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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO.
CLEARANCES Initial Date Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned to:
Originator:
Gary Davis th _ " ' ' ( (eCJ 5/12/09 Introduction
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Ordinance amending Whatcom County Code Chapter 20. 78 — Transportation Concurrency Management
ATTACHMENTS:
( 1 ) Memorandum to County Council
(2) Proposed Ordinance for Whatcom County Code amendments
SEPA review required? ( x ) Yes ( ) NO Should Clerk schedule a hearing? ( ) Yes ( ) NO
SEPA review completed? ( x ) Yes ( ) NO Requested Date:
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hearing, you must provide the language for use in the required public notice. Be specific and cite RCW or WCC as appropriate. Be
clear in explaining the intent of the action.)
Amend Whatcom County Code Chapter 20 .78 of the Whatcom County Code to restore Section 20 . 78 .050( 1 )(c) through
20 .78 .050( 1 )(e), which had been inadvertently deleted from the chapter when it was adopted by Ordinance 2009-004.
COMMITTEE ACTION:: COUNCIL ACTION:
5 / 26 / 2009 : Forwarded to Council for approval 5 / 12 / 2009 : Introduced
5 / 26 / 2009 : Council Adopted 7 - 0
Ord . 2009 -047
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CMP2008-00004 Ord . 2009 - 047
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4-21 -09
SPONSORED BY: Consent
PROPOSED BY : PDS
INTRODUCTION DATE : 5 / 12 / 2009
ORDINANCE # 2009 - 047
AMENDING WHATCOM COUNTY CODE CHAPTER 20.78, TRANSPORTATION
CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT
WHEREAS, The Washington State Legislature, through RCW 36 .70A. 070(6)(b), requires
counties planning under the act to adopt and enforce ordinances that ensure that adequate
transportation facilities are provided concurrently with growth; and
WHEREAS, Legal notice was published in the Bellingham Herald; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission held public hearings on the proposal ; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission has evaluated the proposed amendments; and
WHEREAS, The County Council has considered the Planning Commission' s
recommendations.
The Council makes the following findings of fact and conclusions :
FINDINGS OF FACT
1 . Whatcom County adopted interim ordinance 2007-009 on February 13 , 2007 to add
Chapter 20 . 78, Transportation Concurrency Management, to the zoning code . The
County Council renewed the interim ordinance on September 11 , 2007 (2007-043 ),
February 6, 2008 (Ord. 2008-006), and August 5 , 2008 (Ord. 2008 -030) .
2 . Whatcom County adopted ordinance 2009-004 to permanently add Chapter 20 . 78 to the
zoning code, repealing Ordinance 2008 -030.
3 . Exhibit A of Ordinance 2009-004 inadvertently omitted text that had been included in the
interim chapter 20 . 78 , which the County had intended to retain in the permanent chapter.
4 . On March 26, 2009 the Whatcom County Planning Commission recommended the
omitted text be restored, with the addition of grammatical changes to clarify the intent of
the text.
5 . Notice of the Planning Commission hearing for the subject amendment was published in
the Bellingham Herald on March 13 , 2009 .
6 . The Planning Commission held a public hearings relating to the subject amendments on
March 26, 2009 .
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CONCLUSIONS
1 . The proposed amendments are consistent with the goals and policies of the Whatcom
County Comprehensive Plan.
2 . The proposed amendments are consistent with the Growth Management Act.
3 . The amendments conform to RCW 36.70A. 070(6)(b), which requires local jurisdictions
to adopt and enforce ordinances which prohibit development approval if the development
causes the level of service on a locally owned transportation facility to decline below the
standards adopted in the transportation element of the comprehensive plan, unless
transportation improvements or strategies to accommodate the impacts of development
are made concurrent with the development.
4 . The amendments are consistent with the regional transportation plan, which designates
certain county roads as part of a primary road system serving urban areas and major
activity centers .
5 . The amendments comply with the approval criteria for comprehensive plan amendments
stated in WCC 20 . 10 . 080 .
6 . The amendments are consistent with Countywide Planning Policy J. 1 , which requires the
transportation chapter of the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan to be consistent with
the regional transportation plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that:
Section 1 . Whatcom County Code Chapter 20 . 78 Transportation Concurrency Management is
amended as shown on Exhibit A.
Section 2 . Ordinance 2009-004 is hereby repealed on the effective date of this ordinance .
Section 3 . Adjudication of invalidity of any of the sections, clauses, or provisions of this
ordinance shall not affect or impair the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any part thereof
other than the part so declared to be invalid.
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EXHIBIT A
1 Chapter 20 . 78
2 TRANSPORTATION
3 CONCURRENCY
4 MANAGEMENT
5
6 Sections :
7 20 . 78 . 010 Purpose .
8 20 . 78 . 020 Authority .
9 20 . 78 . 030 Exemption from evaluation .
10 20 . 78 . 040 Level of service standards .
11 20 . 78 . 050 Concurrency evaluation .
12 20 . 78 . 060 Concurrency determination .
13 20 . 78 . 070 Certificates of transportation capacity.
14 20 . 78 . 080 Administrative reconsideration .
15 20 . 78 . 090 Appeal .
16 20 . 78 . 100 Annual transportation concurrency report .
17 20 . 78 . 110 Extension of City Concurrency Review
18 20 . 78 . 120 Definitions .
19 20 .78 . 010 Purpose .
20 The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that adequate transportation facilities are
21 available or provided concurrent with development, in accordance with the Growth
22 Management Act ( RCW 36 . 70A. 070) and consistent with WAC 365- 195510 and 365- 195-
23 835 . No development permit shall be issued except in accordance with this chapter. (Ord .
24 2007-043 Exh . A , 2007) .
25 20 . 78 .020 Authority .
26 The public works director, or his/her designee , shall be responsible for implementing and
27 enforcing this chapter.
28 20 . 78 . 030 Exemption from evaluation .
29 The following development permits , though subject to 20 . 78 . 060 , shall be exempt from
30 the requirement of a new concurrency evaluation :
31 ( 1 ) Developments with complete applications prior to the effective date of the ordinance
32 codified in this chapter, so long as the original proposal has not been modified after the
33 effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter in a manner that increases
34 development units .
35 (2) Renewals of previously issued , unexpired permits .
36 (3) Phases of projects that were included in a concurrency evaluation as part of the
37 original application ( i . e . , phased development) ; provided that the determination of
38 concurrency was approved for the subsequent phase .
39 (4) Development applications for public buildings , including but not limited to :
40 (a) Public libraries ;
41 (b) Publicly funded and operated educational facilities ;
42 (c) Public parks and recreation facilities ; and
43 (d ) Public transportation facilities .
44 (5) Development that does not result in an impacted transportation facility as defined by
45 this chapter, and that is not directly accessed from a transportation facility on which the
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EXHIBIT A
1 weekday afternoon peak hour volume at the time of permit application exceeds the
2 maximum allowed by the level of service adopted in the comprehensive plan ; such
3 development includes but is not limited to :
4 (a) All developments that will generate a net increase of less than ten weekday
5 afternoon peak hour project trips in one direction ;
6 (b) Residential development projects of nine or fewer dwelling units ;
7 (c) Subdivision of land that will result in nine or fewer dwelling units ;
8 (6) Development that will not cause an increase in peak hour traffic; such development
9 includes but is not limited to :
10 (a) Any addition or accessory structure to a residence with no change in use or
11 increase in the number of dwelling units ;
12 ( b) Interior renovations with no change in use or increase in the number of
13 development units ;
14 (c) Interior completion of a structure for use(s) generating the same or less peak
15 hour traffic as the existing use or a previously approved use ;
16 (d ) Replacement structure with no change in use or increase in the number of
17 development units ;
18 (e) Temporary construction trailers ;
19 (f) Driveway resurfacing or parking lot paving ;
20 (g ) Reroofing structures ; and
21 ( h ) Demolitions .
22 (7) At his or her discretion , the director may require of an applicant for a development
23 permit that does not qualify as exempt pursuant to subsection (5) of this section a trip
24 generation and distribution study performed by a traffic engineer to confirm that the
25 proposed development or use does not result in an impacted transportation facility.
26 (8) Notwithstanding the exemptions listed above , the traffic resulting from any exempt
27 use or permit shall be included in computing background traffic for any nonexempt
28 development.
29
30 20 . 78 . 040 Level of service standards .
31 The transportation level of service standards for purposes of concurrencyy review are
32 described and contained in the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan and any adopted
33 modifications . (Ord . 2007-043 Exh . A, 2007) . Where city concurrency review and
34 determination is authorized per 20 . 78 . 110 , the city's level of service standards and
35 methodologies shall be applied .
36
37 20 . 78 . 050 Concurrency evaluation .
38 ( 1 ) Application .
39 (a) County review of all applications for development permits , unless exempted by
40 WCC 20 . 78 . 030 , shall include a concurrency evaluation .
41 (b) For a transportation concurrency evaluation , the applicant shall provide a traffic
42 study prepared by a traffic engineer, which shall compare the calculated level of
43 service to the adopted level of service standard for each impacted transportation
44 facility . To establish the scope of the traffic study, the applicant may provide a
45 preliminary, limited scope analyses documenting the estimated trip generation and
46 distribution [items ( i) and ( ii) below] for the proposed development application . The
47 director or his designee will review and adjust, if necessary , this information for use
48 in establishing the analysis locations for the traffic study for the concurrency
49 evaluation . The traffic study shall , at a minimum , provide the following information for
50 the identified concurrency locations :
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EXHIBIT A
1 ( i) Number of peak hour trips generated by the development according to the ITE trip
2 generation manual or other method approved by the director;
3 ( ii) Anticipated trip distribution ;
4 ( iii) The current calculated level of service of all impacted transportation facilities ;
5 ( iv) The future calculated level of service of all impacted transportation facilities , as
6 identified by the County, incorporating traffic volumes from the proposed
7 development;
8 (v) Any proposed mitigation ; and
9 (vi) The future calculated level of service of all impacted transportation facilities with
10 the incorporation of proposed development traffic volumes and any proposed
11 mitigation .
12 (c) The concurrency evaluation shall be accompanied by an application on a form
13 provided by the department and an application fee as provided in the county' s
14 Unified Fee Schedule .
15 (d ) The concurrency evaluation and determination shall be completed prior to :
16 ( i) Issuance of administrative approval/denial of the project permit if SEPA review is
17 not a requirement of the protect; or
18 ( ii ) Issuance of the DNS , MDNS or DS if SEPA review is a requirement of the
19 project ; or
20 ( iii) Issuance of the staff report to the hearings examiner if there is a hearing before
21 the hearings examiner and SEPA review is not a requirement of the project .
22 (e) Development permits for phased developments shall have the concurrency
23 evaluation completed for the entire project. A developer may elect to have the
24 concurrency evaluation undertaken for less than the entire project, if and only if:
25 ( i) The director agrees to such limited evaluation ; and
26 ( ii ) Each phase shall include all of the infrastructure to service that phase ; and
27 (iii) There is a written note included in the preliminary approval for such phased
28 development that the traffic concurrency evaluation is limited only to the specific
29 phases for which approval has been provided . (Ord . 2008-030 Exh . A , 2008) .
30
31 20 . 78 . 060 Concurrency determination .
32 The county shall not approve a development permit, including those exempt from a
33 concurrency evaluation , unless there are adequate transportation facilities to meet the level
34 of service standards for existing and approved uses , based on the forecast
35 p . m . peak hour traffic volumes and the committed transportation system .
36 ( 1 ) If the concurrency evaluation shows that the ratio of the forecast p . m . peak hour
37 traffic volume to the capacity of each transportation facility is equal to or less than the
38 adopted level of service standard for each impacted transportation facility , the director shall
39 issue a determination of concurrency finding and a certificate of transportation capacity
40 according to the provisions of WCC
41 20 . 78 . 070 .
42 (2) If the concurrency evaluation shows that the ratio of the forecast p . m . peak hour
43 traffic volume to the capacity of any transportation facility exceeds the adopted level of
44 service standard for any impacted transportation facility , the concurrency test is not passed
45 and the director shall notify the applicant in writing of the denial of the issuance of the
46 certificate of transportation capacity . The applicant may :
47 (a) Amend the application within 90 days in such a way to ensure that the ratio of the
48 forecast p . m . peak hour traffic volume to the capacity of each transportation facility
49 does not exceed the adopted level of service standard for each impacted
50 transportation facility . To meet the foregoing , amendments may include one or more
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EXHIBIT A
1 of the following :
2 (i) Modify the project to reduce the impact on affected facilities ;
3 (ii) Phase the project to coincide with planned improvements that will ensure
4 concurrency;
5 (iii) Mitigate the impacts of the project to ensure concurrency;
6 (iv) Arrange with the service provider to provide the additional capacity of
7 facilities required ; and/or
8 (v) Propose transportation strategies that will reduce the demand for capacity;
9 (b) Ask the director for formal reconsideration of the concurrency evaluation in
10 accordance with the provisions of WCC 20 . 78 . 080 ;
11 (c) Withdraw the application and reapply for an evaluation when concurrency can be
12 ensured ; or
13 (d ) Appeal the denial per WCC 20 . 78 . 090 .
14
15 (3) A concurrency determination shall expire if the underlying permit application upon which
16 the determination was based expires or is withdrawn .
17
18 20 . 78 . 070 Certificates of transportation capacity.
19 ( 1 ) A certificate of transportation capacity shall be issued upon approval of the
20 development permit for which a concurrency evaluation was conducted by the applicant,
21 reviewed by the county and issued a determination of concurrency by the director. If
22 applicable , payment of fee and/or performance of any condition required by a service
23 provider shall be a condition of certificate issuance if such fee or performance of condition
24 has been approved by the county . In no event shall the director determine concurrency for
25 a greater amount of capacity than is needed for the development proposed in the
26 underlying permit application , except as provided for phased development .
27 (2) A certificate of transportation capacity shall apply only to the specific land uses ,
28 densities , intensities and development projects described in the approved development
29 permit . In the event that, subsequent to issuance of the certificate , the approved
30 development is modified to generate lower traffic impacts on the transportation system , the
31 certificate shall be modified to reflect the reduced traffic impact.
32 (3) Phasing . A certificate of transportation capacity shall be issued for all phases of a
33 development permit , except when the conditions set forth in WCC 20 . 78 . 050 ( 1 ) (e) have
34 been fulfilled . In this case the certificate shall be conditioned to note that certificates are
35 required for future phases . The certificate shall specifically identify the amount, extent and
36 timing of any required traffic mitigation .
37 (4) Transferability. A certificate of transportation capacity is not transferable to other
38 land . The certificate of transportation capacity , once issued , shall become part of the
39 development permit and shall be transferred to new owners of the original land , if and only
40 if the development permit is so transferred to the new owners .
41 (5) Capacity Allocations. The applicant may , as part of a development permit
42 application , designate in writing the amount of capacity to be allocated to portions of the
43 property, such as lots , blocks , parcels , or tracts included in the application . Any such
44 allocation shall be reflected in the certificate of transportation capacity. Capacity may be
45 reassigned or allocated within the boundaries of the original property by application to the
46 director. The director shall amend the certificate accordingly .
47 (6) Life Span of Certificate . A certificate of transportation capacity shall expire when the
48 accompanying development permit expires or is revoked . The certificate may be extended
49 according to the same terms and conditions as the accompanying development permit. If
50 the development permit is granted an extension , so shall the certificate of transportation
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EXHIBIT A
1 capacity . If the accompanying development permit does not expire , the certificate of
2 transportation capacity shall be valid for four years from the date of issuance . The director
3 may approve an extension of up to one year.
4 (7) Unused Capacity. Any capacity that is not used because the developer voluntarily
5 surrenders the certificate , decides not to develop , or the accompanying development permit
6 expires , shall be returned to the available pool of capacity .
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8 20 . 78 . 080 Administrative reconsideration .
9 ( 1 ) The applicant may request reconsideration of the results of the concurrency
10 evaluation within 15 days of the written notification of the evaluation results by filing a
11 formal request for reconsideration specifying the grounds thereof, using forms authorized
12 by the department.
13 (2) The director shall reconsider the evaluation results and issue a determination within
14 30 days of the filing of such request either upholding the original determination or amending
15 it. (Ord . 2007-043 Exh . A, 2007) .
16
17 20 . 78 . 090 Appeal .
18 ( 1 ) The results of an administrative reconsideration pursuant to WCC 20 . 78 . 080 may be
19 appealed to the hearing examiner, as provided by Chapter 20 . 92 WCC .
20 (2 ) Any appeal shall be accompanied by a fee as defined in the county' s Unified Fee
21 Schedule .
22 (3) Upon filing of such appeal , the department shall notify the appropriate service
23 provider(s) of the appeal .
24
25 20 .78 . 100 Annual transportation concurrency report.
26 The director shall prepare an annual report presenting current capacities and levels of
27 service for affected facilities . The report shall identify any known existing and projected
28 service deficiencies and recommend steps necessary to achieve concurrency , including ,
29 but not limited to , reevaluating level of service standards , improvement financing strategies
30 and/or reassessment of land use policies . The report shall be used in the review and
31 update of the county's six-year transportation improvement program and the county' s six-
32 year capital improvement program .
33 20 . 78 . 110 Extension of City Concurrency Review
34 The county executive is authorized to execute , on behalf of the county , an interlocal
35 agreement with city governments authorizing cities to review and make determinations of
36 concurrency on development permit applications within the unincorporated portion of the
37 urban growth area . The county shall adopt by ordinance any city standards to be applied
38 under the agreement .
39
40 20 . 78 . 120 Definitions .
41 ( 1 ) "Adequate transportation facilities" means transportation facilities which have the
42 capacity to serve development while meeting the county's established level of service
43 standards .
44 (2 ) "Calculated level of service" means the ratio of the forecast peak hour traffic volume
45 to the capacity of a transportation facility .
46 (3) "Capacity" means the estimated directional rate of traffic flow that can be
47 accommodated by a given transportation facility within the p . m . peak hour and is expressed
48 in terms of vehicles per hour. The capacity used in the concurrency evaluation is defined by
49 the county and based on the committed transportation system .
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EXHIBIT A
1 (4) "Certificate of transportation concurrency" is the final document issued by Whatcom
2 County , confirming availability and reserving capacity on the county's transportation
3 facilities specific to the proposed development or development permit.
4 (5) "Committed transportation system " means the system of transportation facilities
5 used to calculate the level of service relative to a development proposal . It includes existing
6 transportation facilities and proposed facilities which are fully funded for construction in the
7 most currently adopted six-year transportation improvement program or for which voluntary
8 financial commitments have been secured in an amount sufficient to complete the particular
9 facility improvement. The county may make adjustments to the committed transportation
10 system for corrections , updates , and modifications concerning costs , revenue sources ,
11 acceptance of facilities pursuant to dedications consistent with the adopted Comprehensive
12 Plan , or the date of construction (scheduled for completion within the six-year period ) of
13 any facility enumerated in the six-year transportation improvement program . The committed
14 transportation system includes :
15 (a ) County roads ;
16 ( b) State highways and freeways within the county;
17 (c) Bus routes ;
18 (d ) Park and ride lot locations ;
19 (e) Trails , pathways , or other nonmotorized transportation facilities ;
20 (f) High occupancy vehicle exclusive lanes ; and
21 , (g ) Projects to be provided by the state , cities or other jurisdictions may become part
22 of the committed transportation system upon decision of the county.
23 (6) " Concurrency" means that adequate transportation facilities are in place at the time
24 of development or that a financial commitment is in place to complete the improvements or
25 strategies needed for adequate transportation facilities within six years .
26 (7) "Concurrency evaluation " means the process to determine if a proposed
27 development' s impact on transportation facilities meets the county's level of service
28 standards set for those affected roadways , as defined in this chapter.
29 (8) " Determination of concurrency" means a determination by the director based on a
30 concurrency evaluation that shows that the development' s impacts on the transportation
31 system will not result in the level of service of a transportation facility falling below the
32 adopted level of service standard for the facility .
33 (9) " Department" means the planning and development services department of
34 Whatcom County .
35 ( 10) " Development permit" means any order, permit or other official action of the county
36 granting , or granting with conditions , an application for development as defined by WCC
37 20 . 97 . 099 which authorizes the commencement of development activity .
38 ( 11 ) " Development units" means the proposed quantity of development measured by
39 dwelling units for residential development and square feet for specific nonresidential use
40 categories , which are the basis of the calculations of level of service for the determination
41 of concurrency .
42 ( 12) " Director" means the public works director, or his/her designee .
43 ( 13) " Financial commitment" consists of the following :
44 (a) Revenue designated in the most currently adopted six-year transportation
45 improvement program for transportation facilities or strategies comprising the
46 committed transportation system . Projects to be used in defining the committed
47 transportation system shall represent those projects that are identified as funded for
48 construction in the six years of the six-year transportation improvement program ;
49 (b) Revenue from federal or state grants for which the county has received notice of
50 approval ; and
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EXHIBIT A
1 (c) Revenue that is assured by an applicant in a form approved by the county in a
2 voluntary agreement.
3 ( 14) " Forecast peak hour traffic volume" means a forecast p . m . peak hour traffic volume
4 that includes existing traffic , ambient traffic growth , traffic from other future development
5 projects that were applied for prior to the subject development application based on
6 Whatcom County records , and the traffic anticipated from the subject development .
7 ( 15) "Growth Management Act" means the Washington State Growth Management Act
8 (Chapter 36 . 70A RCW) and any adopted amendments .
9 ( 16) " Impacted transportation facility" includes any transportation facility that is
10 impacted by ten or more weekday afternoon peak hour project trips in one direction .
11 ( 17) " ITE trip generation manual" means the manual prepared by the Institute of
12 Transportation Engineers , latest edition , for the purpose of assigning numbers of vehicle
13 trips associated with various land uses .
14 ( 18) " Level of service standard " means the transportation level of service standard as
15 adopted in the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan based on the ratio of forecast
16 weekday afternoon peak hour traffic volumes to capacity.
17 ( 19) " Mitigation " means transportation demand management strategies and/or facility
18 improvements constructed or financed by a developer which fully offset the subject
19 development' s impacts to a facility so that:
20 (a) The level of service for a transportation facility with a preexisting level of service
21 deficiency is not further degraded ; or
22 ( b) The level of service for a transportation facility without a preexisting level of
23 service deficiency is not reduced below the approved level of service .
24 (20) " Peak hour project trips" means the traffic estimated by a traffic engineer to be
25 generated by a proposed development during the one- hour weekday afternoon period
26 during which the greatest volume of traffic uses the road system .
27 (21 ) " Peak hour traffic" means traffic volumes during the one-hour weekday afternoon
28 period during which the greatest volume of traffic uses the road system , as identified
29 separately for each segment of a transportation facility.
30 (22) " P . M . peak hour" means the one-hour weekday afternoon period during which the
31 greatest volume of traffic uses the road system , as identified separately for each segment
32 of a transportation facility.
33 (23) "SEPA" means the State Environmental Policy Act (Chapter 43 . 21 RCW) as
34 implemented by Whatcom County .
35 (24) "Service provider" means the jurisdiction , department or agency responsible for
36 providing the facility .
37 (25) "Six-year transportation improvement program " means the expenditures
38 programmed by the county for capital purposes over the next six-year period in the six-year
39 transportation improvement program pursuant to RCW 35 . 77 . 010 .
40 (26) "Traffic engineer" means an engineer licensed in the state of Washington qualified
41 to perform traffic impact analyses .
42 (27) "Transportation facilities" means all principal arterials , minor arterials , collector
43 arterials , major collectors , and minor collectors in Whatcom County as defined in Whatcom
44 County Development Standards Chapter 5 , " Road Standards , " incorporated herein by this
45 reference .
46 (28) "Transportation strategies" means transportation demand management strategies
47 and other techniques or programs that reduce single-occupant vehicle commute travel or
48 improve the capacity of a transportation facility and that are approved by the director.
49 Strategies may include but are not limited to vanpooling , carpooling , public transit, access
50 management , signalization and channelization .
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