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`Immediate vicinity of a proiect' means the area in which transportation facilities will be required to mitigate impacts caused primazily by the proiect. `Level of service or LOS' means a qualitative measure describing operational conditions within a traffic stream and shall be determined using_the procedures in the latest edition of the Highway Capacity Manual Transportation Reseazch Board. `Mitigation' means specific actions to reduce traffic congestion Mitigation is of two types: `local mitigation' which consists of improvements to roads and intersections that aze m the immediate vicinity of a proiect including channelization of intersections turn lanes into a proiect and similaz improvements `Area mitigation' consists of improvements which increase the capacity of an arterial or other major road such as additional lanes in the general region containing the proiect, or constnichon of anew azterial or collector road in the ¢eneral area containing the proiect or improvements to public transportation such as buses or park and ride facilities sufficient to offset the traffic demand generated by the project. `Occupancy' means (1) the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for a commercial multifamily, industrial building hotel or other structure requiring a certificate of occupancy (2) the issuance of a building permit for residential buildings that do not require a certificate of occupancy: or (3) final subdivision approval for subdivisions where dwellings are allowed but dwellings aze not being constructed before sale of any lot. `Proiect area' means the area in which the proiect is expected to have an impact on the level of service of transportation facilities. `Reasonable assumptions' means the percentage of full build-out that is expected to occur durin¢ the twenty year period after the date of the application as determined by the planning director. `Transportation facilities' means State and County highways roads and public transportation facilities. `Worse than the acceptable level of service' means that the level of service at the AM or PM peak is "E" or "F" ~d) Traffic Impact Analysis Report Required. (1) A traffic impact analysis report (TIAR) prepared or updated within six months before the submission of the application shall be included with the application for any chance of zone that can generate 50 or more peak hour trips The determination of peak hour trips shall be based on the Institute of Transportation Engineers "Trip Generation Handbook" or any other nationally recognized source. When the number of trips depends upon the exact future uses of the site, and those aze unknown at the time of rezoning (for example the types of commercial uses) the determination shall be based upon a ~ical mix of uses found in that zoning type in the community The TIAR shall be certified as having been conducted in accordance with best practices by a professional engineer licensed m the State of Hawai i. (2) The TIAR shall assess impacts to transportation facilities in the immediate vicinity and veneral area of the proiect and to the transportation facilities serving the proiect area. 2