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INTRODUCTION • PURPOSE This report was prepared to document analyses conducted to identify the extent of traffic impacts that would occur with implementation of a planned urban development (PUD) in the City of Mounds View, Minnesota. The analysis considered trip generation for proposed on-site uses and impacts site-generated traffic will have when it interfaces with background traffic on Highway 10 and Silver Lake Road. Issues such as intersection capacity at the signalized intersection of Highway 10 with Silver Lake Road, vehicle stacking (queuing) on Silver Lake Road, and unsignalized intersection capacity and operations are addressed. The analysis also considers on-site circulation. BACKGROUND The proposed development site is a 16.2 acre parcel located on the southeast corner of Highway 10 and Silver Lake Road. The regional location of the site is shown on Figure 1. The PUD is proposed by Five D Limited to consist of the following uses: • 8 pump gas station and car wash, combined with a 5,541 square foot fast food/convenience store • 10,000 square foot, sit-down restaurant • 5,000 square foot, one story office building • 83 dwelling unit, senior citizen residence complex A 3,640 square foot office building currently sits on the development site. It was assumed in the analysis that this business will continue to operate with implementation of the proposed development. 41110 The site plan for the proposed development is illustrated on Figure 2. As shown, the development would front on Highway 10, where three driveways would provide right-in/right-out access. Five driveways that would provide full movement access are located on Silver Lake Road. One of these, Driveway D, would provide access to the gas station and would be aligned with a driveway on the west side of Silver Lake Road that provides access to a neighboring gas station. ADJACENT LAND USE The proposed development site is currently zoned B-2, an appropriate zoning for the PUD. Land uses adjacent to the site include: • Gas station on the southwest corner of Highway 10 and Silver Lake Road • Day care facility on the northwest corner of Highway 10 and Red Oak Drive • Bank building, auto parts store, office building, and multi-family residence on the northeast corner of Highway 10 and Red Oak Drive Sharing the southeast corner of Highway 10 and Silver Lake Road with the proposed development are: a fast food restaurant, electronics and bicycle shops, and a senior residence. The proposed development is compatible with existing uses. It should be noted that the residential element of the proposed development would front on Silver Lake Road and, like the existing senior residence that fronts on County Road I, would not be adjacent to Highway 10. An on-site wetland and the St. Paul Waterworks right-of-way would also shield this particular use from traffic on County Road L • -7-