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=SE -1 August 7, 2003 3535 Vadnais Center Drive, St. Paul, MN 55110-5196 651.490.2000 651.490.2150 FAX architecture • engineering • environmental • transportation Mr. Mike Grochala Community Development Director City of Lino Lakes 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014-1182 RE: Lino Lakes, Minnesota Lino Lakes Business Park Traffic Study SEH No. A-LINOL0306.00 14.00 Dear Mike: We are continuing with our Lake Drive Traffic Study and have completed the portion of the study relating to the proposed Lino Lakes Business Park. Preliminary calculations for the traffic from the business park were utilized in the Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW). The development consists of 265,000 square feet of light manufacturing and warehouse. The business park also includes three outlots on 16.3 acres. For the purpose of the EAW, a full build- out condition for maximum development each of the outlot parcels could support was identified. Outlot A had a conceptual building of 38,400 square feet with light manufacturing, office and retail sales. Outlot B had an office building of 28,800 square feet. Outlot C had a building of 34,000 square feet for light manufacturing with an upper office of an additional 10,000 square feet. Using those development concepts for the outlots and the 265,000 square foot facility for the Stage 1 proposal, trip generation for the site was calculated. General trip rate information from the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Handbook was utilized and modified to reflect the traffic characteristics of the area. For the purposes of this traffic study, the maximum developmentthat could be supported on each of the outlots as identified in the EAW was utilized. No trip reduction was made for interaction between various land uses within the business park. There was also no reduction in assessing impact of traffic on Lake Drive due to "pass -by trips," which occur when an existing motorist on Lake Drive becomes one of the trips to and from the site. Based on the characteristics in traffic cited above, the site will generate 284 vehicle trips in the PM Peak Hour. There will be 65 inbound vehicles and 219 outbound vehicles. One hundred forty-two (142) of the exiting vehicles will turn left to travel northeast on Lake Drive. Seventy-seven (77) 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 little problem finding gaps in the traffic. At an average rate of more than one vehicle per minute, the gaps should be adequate. Vehicles turning left will find some delays, depending on the rate of release from the various land uses on the site. The average will be approximately five vehicles every two minutes turning left. With the traffic signal at Elm Street, there should be gaps in northbound traffic to accommodate these vehicles. Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. Your Trusted Resource • Equal Opportunity Employer