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Ms. Debra Bloom March 3. 1999 Pau.e ? %.W The other p ermitted uses include hospitals and rest homes for which the site is relatively small. . rest home would generate verv- little traffic. The volume of traffic aen rated by a private c l uh or a lodcre is very dependent on the tN-pe of facility. and WOW l d have a si c2n i fic ant rano.c ® �rener4rtIOT1 based on type of facilities provided and the ti rni n.a of the activities. question also related to bein¢ able to quantify' the additional dela � hi .�h �rld occur the traffic from the Lyndale Garden Centers. This would be difficult to do without first collectini the data on the existing delays at the intersection-,data which is currently not avai lahle. The two primary delays at the Snelling Avenue intersection will he the northbound left turn from Snelliner Avenue to Oakcrest Avenue and for the eastbound left turn from oakcrest Avenue to northbound SnellinLT Avenue. we anticipate that there will be ten northbound left turns in the p.m. peak period. These will have to use gaps in southbound traffic on Snellina. Avenue being created by the si.nal Lit COUTIt� Road Cl. There will be some delay for this traffic but our observations are that there Is an adeq ua(c umber of southbound craps for this traffic to turn left throuorh although some 10110 LICItiIN s dL) OCCLI •. n � p . The ten additional vehicles will mean one additional vehicle every six m:nr.ltes or approxtniatcl%. in peak periods, one vehicle ever, fourth signal cycle at County Road C. The major concern is the eastbound to northbound left turn from oakcrest Avenue. We anticipate approximately seven in the p.m. peak hour;from Lyndale Garden enters. These seven vehicles wl11 pp Y have to gait not only for a gap in southbound traffic, but for the northbound left turns to clear. P through the a and then find a gap in northbound traffic. This will be difficult in the p.m. pear hO L11 l� as it is for existing traffic. we have observed,on a limited basis, some traffic being able to turn ve ry quickly onto Snelling Avenue while other traffic seems to be waitin cr for a minute or longer. Adding seven additional vehicles will add to the over-all delay of existing traffic as well as creating de lays for the newly enerated traffic. However•,with on l v seven vehicles plus the small number of e x i st i n E eastbound and northbound left turns, the total amount of delay should be relatively small compared to the overall traffic flow in the intersection. Comparisons should be made to other types of use permitted on the site. we have indicated that "c assume 46 total F ,m . peak hour trips from the Lyndale Garden Center which would be a high seasonal estimate. This would be si ani fxc antl y less at other times of the year. This is ap pr-oxi mate 1 v 6o percent- of the volume which could occur �r�l�t a �.0,Uuo square [ooL of��i�e al.11lu�il�. Based on r to same impact as a s ware loot general office peaking characteristics, it would have about the p � building. This compares the average peak hour throughout a year for the general office b u r l di n r with the design peak hour, which is almost a worst case, for the Lvndale Garden Center. p There are also questions regarding the impact on the intersection of oakcrest Avenue and Fairview Avenue, we anticipate that much of the traffic travelincr from the LN+ndale Garden Center to Fairview Avenue will mare a right turn on Fairview Avenue and will have minimal impact on the total volumes, other than in the westbound-backup of traffic waiting at the intersection. If a traffic signal is ultimately installed at the intersection. there would be very little impact.