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c. Indicate the number, location, size and use of any above or below ground tanks to store petroleum products or other materials, except water. Describe any emergency response containment plans. A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment has been conducted for the site. A copy of the report is available for review at Lino Lakes City Hall. 21. Traffic. Parking spaces added: 526. Existing spaces (if project involves expansion): None. Estimated total average daily traffic generated: 1,430. Estimated maximum peak hour traffic generated (if known) and time of occurrence: 224 trips at 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Provide an estimate of the impact on traffic congestion on affected roads and describe any traffic improvements necessary: In the PM Peak Hour, it is anticipated that 56 vehicles will enter and 168 vehicles will exit from the entire site. One hundred nine (109) of the existing vehicles will turn left to travel northeast on Lake Drive. Fifty -nine (59) will turn right and travel southwest on Lake Drive. From Mn/DOT Traffic Volume Maps, average daily traffic on Lake Drive near Elm Street is 10,000 vehicles per day. It is estimated that there are 800 vehicles on Lake Drive in the PM Peak Hour with approximately 60 percent northbound. Vehicles turning right out of the development will have no problem finding gaps in traffic. Vehicles turning left will find some delays, especially if work hours at the proposed development release a significant number of employees at one time. However, delays will be on the access road to Lake Drive and will not impact traffic on Lake Drive. If the project is within the Twin Cities metropolitan area, discuss its impact on the regional transportation system: Traffic traveling south on Lake Drive can easily be absorbed into the capacity and traffic flow on the system. Traffic traveling north on Lake Drive will add an average of two vehicles per minute to the intersection operations through the I -35W interchange area. It is estimated that approximately 40 percent of the northbound traffic will turn left to go south on I -35W. Thirty percent will turn right to go north on I -35W and 30 percent will continue north on Lake Drive. With this distribution, the only noticeable impact will be northbound traffic traveling through the intersection with Town Center Parkway and then traveling through the south ramp intersection of I- 35W. With the high volume of traffic anticipated traveling to and from I -35W south and Lake Drive north, and with other more intense development in the area, improvements through the I -35W and Lake Drive interchange may be necessary for these developments and the improvements will accommodate the traffic from the Lakes Business Park without noticeable impacts. The additional volumes of traffic on I -35W or on Lake Drive north of I -35W will be extremely small compared to the existing and to the forecasted overall volumes. The only mitigation measure necessary will be a southbound right turn lane from Lake Drive to the development. A northbound left turn lane will be desirable in the future as volumes increase and Lake Drive is improved to the north. 22. Vehicle - related air emissions. Estimate the effect of the project's traffic generation on air quality, including carbon monoxide levels. Discuss the effect of traffic improvements or other mitigation measures on air quality impacts. Note: If the project involves 500 or more parking spaces, consult EAW Guidelines about whether a detailed air quality analysis is needed. The Lakes Business Park development is not anticipated to have substantial impacts or cause any air quality related concerns. The forecasted traffic volumes generated by the site are lower than the volumes of traffic typically associated with carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations approaching state air quality standards. Lakes Business Park EAW — July 21, 2003 18 Lino Lakes, MN