering Departments will identify the area of impact, the
critical intersections to be analyzed and the scope of the study.
B.
Pre-study meeting.
1.
The individual parameters of the Traffic Impact Study will be agreed
upon during an initial prestudy meeting between the applicant and
applicable City staff.
2.
The applicant, or their representative, shall document the discussions
at the pre-meeting and submit a letter of confirmation to the City
for approval.
3.
After review of the letter of confirmation, the Planning Department
shall provide the applicant with a letter confirming approval of the
study parameters. This confirmation should be obtained prior to the
beginning of analysis.
4.
Failure to obtain approval for the methodologies, parameters or assumptions
used, in the Traffic Impact Study, may result in rejection of the
entire study by the City.
C.
Study parameters and methodology.
1.
Parameters for a Traffic Impact Study may include, but not be limited
to, the following and shall be determined as part of the pre-study
meeting:
a.
Boundary of the traffic impact area;
b.
Roadway segments and critical intersections to be included in
the study;
c.
Adequacy of available turning movement counts and need for additional
data;
d.
Period of analysis (a.m. and/or p.m. peak-hour weekday and/or
weekend, depending on the development);
e.
Trip-generation rates or acceptable sources to be used;
f.
Reductions to driveway trips due to internal circulation (if
applicable);
g.
Percentage of trip reassignment to account for pass-by and diverted
traffic;
h.
Directional distribution of site-generated traffic;
i.
Mode split assumptions (if applicable);
j.
Roadway capacity and trends in traffic growth;
k.
Acceptable methodologies to be used;
l.
The range of feasible traffic engineering and operational improvements
associated with the development;
m.
Feasibility of including measures in the development proposal
to promote transit ridership;
n.
Possibility of implementing other transportation system management
strategies such as flextime and variable work-hour programs to redistribute
peak-hour traffic, employer ride-sharing programs, preferential parking
for ride sharers, etc.;
o.
Possibility of implementing provisions for alternative modes
of transportation, such as bikeways, pedestrian walkways, including
the provision of sidewalks along state highways and along the county
through roads system;
p.
The identification of high accident locations; and
q.
A formal cost estimate of mitigation measures (including construction,
design, right-of-way and utility relocation cost).
2.
The methodology shall be in accordance with the following guidelines:
a.
Operating capacity and level of service analysis shall be provided
for critical roadway segments and/or intersections within a predetermined
impact area.
b.
Capacity and level of service analysis will be conducted for
the following conditions:
i.
Existing traffic, to establish the current conditions as a point
of reference;
ii.
Existing plus expected natural traffic growth, and approved
development projects not yet completed, if any, to establish the short-term
future traffic conditions without the proposed development;
iii.
Full development traffic condition (including
existing traffic, expected natural growth, approved development projects,
and expected site-generated traffic), to estimate future traffic conditions
once the project is completed.
iv.
If the proposed development is expected to be constructed in
phases, over a period of years, analysis for each phase of development
must be provided for each of the above conditions and should include
a predetermined rate for natural growth of through traffic.
v.
If the proposed development includes a request for rezoning,
the study should also include an analysis comparing the traffic generated
by the proposed development with the traffic generated by the existing
zoning or land use/zoning recommendations in Corridor Plans or Neighborhood
Plans. This analysis should be very brief, possibly consisting only
of a table comparing the expected number of new trips generated by
the recommended zoning and the proposed development plan. In addition,
a short narrative should be present comparing the percentage or basic
differences between the two scenarios.
A.
Applicability.
1.
The applicant shall be required to file an Air Quality Study if the
Zoning Administrator, City Engineer, Plan Commission, or Common Council
determines that the development meets conditions warranting further
study.
B.
Study content and methodology. The content and methodology
of the Air Quality Analysis shall be demonstrate the project's conformance
with the following guidelines:
1.
Particulate emissions. No operation or activity shall
emit into the ambient air from any direct or portable source any matter
that will affect visibility in excess of the limitations established
in § NR 154.11, Wis. Adm. Code.
2.
Visible emissions. No operation or activity shall emit
into the ambient air from any direct or portable source any matter
that will affect visibility in excess of the limitations established
in § NR 154.11(6), Wis. Adm. Code.
3.
Hazardous pollutants. No operation or activity shall
emit any hazardous substances in such a quantity, concentration or
duration as to be injurious to human health or property, and all emissions
of hazardous substances shall not exceed the limitations established
in § NR 154.19, Wis. Adm. Code.
