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� Debra Bloom, P.E. City of Roseville PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT • July 17, 2007 Page S The proposed development consists of a 120-room hotel and a 5,000 square foot, high-turnover sit-down restaurant. All parking is provided in a surface lot located on site. As shown in Figure 3, one main access point is proposed to the site as a right-in/right-out only access. The intent is for this access to service the entire site (hotel and restaurant). Vehicles exiting the site would be forced to make a right-turn onto Cleveland Avenue; either proceed north to County Road D, turn around at County Road C2 or make a U-turn at the median that currently extends approximately 50 feet north of the proposed access drive. Vehicles entering the site from the north would be required to make a U-turn at the signalized Cleveland Avenue/I-35W Northbound Ramps intersection. The right-in/right-out only access drive is identified as a temporary access location, with plans to relocate the site access to the south side of the parcel upon construction of the Future Twin Lakes Parkway (bordering the south side of the property). The proposed access scenario is not desirable. The following options are offered for consideration as improvements to site access and overall circulation: 1) Instead of the access as shown, it is recommended that the proposed development gain access from the adjacent driveway to the south. The proposed development is located immediately north of an existing (vacant) development with access directly across from the Cleveland Avenue/I-35W Northbound Ramps intersection. This access driveway would serve as the best access to the proposed site, eliminating the potential for unprotected U-turns and undesirable safety issues associated with them. The applicant should investigate developing a cross access agreement that would allow access to the proposed hotel and restaurant developments via this driveway. 2) With the proposed right-in/right-out only access as shown, it is recommended that the concrete median along Cleveland Avenue be extended further north (approximately 100 feet) to discourage motorists exiting the proposed development from making U-turns along Cleveland Avenue. In addition, the extended raised concrete median shall be signed with "No U-turn Permitted," which is strictly enforceable by law. Safe, efficient operation is difficult to maintain at locations without left or U-turn storage and the traffic volumes or speeds, or both, are relatively high. Vehicles making U-turns along Cleveland Avenue would do so from the through lane increasing the potential for rear-end collisions. TRAFFIC FORECASTS The proposed development will be completed in year 2008. Therefore, trafiic forecasts were developed for year 2009 (one year after construction). Based on existing growth patterns and regional trends, an annual growth rate of one percent was applied to the existing peak hour volumes to develop year 2009 background traffic forecasts. As shown in Table 2, trip generation estimates for the proposed development were generated based on information in the 2003 ITE Trip Generation Reports.