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A2011-9 Staff Report <br />July 6, 2011 <br />Page 7 of 7 <br />approximately 19.8 AM trips, 23.4 PM trips, and 263 trips throughout the day. The state of <br />Minnesota did Municipal State Aid Street (M.S.A.S.) traffic counts between 2006-2008. North <br />Street was part of this study and traffic counts occurred in 2007. Traffic counts show North <br />Street, between 7th Avenue and l lth Avenue has on average 7,900 vehicles per day. Generally <br />traffic from a future development could primarily use North Street to travel east and west. If all <br />traffic used North Street, the daily 263 trips generated are about 3% of the total daily traffic on <br />North Street. If/when a development is proposed, a traffic study may be required to show where <br />potential traffic could go, as Lincoln and Grant Streets may also be used to travel west to 7th <br />Avenue. <br />Parks and Recreation <br />This property has generally always been vacant. Over time there have been different uses of the <br />area which included a residential homestead and various city uses. Because it is located adjacent <br />to Sunny Acres Park and city owned, it sometimes may be considered as a park by the public. <br />This property has not been designated or recognized as park area in the Park and Recreation <br />section. Any new development will be encouraged to have interior trails and recreational areas <br />that will serve residents of the development but also potentially residents in the surrounding area <br />my making connections to Sunny Acres Park. <br />COMMISSION ACTION <br />The Planning Commission can recommend approval of the application, denial or the application, <br />or postpone the decision to allow for more information to be obtained. <br />Erik J. Thorvig <br />Associate Planner <br />