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

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

GROWTH MANAGEMENT See Page 2 Working with Transportation Concurrency Exception Areas Working with Transportation Proportionate Fair Share Working with Transportation Concurrency Management Systems TCEA

GROWTH MANAGEMENT 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

GROWTH MANAGEMENT What is Transportation Concurrency? “…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 (1)(c) Florida Statutes See Page 2

GROWTH MANAGEMENT How Can We Ensure This Happens? “Each local government shall adopt, as a component of the comprehensive plan, objectives, policies and standards for the establishment of a concurrency management system... will ensure that issuance of a development order or development permit is conditioned upon the availability of public facilities and services necessary to serve new development…” Rule 9J Florida Administrative Code

GROWTH MANAGEMENT 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 See Page 3Source: St. Johns County

GROWTH MANAGEMENT Hillsborough County Example

GROWTH MANAGEMENT Are any Areas Exempt From Concurrency? Transportation Concurrency Exception Areas (TC E A) –Limited to specifically defined urban areas –However, Local Governments MUST consider the impacts on the Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) See Page 4 Yes Working with Transportation Concurrency Exception Areas TCEA

GROWTH MANAGEMENT Partial List of Existing TCEAs

GROWTH MANAGEMENT TCEA Example – Gainesville Florida

GROWTH MANAGEMENT TCEA Example – Orlando, Florida

GROWTH MANAGEMENT Other Concurrency Tools Transportation Concurrency Management Areas (TC M A) –Similar too TC E A, but may establish Areawide Level of Service See Page 4 Oviedo, FL

GROWTH MANAGEMENT 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

GROWTH MANAGEMENT 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

GROWTH MANAGEMENT What Should FDOT Look For? Concurrency Management System Ordinance Tracking and Monitoring System See Page 7

GROWTH MANAGEMENT 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

GROWTH MANAGEMENT Yes 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) Are Their Differences In How We Treat SIS Facilities? See Page 8

GROWTH MANAGEMENT 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 See Page 9“de minimis”

GROWTH MANAGEMENT De Minimis Trip Reporting Definition of de minimus Report content Report format Not applicable in TCEAs Report links at 90% of LOS volumes Source: DCA 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

GROWTH MANAGEMENT Proportionate Fair-Share 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) See Page 10 Local Governments are required to have this in ordinance Difference between Prop Fair-Share – sub-DRI Prop Share – DRI

GROWTH MANAGEMENT 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: See Page 11

GROWTH MANAGEMENT What About Existing DRIs? DRIs submitted or approved before May 2005 are exempt Those submitted afterwards See Page 11 Exempt Law Applies

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

GROWTH MANAGEMENT Where Can I Find More Information? For more information regarding the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), please visit the FDOT website at If you have questions or comments concerning this document, please contact Robert Magee at (850)