Agenda - Planning Commission - 01/02/2001

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REPORT ON ORCHARD HILLS PRELIMINARY PLAT TRAFFIC GENERATION ANALYSIS AND PARK DEDICATION FEES: By: Megan Wald, Community Development Assistant Case Background: On December 5, 2000, the Planning Commission recommended Site Plan and Preliminary Plat approval of Orchard Hills Subdivision, a 42-unit townhouse development generally located south of 153ra Avenue and east of Highway #47. The Commissioners requested that the required traffic generation analysis report and the Park and Recreation Commission recommendation on park dedication fees be presented to the Planning Commissioners at the January Planning Commission meeting. The following items are enclosed: a) b) Traffic Generation Analysis Park and Recreation Case dated December 14, 2000 Observations: Attached is the traffic generation analysis report preformed by Hakanson Anderson on the impact Orchard Hills Subdivision will have on local streets. The analysis shows that 156 (63%) of the total 246 daily trips generated by this subdivision will be onto the existing residential streets consisting o£ Barium and Cobalt streets in the Willow Ridge subdivision. The remaining traffic is anticipated to be channeled to 153rd Ave., which is a collector street. For more specific locations of traffic increases, exhibit B and C of the attached report should be consulted. Within these exhibits traffic projections are given (a) the total day (b) the peak morning hour, and (e) the peak evening hour. It should be noted that the projections shown are only for increases in traffic generated by the development. The analysis does not include the existing traffic levels on these streets, however the current traffic on Barium and Cobalt Streets north and northwest of the intersection of Barium and Cobalt are estimated to be less than 160 vehicles per day. It should also be pointed out that having a local connection of the existing streets to 153rd Ave. will cause a decrease in current' traffic of perhaps 40 vehicles per day south and west of the intersection of Cobalt and Barium Street. This would be due to the existing neighborhood trips primarily to the north. The Park and Recreation Commission meet on Thursday, December 14, 2000 to review the Orchard Hills Preliminary Plat. The Commission is recommending that the City receive a cash payment in the amount of $54,600 dollars ($1,300 x 42-units) to satisfy park dedication requirements. The Park and Recreation Commission feels that since there are several parks in the area including Solstice, Woodland Green, River's Bend