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4 <br /> <br />Parking. City code requires three spaces per classroom. There are 58 rooms that are classrooms or an <br />equivalent learning space. Therefore, a minimum of 174 parking spaces are required. There are a total of <br />172 parking spaces supplied in areas not used by buses, and a total of 295 on site if the bus turnaround <br />area is included. The back row of the bus turnaround area appears to not impede bus operations, which <br />could add an additional 30 parking stalls if fully utilized. This site meets the parking minimum <br />established by code. <br /> <br />Traffic and Access. A traffic study was required and supplied by the Applicant. Both the study and site <br />plans have been reviewed by the City Engineer and Washington County for issues related to traffic and <br />access. <br /> <br />Washington County staff have indicated the following comment regarding concern for exacerbating the <br />existing conditions: <br />Despite recent investments in a traffic signal and additional length on the exit lanes, the school <br />currently has issues with vehicles queuing along CSAH 15 and delays in exiting the site during <br />peak times. Queuing on highway shoulders or turn lanes causes obstructed sight lines for <br />drivers, the denial of left-in access during peak times, and incentivizes drivers to make U-turns <br />to join the queue. Washington County is concerned that expanding the school enrollment will <br />exacerbate the queuing, delay, and safety issues if additional improvements are not made to <br />provide more internal vehicle stacking space <br /> <br />Washington County will ultimately require an access permit for the use to be intensified in a manner that <br />would impact or adversely affect the safety or operations of the county road as determined by the <br />County Engineer. Washington County engineering staff’s have provided the following recommendations <br />which are paraphrased for brevity: <br />1. Provide two internal circulation lanes to allow leapfrogging. <br />2. Increase inbound capacity modifying the inbound lanes to wrap around parallel to the exit lanes. <br />3. Construct pedestrian infrastructure, particularly connecting to the existing neighborhoods located <br />along Palmer Drive and a connection to the Cimarron development. <br />4. Create bike and pedestrian connections to and through the south growth area as it develops to <br />reduce vehicle dependency. <br /> <br />The City Engineer has provided the following comments in their memo related to Transportation <br />Improvements and Access: <br />1. Access Management. The CUP/Minor Subdivision approval should be contingent upon the <br />District agreeing to allow the southern secondary school access to Manning Avenue to be <br />relocated further south when the future neighborhood collector roadway is needed to serve this <br />future development area. <br />2. Plan Sheet AP 5 should be revised to remove the Future Development Access proof of concept. <br />The exhibit shows that the future development access does not work as intended to serve as a <br />neighborhood collector roadway for the future development area. The southern school access to <br />Manning Avenue will be required to be relocated further south of the existing signalized <br />intersection and the school will be required to reconnect to the new access location at its sole <br />cost.