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Memorandum to Jeff Agnes and Jamie Swanson Subject: SupplwiientalTraffic Review for Outlot 81 Concept PUD for Har Mar Shopping Center Page 6 of 9 Novembler 15, 2007 EVALUATION AND CONCLUSIONS As Presented earlier, the following are the two points ralkeld by Qity staff as reasons to suggest removal of the right-outeat the exist cy westerly right tug access on County Road B as a condition for approval of the PUD for outlot 8 1 c) Safety problems presently occur due to motorists who make a right turn onto County Road B at the westerly right turn access and then make a U-tun) at the main access for the Har Mar shopping center. d) The existing safety problems would worsen with the proposed PUD for ou ot 91. The data ad volume forecasts previously presented have been analyzed re-lative to the precedinar concerns raised b 111'a's are presented next. y,staff. Our find' Ex'sti t" 11 . ... .... I Lig�qfet Condi ions Based on our review, the existing dg ht turns out at the westerly right tum access and eastbound u-turns at the main access are operating at a high level of safety for the following reasons: In the last five year -, only one crash at the County Roaid'B/maiin access intersection involved a u-turn. 0 No seament-related crashes were reported on County Road B between the westerly right, Z> turn access and the main access. a No crashes wiere reported at the westerly right turn access in the'last five years that involved an exiting righf turn moveinent (northbound right turn). # From actual field observations for a period of eight typical busy houtls, all eastbound u- turns at the County Road 13 /main access intersection were completed in one maneuver. e No weaving was observed between right turns exiting at the westerly right tu'rn access that are destined to make a left turn or a u-turn at the main access and eastbound through movements on County Roa&B. Oiie of the concerns raised by City staff was violation ' the u-turn Prohibit ion between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. and between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.ln. on weekdays. Our field data sunimarized 'in Table I confirms that significant violati(M.5 Occlur. The City may consider one of two possible ineasures to resolve these u-turn violations: I is Increase enforcement during time periods when u-turns are probibl'ted. OR o Remove the u-turn restriction and allow u- tarns at all thiies.