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project. Solid waste will be handled by private haulers and disposed of in a licensed solid waste facility in accordance with Ramsey County and state requirements. b. Indicate the number, location, size and use of any above or below ground tanks to be used for storage of petroleum products or other materials ( except water). No below ground storage tanks will be part of this project. 22. Traffic. Parking spaces added 959. Existing spaces (if project involves expansion) Elnimated total Average Daily Traffic (ADT) generated 5.200 . Estimated maximum p.,ak hour traffic generated (if known) and its timing 590. 7-8 a.m. For each affected road indicate the ADT and the directional distribution of traffic with and without the Project. Provide an estimate of the impact on traffic congestion on the affected roads and describe any traffic improvements which will be necessary. All estimate of total trip generation was calculated based on 1995 ITE Trip Generation Rates and building square footages from the proposed development plan. The trips generated by the Opus Gateway Business Park site plus background traffic were then assigned to the site access IOlcatiollS and adjacent roadways. Trips from the proposed Centre Pointe Business Park, to be IOlcated northeast of the Opus site, were also included in the year 2000 No Build and Build AJlternatives. Using these traffic forecasts, a capacity analysis of key intersections was then completed. E:rdsting Conditions Afternoon peak hour (4:30 to 5:30) turning movement volumes were counted in March 1997. Since there is no reason to believe that a.m. trip patterns will be significantly different than p.m. trip patterns, the a.m. pattern was obtained by reversing the p.m. pattern. TJrip Generation The number of vehicle trips generated by the proposed development was detennined by applying trip generation rates from the Institute of Transportation Engineers (lTE) Trip Generation Report 5th Edition (1991). The ITE rate for a business park was used for the dovelopment (see Table 1). The proposed development would generate approximately 5,200 dnily trips, 540 p.m. peak hour trips, and 590 a.m. peak hour trips. Table 22.1 Land Use Measure Trip Generation Rate per 1,000 S.F. for Trip Daily P.M. Peak Hour A.M. Peak Hour Rate Rate In Out In Out Business Park Per 1,000 14.37 0.33 1.15 1.38 0.24 square feet Trip Generation Rates 23624EiS \48185.1Il'MN 11