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John Slack, Perkins + Will May 2, 2016 Land O’Lakes Expansion TS Update Page 23 6) Results of the year 2038 intersection capacity analysis indicate that all study intersections, except the County Road F/Hamline Avenue and County Road F/Lexington Avenue intersections, are expected to operate at an acceptable overall LOS D or better during the a.m. and p.m. peak hours. The County Road F/Lexington Avenue intersection is expected to operate at an overall LOS E during the a.m. peak hour while the County Road F/Hamline Avenue intersection is expected to operate at an overall LOS F during the p.m. peak hour. Furthermore, side-street delay and queueing issues were observed in the traffic simulation. a. Consequently, a number of long-term geometric and traffic control improvements are recommended for consideration (See Recommended Long-Term Improvements). 7) A preliminary traffic signal warrant analysis was performed based on anticipated year 2018 and 2038 traffic volumes at the County Road F/Innovation Way intersection. Results of the preliminary traffic signal warrant analysis indicate that the County Road F/Innovation Way intersection is expected to meet a peak hour warrant under year 2018 conditions. Furthermore, multiple signal warrants are expected to be met under year 2038 conditions. 8) A future extension of Metro Transit A-Line Snelling Bus Rapid Transit could potentially produce a reduction (on the order of magnitude of five percent or less) in Land O’Lakes site trips and parking demand. However, a potential extension is neither funded nor in an official planning stage. 9) A review of the proposed site plan was completed to identify any issues and recommend potential improvements with regard to site access, circulation, and parking. Recommendations for consideration include: a. Incorporate traffic controls, signing and striping based on guidelines established in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). i. In particular, it is important to identify traffic controls at intersections between internal parking lot aisles to minimize vehicular conflicts and driver confusion. b. Construct right-in/right-out access at the County Road F/West Access intersection. Similarly, an opposing driveway would also function as a right-in/right-out intersection. c. Construct three-quarter access at the County Road F/East Access intersection to prohibit northbound left-turn maneuvers. i. This intersection layout would allow more direct truck access to loading docks on the east side of the existing structure. d. Construct three-quarter access at the Lexington Avenue/South Access intersection to prohibit eastbound left-turn maneuvers. i. This intersection layout would be expected to function well with the planned three-quarter access intersection at Lexington Avenue/Gramsie Road. e. A minimum of 2,220 parking spaces is recommended for employee capacity conditions based on the existing maximum observed parking rate. i. However, the proposed 418,800 square foot facility requires only 1,676 off-street parking spaces per Arden Hills Zoning Code. H:\Projects\8997\8997-01\TS\Report\8997-01_LandO'LakesExpansion_TS Update_160502.docx