(1) “Capital improvement program (CIP)” means the expenditures programmed by the City of Covington for capital purposes over the next six-year period in the CIP most recently adopted by the City Council.

(2) “Certificate of concurrency” means the document issued by the City indicating:

Certificates may be conditional, unconditional, or extended, according to Department administrative practices described in the public rules for the program.

(3) “Committed network for the transportation adequacy measure” means the system of transportation facilities used to calculate the transportation adequacy measure to determine the level of service to transportation for a zone. The network includes transportation facilities that are needed to provide the level of service standard, including existing facilities and proposed facilities which are fully funded for construction in the most currently adopted six-year roads CIP or for which voluntary financial commitments have been secured. Projects to be provided by the State, cities or other jurisdictions may become part of the committed network upon decision of the Director.

(4) “Concurrency” means transportation improvements or strategies are in place at the time of development or that a financial commitment is in place to complete the improvements or strategies within six years needed to maintain the City level of service standards, according to RCW 36.70A.070(6).

(5) “Concurrency test” means the determination of an applicant’s impact on transportation facilities by the comparison of the level of service of the concurrency zone which includes the proposed development to the level of service standard for that zone. A concurrency test must be passed in order to obtain a certificate of concurrency.

(6) “Concurrency zone” means one of the zones depicted in the City of Covington mitigation payment and concurrency zone map as adopted and is on file with the City Clerk. The Public Works Director may change the boundaries of such zones by including such changes in the administrative rules for this title, filing such changes with the City Clerk, and giving public notice of such changes.

(7) “Department” means the City of Covington Department of Community Development or its successor agency.

(8) “Development” means specified improvements or changes in use designed or intended to permit a use of land which will contain more dwelling units or buildings than the existing use of the land, or to otherwise change the use of the land or buildings/improvements on the land in a manner that increases the amount of vehicle traffic generated by the existing use of the land, and that requires a development permit from the City of Covington. This definition shall not pertain to the rezoning of land or a UPD permit or a fully contained community.

(9) “Development approval” means any order, permit or other official action of the City granting, or granting with conditions an application for development, but not pertaining to the rezoning of land or a UPD permit or a fully contained community.

(10) “Development units” means the proposed quantity of development measured by dwelling units for residential development and square feet for nonresidential development, upon which are based the calculations of TAM for the determination of concurrency.

(11) “Financial commitment” consists of the following:

(12) “Peak period” means the one-hour weekday period during which the greatest volume of traffic uses the street system identified separately for each roadway section. For concurrency purposes, this period shall be in the afternoon of a typical weekday. At the Director’s discretion, a different time period may be analyzed for intersection standards evaluation purposes.

(13) A “preapplication meeting” is a meeting between the applicant for a transportation concurrency certificate or its extension and the staff of the Community Development Department and others, according to that Department’s rules and administrative procedures held for the purpose of determining the requirements to file a development permit application.

(14) “Reservation” and “reserve” means development units are set aside in the City’s concurrency records in a manner that assigns the units to the applicant and prevents the same units being assigned to any other applicant.

(15) “Transportation facilities” means principal, minor and collector arterial roads, streets, State highways, freeways, intersections, transit and high occupancy vehicle facilities, and nonmotorized facilities (i.e., for bicycles or pedestrians). Transportation facilities include any such facility owned, operated or administered by the State of Washington and its political subdivisions, including the County and cities.

(16) “Transportation strategies” means transportation demand management strategies and other techniques or programs that reduce single-occupant vehicle commute travel and that are approved by the Department. Strategies may include but are not limited to vanpooling, carpooling, shuttle transportation, and public transit. (Amended at request of department 2/08; Ord. 38-02 § 2 (12.70.020))