State Traffic Commission Update State Traffic Commission STC

State Traffic Commission Update State Traffic Commission (STC) • Overview of the STC • Update of When Are You Required to Get an STC Certificate? • What to Expect from Our A/E • A/E Costs Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 State Traffic Commission Update

STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION Overview • The STC consists of the commissioners of DOT, Public Safety, and Motor Vehicles. The STC promulgates regulations establishing a uniform system of traffic control signals, devices, signs and markings for public highways. • The STC has an Executive Director. • The STC office processes all traffic regulatory matters investigated by DOT, in conjunction with DMV, DPS, and the Legal Traffic Authority of a municipality. • Reports and recommendations are submitted to STC by DOT Bureau of Engineering and Highway Operations - Division of Traffic Engineering prior to the Commission meeting. • The Commission meets once a month. Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 State Traffic Commission Update

STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION Overview (continued) • The STC regulates certain types of development and any associated impact on a state highway, specifically…… No person, firm, corporation, state agency, or municipal agency or combination thereof shall build, expand, establish or operate any open air theater, shopping center or other development generating large volumes of traffic, having an exit or entrance on, or abutting or adjoining, any state highway or substantially affecting state highway traffic within this state until such person or agency has procured from the State Traffic Commission a certificate that the operation thereof will not imperil the safety of the public. (CGS Sec. 14 -311[a]) Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 State Traffic Commission Update

STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION Overview (continued) Furthermore… No local building official shall issue a building or foundation permit to any person, firm, corporation, state agency or municipal agency to build, expand, establish or operate such a development until the person, firm, corporation or agency provides to such official a copy of the certificate issued under this section by the commission. (CGS Sec. 14 -311[b]) • STC can order the work to cease, require the applicant comply with specific conditions within a reasonable period of time, or go to court. • The STC has 120 days to act upon an application. It can also suspend the review time until the application is complete. Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 State Traffic Commission Update

STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION Update of When Are You Required to Get an STC Certificate? New facility, not part of an existing campus/complex, but exits/enters onto a state route or abuts a state route: STC Criteria: 100, 000+ SF or 200+ parking spaces Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 State Traffic Commission Update

STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION Update When Are You Required to Get an STC Certificate? Existing facility with no existing STC Certificate with an exit/entrance onto a state route or abutting a state route: Existing 90, 000 SF 150 spaces Expand or + 10, 000 SF New 100, 000 SF or Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 50 spaces 200 spaces 150 90 K NEEDS A CERTIFICATE State Traffic Commission Update

STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION Update When Are You Required to Get an STC Certificate? Existing facility with an existing STC Certificate with an exit/entrance onto a state route or abutting a state route: Existing + Expand 150, 000 SF 1 SF New 150, 001 SF NEEDS A NEW CERTIFICATE 200 150 K OR Existing +Proposed New Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 200 spaces 50 spaces 250 spaces NEEDS A NEW CERTIFICATE State Traffic Commission Update

STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION Update of When Are You Required to Get an STC Certificate? New or existing facility, not exiting/entering onto a state route or abutting a state route: 1 st STEP Review STC Criteria (100, 000+ SF or 200+ parking spaces) If the facility meets criteria, then… 2 nd STEP Submit a Certificate of Determination (based on location) Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 State Traffic Commission Update

STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION Update of When Are You Required to Get an STC Certificate? Certificate of Determination Submit to STC: • Narrative of existing conditions and project • Overall site plan showing entire property, location of project, and street network • Traffic study analyzing intersections to nearest state route STC makes a determination whether the facility needs a certificate or not Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 State Traffic Commission Update

STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION Update of When Are You Required to Get an STC Certificate? RECAP • New Facility - exits/enters or abuts state route and is 100, 000+ SF or 200+ spaces: Certificate Required • Existing Facility with no Certificate - exits/enters or abuts state route and a new project causes total facility’s square footage to increase above 100, 000 SF or more than 200+ spaces: Certificate Required • Existing Facility with Certificate – any expansion in square footage or 50+ spaces: New Certificate Required • New or Existing Facility or change in use with no Certificate – not abutting a state route and exceeds criteria: Determination of Certificate Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 State Traffic Commission Update

STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION What to Expect from Our A/E We should know whether the project might need an STC Certificate before hiring the A/E team…. in any event, the A/E needs to review the DPW Permit Checklist and STC Checklist as part of the proposal development • The A/E needs to include services covering best case and worst case scenarios Best Case Scenario Worst Case Scenario • Determination of Certificate • Certificate application • Traffic study to nearest state route intersection • Full traffic study • No drainage analysis required • Boundary/topographic/utility surveys • Major drainage analysis Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 State Traffic Commission Update

STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION What to Expect from Our A/E Sometimes the project won’t require a traffic study, but if one is needed, then make sure the Scope of Work covers the intersections to nearest state route (coordination with DOT Traffic folks) Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 State Traffic Commission Update

STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION What to Expect from Our A/E Drainage Analysis • A/E needs to think beyond the project boundary. • A/E needs to determine where municipal and DOT drainage systems are located and if any of the facility/campus drains to a DOT system. • If drainage goes to a municipal system, then we’re in luck. Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 State Traffic Commission Update

STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION What to Expect from Our A/E CITY DOT Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 GCC State Traffic Commission Update

STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION What to Expect from Our A/E Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 HCC State Traffic Commission Update

STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION What to Expect from Our A/E ECSU Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 State Traffic Commission Update

STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION What to Expect from Our A/E Drainage Analysis • A/E needs to think beyond the project boundary. • A/E needs to determine where municipal and DOT drainage systems are located and if any of the facility/campus drains to a DOT system. • If drainage goes to a municipal system, then we’re in luck. • If drainage goes to a DOT system, then we’re not in luck. The A/E will have to do a full drainage analysis – not just for our project. Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 State Traffic Commission Update

STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION What to Expect from Our A/E Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 HCC State Traffic Commission Update

STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION What to Expect from Our A/E Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 NVCC State Traffic Commission Update

STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION Analysis of Entire Watershed • A/E would have to do extensive survey work • DPW did the culvert work in the 1970’s • We had the plans, but no drainage report/calculations • We were able to obtain the drainage report • We Got Lucky Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 NVCC State Traffic Commission Update

STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION What to Expect from Our A/E Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 NVCC – Sight Line Easement State Traffic Commission Update

STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION A/E Costs General Estimates Traffic Study Minor Study = $7, 000 - 10, 000 Major Study = $10, 000 – 20, 000 Drainage Analysis Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 Major Analysis = $20, 000 State Traffic Commission Update

STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION Questions? Team Tech Meeting September 11, 2006 State Traffic Commission Update