2014-343-Ordinance No. 2014-001 Recorded 7/1/2014 REVIEWED DESCHUTES COUNTY OFFICIAL RECORDS
`4`" NANCY BLANKENSHIP, COUNTY CLERK 4J 7414.33
LEGAL COUNSEL COMMISSIONERS' JOURNAL 07/01/2014 10:52:51 AM
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY,OREGON
An Ordinance Amending Deschutes County
Code 17.16.115,to Move Traffic Study * ORDINANCE NO. 2014-001
Requirements and Update Cross-Reference.
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WHEREAS, Deschutes County Planning Division staff requested a text amendment to Deschutes
County Code ("DCC") 17.16.115, 18.116.310, and 18.124.080, to move traffic study requirements from 17.16
(Approval of Subdivision Tentative Plans and Master Development Plans to 18.116(Supplementary Provisions),
establishing 18.116.310 (Traffic Study Requirements) and updating 18.124 (Site Plan Review) reference to
traffic studies; the reason is many land use applications that are not for a subdivision or master plan can often
meet threshold for a traffic study; and
WHEREAS, after notice was given in accordance with applicable law, a public hearing was held on
January 9, 2014, before the Deschutes County Planning Commission and, on January 9, 2014, the Planning
Commission recommended approval of the text amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners considered this matter after a duly noticed public
hearing on June 4, 2014, and concluded that the proposed changes are consistent with the County's
Comprehensive Plan and that the public will benefit from changes to the land use regulations; now therefore,
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, ORDAINS
as follows:
Section 1. AMENDMENT. DCC 17.16.115 is amended to read as described in Exhibit "A", attached
and incorporated by reference herein, with new language underlined and deleted language set forth in
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Section 2. FINDINGS. The Board adopts as its findings in support of this decision Exhibit "C"
attached to Ordinance 2014-017 and incorporated by reference herein.
Dated this 2,S4. of 014 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
TAMMY BANEY, Chair
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ANTHONY DeBONE,Vice Chair
ATTEST: aleL•-
Recording Secretary ALAN LINGER, Commissioner
Date of 1st Reading: V.I.- -day of , 2014.
Date of 2nd Reading?. —day of , 2014.
Record of Adoption Vote:
Commissioner Yes No Abstained Excused
Tammy Baney V
Anthony DeBone
Alan Unger tr ___
Effective date: f,�7 day of ) , 2014.
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Chapter 17.16. APPROVAL OF SUBDIVISION TENTATIVE PLANS AND MASTER
DEVELOPMENT PLANS
17.16.115. Traffic Impact Studies.
A. The traffic studies will comply with DCC 18.116.310. For purposes of DCC 17.16.115, the
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traffic-studies:
2. The final repo# shall be stamped and signed by the Registered Professional Truro
a. No Report is required if there are fewer than 50 trips per day generated during a
weekday.
Report will be required.
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Analysis (TIA) shall be required.
D. Traffic Study Area
the impact analysis area.
2. The impact analysis study area shall include, at a minimum:
roadway;
b. Nearest intersecting collector er arterial roads to the development that would
E. Study Time Frames
the County Engineer);
3. Five year forecast after build out for each phase of development or the final phase of
development.
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Exhibit A of Ordinance 2014-001 1
The minimum study requirements for a Site Traffic Report are:
of-the area;
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3. Trip distribution and assignment; •A. r r ., . • •• • __ • •- - — - ., • .•': - - . . _ •• . . • ;
of the area; •
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ADT;
approves an alternate data source;
7. Trip distribution assumptions are based on historical data, eisting and future travel
9. Existing traffic volumes;
11. Farecast-traff-te-velutnes with and without the development;
14. Analysis of right and left turn lane warrants (ODOT standards);
15. Analysis of parking needs of the proposed development;
16. When needed, warrant analysis ,- .' -
for off-site impacts and an evaluation of the effectiveness of-those-solutions,. ': • ,
1. The minimum level of serviee fer intersections and roads, during the P.M. Peak Hour,
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ratio (v/c) set by the Oregon Highway Plan..
3. LOS for county intersections is based on delay.
a. LOS D for an unsignalized intersection is defined as more than 25 seconds and less
Exhibit A of Ordinance 2014-001 2
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a. LOS D is defined as 5,701 to 9,600 average daily traffic.
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I. Mitigation
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(Ord. 2010-014 §1,2010; Ord. 2006-004 §1, 2006)
Exhibit A of Ordinance 2014-001 3