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<br />Chairperson Zimmerman stated the City Attorney will need to determine that this ordinance does <br />not constitute a taking before it goes to the Council. <br />) <br />Councilmember Cook indicated a sight line easement may need to be created to allow the City <br />control. <br /> <br />Motion carried. V oting Yes: Chairperson Zimmerman, Councilmembers Elvig and Cook. <br />Voting No: None. <br /> <br />Case #2: <br /> <br />Consider Placement of Stop Sign on Unity Street at Intersection with <br />McKinley Street . <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski stated that a request has been received by Mr. Doug Jones requesting <br />placement of a stop sign for south bound Unity Street at its intersection with McKinley Street. <br />This intersection is located in the Business Park 95 commercial district. The following <br />information was reviewed when considering this request: <br /> <br />· Accident history: A review of the Police Department records show one reported accident at <br />this intersection since January 1,2000, a period of just over four years. This accident is the <br />one referenced in Mr. Jones letter. <br />. Traffic: Traffic counts were taken between March 2nd and 4th of this year. The west leg of <br />the intersection (McKinley Street) has the heaviest amount of traffic with 2,168 trips per day. <br />This level of traffic is similar to that found on the City's MSA streets, for example 167th <br />Avenue east of Nowthen Boulevard (2,067) and Alpine Drive west of Ramsey Boulevard <br />(2,398). The north and east legs of this intersection have daily traffic counts of 1,438 and <br />1,209 respectively, which are also similar to other MSA streets such as Alpine Drive west of <br />Nowthen Boulevard (1,403) and Alpine Drive east ofNowthen Boulevard (1,107). <br />· Sight Distance: For vehicles southbound on Unity Street, approaching vehicles from east <br />bound McKinley are in view for more than 15 seconds at normal travel speeds before <br />reaching the intersection. However, the approaching westbound traffic on McKinley Street, <br />particularly low profile passenger vehicles are only visible for four to five seconds prior to <br />reaching the intersection. This is due to a drop in the grade of McKinley Street of nearly six <br />feet within a distance of 250 feet east of the intersection. In addition, this sight line is also <br />partially obscured by the commercial logo sign of the property on the northeast corner of the <br />intersection. A desirable sight distance should provide 10 seconds of vehicle visibility <br />before arriving at the intersection. <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski explained the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control provides guidance <br />for the posting of stop signs. By virtue of the amount of traffic on McKinley Street, placement of <br />a stop sign on the north leg of this intersection (Unity Street) could be considered to meet the <br />condition of a street entering a through street or highway. In addition a supporting consideration <br />is also present in the limited sight distance available to the approaching traffic from the east. <br />This limited sight distance is a factor for southbound traffic turning in either direction on <br />McKinley Street conflicting with westbound McKinley Street. It might also be noted that <br /> <br />Public Works Committee/March 16,2004 <br />Page 4 of5 <br />