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-36- determine how well the existing and proposed roadway system will accommodate the proposed developments, a traffic operations analysis was conducted for the a.m. and p.m. peak hours for the year 2006. The signalized intersection of TH #47/153rd Avenue was analyzed. The remaining unsignalized intersections were also analyzed. Ail key intersections are expected to operate at an acceptable level during the a.m. and p.m. peak hours in the year 2006, with existing traffic controls and geometric layout. Additional analysis was completed to determine future traffic impacts on adjacent residential streets due to the increase in traffic volum¢~generated by the proposed residential development. The threshold for expected daily tr~ffi~'¢olumes on a local residential street is 1,000 vehicles per day. Traffic counts were co,gered on Ute Street north of 153~d Avenue during the a.m. and p.m. peak hours. Based o~/'~e::e~ting counts it is estimated that Ute Street north of 153~d Avenue has an averag~!,~ily ~ffic volume of approximately 110 vehicles per day. In the year 2006 it is expected, tti~t the numi~:~:'~ increase to approximately 250 vehicles per day. The amount of ~a:~'f~i :~xpected on Uf~,:S-ffeet will continue to be well below the expected daily threshold fo.r::~,i~l residential street. ~&:~i~ents south of the proposed development have expressed con~'~: about an, increase in cut-t~C~gh traffic along Xkimo Street and Waco Street south of 153:~ ~venue. Tm~i:'times were conducted in June 2001 to determine if using Waco Street or ~:~ 'Stree~:~s~aSter than TH #47. It is approximately 20 seconds faster for development traffic i~}:i~'~')i'H #47 using I53~d Avenue instead of 149t~ Avenue. It is assumed that an insignificam~:ri~'ber of trips by the proposed development will use Waco Street and Xt~!~ S~e,t south of i-'~.3:~iii~yenue. This assumption was based on existin~ counts at the Waco S'~e¢i:5~:"intersection, C~ti~:~nt travel patterns and the minimal delay experienced at the TH #47/1531 ~!:'~venu~ i~i~}~und~ existing and year 2003 conditions. It was also recommended that ali!:~i'gposed::~,i~6~ts be constructed. With six access points to/from the development, the traffi~~s at any ~e access will be reduced. In addition, a higher number °~:a~d~}S~oints wii~i~0~)ide street continuity and reduce the total travel distance in and out °f'the development. Steve Simonson, l~6:i}'Lane NW,/p~amsey~::s~O:.t~t:::[e represented a majority of homeowners in Reilley Estates. H~!~plaineSltha~: i~ey-h~c~,~gi~:~*'discussions with the builder and he listened to their concerns. He r-e~tCd:that the CommiSSion consider making Waco Street and Yakima Street in.tO~?~ii'~de,sac tS:-:~educe the traffic impacts on their development, noting that the develoPer~h~'~l~i~hs')Sh0wing ~h~t ~:~an option. B~!~i! Smith, 15620 Ya'k!~a Street:NW, Ramsey, Reilley Estate protection Committee, stated that:::they spent 2.5 years fighting the development and when it appeared that the City would not being dp~g much in th~ ~iy of density transition, they agreed to pay $10,000 to acquire the propert~:~d them. ~hb is spending $10,000 he would like to see Waco Street and Yaldma turned into e~l:-'de-sacg!:s0 that the lots behind them are even larger like they were promised when they ori~nallg;~fifchaS:ed their property. Commissioner Johnson inquired if both Waco Street and Yakima Street were platted in the original Reilley Estates development. Planning Commission/July 12, 2001 Page 12 of 23 I I I I I I' I I I I I I I I I