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ROSEVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION 5 Thursday, December 9, 1993 Member Sandstrom asked if more engineering details would be helpful, especially as it relates to the pond construction and pond maintenance. Mr. John Peterson, representing Good Value Homes, stated that the plan represents a revision to a previous Planning Commission meeting and neighborhood concerns. The plan has been changed to reduce the density on the north side of the project from 34 units to 22 units and has also reduced the mass of the buildings along the north side of the project. He explained that the four- unit buildings, instead of ten-unit buildings, will be more compatible with the residential area on the north side of grandview. Jim Johnson, Traffic Engineer from Bolton and Menk, Inc. representing Good Value Homes, illustrated the diffuse traffic patterns in three directions, and distributed a traffic study completed just prior to the meeting. Mr. Johnson stated that each unit will generate approximately six units per acre with peak hour traffic being ten percent of the traffic load. He estimated there will be 360 trips per day and 34 trips at the peak hour of 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sixty-five (65) percent of the traffic will go south on Lexington Avenue, ten percent of the traffic will go east to Victoria, ten percent of the traffic will go west on B2, and fifteen percent of the traffic will go north on Lexington. Of the eight units which enter Grandview, 47 trips will use Grandview, 42 trips will go south on Lexington, and five of the trips will go east on Grandview. Mr. Johnson estimated the traffic volume on Lexington Avenue to 16,000 trips per day with 5,000 trips per lane capacity. A general discussion ensued regarding traffic movements north and south off of Lexington Avenue and the possibility of turning lanes, traffic lights, and medians along Lexington Avenue. Members Thomas and Rengel expressed concern about making left turns onto Lexington Avenue and turning movements at the day care facility. Member Rengel asked for a peak hour movement on Lexington and whether the left turn movements from the project onto Lexington could be eliminated. Mr. Johnson responded that signage will not direct traffic at this crucial intersection, but a median would be necessary in order to make all traffic turn right instead of left.