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Lexington Station Phase 3 Traffic Study February 26, 2021 Page 15 Site Plan Review A review of the proposed site plan was completed to identify any issues and recommend potential improvements with regard to access, circulation, and parking. In general, the following should be considered when designing internal traffic controls and roadways: x Incorporate traffic controls, signing, and striping based on guidelines established in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) x Special consideration should be made to limit any sight distance impacts from future structures, landscaping, and signing. As mentioned previously, the Lexington Avenue/Target Road intersection is expected to operate at acceptable levels with a traffic signal. The base site plan was intended to be proposed without the Arby’s/Big O Tire’s site cross-property access, however, (see Figure 4) the cross-property access is currently shown to be provided. Note that this cross-property access concept is being considered in order to provide better access to the Arby’s/Big O Tire’s site since that site’s access to Lexington Avenue will be restricted to a right- in/right-out only as part of the Lexington Avenue Improvement Project. This cross-property access is contingent on an agreement between the property owners of the Arby’s/Big O Tire’s site and the proposed development site. It should be further noted that at this time, this cross-property access agreement has not been approved. If there is not sufficient desire from the Arbys/Big O Tire’s property owner for the cross-property access, it will not be constructed. Summary The following information provides a summary of the analysis performed as part of the Lexington Station Traffic Study: x Results of the existing operations analysis indicate that all study intersections currently operate at an acceptable overall LOS D or better during the a.m. and p.m. peak hours. Queuing issues were identified during the p.m. peak hour at the southbound approach of the Lexington Avenue/Red Fox intersection. In addition, the Target Road operates at LOS F during the p.m. peak hour. x Ramsey County is planning to reconstruct Lexington Avenue from County Road E to I-694 by year 2023. Therefore, these improvements were assumed in the year 2023 no build and build conditions. Note that the Lexington Avenue/Target Road intersection was evaluated with and without a future traffic signal. x Results of the year 2023 no build operations analysis indicate that Lexington Avenue/Red Fox Road intersection is expected to have improved operations and queuing as a result of the County’s reconstruction project. x The current development proposal consists of a 43,000-square foot grocery store. The development is expected to be fully constructed by year 2022. Access to the proposed