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--• Mr. Jeffrey Agnes 17 Noveinber 2, 2007 CONCLUSIONS Detailed analyses have been presented in this report to address traffic implications associated with the concept PUD application submitted for the Har Maz Shopping Center. Though all existing access drives serving the shopping center will be preserved under the PUD application, the 2009 build scenario has accounted for potential closure of an existing right turn in and out only access drive on County Road B. Two reasons for this consideration are: 1) closure of this driveway may be considered in the future and 2) closure of this driveway represents "worst case" conditions regarding traffic volumes and associated queuing for vehicles exiting the site at the main Har Mar access drive on County Road B. Major conclusions from the analyses presented in this report are as follows: a) Regarding gross trip generation, the proposed uses in the concept PUD will generate 97 more gross trips during the weekday p.m. peak hour than the former uses they are replacing. During the Saturday mid-day peak hour, the proposed uses will generate about 316 more gross trip ends than the former uses they are replacing. b) The following are the principal conclusions regarding the three subject intersections: • Snelling Avenue/Counry Road B. The level of service for this intersection will remain unchanged from the 2009 no-build to 2009 build condition during both the weekday p.m. peak hour and the Saturday mid-day peak hour. Compared to existing conditions, the overall delay at this intersection will slightly be reduced for the 2009 build condition due to Mn/DOT's planned improvements to this intersection. • S�2elling Avenue/Har Mar access. The level of service for this intersection will remain unchanged from 2009 no-build to the 2009 build condition during both the weekday p.m. peak hour and the Saturday mid-day peak hour. The overall intersection delay is expected to increase slightly from the existing condition to the 2009 build condition. � County Road B//main Har Mar access. The level of service for this intersection will remain unchanged from the 2009 no-build to the 2009 build condition. Relative to existing conditions, the overall intersection delay will remain about the same for the 2009 build condition. c) The main Har Mar access drive on County Road B should be revised per the plan shown in Figure 6 in order to effectively accommodate traffic entering and exiting the site at this location. It is recommended that the angle parking west of space 66 be revised to 90-degree parking. On an overall basis, we are confdent the proposed concept PUD for the Har Mar Shopping Center will not cause any adverse trafiic impacts on the affected roadway system, provided that the main access drive on County Road B is revised per the recommended plan.