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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—JANUARY 27, 2014 15 19. No semi-trailer trucks shall enter or exit the site between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M. 20. For twelve (12) months following the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy, the owner/developer may operate without regard to the condition regarding hour restrictions for truck operations (Condition #19). At the end of that period, the City at its discretion may in writing extend the exception to the restriction, allow it to expire, or process a permanent amendment to the PUD. Associate Planner Bachler stated that there was also concern with how the truck traffic would impact pedestrians. He explained that Condition 19 would limit truck traffic during daytime hours. Councilmember Holmes commented that the Planning Commission's concern with restricting the times to overnight hours was in regard to how the truck traffic would impact the residents at E Street Flats. The Planning Commission believed that this condition was too restrictive. She reiterated that Goodwill is anticipating having three to five trucks per week. Councilmember Holden requested comment from staff on the traffic study as she did not believe traffic along Lexington Avenue has been decreasing. Matt Pacyna, SRF Consulting, 1 Carlson Parkway, Minneapolis, MN, explained that new data was collected in December 2013 during the mid-day and evening peak hours on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. These volumes were compared to the most recent historical data collected, which was from 2009. Comparing the data sets, the traffic volumes have decreased. Mayor Grant inquired if the traffic study took into consideration any other economic growth in the area and how this would affect traffic. Mr. Pacyna stated that additional redevelopment was not considered in the study. Councilmember Holmes asked if cars entering and exiting the site would have difficulty with the proposed turning radius. Mr. Pacyna commented that he had reviewed the site circulation and found that passenger vehicles could make the proposed maneuvers without hindering traffic. Mayor Grant questioned if the consultant would align the access point in the same manner as it was being proposed. Mr. Pacyna stated that the access point was aligned with the access to the south for Arden Plaza and this reduced the number of conflict points. He indicated that the only option would be to move the access point to the east, which would create a right-in, right-out situation. Councilmember Holmes inquired if the site could accommodate trees along County Road E at the south side of the parking lot so that the site more closely aligned with the B-2 design standards.