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2. Non-residential: A. Low transportation system usage; B. Medium transportation system usage; C. Medium-High transportation system usage; D. High transportation system usage. (b) Estimated usage for each classification of customers shall be based primarily on the estimated number of daily trips generated per dwelling unit, thousand gross square feet, or other unit of measure appropriate to the classification, using the sixth edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Manual, or a later edition of that manual or other comparable professional measurement of trip generation adopted by the city manager by rule adopted pursuant to sections 7.795 and 2.019 of this code. Estimated usage for each classification may also take into account additional data, including but not limited to pass-by trips, modes of transportation, heavy vehicle usage, transportation strategies that reduce or increase usage of the city's transportation system, targeted traffic studies and trip generation surveys. (c) In addition to the standards described in subsection (2) of this section, in developing or amending the rates, the city manager shall consider the following: 1. The amount charged for such service in the past; 2. The amounts charged or proposed to be charged by the City of Springfield and other providers for comparable purposes; 3. The revenue needed for the purposes listed in subsection (2) of section 7.750 of this code, taking into account all other revenue available for these purposes; 4. Other relevant adopted policies of the council; 5. The terms of any applicable intergovernmental agreement relating to the city's transportation system; and 6. Applicable federal or state regulations or conditions imposed as part of a federal or state grant or financial assistance agreement. (d) The city manager may provide, by rule, for a list of specific premise characteristics that the city manager has determined correlate with an increase or decrease in usage of the transportation system. The rule shall include the degree to which a fee will be adjusted for each specific premise characteristic. The list may include, but is not limited to, the number of licensed drivers at a residence, size of a residence, and trip-reduction strategies including Lane Transit District group pass program participation if such strategies are demonstrated to be effective. 7.770 Charges - Adjustments. (1) Any person responsible or the city manager may initiate a review of a charge to determine if there is a basis to modify the charge. The person responsible may apply to the city manager for a modification of the charge, and, if applicable, a credit for any excessive charges paid during all or part of the 12 months preceding the application. The application shall be on a form provided by the city and shall be Ordinance - 4