17.20.050 Standards for transportation improvements.
A. Permitted Uses. Except where otherwise specifically regulated by this ordinance, the following improvements are permitted outright:
1. Normal operation, maintenance, repair, and preservation activities of existing transportation facilities.
2. Installation of culverts, pathways, medians, fencing, guardrails, lighting, and similar types of improvements within the existing right-of-way.
3. Projects specifically identified in the Transportation System Plan as not requiring further land use regulation.
4. Landscaping as part of a transportation facility.
5. Emergency measures necessary for the safety and protection of property
6. Acquisition of right-of-way for public roads, highways, and other transportation improvements designated in the Transportation System Plan except for those that are located in exclusive farm use or forest zones.
7. Construction of a street or road as part of an approved subdivision or land partition approved consistent with the applicable land division ordinance.
B. Uses Subject to Site Plan Review.
1. Construction, reconstruction, or widening of highways, roads, bridges or other transportation projects that are
a. Not improvements designated in the Transportation System Plan; or
b. Not designed and constructed as part of a subdivision or planned development subject to site plan and/or conditional use review.
2. An application for site plan review is subject to review under Site Plan Review (Chapter 17.16); however, the decision criteria do not apply. In order to be approved, the site plan permit shall comply with the Transportation System Plan and applicable standards of this title, and shall address the criteria below. For State projects that require an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) or EA (Environmental Assessment), the draft EIS or EA shall be reviewed and used as the basis for findings to comply with the following criteria:
a. The project is designed to be compatible with existing land use and social patterns, including noise generation, safety, and zoning.
b. The project is designed to minimize avoidable environmental impacts to identified wetlands, wildlife habitat, air and water quality, cultural resources, and scenic qualities.
c. The project preserves or improves the safety and function of the facility through access management, traffic calming, or other design features.
d. Project includes provision for bicycle and pedestrian circulation as consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and other requirements of this ordinance.
3. Street and interchange improvements (defined as parking removal, access modifications in IAMP blocks, new lanes, new streets, signalization modifications). The site plan review shall include findings and solutions addressing safety, mobility, and the effect of traffic beyond the immediate vicinity, pedestrian system, bike system, parking and economic enterprise will be protected and/or enhanced by the proposed. The following facility(ies) shall be considered in the study area for all traffic analysis unless modified by the City Engineer: All access points and intersections signalized and un-signalized adjacent to the proposed site, if the proposed site fronts an arterial collector street the analysis shall address all intersection and driveways along the site frontage and within the access facing distances extending out from the boundary from the site frontage roads through and adjacent to the site. All intersections that receive site generated trips that comprise at least 10% or more of the total intersection volume. All intersections needed for signal progression analysis. In addition to these requirements the City Engineer may determine any additional intersections or roadway links that may be adversely affected as the result of the proposed development.”