08-22-2016 Council Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Search

3 Ware Road and Sioux Lane A/A A/A A/A A/A Ware Road and Hodgson Road A/B A/B A/B A/C Hokah Drive and Sioux Lane A/A A/A A/A A/A Notes: a. A.M. Peak Hour is 7am to 8am and PM Peak Hour is 5pm to 6pm b. Overall LOS/Worst Side Street LOS Capacity analysis results identify a Level of Service which indicates the quality of traffic flow through an intersection. The LOS results are based on average delay per vehicle. The development of St. Clair Estates does not degrade the Level of Service by more than one (1) LOS. 2. Site constraints such as wetlands and the fact the subject parcel only abuts CSAH 34 with 80 feet of right of way that is over an open stormwater ditch also makes access to Birch Street environmentally and financially prohibitive. 3. Hokah Drive and Sioux Lane have structural capacity to handle an additional 334 trips per day. Spirit Hills, Shenandoah 3rd Addition and St. Clair Estates function as a 134 lot residential subdivision with 2 access intersections at Sioux Lane/Ware Road and Hokah Drive/Birch Street. The entire area also benefits from a signalized intersection at Ware Road and Birch Street. 4. The 2011 CSAH 34 Corridor Study recommends right in/right out at Hokah Drive as part of a larger Anoka County Highway Department initiated Birch Street improvement project. The traffic study analyzed this potential scenario and projected 175 ADT on Hokah Drive and 950 ADT on Sioux Lane. Projected traffic counts do not cause traffic on Hokah Drive or Sioux Lane to exceed 1,000 ADT. Per the 2011 CSAH 34 Corridor Study and Anoka County Access Spacing Guidelines, access to Birch Street is not required for the development of St. Clair Estates. 5. Doug Fischer, Anoka County Engineer, provided comments in the attached letter dated August 15, 2016. St. Clair Estates (with no access to Birch Street) is consistent with the CSAH 34 Corridor Study. ACHD is currently evaluating a safety improvement project from Ware Road to West Shadow Lake Drive as part of their 5 year Capital Improvements Plan. This evaluation will include a possible connection of Enid Trail (St. Clair Estates) to Birch Street. In order to preserve the opportunity to make this connection, the cul de sac bulb at the south end of Enid Trail shall be re-located to the east. Access to Birch Street is not required for the development of St. Clair Estates. Any potential access would be part of a much larger Anoka County Highway Department safety improvement project.