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Planning Commission Case No. 471-97: O'Neil Property ink March 28, 1997 Page 6 • Traffic A traffic report(dated March 12, 1997), revisions to this report (dated April 17, 1997) and a supplement(dated May 2, 1997) were prepared by SRF Consulting Group. (The April 17 and May 2 reports are included as Attachments 5 and 6) The March 12 and April 17 reports estimated the number of daily trips which would be produced by the theater and the offices,the number of peak hour trips during the PM peak for the street system, and the number of trips during the PM peak hour for the theater. The peak hour for the theater is 8:30-9:30 PM. In the April 17 report,the trips were distributed on the street system using the regional model, after questions were raised with the original trip distribution. The original distribution was based on existing traffic patterns on surrounding streets. Using the regional model increases the amount of traffic coming from&going to the south and west of the site(using Long Lake Road and County Road H2) and decreases the amount of traffic using Highway 10. It reflects the possible influence of Hwy 694 and travel on local streets from the neighborhoods to the south and west. The first two reports showed that the number of trips added to the surrounding street system would not change the level of service(LOS) for the Highway 10/Long Lake Road, and the Highway 10/County Road H2 intersections. The current level of service is "B". It would change the LOS for the Long Lake Road/County Road H2 intersection from"B"to "C"which represents a one second delay per vehicle. The number of U-turns on Highway 10 at Long Lake Road, Edgewood and County Road H2 was estimated. The length of the queues is not expected to exceed the length of the turn bays. The LOS at the Highway 10/Edgewood intersection at the peak hour is at"F" and remains at"F", reflecting the fact it is an uncontrolled intersection and motorists experience long delays trying to cross. • The April 17 report also includes estimates of traffic generated by five other land use scenarios: • Existing Zoning(35 duplexes; 132,000 square feet of retail commercial) • Existing Comp Plan Designation(54 single family residences) • Townhomes (96 units) • Apartments (195 units) • Offices only(197,700 square feet) With respect to daily volumes and peak hour volumes,the current zoning (B-1 and R-2) and office development would result in higher numbers of trips than the theater proposal.. The three residential scenarios would produce lower daily volumes and lower peak hour volumes than the theater proposal. The multiple family residential scenarios (townhomes and apartments) would add the most trips to County Road H2, however, since it is expected that access would be allowed if residential development occurred on the O'Neil property. The May 2 report was done to estimate the traffic impact of the two restaurant sites, since these sites were not included in the original analysis. The restaurants add 184 trips during the peak hour for the road system. The LOS for the Highway 10/Long Lake, Long Lake Road/County Road H2 and the Highway 10/Edgewood intersections remain the same("B", "C" and "F"respectively). The LOS for the County Road H2/Highway 10 intersection would change from"B"to "C". This change represents a two second delay per vehicle. The intersection would continue to operate at an acceptable LOS. ■ Access MnDOT is limiting access to Highway 10 to one right in-right out drive entrance midway between Long Lake Road and County Road H2. They are unwilling to grant a full movement, signalized intersection at this time. Access to the theater, office buildings, and restaurant site on Parcel B would be through