1. An improvement to the transportation system and/or access management is clearly demonstrated by a reduction in the overall traffic impacts to adjoining roadways. Means to accomplish this include but are not limited to: providing transit amenities per the transit authority, reducing trip generation through the mix of uses, or deleting the number of access points, providing cross access, shared access, or realignment. 2. An improvement to the visual qualities of the site is provided by reduced signage, greater open space or enhanced landscaping. 3. Incorporation of vertically integrated mixed uses such as offices or residential above commercial space. Access to high density/intensity development shall be encouraged to be located onto the county arterial and collector system rather than the state highway system in the I-75 Corridor. This will be accomplished through the promotion of clustering of highest intensity uses with access to the county arterial system, through the review of access points by Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the requirement that new developments provide sufficient right-of- way for a future county parallel arterial system to serve I-75 Corridor development.
Policy 34.3
Policy 38.3
The County shall develop plans to provide internal access for developments which front on collector or arterial roadways. Florida Department of Transportation participation shall be requested in the planning process for projects fronting on the State highway system.
Policy 38.4
The County shall develop an I‐75 Corridor Long Range Transportation Plan to be adopted by the MPO. The Plan shall demonstrate an adequate arterial and collector support system based on the existing roadway network and the proposed arterials and collectors required to support the anticipated traffic and satisfy criteria based on Interstate‐75 interchange spacing, access to highways which intersect the interchanges, access to arterial streets and intersections, temporary access and internal access road requirements. The purpose of the arterial and collector support system shall maintain the Level of Service established in the pl an for I‐75.
4.2 Access Classification System and Standards
Section 6.04.03 of the Hillsborough County Land Development Code addresses access management for the purpose of maintaining the efficiency and safety of the transportation system and to protect the planned function of the abutting roadway. Minimum spacing between adjacent access points and between adjacent median openings is “a function of the Access Class assigned to the main roadway.” (Sec. 6.04.03(J) ). Despite this statement, the classifications have not been assigned to the County roadway network, as is typical of contemporary practice. County staff indicate that the determinations of the appropriate access classification and standards are made on a case-by-case basis as access permits are requested. State maintained roadways are assigned an access classification by the Florida Department of Transportation, as shown in Figure 63 and Table 16. FDOT governs access permitting on all state maintained roadways. The County access classification system and standards are provided in Table 15. They are similar to those of FDOT, other than the use of 330 ft. spacings (FDOT applies 440 feet) Access Class 7, which contains standards unique to the County.
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