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<br />and size of the proposed development. When mutually agreed upon by the NCDOT, the applicant, and <br />Cabarrus County staff, the basic requirements for the TIA may be modified. <br /> <br />TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY GUIDELINES <br /> <br />A. General Information <br /> <br />When required by this Ordinance and/or NCDOT, a Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) shall be used to review <br />the potential impacts of proposed or revised developments on the State Highway System. The TIA covers <br />safety, capacity, and access issues. When required and completed, a TIA shall be used by Cabarrus County <br />and NCDOT to detennine the required improvements to the State Highway System within the vicinity of <br />the development to mitigate undesirable impacts of the project. <br /> <br />The District Engineer, working together with Cabarrus County, will detennine the basic parameters of the <br />TIA. When mutually agreed upon by the NCDOT, the applicant, and Cabarrus County in a pre-submittal <br />conference, the basic requirements and parameters. for the TIA may be modified. <br /> <br />The TIA shall be prepared under the direct charge of, and sealed by, a licensed North Carolina Professional <br />Engineer with expertise in traffic engineering. All work shall be in accordance with NCDOT approved <br />methods and input parameters and shall be of sufficient scope and detail to allow Cabarrus County and the <br />NCDOT to evaluate the impact of the development with regards to roadway capacity and operational and <br />safety improvements that may be needed. <br /> <br />B. Format for Traffic Impact Analysis Report <br />In general, the report should conform to the following general outline: <br />1. Table of Contents <br />2. Introduction <br />a. Explanation of project <br />b. Area map showing development site location <br />c. Complete project site plan, with buildings identified as to proposed use <br />d. Project schedule, and stages or phases, if applicable <br />3. Base Conditions <br />a. Existing Roadway network in vicinity of project, including lane configurations <br />b. Availability of alternate modes of travel in study area <br />c. Existing traffic volumes for all significant and pertinent modes of travel in the study area <br />d. Existing traffic signal phasing and timing information. <br />e. Safety information <br />f. Traffic capacity analysis <br />4. Background Conditions <br />a. Growth in traffic volumes to full build-out year, or stages of developments, if appropriate <br />b. Traffic volume generated by other approved developments in area, if applicable <br />c. Transportation improvement projects (State, local or private) in project study area <br />d. Background traffic volumes (base + growth + approved developments) <br />e. Traffic capacity analysis <br />5. Project Conditions <br />a. Traffic generated by proposed development (site traffic) at build_out, or stages of developments, <br />if appropriate <br />b. Project traffic volumes (background + project) <br />c. Project traffic analysis <br />d. Impact to alternate modes of travel <br />e. Proposed roadway network improvements <br />f. Project traffic analysis with proposed roadway improvements . <br />6. Conc1usionslRecommendations <br />7. Appendix <br />a. All work sheets, traffic counts and other pertinent documents <br /> <br />E. -/(4) <br /> <br />Page20f6 <br />