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3 <br /> <br />The density has not changed from the June 8th staff report. St. Clair Estates meets the <br />land use goals by developing a single family residential subdivision that is consistent <br />with low density residential development as guided by the Comprehensive Land Use <br />Plan. Low density residential development allows for 1.6 to 3.9 units per net acre. The <br />net density for the development is 2.42 units per net acre. This is consistent with density <br />requirements. <br /> <br />The development is compliant with zoning, subdivision and other applicable city <br />ordinances. It is also compatible with the existing adjacent residential, commercial and <br />civic/institutional land uses. The proposed trails and sidewalk link the development to <br />existing trails, the Regional Park, Rice Lake Elementary School and Sprit Hills Center <br />commercial development. <br /> <br />Transportation Plan <br /> <br />Increased traffic on Sioux Lane and Hokah Drive was a concern expressed by several <br />residents during the June 8th public hearing. Staff requested the developer to revise their <br />traffic study to include actual data counts and an analysis if Hokah Drive were to become <br />right in/right out at Birch Street in the future. <br /> <br />The revised Traffic Study prepared by SRF Consulting Group, Inc. is dated June 23, <br />2016. The development is expected to generate daily 27 a.m. peak hour, 36 p.m. peak <br />hour and 334 trips. These counts did not change from the original traffic study. <br /> <br />Revised Traffic Study <br /> <br /> Original <br />May 12, 2016 <br />Revised <br />June 23, 2016 <br />Road Estimated ADT Actual ADT Difference <br />Hokah Drive 250 270 +20 <br />Sioux Lane 600 520 -80 <br />Birch Street 13,600 13,600 0 <br />Hodgson Road <br />(north of Birch) 16,600 16,600 0 <br />Hodgson Road <br />(south of Birch) 11,100 11,100 0 <br />ADT=Average Daily Traffic <br /> <br />SRF deployed video cameras to collect continuous traffic data at study intersections the <br />week of May 2, 2016. For the initial May 12, 2016 study, intersection turning movement <br />counts were collected from the video for the a.m. and p.m. peak hours. With the June 23, <br />2016 revised study, SRF viewed 24-hours of video from May 3, 2016 and counted the