§ 17-5-401. Standards.  


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  • (a) Generally. Except as provided in subsection (b) and in § 17-6-504(9), a development passes the test for adequate road facilities if in the scheduled completion year of the development it creates 50 or fewer daily trips or if:
    (1) the road facilities in the impact area of the proposed development will operate at or above the minimum of ‘D' level of service after including the traffic generated by the development; and
    (2) road facilities in the impact area of the proposed development will have an adequacy rating of not less than 70 as defined by the Anne Arundel County road rating program or, if not rated by the Anne Arundel County road rating program, have been found by the County to be adequate with respect to road capacity, alignment, sight distance, structural condition, design, and lane width, except that the requirements of this subsection (a)(2) do not apply to development in a commercial revitalizationarea, to scenic or historic roads in the impact area of the proposed development, or to roads other than those that front on the cluster lots in a cluster development in an RA or RLD District; or
    (3) the developer has an approved mitigation plan under §§ 17-5-901 et seq.
    (b) Parole Town Center. In the Parole Town Center Growth Management Area, a development passes the test for adequate road facilities if in the scheduled completion year of the development it creates 50 or fewer daily trips or if:
    (1) each intersection from site access points to and including the first intersection with an arterial or higher classification road operates with a peak hour critical lane volume of less than 1,450 except that, at the discretion of the Planning and Zoning Officer, intersections in the core may operate with a peak hour critical lane volume of less than 1,600; and
    (2) intersections as identified by the Office of Planning and Zoning operate with peak hour critical lane volume of less than 1,450 except that, at the discretion of the Planning and Zoning Officer, intersections located in the core may operate with a peak hour critical lane volume of less than 1,600.
    (Bill No. 3-05; Bill No. 10-17)