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Using a typical commercial trip generation rate of 43 daily trip ends per 1,000 sq.ft., we have estimated that the former Homeplace Store generated a total of 2,340 daily trip ends. Accounting for the 20% factor for internal and pass-by trips, the former Homeplace Store generated 1,870 net new trip ends per day. Subtracting the trips generated by the former Homeplace Store from the trips generated by the Cub Store, the net increase in new trips due to the Cub Store is 2,530 daily trip ends (4,400 - 1,870). From a parking standpoint, both City Code requirements and Cub experiences indicate that a Cub Food Store needs a minimum of 5.0 parking spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area. Thus, the 68,000 sq. ft. proposed store requires 340 parking spaces. EFFECTS REGARDING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ON NEARBY ROADWAYS Based on the incremental trip generation difference between the Homeplace and Cub Stores and based on the expected directional distribution of trips, Figure 1 has been prepared to show the projected change in daily volumes on Snelling Avenue and County Road B. This figure indicates that the expected increase in daily volume on Snelling Avenue and County Road B would be two to three percent. With only a two to three percent volume increase, we are confident that no perceptible change would be experienced regarding traffic operations on Snelling Avenue or County Road B. Regarding potential effects on nearby local streets, it is important to note that the Cub Food Store only will use the existing Har Mar access points on Snelling Avenue and County Road B. No direct vehicular access will be provided to the Cub Store from any local street. Given this situation and given that signs presently exist to inform motorists that the local streets do not provide access to the Har Mar Mall, we are confident that no Cub customers from outside the immediate neighborhood area will use adjacent local streets to access the Cub Store. 3