Agenda - Planning Commission - 10/01/1996

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V. ?SITE ACCESS RECOMMENDATIONS :: Based upon the anticipated growth of Lord of Life Lutheran Church, it is recommended that the church !Pursue fulI access to each of the abutting roadways as a long-term goal or objective in order to provide !:satisfactory ingress and egress from the campus. In accordance the Phase I, Exhibit E, and Phase II :Exhibit F, Development Plans, the following short-term and long-term improvements are recommended (regarding access to the Lord of Life campus: ;A. Short Term Access Recommendations: : 1. CSAH//5 Aec. ess: ~ Convert the ex/sting driveway access off CSAH//5 at 145th Avenue NW to a 2 lane, ingress only ; driveway and construct a second 2-1ane, egress only driveway further to the north-northwest i which would intersect CSAH//5 about 450' upstream of the current access (directly across CSAH //5 from a dedicated driveway right-of-way). Long Term Aec. ess Recommendations 1. CSAH//5 Access: As the building and parking lot addition extend further south on the campus in the future, it will become desirable to relocate the ingress driveway from its present location at 145th Avenue to approximately midway between 145th and Dysprosium Street (Thurston Avenue) - a distance of about 600' to the southeast. T.H. #47 Access: The proposed.:acoess onto T.H. #47 as shown on the Phase ri Development Plan, Exhibit F, is located about 1000' north of the existing CSAH//5 intersection and is proposed as a joint or Shared driveway with full access. The T.H. #47 access is not recommended for development at this time due to the extremely poor sight conditions mused by the substandard horizontal and vertical curves on T.H. #47 at this location. However, as the church negotiates with MnDOT for the additional right-of-way which the State will need to realign the CSAH #5 intersection and to widen and reconstruct T.H. #47 between CSAH #5 and 153rd Avenue, a strong stance should be taken to ensure that the T.H. #47 design will faeilitate a full-access (shared) to both properties. If it becomes impossible to obtain a full- access at this location, at least a right-turn-in/right turn-out access helps somewhat in the facilitating of traffic to and from the church site. The church may aisc want to consider and pursue the use of its future southerly parking facilities as an MCTO (Metropolitan Council Transit Operations) park and ride facility to assist in the financing of the parking lot construction costs and to further enhance the opportunity to gain full access to T.H. #47. 4 Sunwood Drive - 149th Avenue Access: The northerly access to the ~uture Sunwood Drive ~ 149th Avenue connection has long-term merit and should be pursued at the appropriate time. However, its construction will probably be too late to have any significant impact on the development of the campus buildings, parking lots and other access points. Its role in providing access to and from the church campus is expected to be minor and will primarily serve the residential developments located to the north between CSAH//5 and T.H. #47 and to serve as a back-door ex/t from the campus. 10