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Ryan Streff December 23, 2014 City of Arden Hills Page 2 Proposed Development Trip Generation • The proposed development is located on the site of the former Arden Hills Library (approximately 10,000 square feet) and a small community church (approximately 5,500 square feet), both of which are currently vacant or underutilized. • The proposed development, shown in Figure 1, would replace the library and church facilities with eight (8) single-family homes. • A trip generation comparison between the existing land uses and proposed development shown in Table 1 was completed using the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual, Ninth Edition. Table 1. Trip Generation Comparison Land Use Type (ITE Code) Size A.M Peak Hour Trips P.M Peak Hour Trips Daily Trips In Out In Out Existing Uses Library (590) – VACANT 10,000 S.F. 7 3 35 38 562 Church (560) - VACANT 5,500 S.F. 2 1 1 2 50 Total Existing Potential 9 4 36 40 612 Proposed Use Single-Family Homes (210) 8 units 2 5 5 3 76 Change from Existing Potential -7 +1 -31 -37 -536 • Results of the trip generation comparison indicate that the proposed development will generate approximately seven (7) a.m. peak hour, eight (8) p.m. peak hour, and 76 daily trips. • When compared to the potential trip generation of the existing land uses, the proposed development is expected to generate fewer trips. Traffic Operations Review • A planning level ADT capacity review of the study area roadways was completed to determine if the change in use is expected to have an impact to area traffic operations. • This review indicated that two-lane facilities (such as County Road E2 and New Brighton Road) typically can accommodate up 10,000 vpd before improvements may be necessary. • Therefore based on the existing ADT volumes and the proposed development trip generation, no significant impacts to area traffic operations are expected.