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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for May 8, 2019 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2018\PC 18-014 - Mounds View School District - 1900 & 1901 Lake Valentine Road\Memos Reports Page 8 of 14 Existing Parking Requirements Land Use Number of Students/Staff Required Stalls Number of Stalls Provided Parking Deficiency/Surplus Secondary Schools - 1 for each school employee plus one space per 4 students 1800/172* 622 517 -105 Proposed Parking Requirements Land Use Number of Students/Staff Required Stalls Number of Stalls Provided Parking Deficiency/Surplus Secondary Schools - 1 for each school employee plus one space per 4 students 1800/172* 622 710 +88 *Estimate 1800 students +/- 25 to 50 students depending on the time of year. The official use of the north lot for school parking requires safety improvements on Lake Valentine Road. Lake Valentine Road is currently a two -lane road with a center turn lane between Janet Court and the west driveway into the school. This street is designated as a Municipal State Aid System (MSAS) route. The City is eligible to receive funding for maintenance and construction based on the number of miles of streets classified as MSAS roads. In order to maintain this classification, the City must meet specific design standards, including lane width and speed, for these roads. The City has worked extensively with the Applicant to develop a plan to safely accommodate pedestrians and vehicles at this location. The current plan includes crosswalks at two locations across Lake Valentine Road, including two (2) push button attenuated flashing crosswalk signals. The crosswalk signals are similar to the signals located at Valentine Hills Elementary School. A new median, with pedestrian safety refuges, is also included in the plan. In order to minimize points of conflict between pedestrians and vehicles, the plan also restricts the west driveway into the north lot to right-in/right-out turns. The median will include mountable curb to allow emergency vehicle access. A new sidewalk is proposed from the western access of 1901 Lake Valentine Road to Janet Court. The intent of the sidewalk to reduce mid-block pedestrian crossings at Janet Court. A four (4’) foot tall decorative fence will be added to both sides of the street in front of the school to guide students, staff and visitors to the crosswalks. Additional signage and other modifications may occur as the Applicant and staff are working to finalize the pedestrian crossing design. Finally, the staff is working with the Applicant to obtain information needed to create a school speed zone at this location. MnDOT must approve this designation but has indicated their support.