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701 XENIA AVENUE S | SUITE 300 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 55416 | 763.541.4800 | WSBENG.COM Memorandum To: Katie Larsen, City Planner City of Lino Lakes Copy: Michael Grochala, Community Development Director Diane Hankee, City Engineer PE City of Lino Lakes From: Chuck Rickart, PE, PTOE, Traffic Engineer WSB Date: February 6, 2019 Re: Lyngblomsten Senior Living Transportation Review Lino Lakes, Minnesota WSB Project No. As requested, we have reviewed the following documents submitted to the City for the Lyngblomsten Senior Living facility planned to be located in the northwest quadrant of County Road J and Hodgson Road: • Updated Traffic Impact Study (January 15, 2019); • Update to Traffic Response to Anoka County Comments (January 16, 2019); • Updated Site Plan and Geometric Plan, and; • Response to comments (February 6, 2019). The development is proposed to include:198 assisted living and memory care units; 20 senior townhomes, and; future medical office. Access to the site is planned at three driveways: a full movement access on Hodgson Road approximately 1000 feet north of CR J; a right-in/right-out on Hodgson Road approximately 440 feet north of CR J, and; a right-in/right-out on CR J approximately 300 feet west of Hodgson Road. It is assumed at this time that at each of the site access locations right turn lanes and/or left turn lanes will be provided as shown on the concept site plan provided. Based on the Traffic Studies and additional data provided by the developer the site traffic impacts were evaluated based on the City’s Zoning Code. The Code is based on overall intersection level of service (LOS) as follows: • If LOS is currently at A or B the addition of the development will not degrade more than one grade • If LOS is currently at C or D the addition of the development will not change the LOS • If LOS is currently at E or F the addition of the development must be improved to a LOS D or better. In order to determine if the proposed development meets the City Code, the level of service (LOS) for the AM peak hour and PM peak hour were evaluated at the adjacent impacted intersections. The LOS for the existing conditions was compared to the build condition with no improvements (other than those required at each new site access). If the LOS is degraded by more than a letter grade an analysis of what additional improvements could be to improve the LOS was conducted.