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Discussion While there was a significant amount of discussion at the Planning Commission meeting, the two . ongoing themes were the type of inlersection for the Hamline A venue access and sigJlage. Hamline Avenue access The existing Hamline Avenue access for lhe daycare is a full access intersection. Two options were offered at the Planning Commission meeting to regulate the Hamline Avenue access for the proposed development, which will also affect the daycare access. The two options were: 1. The Hamline Avenue access shall pcrnlit right-in and right-out access as well as left turns into the access road from northbound traffic on HamIinc Avenue, OR 2. The Hamline Avenue access shall be a right-in and right-out access only. No IeJ! lllrns shall be permitted. Ramsey County Public Works has reviewed lhe proposal and their memo is attached in 7B-l to this report. The portion of the letter referring to the Hamlinc Avenue access is as follows: 3. The proposed access on I-Iamline Avenue will be located at the existing access to the daycare with the daycare driveway connected into this new entrance road. Left turns exiting onto Hamline Avenue in the p.rn. peak hour will be problematic. Northbound Hamline Avenue traffic frequently backs up past this entrance. This will result in delay for vehicles exiting the site onto Hamline A venue. The City may wish to resl1ict turns out of the development at the Hamline Avenue entrance. This will require drivers wishing to travel west on Highway 96 to turn right out of the Highway 96 access and make a V-turn at Hamline Avenue. This should not be a problem on a protected left turn . phase. The right turn in, right turn out and left turn in at the I-Iamlinc Avenue access point are not anticipated to be a problem. The Planning Commission voted 4-3 to amend Condition 22 to state that the Hamline Avenue access should be a right-in and righi-out only access. The County prefers that the Hamline Avenue access remain and is prepared to support a right-in and right-out turns and is open to pennitting, limiting, or prohibiting left turns. It should be noted that the there is currently left turn access into and out of the existing daycare. Changing the access on Hamline will impact the daycarc. Sign age The conditions in the Planning Case report reflect the proposal from the applicant, which was meant to be a starting point for the signage discussion. The Commission did nol pass an amendment to change the applicant's sign plan. The sign plan is discussed in detail in the Planning Case report. iIMetro-inet.uslardenhiffs',PlallllingIPlollning CmD.~200(j\()6-023 Roya! Oaks pun & Preliminary Piat (Pl-:ND1NG)W80906 _ CC Reporr Royal Oaks PUD & Preliminm)' Plat. doc Page 20[6 .