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I (). ~ ( ~ CCdJ MEMORANDUM Date: October 21, 1998 To: Dennis Welsch, Community Development Director v-Kim Lee, City Planner Karl Keel, Public Works Director ~ John Olson Sketch Plan Review-1944 Lexington Avenue, PF-3077 From: Re: Mr. Olson's current plan proposes to locate a new addition within 10 feet of the existing right-of- way. As you are aware, Ramsey County's right-of-way master plan calls for 99 feet of right-of-way on Lexington Avenue-49-l/2 feet on each side of the center line, Currently, 33 feet of right-of-way exists on the east side of Lexington Avenue adjacent to the Olson property. Thus, the master plan anticipates the acquisition of an additional 16-1/2 feet of right-of-way from the Olson property, It has been suggested that a 99 foot right-of-way for Lexington Avenue is excessive, Not so! Currently, Lexington Avenue between County Road Band Roselawn Avenue carries approximately 16,000 vehicles per day, It is anticipated that this will increase to approximately 17,000 vehicles per day by the year 2010. Typically, 16,000 vehicles per day is expected to be the maximum capacity of a 3-lane roadway, Therefore, it is not unreasonable to expect that Lexington Avenue may be upgraded to a four-lane roadway in the future, In order to provide left turn lanes, Lexington Avenue would be effectively a five-lane roadway in the vicinity of major intersections like Roselawn Avenue, Over the years, there has been some interest in developing Lexington Avenue as a parkway, It has been suggested that the center turn lane be retrofitted as a landscape median. This would continue the parkway feel of Lexington Avenue that exists in the City of St. Paul. Including the sidewalks, boulevard and landscape median, Lexington Avenue, in the City of St. Paul, utilizes a right-of-way in excess of 100 feet. Currently, an 8 foot pathway exists on the west side of Lexington Avenue, Roseville's recently adopted pathway master plan indicates a need for multi-use pathways on both sides of Lexington Avenue. Therefore, it is anticipated that a new 8-10 foot pathway will eventually be constructed along the east side of Lexington Avenue. Considering the above, it is reasonable to expect that Ramsey County's right-of-way requirement of 99 feet will be necessary in the future, When processing the Olson PUD request, it is important that we accommodate the future right-of-way needs for Lexington Avenue, Ifpossible, the full 16-1/2 feet of right-of-way should be acquired as part of this planning application. At a minimum, improvements on the Olson property should be planned so that they do not impede future improvements to Lexington Avenue, The building and parking improvements to the Olson property should be placed at a minimum of 16-1/2 feet back from the existing right-of-way line to preserve the public options for improvements to Lexington Avenue, Please contact me at 226 if you wish to discuss this issue further,