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, North Heights Traffic Impact Study AlIiant Engineering, Inc. April 5, 2003 . Table 1 Existing Conditions Intersection Level of Service Level of Service futersection Overall Minor Street futersection Left Turn Highway 96 at North Entrance A D East Entrance at North Snelling A A Avenue Highway 96 at North Snelling A E Avenue All of the intersections are operating at an overall LOS A. The minor street left turn movement typically incurs the longest delay at an unsignalized intersection, and safety issues can arise when sufficient gaps are not available to safely maneuver into traffic. The minor street left turns onto Highway 96 at the north entranee and at North Snelling are experiencing some delay, but are still operating at an aceeptable level of service. . It should be noted that these left turn movements have very low volumes, and that the development in general generates little traffic during the PM peak hour, approximately 40 vehicles exiting and 55 vehicles entering the site. 3.0 Event Study The church stages approximately 30 special events annually. These events include 8 large performanees in the weeks prior to Christmas, approximately 20 performances in the 6 weeks prior to Easter, and a 4'" of July celebration. These events are estimated to draw approximately 1500 patrons and nearly 400 performers, staff, and facility management personneL These events occur after the PM peak, and usually begin after 7 PM. Therefore, event traffic does not conflict with the roadway peak period. An event study was condueted to provide information relating to the number of parking spaces, impacts to the adjacent roadway system, and to the flow patterns observed exiting and entering the site. Existing Parking Survev and Occupancv Estimation . Alliant Engineering performed a survey of the parking conditions at the North heights Church during a speeia] event on Thursday, December ]2,2002. The purpose of this survey was to determine parking availability during a major event, and to provide an occupancy estimate check for event traffic. There are currently 89] parking spaces on-site, including 23 handicapped spots. During the speeial event 802 personal vehicles and 2 buses were parked in the lots, indicating the lot was 90% occupied. The survey data is sununarlzed in Table 2. 6of16