How and when does the county make a transportation concurrency determination for a proposed new development?
The Transportation Services Division will approve a Traffic Capacity Reservation at application pending approval of the first to occur final sub-division plat, site development plan or building permit for a proposed new development. Said approval occurs upon acceptance of a Transportation Impact Statement (TIS) submitted as part of a complete application request package, provided reserve capacity is still available on the affected road segments. The TIS must quantify the peak hour, peak direction trips to be generated by the proposed development. The Traffic Capacity Reservation secures concurrency for the development on a first-come-first-served basis (based on the date/time of submittal) while the development order is under review; and will expire in one year from TIS approval and concurrency determination unless the development order is approved or the Board approves an extension beyond the one-year time period. A Traffic Capacity Reservation will be “awarded” to the development in
