7C, Planning Case 12-019 - Master and Final PUD at 1201 County Road E

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Meagan Beekman,AICP November 28,2012 City of Arden Hills Page 2 Table 1 Trip Generation Comparison Land Use Type Weekday A.M. Weekday P.M. Daily (ITE Code) Size Peak Hour Trips Peak Hour Trips Trips In Out In Out Previous Land Use - Hotel(310) 155 Rooms 48 34 47 46 1,266 Proposed Land Use(Lot 1) Apartments(120) 200 Persons 12 44 52 28 662 Retail Space 820 20,000 SF 12 7 36 38 854 Subtotal 24 51 88 66 1,516 Multi-use Reduction(1001o) (3) (5) (9) (7) (152) Total Proposed Trips 21 46 79 59 1,364 Site Trip Difference +/- -27 +12 +32 +13 +98 Note:The multi-use reduction is based on methodology outlined in the ITE Trip Generation Handbook. • It should be noted that the apartment trip generation rate was based on the number of persons for the proposed land use. o The number of persons (assumed to be approximately 200) was selected since a significant amount of the proposed 75-units will have two or more bedrooms per unit. • A 10 percent multi-use trip reduction was applied to account for apartment residents using the proposed retail developments. o No other trip generation reductions (i.e.pass-by or multi-modal)were assumed. These reductions could potentially further reduce the trip generation estimates for the proposed land use shown in Table 1. ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS The proposed development currently has two full-access locations along County Road E. A third access is centrally located between the others,however bollards are currently restricting access. This central access is proposed to be permanently closed as part of the proposed development. From a traffic operations perspective, the remaining proposed development access locations (west and east)are expected to operate adequately.However,the closely spaced access locations (particularly at the west site access and the existing adjacent business access)create a potential safety issue due to the amount of potential conflict points along County Road E.Within this 250 foot segment of County Road E,there are three access points (two full-access; one exit-only) along the north side of the roadway,which have a total of 23 potential vehicular conflicts points. As redevelopment occurs,it provides an opportunity to review the existing access and determine if improvements could be incorporated to improve safety,mobility,and circulation for all users. Therefore, to better manage these access locations and improve circulation and mobility, an access consolidation concept was developed(see Figure 1).