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MAR - 8 8 ohm E-P ,rr"4r ddd ii PtcP flfi( If ff Nff fflflNNNNf! ,,„ y f rlarch . 1 999 R E: Rosevi l ie. Min rnesota L%-ndale Ciarden Center Oakcrest Avenue at net l in. A v entie EIS No. A-RO EV9801.00 Ms. Debra Bloom. P.E. Assistant Public Works Director City of Roseville 2660 Civic Center Drive osevillc, MN 5�113-1899 Dear Deb: We reviousl � provided some information recrardina the traffic impacts of the proposed LYndale P � p Aden Center in the existing HOM building on oa crest Avenue just West of Snelling Avenue. The City Council discussion led to some additional questions. This letter is to answer those questions. We have acrain reviewed the traffic forecast for volumes for a design day. We have forecasted between 400 and Soo vehicles p er day on a design day, and assumed 450 for numerical analysis. This was done based on references to the Institute of Transportation Engineer's data and on data we have obtained from other nurseries. We have since obtained some specific data from Lyndale Garden Centers which confirms the desiorn day volume 450 is reasonable for analyses. month of a i s tradi ti anal l v the heaviest month for businesses of this type. we anticipate that The }� there will be several days in May when the 450 vehicles per day are exceeded, prirnari I X' on 1 Saturdays. However, with the exception of possibiy pans of April and.Tune, the rest of the year %vi see less than the design volume. Based on information, approximately one third of all business e center is done in May. Conversely, January does approximately five percent of the 'Ia�� the nurs ry � � � r Iiu�lrv, ��'� volume or between one and two percent of the annual business. Excludinor Mav and Ja } ` anticipate a t Tsai deli an day would be more in the neighborhood of 325 vehicles per d;ay. rrou� p p � F, Ave tried to compare this land use with others �,vhich may be permitted in a Limited Business We h p i � � � between r� ��t (B-1). s an exam lea a 10.000 square foot General office buildin would enerate bet e��stn . p and l< o vehicle trips per day wit' approximately 2 in the p.m. peals hour. However. it appears 1_ p p y could support a larger office buildina, and still have sufficient parkiner. If the buridina that the site pp were doubled in size, the traffic volume on an average day would be between '60 and Soo vehicle s per day. These would be an average throughout the year and would be fairly consistent trip p ' 'Sher eak �rolume becuse of the re-ardless of season. These would also generate a somewhat hi� p ' �.. of the office to formal startin cr and fini shincr times. 10,000 square foot medical office orientation or would have an averacre of over 360 vehicle trips per day and if expanded to 0.00 square build�t�� - feet could crenerate u to 720 vehicle traps per p dad: with approximately 75 rn the p.m. pe ak hour.