Section 86-6. Criteria for evaluation of levels of service of public facilities.
The following criteria shall be used to determine whether the levels of service of the various public facilities are adequate to support the specific impacts of the proposed development:
(1) Building permits of insignificant impact. Certain types of property improvements requiring the issuance of a building permit shall be presumed to have an insignificant concurrency impact, thus requiring only a minimal concurrency review. This is because of the fact that the improvements involved do not result in any significant increase in demand upon the levels of service of the critical public facilities. These improvements include, by way of example, remodeling or repair of a single-family dwelling unit which does not provide for an increase in the number of inhabitants of the property, addition of garages or small storage structures to dwelling units, repairs or installations to a property which do not involve enlargement of the facility, etc.
(2) Transportation facilities.
a. The capacity and level of service thresholds for arterial and collector transportation facilities shall be evaluated with thresholds established by the city. These thresholds are to be reevaluated by the city on an annual basis. All evaluations required in this chapter shall be performed by an independent professional recognized in the field of transportation studies.
b. The impact on the roadway system shall be determined by utilizing the trip generation standards contained in the report Trip Generation (fourth edition, Institute of Transportation Engineers) or as amended. The evaluation of traffic impacts shall be for the p.m. peak hour or the a.m. peak hour, whichever is greater.
c. The calculation of total traffic generated by a proposed project will assume 100-percent buildout and occupancy. Credit against the trip generation of nonresidential land uses may be taken for the capture of passing trips (passerby trips). The use of passerby trip rates must be justified by the applicant and is subject to approval by city staff. For mixed-use developments, any trips that will be absorbed internally by the project shall be specified and justified by the applicant. Should the development be replacing use, credit for trips generated by the use shall be allowed, as long as the use was generating traffic at the time traffic counts were taken.
d. traffic counts will be taken on an annual basis at specified city traffic count stations. peak hour, directional traffic counts will be determined for the mean of peak season and annual average basis conditions. The traffic station count, as determined by the annual city traffic count program, will be the basis upon which available capacity is determined.
e. The following trip generation thresholds are established for determining available capacity:
1. For developments that are anticipated to generate two new peak hour trips or less, no evaluation of road capacity is required.
2. For developments that are anticipated to generate three to 20 new peak hour trips, a determination of excess capacity is required at four city traffic count stations: one shall be at the northern extreme of State highway A1A within the city limits, one shall be at the southern extreme of State High- way A1A within the city limits and the other two shall be taken at the stations nearest the development, which are not located on State highway A1A.
3. For developments that are anticipated to generate 21 to 100 new peak hour trips, the applicant shall submit a traffic impact study that notes trip generation characteristics, trip distribution and anticipated capacity impacts at five city traffic count stations: one shall be at the northern extreme of State highway A1A within the city limits, one shall be at the southern extreme of State highway A1A within the city limits and the other three shall be taken at stations nearest the development, which are not located on State highway A1A.
4. For developments that are anticipated to operate over 100 new peak hour trips, the applicant shall submit a traffic impact study that notes trip generation characteristics, trip distribution and anticipated capacity impacts at all city traffic count stations.
5. The evaluation of available capacity at each traffic count station must include an assessment of existing traffic volumes, previously approved project traffic volumes and existing level of service E service volumes. The evaluation for each traffic count station is to be on a p.m. peak hour or a.m. peak hour directional basis, whichever is higher, unless otherwise specified by city staff. Analysis is to be conducted for the mean of peak season and annual average basis conditions.
f. Should a project's capacity evaluation indicate deficient capacity at traffic count stations on the city's arterial facility (State highway A1A), the applicant may submit a travel time delay study according to procedures outlined in chapter 11 of the 1985 highway Capacity Manual (Transportation Research Board). Results from this study will indicate the actual operational level of service for this facility. Prior to conducting a travel time delay study, the applicant shall submit to the city proposed methodology for approval.
(3) Sanitary sewer facilities.
a. The available capacity for sanitary sewer facilities shall be calculated by subtracting the current flow and previously committed capacity from the design capacity of the wastewater treatment facilities. If wastewater capacity is available for the project, the city's wastewater treatment department shall issue a capacity reservation certificate for it.
b. The impact on the treatment plant shall be determined by utilizing the city's adopted sanitary sewer level-of-service standard.
(4) Potable water facilities.
a. It shall be the responsibility of an applicant for development approval to obtain a potable water capacity reservation certificate or equivalent certifi- cation from the water department of the City of Cocoa.
b. The impact on water supply facilities shall be determined by utilizing the city's adopted potable water level-of-service standard. Determination of impact shall be coordinated with the Cocoa water department and shall be consistent with the capacity determination of the Cocoa water department.
(5) solid waste facilities.
a. It shall be the responsibility of an applicant for development approval to obtain a solid waste capacity reservation certificate or equivalent certification from the county.
b. The impact on solid waste disposal facilities shall be determined by utilizing the city's adopted solid waste disposal standard of 7.51 pounds per capita per day. Determination of impact shall be coordinated with the county and shall be consistent with its capacity determination.
a. The city shall determine the adequacy of public park and recreation facilities based upon the city's adopted level-of-service standards for parks and open space, i.e., one acre per 1,000 population for parks and the same for open space.
b. The impact of proposed development shall be determined by comparing the population of the city (as correlated with the parkland and open space throughout the city) with the estimated population of the city at the time of project impact (as correlated with the projected amount of parkland and open space to be available at that time). Only the population of proposed residential development shall be considered in calculating the impact of a specific project. In calculating the population of residential units, the most recent household-size figures contained in the data and analysis of the comprehensive plan shall be used as the multiplier.
(7) drainage facilities.
a. Adequacy of stormwater management facilities shall be determined at the time of engineering review based, at a minimum, on the city's adopted level-of-service standards for drainage.
b. The applicant shall be required to submit a stormwater master plan for the proposed project at the time of engineering review. This plan shall meet or preferably exceed the onsite drainage level-of-service standards of this code. It shall also include engineering calculations demonstrating that the offsite stormwater facilities to which the site will be connected possess adequate capacity to handle the projected site runoff impacting them. The form and degree of detail required in the plan shall be established by the city engineer in accordance with accepted engineering principles. The plan shall be prepared, sealed and signed by a qualified professional engineer, licensed to practice in the state.