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~ , . P!-ANNING REPORT DA TE: 7 June 1989 CASE NUMBER: 1977 APPLICANT: Northwestern College LOCA TION: Northwest Intersection of Snelling and Lydia Avenues (see sketch) ACTION REQUESTED: Variance to Driveway Location and Width PLANNING CONSIDER A TIONS: 1. Several years ago, Northwestern College applied to the City of Roseville for approval of a Planned Unit Development, which included significant changes in that portion of the college campus located in Roseville. That PUD application and approval and subsequent approval included the siting of a new athletic facility, accommodation of expanded parking facilities, and the rerouting of roadway access and egress from the. campus. All acc~ss to the campus (a significant portion of which is in Arden Hills) is via access points off of Lydia Avenue in Roseville. 2. One of the features of the new access plan was to close the vehicular egress 'at the immediate intersection of Lydia Avenue and Snelling Avenue, but retain the west bound one-way access only. A new access and egress point was added somewhat to the west, featuring the construction of new perpendicular driveways to and from Lydia in place of the existing diagonal access at the intersection of Lydia and Snelling. The new access points to the west were constructed, but the original access at the intersection of Lydia and Snelling was left intact. 3. The City is now preparing plans for the reconstruction of Lydia Avenue from Snelling Avenue westerly. In accordance with the approved PUD, the egress leg will be closed and the existing access drive that angles northwesterly into the site will be retained. 4. Attached is a copy of the construction plans prepared by the City Engineering Staff showing the proposed improvements to the street. The driveway to be retained is shown in bold lines and type. You will note that the access driveway crosses the corner of the property. Ordinance requirements are that the driveway be at least 30 feet from this intersection of the right-of-way lines. The College is seeking a variance to allow the driveway to be left where it is. 5. The City's Engineering Consultants have looked at the intersection design . and concluded that the driveway will work as located. This is because of the distance to the south bound traffic lanes on Snelling (much greater than normal) and because there is a new median to be constructed in Lydia Avenue, preventing left turns in the one-way dri veway. 6. Thus, it appears that the granting of the variance will not be a problem and that the driveway access can be built as proposed on the Engineer's drawing.