The Step 2 mandatory pre-certificate application submittal meeting is required by Section 14-311 paragraph (f) of the CGS. The statute mandates that before an individual or entity submits an application for major traffic generator certification to OSTA, such individual or entity must attend a mandatory pre-certificate application submital meeting with OSTA and other staff from the Department of Transportation (Department). The Pre-Certificate Application meeting guide details the information necessary for the mandatory meeting. Any major traffic generator that has financing which includes State or Federal funding sources will require the completion and submission of the Department's Bicycle and Pedestrian Travel Needs Assessment Form, found here. OSTA will set up the mandatory meeting a minimum of two (2) weeks from the date that all the information in the Pre-Certificate meeting guide is received by OSTA.  At such meeting, the individual or entity intending to submit a formal application shall present the proposed development to Department staff and receive feedback including, but not limited to, information as to what needs to be submitted for an application to be considered complete. As previously noted, the volume data is valid for 240 days from the date it is approved. If the formal submittal does not take place within that 240 day window, the applicant must go back to the beginning of the Step 1 traffic volume data review/approval process and proceed accordingly.

 

The certificate application form/checklist details the required information that must be submitted to OSTA for the Step 3 formal certificate application. A Traffic Investigation Report (TIR) detailing the required mitigation and recommending that a certificate be issued will be prepared for OSTA consideration when the submitted information is fully vetted by the Department.  The Executive Director of the OSTA will act on the TIR. If approved, then a certificate may be issued by OSTA, contingent on satisfaction of any Department recommendations that must be completed prior to certificate issuance. All TIRs will have a minimum of two standard Department recommendations that must be satisfied prior to certificate issuance. The first will be posting the bond noted in the TIR with the appropriate District Maintenance Office. The second will be filing the TIR on the land records in the municipality where the major traffic generator is located. See Below for Samples:

 

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