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Subdi¥isiom Tentative Plan Approval Criteria- Needed [lousing. The planning director shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny the subdivision application. Unless the applicant elects to use the general criteria contained in EC 9.8515 Subdivisiom Tentative Plan A_p_proval Criteria- Genera_l, where the applicant proposes needed housing, as defined by the State statutes, the planning director shall approve or approve with conditions a subdivision based on compliance with the ~%llowing criteria: (3) The proposed subdivision complies with all of the following: (d) EC 9.6706 Development in Flood Plains through EC 9.6709 Special Flood Hazard Areas - Standards. (e) EC 9.6710 Geological and Geotechnical Analysis.. Section 49. Sections 9.8650, 9.8670, and 9.8680 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are amended to provide: Purpose of Traffic Impact Anal.¥sis Review. The purpose of Traffic Impact Analysis Review is to ensure that developments which will generate a significant amount of traffic, cause an increase in traffic that will contribute to traffic problems in the area, or result in levels of service of the roadway system in the vicinity of the development that do not meet adopted level of service standards provide the facilities necessary' to accommodate the traffic impact of the proposed development. In addition, any Traffic Impact Analysis Review addressing streets in the jurisdiction of Lane County is also designed to ensure that cross sectional elements of streets, such as the wearing coarse or pavement, base material, soils, or storm water structures (bridges or culverts) have the adequate capacity to accommodate developments that utilize vehicles of heavy weight and associated vehicle traffic as part of their activity~ 9.8670 &f~plicabili~. Traffic Impact Analysis Review is required when one of the following conditions exist: (1) The development will generate 100 or more vehicle trips during any peak hour as determined by using the most recent edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineer's Trip Generation Manual. In developments involving a land division, the peak hour trips shall be calculated based on the likely development that will occur on all lots resulting from the land division. (2) The increased traffic resulting fi'om the development will contribute to traffic problems in the area based on current accident rates, traffic volumes or speeds that warrant action under the city's traffic calming program, and identified locations where pedestrian and/or bicyclist safety is a concern by the city that is documente& (3) The city has performed or reviewed traffic engineering analyses that indicate approval of the development will result in levels of service of the roadway system in the vicinity of the development that do not meet adopted level of Ordinance - 25