19.51.080 Mitigation analysis and plan.
The traffic analysis shall identify and/or include the following elements with respect to transportation improvements to mitigate the project’s likely transportation impacts: improvements required to maintain level of service standards, local frontage improvements, proportionate share for planned improvements as identified in this chapter, and any other elements required by the city traffic engineer to adequately mitigate traffic impacts from the project.
The city traffic engineer may promulgate additional rules and standards regarding mitigation analysis and plans. These additional rules shall be published in the city of Everett standards and specifications manual. The city traffic engineer will consult with the responsible official as necessary to ensure that the traffic analysis guidelines provide adequate information on environmental impacts.
A. Improvements Required by Regulations and Level of Service Standards. Principal improvements needed to comply with city regulations and requirements (including frontage and traffic safety improvements under Chapter 13.68 EMC), and improvements proposed to maintain an acceptable level of service under EMC 19.51.090 and 19.51.100.
B. Transportation Demand Management Analysis. An evaluation of all practical measures that could be included in a transportation demand management (TDM) program to further reduce traffic impacts, for those projects where the city traffic engineer or the responsible official determine under EMC 19.51.090 that transportation improvements that could attain level of service “D” may not be practical (i.e., reasonable and capable of being accomplished). TDM program analysis shall also be required for any project in the core area to reduce vehicle trips below seventy-five percent of the standard ITE trip generation rate.
C. Other Improvements to Address Project Impacts. Improvements proposed or under consideration to address adverse transportation impacts, if any, identified in the traffic analysis, such as bicycle and pedestrian safety, freight mobility, or other measures.
D. Consistency with Development Regulations or Comprehensive Plan. A proposed analysis of consistency with development regulations or, in their absence, comprehensive plan provisions relating to transportation infrastructure and characteristics of development, for those projects where the city engineer or responsible official concludes that this analysis is needed to assist the city to determine consistency under EMC Title 15, Local Project Review Procedures.
E. Cost Estimates. Associated planning level cost estimates for the above improvements, including the estimated fair share cost of transportation system improvements calculated under EMC 19.51.100, if required by the city traffic engineer or if an applicant does not accept the city’s analysis of reasonable mitigation measures.
F. Proposed Mitigation Plan and Mitigation Commitments. A proposed mitigation plan, which lists, summarizes, or clearly illustrates on figures and/or tables the improvements that the applicant is committed to implement. The proposed mitigation plan shall state whether the applicant: (1) will construct specific transportation improvements or pay the city for the cost of constructing improvements; and (2) will contribute the identified fair share of traffic system improvements.
G. Identification of Local and System Improvements. The mitigation analysis or plan shall clearly distinguish among:
1. Local transportation improvements (such as site access, sidewalk/curb and gutter, nearby transit stops);
2. Transportation system improvements (such as off-site capacity improvements, or the fair share cost of transportation system improvements as required by EMC 19.51.100); and
3. Improvements that are designed to provide both local and system improvements (such as additional lanes or signalization for improving area wide as well as local transportation networks). (Ord. 3774-20 § 5(Z) (Exh. 3), 2020.)