All development is recognized to add trips to the city's transportation network. The purpose of this section is to outline, based on the number of trips generated by the associated development, the process an applicant will follow to determine the development's impacts on the safety and functionality of the network, and to determine the extent of the network modifications necessary to maintain the city's adopted level of service.
 

B. See § UDC-2.5.11B for the steps to determine if there is a need for a TIA.
 

1. A TIA is intended to adequately assess the potential traffic-related impacts of a development on the existing and planned transportation network, including but not limited to the thoroughfare system. The purpose of these regulations is to:

(i) Provide the safest and most efficient transportation system in conjunction with the development review process;
(ii) Inform the Applicant of the City's requirements and expectations;
(iii) Provide standard guidelines for the preparation and review of a TIA; and
(iv) Establish equitable and cost-effective mitigation measures for the accommodation of identified impacts.

1. Along with the submission of the development application triggering the requirement for a TIA, but prior to the commencement of a TIA, a TIA Scoping Meeting with the City Staff is required to jointly review the requirements and methodology to complete the TIA and to establish specific elements of the TIA. For all developments where a TIA is required, a TIA scoping meeting shall be required. The TIA scoping meeting shall include the engineer performing the TIA, the property owner, or owner's agent, and city staff, and may include TxDOT and county staff, if applicable.

2. The purpose of the scoping meeting shall be to establish the TIA requirements in accordance with generally accepted practice (as described in the most recent version of the ITE Recommended Practice Transportation Impact Analyses for Site Development). During the scoping meeting, the following elements will be determined:

(i) Study Area.
(ii) ITE Land Use Code.
(iii) TIA Analysis Periods.
(iv) Trip Generation Rates and Calculation of Trips.
(v) Trip Distribution & Assignment.
(vi) Mode Split.
(vii) Pass-by & Internal Trip Credits.
(viii) Access locations & restrictions.
(ix) Study Intersections & Adjacent Driveways.
(x) Phasing of Development.
(xi) Analysis Years.
(xii) Other Developments to Include.
(xiii) Planned Roadway Improvements to Include.
(xiv) Growth Rate to be Applied.
 

(i) A TIA must be prepared in accordance with all the guidelines of this ordinance and submitted in accordance with the City's development review schedule.
(ii) The responsibility for TIA preparation rests with the Applicant.
(iii) A licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of Texas with PTOE certification and experience in traffic and transportation engineering must conduct the study.
(iv) The final TIA report must be signed and sealed by the P.E. responsible for the analysis to be considered for review by the City.
(v) Application and review fees as indicated in the Fee Schedule are due at the time of each submittal.
(vi) City Staff will serve primarily in a review and advisory capacity, and will only provide data to the Applicant when available and at no additional cost to the City.

(i) It is the Applicant's responsibility to submit TIA reports, final reports, including background data in native format, an electronic copy of software analysis and executive summaries with the development application.
(ii) The proper number of reports, the timing for submission, and the review of these reports shall be based on standard City development review procedures.
(iii) When a TIA is required for consideration of the development application, an incomplete TIA or failure to submit a TIA with the Application will cause the Application to be incomplete and delay consideration of the requests (see Application Submittal Procedures).
(iv) Should it be determined that a TIA is required, consideration of a related Application shall be deferred until the applicant submits a completed TIA, the City has reviewed the TIA, and the City has approved the TIA.

(i) An initial review of the TIA by the City shall be available to the applicant within 45 calendar days from the submittal date.
(ii) Longer review periods may be needed if TxDOT or Travis County is involved in the review process.

D. TIA standards. See § UDC-2.5.12D.
E. Mitigation improvements and roughly proportionate determination. See § UDC-2.5.12E.
F. Turn lane requirements at site access locations. See § UDC-2.5.12F.
G. Administration. See § UDC-2.5.12G.
H. Cost of TIA review by city.
The cost for review of TIA submittals shall be based on the size of the development, the type of study and the level of the TIA as shown in the Fee Schedule.
I. Defintions. see § UDC-2.5.12I.

See § 2.5.11: Determination of need for traffic impact analysis (TIA) and § 2.5.12: Traffic impact analysis (TIA) for complete, detailed information.