Working With Transportation Concurrency Management Systems

1. Companion to the Booklet “Working with Transportation Concurrency Management Systems” Working With Transportation Concurrency Management Systems Florida Department of Transportation

2. What is the purpose of this guide? • Coordination guide for FDOT staff as they coordinate with Local Governments on Transportation Concurrency Management Systems (CMS) Working with Transportation Concurrency Management Systems See Page 2

3. Working with TransportationProportionate Fair Share Working with TransportationConcurrency Management Systems Working with TransportationConcurrency Exception Areas TCEA See Page 2

4. What is Concurrency? • Local Governments usually define what constitutes an adequate level of service (LOS) • New development exceeding the Level of Service must schedule improvements in the Capital Improvements Element (CIE) See Page 2

5. What is TransportationConcurrency? “…transportation facilities needed to serve new development shall be in place or under actual construction within 3 years after the local government approves a building permit Chapter 163.3180(1)(c) Florida Statutes See Page 2

6. What is a Concurrency Management System Used For? • Planning tool to estimate needs and update the Capital Improvement Elements (CIE) • Simple system is a spreadsheet with road volumes and existing conditions Source: St. Johns County See Page 3

7. Hillsborough County Example

8. Are any Areas Exempt From Concurrency? Working with TransportationConcurrency Exception Areas TCEA Transportation Concurrency ExceptionAreas (TCEA) • Limited to specifically defined urban areas • However, Local Governments MUST consider the impacts on the Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) ! Yes See Page 4

9. Partial List of Existing TCEAs

10. TCEA Example – Gainesville Florida

11. TCEA Example – Orlando, Florida

12. Other Concurrency Tools • Transportation Concurrency Management Areas (TCMA) • Similar too TCEA, but may establish Areawide Level of Service See Page 4 Oviedo, FL

13. Other Concurrency Tools • Long Term Transportation Concurrency Management System (CMS) • Uses a longer planning horizon • Depends on Capital Improvements • Multimodal Transportation Districts (MMTD) • Primary priority is supporting pedestrian, and transit service • Must have supporting community design and policies. See Page 5

14. General Requirements for Local Government • Local government shall maintain the adopted LOS standards for roads and transit, if applicable • Must be part of the Comprehensive Plan • The Capital Improvement Element (CIE) can assure LOS standards • System of tracking and monitoring • Supporting Land Development Regulations See Page 6

15. What Should FDOT Look For? • Concurrency Management System Ordinance • Tracking and Monitoring System See Page 7

16. Tracking Systems • Basic spreadsheet tracking systems • Recommend column headers for spreadsheet • Intranet tracking systems • Internal review and sign off • Automatic updates • Collecting and updating critical traffic data • Recommendations for service volumes, traffic counts, and inclusion of capacity from planned improvements • Supplement with developer counts

17. Are Their Differences In How We Treat SIS Facilities? For Facilities on the SIS and Transportation Regional Incentive Program (TRIP) • Local Governments shall adopt the LOS standards of the FDOT on SIS facilities • Local Governments can choose their own LOS standards on other highways • (including State Highway System not on the SIS) ! Yes See Page 8

18. What if a Development Generates very Few Trips? • This is “de minimis” – having very minimal impact • Only if the impact is no more than 1%of the Maximum Service Volume at the adopted LOS • No impact will be de minimis if the results exceed 110% of the Maximum Service Volume • Or on a hurricane evacuation route “de minimis” See Page 9

19. Definition of de minimus Report content Report format Not applicable in TCEAs Report links at 90% of LOS volumes Road Link # Road From/To Existing PH PD Volume Approved Trips De Minimis Trips Total Committed PH PD Traffic LOS Standard PH PD Service Volume Traffic Analysis Service Volume 110% Service Volume 110% Service Volume Exceeded? Hurricane Evacuation Route Planned Improvements De Minimis Trip Reporting Source: DCA

20. Prop Fair-Share – does not apply to DRIs, but only applies for sub-DRIs The number of “project trips” may differ Prop Share for Developments of Regional Impact (DRI) Proportionate Fair-Share Local Governments are required to have this in ordinance Difference between Prop Share – DRI Prop Fair-Share – sub-DRI See Page 10

21. Proportionate Fair Share • How does it differ from Proportionate Share for Developments of Regional Impact (DRI) • The number of “project trips” may differ • Proportionate Fair Share Model Ordinance is at: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/gm/pfso/model-ordinance.pdf See Page 11

22. What About Existing DRIs? • DRIs submitted or approved before May 2005 are exempt • Those submitted afterwards Exempt ! Law Applies See Page 11

23. How Often Should the District Office Coordinate with the Local Governments regarding the CMS? • At a minimum, once a year 1 minimum Districts review local annual reports See Page 11

24. Where Can I Find More Information? • For more information regarding the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), please visit the FDOT website at • www.dot.state.fl.us If you have questions or comments concerning this document, please contact Robert Magee at (850) 414-4800.