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POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT 1999 ELEMENTARY - SITE PLAN ADVISORY REVIEW - 19-97 - REPORTS - RECOMMENDATION/REPORT W/ATTACHMENTS
Phase 2 Development 5. Phase 2 of the school campus is projected to generate a commuter peak - hour total of 275 entering and 191 exiting vehicles in the morning and 121 entering and 173 e.dting vehicles during the evening peak hour. 6. The combination of Phase 2 traffic and traffic from buildout of the .. surrounding area is projected to be at acceptable operating levels during peak hour conditions. 7. The proposed access and passenger loading plan envisioned for the Southeast School Campus will comfortably accommodate the levels of traffic projected herein for both Phase I and 2 development. F-2 SPECTION f Conclusions And Recommendations Based on the results of analyses presented in this report, the following conclusions and recommendations are made concerning the proposed Southeast School Campus: Phase I Development 1. Phase I of the school campus (700 Junior High students) is projected to generate a total of 126 entering and 98 exiting vehicle trips including 15 entering/exiting school buses during the 7:00 to 8:00 AM peak -hour. Between 2:30 and 3:30 PM, 35 entering and 65 exiting trips will occur (including 15 school buses). These latter estimates will decline to. 21 entering and 14 exiting trips during the 4:00 to 5:00 PM commuter peak hour. 2. The directional distribution of Phase I traffic is projected to be primarily oriented towards the west along Harmony Road where 80 percent of the school traffic is estimated. The addition of a new connector road between Corbett Drive and County Road 9 is not expected to significantly affect this distribution. 3. The addition of Phase I traffic to the existing Corbett/Harmony intersection will not increase total traffic enough to warrant a traffic signal even though the unsignalized intersection would operate at Level of Service "E" (capacity). However, the prospect of a relatively large number of loaded school buses (12 to 15) and other school -related vehicles entering onto westbound Harmony from Corbett at 3:30 in the afternoon is not an acceptable traffic safety condition. Restriction of this traffic to right -turn - only appears to be unrealistic since such out -of -direction motorists have little opportunity to redirect their travel via other available routes. Since a future traffic signal is envisioned for the Corbett/Harmony intersection, its installation in conjunction with initial school occupancy appears to be reasonable. 4. Due to the fact that. all Phase I students are expected to initially travel to and from school via bus or passenger vehicle, an initial pedestrian/bicycle route plan is unnecessary. However, such a plan should be an integral part of the future development of all collector roadways south of Harmony between Timberline and County Road 9 including, of course, those road- ways adjacent to the campus itself, Table 5 LEVEL OF SERVICE COMPARISON Harmony Road and Corsett Drive 7:00 - 8:00 AM Peak -Hour 4:00 - 5:00 PM Peak -Hour Assumed Minimum Critical Minimum Critical Traffic Reserve Lane Capacity Reserve Lane Capacity Condition Capacity (1) Volume (2) Condition Capacity (1) Volume (2) Condition Existing 139 LOS D 88 LOS E Existing + Phase I without CR 9 Connector 30 LOS E 74 LOS E- Existing + Phase I with CR 9 Connector 34 LOS E 74 LOS E 2010 without S.E. Campus (3) 937 Under 1,105 Under. 2010 with S.E. Campus (3) 996 Under 1,117 Under Notes: (1) The reserve capacity represents the minimum of all available intersection turning movements. All values shown are for the northbound left-tum. (2) Capacity for signalized intersections equals 1,400 for the crticial; conflicting peak hour traffic movements. (3) Calculations assume a widening of Harmony to six through lanes and the installation of a traffic signal by Year 2010. FIGURE 9 TOTAL PEAK -HOUR TRAFFIC 7:00-8.00 AM 4:00-5:00 PM EXISTING +— 587 1,287 HARMONYRD. 6 HARMONY RD. 3 ' 1,187 o (� 778 o 25 5 IO 12 t 18' '14 EXISTING PLUS PHASE 1 .WITHOUT COUNTY RD. 9 CONNECTOR •— 587 1,287 'BONY RD. 31 HARMONY RD. 7 1.187 � 776 � Q 126 83 20 29 29 17 EXISTING PLUS PHASE 1 WITH COUNTY RD. 9 CONNECTOR �— 587 1,287 IMONY RD. f-23 HARMONY RD. r 5 1,187 ¢ 776 126� 831 114 2� 29� ' 16 2010 BACKGROUND PLUS STUDY AREA BUILDOUT 52 0 19 �2 5 5D t �5 1,020 2 JJI I 0 0 iiI — 2,280 HARMONY RD. �79 HARMONY NYRD. 28 20� w 5� W 2, 170 -- I 82 28 1,330 -- ¢ 18 I 276 81 285� 0 9-0 0 53 2010 PLUS S.E. SCHOOL CAMPUS 69 �20 23 25 � 501 I L5 o Q +�-- 1,020 2 JI 10 0 . 2.280 HARMONJY RD. 1 89 HARMONY RD`.- , 31 20 ~W � ' ~W I 5 I. —0 114 322,170 1,330—� 0 284i 8 308�0 31 57 Leigh, Scott & Cleary, Inc. SECTION E Traffic Impacts J Figure 9 illustrates a comparison ofvarious combinations of existing, future and campus - generated commuter peak -hour traffic at the key intersection of Corbett Drive and Harmony Road. In order to assess the impact of the proposed campus, peak -hour capacity analyses have been prepared for the key Corbett/Harmony intersection for the five traffic conditions illustrated in Figure 9. The methodology used is that presented in the current edition of the Highway Capacity Manual (Special Report 209), published by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. The concept of Level of Service (LOS) is used as a basis for computing combinations of roadway operating conditions which accommodate various levels'of traffic activity. By definition, six different Levels of Service are used (A, B, C, D, E, and F) with "A", being a free -flow condition and "E" representing the capacity of a given intersection or roadway. Table 5 summarizes the results of the various capacity analyses (refer to Appendix for complete computer printout calculations). As indicated, the addition of the Junior High School traffic to existing traffic at the Corbett/Harmony intersection is projected to reduce the morning peak -hour operations from Level of Service "D" to "E" (capacity). The operating level during the evening commuter peak will remain virtually unchanged. In the future, the subject intersection should operate well below capacity during the peak hours, assuming that a traffic signal is in place by that time. 25 50 10 25 20 �25 1,020 �— 2,280 20� I I 10' (5 1 ��^ 10 IIA—IONY ROAD (S11 68) t 20 r 2.170 5� 201 ' 10 1,330 —_ 50 10 50) 1 2 5 25 ' I 20 ` ! 400p� ` Nt CTOR ` CONN .� �. 04 ! -- I PROPOSED IELEMENTARYI I PROPOSED O iI SCHOOL I I JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL �' Z I' C I O 10O 4 0 A, 40 100 G0 LEGEND: 100 _ 7:00-8:00 AM TRAFFIC 40 4:00-5:00 PM TRAFFIC N l APPROX. SCALE 1'=600, FIGURE 8 ESTIMATED 2010 BACKGROUND TRAFFIC Lelgh, Scott & Cleary, Inc. d 1 5% 40% .27 . 9 ' 54 18 IIARMONY ROAD (S11 68) i 215 70 '16 1762 28 8 56 1 28 107 28 ! 35 `C.O`NE-.CTOR I �.�.��..00/ \" 31 2 50� ---� �_—�/ �, ,12—J g I I PROPOSED I I \ 1 16 O 0 IELEMENTARYI I PROPOSED I' S6 O iI SCHOOL I I JUNIOR HIGH 11 a `---� I SCHOOL z r O I II " 16- 5 6 �A. �53 17 LEGEND: 0 10% = ESTIMATED. DISTRIBUTION ;00% 53 __ 7:00-8:00 AM TRAFFIC 17 4:00-5:00 PM TRAFFIC 10% 20% -O*MMNW— N 54 d APPROX. SCALE 17 1-=600, FIGURE 7 ESTIMATED TRAFFIC DISTRIBUTION AND ASSIGNMENT 10% STUDY AREA BUILDOUT WITHOUT S.E. CAMPUS Leigh, Scott & Cleary. Inc. 4 i 10% 15% 25°� 17 5% 5%4 f- 10 15% 10% ' 3 HARMONY ROAD (S11 68) r---------F------------------- 5% � 43 321 � I e I9 8 13 5 I N 4 1 I ` � 14 . 41 „7 j I _ _ 85 � I CO ry 57 '� G Ni .ra-� 27 •.r e "TOR `B-� ' I� 31 I APPROX. SCALE I '�.�.����! �v 4 i 8 1'=800' 2s% 27 ' 28� Blr I i 0 ,4\ . 2U� a 19 23 23 88 8 Q PROPOSED I I PROPOSED s5 ''� 14 O iI ELEMENTARYI I JUNIOR HIGH 11 �/. I SCHOOL � SCHOOL 8 JI 10i�-�z o 0 15 4' 15 FIGURE 8 24 k,/ g ESTIMATED LEGEND: GO¢' TRAFFIC DISTRIBUTION 10% = JR. HIGH DISTRIBUTION 10% 15% AND ASSIGNMENT 255% ELEMENTARY DISTRIBUTION 35 15% °h CAMPUS PHASE 2 24 _ 7:00-8:00 AM TRAFFIC 9 4:00-5.00 PM TRAFFIC Leigh, Scott & Cleary, Inc. ' 80% 17z HARMONY ROAD (SII 68) � .............. i 10178 1r1.4 17 11 2 ` C,O 5 0001/ F 4 15 v 1_ j r 15 1 1 1 2 o ! 20 J1 0 ❑ ' ( PROPOSED Q O i JUNIOR HIGH 83 48 , H SCHOOL Z 15i1 O r O 15I V ` — — LEGEND: 12% = ESTIMATED DISTRIBUTION' 78 11 7:00-8:00 AM TRAFFIC 2:30-3:30 PM TRAFFIC 6% 12% N APPROX.SCALE 1'=600'. FIGURE 5 ESTIMATED TRAFFIC DISTRIBUTION AND ASSIGNMENT 2% CAMPUS PHASE WITH CONNECTOR ROAD Leigh, Scott & Cleary, Inc 80% Oro 25 4 HARMONY ROAD (Sil 68) r -------------- ^--------------- r 101 � 17 781 20 11 3 400,/� �FrT 15 %. 15 111\ o I 20 JI Q PROPOSED . O JUNIOR HIGH 83 / I � 48I I I SCHOOL z 15 Z) r I 15 I. O------------------------------ 6% LEGEND: 12% = ESTIMATED DISTRIBUTION 2% 78 _ 7:00-8:00 AM TRAFFIC 11 2:30-3:30 PM TRAFFIC 12% --oolummom- . N APPROX. SCALE . 1'=800' FIGURE 4 ESTIMATED TRAFFIC DISTRIBUTION AND ASSIGNMENT CAMPUS PHASE 1 WITHOUT CONNECTOR ROAD Leigh. Scott & Cleary. Inc. SECTION D - Estimated. Traffic Distribution and Assignment Discussions with School District representatives indicate that .attendance area boundaries for. the proposed campus are very uncertain at this time. As a result, the directional distribution of Campus -generated traffic is difficult to estimate. For lack of better information, a distribution similar to that of the morning peak -hour approach traffic at Corbett has been assumed to be applicable (about 80% oriented towards the west along Harmony). One of the traffic issues under consideration in conjunction with initial campus develop- ment is the need for the connector "A" road between Corbett and CR 9. Figures 4 and 5 present an assignment of campus Phase I traffic, without and with the connector road, respectively. As indicated, a relatively small difference would exist between the two alter- natives. Figure 6 illustrates the anticipated distribution and commuter peak -hour assignment of traffic for campus Phase 2 conditions, assuming buildout of the surrounding area and its roadway system. As indicated, a somewhat different distribution is assumed for the Junior High versus the Elementary School since the attendance area for the Junior High is likely to be significantly larger. Figure 7 presents the estimated distribution and assignment of the non -school study area traffic shown on Table 4. These estimates also assume buildout of the surrounding area. Figure 8 illustrates future non -study area traffic for both Corbett Drive and Harmony Road. Harmony Road through traffic projections reflect the 80-percent growth factor discussed earlier in this report. HARMONY ROAD (S11 68) r-------- f------------ EXISTING ROADWAYS O PROPOSED ROADWAYS ---' STUDY AREA BOUNDARY N APPRO X.. SCALE 10=600, . FIGURE 3 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ZONES Leigh, Scott & Cleary, Inc. Table 4 ESTIMATED TRAFFIC GENERATION FOR STUDY AREA BUILDOUT Traffic Analysis Zone (1) Land Use Description Size Average Weekday Traffic Total VehiGe-Trips (2) 7:00 - 8:00 AM Peak Hour In Out 4:00 - 5:00 PM Peak -Hour In Out A Hospital Expansion 12,000 S.F. 270 9 2 5 10 B Light Industrial 325,000 S.F. Z330 245 50 36 266 C Professional Office 69,700 S.F. 1,070 128 16 24 118 D Single Family Residential 120 d.u. 1,220 25 70 81 46 . E Professional Office 69,700 S.F. 1,070 128 16 24 _ 118 F-1 . Jr. High School 900 Students 900 162 126 27 18 F-2 Elementary School 540 Students 590 22 5 16 38 G City Park 10 Acres 110 2 2 5 4 Totals 7,5000 721 287 218 618 (1) . Refer to Figure 3 for Zone Locations. (2) Based on Formulae cited in 'Trip Generation", Institute of Transportation Engineers (Categories 110. 210, 411, 610 and 710) and counts by Leigh, Scott & Cleary, on May 20, 1992- C-5 Table 3 ESTIMATED TRAFFIC GENERATION Southeast School Campus - Phase 1 Assumed Enrollment Average Weekday Traffic (@ 1.00/Student) 7:00 - 8:00 AM Commuter Traffic • Enter (@ 0.18/Student) • Eat (@ 0.14/Student) 4:00 - 5:00 PM Commuter Traffic . Enter (@ 0.03/Student) E)at (@ 0.02/Student) = 700 Students 700 Veh.-Trips = 126 Veh.-Trips = 98 Veh.-Trips = 21 Veh.-Trips = 14 Veh.-Trips C-4 n W Table 2 ESTIMATED TRAFFIC GENERATION Proposed Southeast School Campus Only Assumed Generation Rates Vehicle -Trips Trip Average Morning Evening Average Morning Evening Land Use Generation Weekday Peak -Hour (2) Peak -Hour (2) Weekday Peak -Hour (3) Peak -Hour (3) Description Units Traffic (1) In Out In Out Traffic In Out In Out Phase 1 - Jr. High School 700 Students 1.00 0.18 0.14 0.05 0.09 706 126 98 .35 63 Phase 2 - Jr. High School 900 Students 1.00 0.18 0.14 0.05 0.09 900 162 126 45 81 Elementary School 540 Students 1.09 0.21 0.12 0.14 0.17 590 113 65 76 92 Total Phase 2 1490 275 191 121 173 Notes: (1) Source of Average Weekday Traffic Rates -Jr. High: 'Traffic Generation Rates for San Diego Region", San Diego Association of Governments, 1989. Elementary: "Trip Generation", Institute of Transportation Engineers. (2) Source of Peak Hour Rates: LSC Count of Johnson and Webber Schools on May 20, 1992 for the following hours: Johnson Elementary: 6:00 - 9:00 AM and 3:15 - 4:15 PM Webber Jr. High: 7:00 - 8:00 AM and 2:30 - 3:30 PM (3) Totals include school bus trips totalling 30 for Phase 1 and 70 for Phase 2. Table 1 EXISTING SCHOOL TRAFFIC COUNTS (1) AND RATES Time Pass. Veh. In Out Johnson Elementary Sch. Buses Bicycles In Out In. Out Pods. In Out Pass. Veh. In Out Webber Jr. High Sch. Buses Bicycles In Out In Out Peds. In Out 7:00-7:15AM 4 3 11 3 5 - 1 - 7:15 - 7:30 AM 9 4 18 55. 8 4 10 - 28 2 7:30 - 7:45 AM 2 - 1 - 75 36 7 7 1 - 16 - 7:45 - 8:00 AM 6 1 36 8 - 3 2 - 6 - 8:00-8:15AM 31 4 1 - 1 1 - 1 8:15-8:30AM 8 - 1 - 3 1 5 4 8:30 - 8:45 AM 15 4 1 1 4 1 3 3 1 1 8:45 - 9:00 AM 58 52 10 10 5 - 2 1 9:00-9:15AM 15 15 2 2 - 1 2 - _ 2 9:15-9:30AM 4 5 3 1 200 - 2:15 PM 1 1 - 1 215-2:30PM. 2 4 - 2 13 2 13 2 - 6 230 - 2:45 PM 3 1 1 1 1 1 15 20 4 12 - 12 1 21 245-3:00PM 10 8 8 15 2 3 - 1 - 1 3:00-3:15PM 6 5 1 - 1 1 4 7 - 1 _ 3 3:15-3:30PM 29 8 2 2 7 16 1 2 3 3:30 - 3:45 PM 32 52 8 9 - 7 - 15 7 14 - 1 3:45-4:00PM 6 17 - 7 - 2 4 8 4:00-4:15PM 7 13 - 2 1 2 4:15-4:30PM 6 10 1 2 1 1 - 2 4:30 - 4:45 PM 1 8 13 9 4:45 - 5:00 PM 3 8 13 6 Notes: (1) Based on counts by Leigh, Scott & Cleary, Inc. on Wednesday, May 20, 1992 (2) School Enrollment: Johnson = 585 Students; Webber = 840 Students. (3) Attendance Hours: Johnson = 9:00 AM to 3:25 PM; Webber = 7:50 AM to 2:30 PM (4) School Peak Hour (bracketed data) vehicle trip rates (vehicle-trips/student) - Johnson AM Enter = 0.21 E)dt = 0.12 PM Enter = 0.14 E)dt = 0.17 - Webber AM Enter = 0.18 E)dt = 0.14 PM Enter = 0.05 E)dt = 0.09 (5) Commuter Peak Hour Vehicle Trip Rates - Johnson AM Enter = 0.04 E)dt = 0.01 PM Enter = 0.03 E)dt = 0.01 - Webber. AM Enter = 0.18 E)dt = 0.14 PM Enter = 0.03 E)dt = 0.02 C-2 SECTION C Estimated Traffic Generation In order to project the amount of traffic to be. generated by the proposed Southeast School Campus, peak -period. traffic counts were conducted at a similar nearby campus (Webber Junior High/Johnson Elementary) on Wednesday, May 20, 1992. Table 1 reflects the resultant data and rates for this existing campus. Even though the initial phase of the Southeast campus will involve virtually no walk-in students, it has been assumed that Webber school bus and staff/parent passenger -vehicle rates are applicable to the proposed Junior High. Similarly, Southeast School Campus buildout is expected to have traffic generation characteristics very similar to the Webber/Johnson campus. Table 2 presents estimates of the amount of campus -generated traffic for both Phase I (Junior High only) and buildout of the project. As noted, these estimates are for the school peak -hours, not commuter peak -hours. Furthermore, a total of 30 Phase I school . bus trips (15 in and 15.out) and 70 Phase 2 bus trips are noted for school peak hour conditions. Table 3 presents traffic generation estimates for the Phase I campus with commuter peak -hour projections. It should be noted that the Junior High School peak -hour and commuter peak -hour are virtually the same during the morning (7:00 - 8:00 AM). Finally, Table 4 presents estimated average weekday and commuter peak -hour traffic estimates for the entire study area including buildout of the Southeast School Campus. The location of traffic zones listed in Table 4 are illustrated on Figure 3. As noted, non - school generation estimates are based on formulae cited in the current edition of "Trip Generation" by the Institute of Transportation Engineers. 587 1.287 IIARDIONY ROAD (S11 69) 1.187 5� f-0 776 5 18 14 r 2 12 i- �� NN Ems, :.:.: ■ rN �T0Ram sum -II_ I PROPOSE I I 1, I IELEMENTARYI I PROPOSED I' iI SCHOOL I I JUNIOR HIGH / I SCHOOL 'I LEGEND: (OQ/, 5 _ 7:00-8:00 AM TRAFFIC 18 4:00-5:00 PM TRAFFIC EXISTING ROADWAYS PROPOSED ROADWAYS STUDY AREA BOUNDARY of Q O Z Z 0I SOURCE: LSC COUNTS ON MAY 20. 1992 N APPROX.SCALE 1'= 600' FIGURE 2 EXISTING COMMUTER PEAK -HOUR TRAFFIC Leigh. Scott & Cleary. Inc. The remaining roadways shown on Figure 1 are expected to be developed as collector routes in conjunction with future urbanization. Connector road "B" is planned as a secondary access route for the proposed Junior High School and as the primary. access. route to and from the future Elementary School. As shown, connector "A" is planned to connect between Corbett and CR 9. . Traffic Activity Figure 2 illustrates existing commuter peak -hour traffic activity at the Corbett/Harmony intersection. These data were collected by Leigh, Scott & Cleary, Inc. personnel during a 7:00 to 9:30 AM and 2:00 to 5:00 PM count on Wednesday, May 20, 1992. Data from the entire count period is included in the Appendix to this report. A comparison of the morning traffic entering Corbett from Harmony versus the evening exiting traffic reveals the probable difficulty which exiting motorists experience in negotiating left -turns onto Harmony today (about 80% of the AM traffic enters from the west, whereas only 55% of PM traffic returns toward the west). Based on City counts, average weekday traffic along Harmony is about 2 1, 000 vehicles west of CR 9. By the Year 2010, the City projects this count to increase to about 37,800 vehicles, which represents an increase of about 80 percent. Future Traffic Controls Iri the foreseeable future, the City anticipates that a traffic signal will be warranted at the Harmony Road/County Road 9 .intersection. Furthermore, additional signals are expected to be installed along Harmony at both Corbett Drive and at the other collector street intersection shown on Figure 1. M 9 mw Q O a w z n m w F I HARMONY R I . MOUNTAIN N ' CREST HOSPITAL ' � 1 I � ` 1 �. r I ` %11* HECTO`" APPROX� SCALE `� CON CONS r wRu A �+r ■ OR ( PROPOSED I I \` � 1 ' 0 ' IELEMENTARYI I PROPOSED I' �' ' I SCHOOL I I JUNIOR HIGH il SCHOOL 1� r PROPOSED ' SOUTHEAST I' CAMPUS G0 / I� i SOOENO woo LEGEND: FIGURE 1 EXISTING ROADWAYS VICINITY MAP PROPOSED ROADWAYS STUDY AREA BOUNDARY Leigh, Scott & Cleary, Inc. SECTION B Roadway And Traffic Conditions The location of the proposed Southeast School Campus is illustrated in Figure 1 together with the surrounding roadway system. With the exception of the existing Mountain Crest Psychiatric Hospital, the site and its surrounding area consist of agricultural uses and a few related buildings. On the north site of Harmony, -the Hewlett-Packard light industrial facility is located immediately east of County Road 9. In addition, the Harmony Road Mobile Home Park is located northwest of the Hospital. Figure 1 also illustrates the future major roadway system envisioned for the surrounding area, and the study area boundary applicable to this analysis. Area Roadways Major roadways in the vicinity of the site are briefly described below: Harmonv Road -- This four -lane State Highway (SH 68) is an important east/west arterial route throughout the south end of Fort Collins. It also serves as an important connection to an interchange with 1-25, located about one mile east of CR 9. In the vicinity of the site, Harmony's cross- . section presently consists of two through traffic lanes in each direction, a depressed median with left -turn lanes and separate intersection right turn lanes. It is posted with a 55-mph speed limit. In the future, Harmony is expected to be widened to six through lanes. Countv Road 9 -- CR 9 is a north/south section -line road which is evolving into an important arterial on the east side of Fort Collins. North of Harmony, CR 9 provides two paved travel lanes plus separate turn lanes. South of Harmony, CR 9 is a two lane gravel route with considerable continuity south of the study area. At Harmony, Stop signs control north/ south CR 9 traffic movements. • Timberline Road -- This two-lane paved roadway serves nearby areas of ex- panding residential population, particularly north of Harmony Road. The Timberline / Harmony intersection is presently controlled by a traffic signal. • Corbett Drive -- At the present time, this two-lane, 50-foot-wide collector roadway is only constructed along the Mountain Crest Hospital Frontage. As indicated in Figure 1, it is planned to be extended north of Harmony and south of the study area, and it will serve as the eastern boundary of the Junior High School site. Corbett traffic is current controlled by a south - facing Stop sign at Harmony. SECTION A Introduction The Southeast School Campus project is planned to serve future Junior High and Elementary School needs in the southeast area of Fort Collins, Colorado. The 32-acre campus, to be located south of Harmony Road between Timberline Road and County Road 9, is planned to ultimately serve 900 Junior High and 540 Elementary School students. Initially (Phase I), however, a 700-student Junior High School is envisioned. Leigh, Scott & Cleary, Inc. has been retained to evaluate the traffic impact and access requirements for the proposed campus. This report documents the findings of the technical analyses which are briefly described below: • A review and analysis of present roadway and traffic conditions in the vicinity of the site and a review of' -planned and proposed roadway improvements in the general vicinity. • A determination of the average weekday and peak -hour vehicle trip generation of the proposed development. • An analysis of the estimated directional distribution of site -generated traffic and a traffic assignment to the adjacent street network. • An evaluation of the traffic impacts caused by site -generated traffic to the e.dsting circulation patterns as well as to the projected future conditions. • A determination of traffic improvements which may be required to insure safe and efficient traffic operation for traffic entering and exiting the site. Table of Contents Section Description Page A Introduction .......................................... A-1 B Roadway and Traffic Conditions .. ................ . B-1 C Estimated Traffic Generation ............................ C-1 D Estimated Traffic Distribution and Assignment .............. D-1 E Traffic Impacts ..... ............................... E-1 F Conclusions and Recommendations ............. F-1 Appendix List of Tabulations Table Description Page 1 Existing School Traffic Counts and Rates .................. C-2 2 Estimated Traffic Generation - Proposed Campus Only ........ C-3 3 Estimated Traffic Generation -'Campus - Phase 1 ............. C-4 4 Estimated Traffic Generation For Study Area Buildout ........ C-5 5 Level of Service Comparison ............... . ........... E-3 List of Illustrations Figure Description Page 1 Vicinity Map ...................... ...... ........ B-2 2 Existing Commuter Peak -Hour Traffic ..................... B-4 3 Traffic Analysis Zones ................................ C-6 4 Estimated Traffic Distribution and Assignment - Campus Phase 1 Without Connector Road ................ D-2 5 Estimated Traffic Distribution and Assignment - Campus Phase I With Connector Road .................... D-3 6 Estimated Traffic Distribution and Assignment - Campus Phase 2 ..................................... D-4 7 Estimated Traffic Distribution and Assignment - Study Area Buildout Without S.E. Campus ................ D-5 8 Estimated 2010 Background Traffic ...................... D-6 9 Total Peak Hour Traffic ................................ E-2 Traffic Impact and Access Analysis Southeast School Campus Fort Collins, Colorado prepared for The Architect's Studio 117 East Mountain Avenue, # 200 Fort Collins, Colorado 80524 prepared by Leigh, Scott & Cleary, Inc. 1889 York Street Denver, Colorado 80206 (303) 333-1105 A, -- June 12, 1992 (LSC # 920420) TRAFFIC IMPACT AND ACCESS ANALYSIS SOUTHEAST SCHOOL CAMPUS FORT COLLINS, COLORADO Leigh, Scott & Cleary, Inc. dal Transportation Level of _ 1Vlultirno Service Manual p- LOS Standards for pcvelolanent Raview - Pedestrian Figure 6. Pedestrian LOS Worksheet project location classification: Gc� OA t_K A P$A (enter as many as apply) .--I: r,te dn5lination area level of service iminimum based on project location classification) IKI III RI 1 including add.Fess (see texk) r vt�■i 1©i©1.01_�3i =iilo■ic�livi ��■i � ■■ i ■�■ i ■1■ � Ali■ ��l�lsl�l�■ ----------- MimlA` City of Port Collins Transportation Master Plan RCV'BY:Poudre School District; 0-30-97 ; 11:10 ; 3036695034y 3034903524;# 6 APPENDIX B 11 ion Level of Service Manual Muitimodal Transporfaf t.OS Slan&,ds kW Development Review - Dieycle Flirure 7. -Bicvcle LOS Worksheet base connectivitT specific connections to priority sites: description of appikable destination area within 1,320' including address rt1tLV WooT> OA9!:VOA�K6 S destination area classification (see text) QcstoC-0j-r _ EE el ofservice - wnnectivity no mun I 1 actual j I prop<md C m�J p. 20 =!� `_ City of fort Collins Transportation Master flan RCV-BY:Poudre School District; 9-30-97 ; 11:09 ; 3036695034-4 3034803524;# 4 APPENDIX A RCV BY: Poudra School District; ^-30-97 ; 11:06 303669E"U4 3034903524;# 3 excess capacity, especially during the non -peak times when school traffic is at its highest. It is concluded that from a motor vehicle perspective, the key intersections in the vicinity of the proposed Core School will operate acceptably. Both Corbett Drive and Timberwood Drive are classified as 2 lane collectors. While bicycle lanes do not currently exist, they can easily be striped on these streets. There is adequate width for bike lanes. Appendix A provides a Bicycle LOS Worksheet for the Core School. The destinations used in this analysis were the residential area to the southeast (Wild Wood) and the existing bike lanes on Harmony Road. With the striping of bike lanes on Corbett Drive and Timberwood Drive, acceptable bicycle level of service will be achieved. There are sidewalks on the west side of Corbett Drive and on both sides on Timberwood Drive, adjacent to existing development. Sidewalks will be built adjacent to the school site. As other properties in the area develop, the sidewalk system will be completed. A Pedestrian LOS Worksheet is provided in Appendix E. The Wild Wood residential area is the nearest location that would produce pedestrian trips to the Core School. With the additions to the sidewalk system, acceptable pedestrian level of service will be achieved. Currently, this area is not served by Transfort. However, in the future, Harmony Road will be an "enhanced transit travel corridor" according to the 2015 Transit System map. It is concluded that the motor vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian level of service, as it relates to the Core School, will be acceptable. RCV'BY:Poudre School District; 9-30-97 ; 11:08 ; 3036695034-t 3034903524;# 2 Co KWORANDUN co TO: Mike Spearnak, Poudre School District Bracke, Fort Collins Traffic Engineer gEric cc eD oo o FROM: Matt Delich � �d DATE: September 30, 1997 SUBJECT: Core School at the SE Campus transportation study J (File: 9761MEMI) • r (p MN It is proposed that the Core School be located at the SE 0) Campus, which is located west of Corbett Drive near Preston Junior High School. The Core School is currently located in o "Old" Fort Collins High School near the Remington/Lake a intersection. The Core School draws students from all over w the school district. At the current location, school starts at 8:30 AM and ends at 3:00 PM. It is primarily a walk-in or a drive-in school. However, at the proposed location, some bus transportation is expected in the future. A "Traffic Impact and Access Analysis of the Southeast School Campus" (June 12, 1992) was prepared. In that study, the building that would be used for the Core School was analyzed as an elementary school. Trip Generation, 5th Edition, ITE, supplemented by data from Johnson Elementary School, were used to forecast the peak hour travel. That study forecasted 590 daily trip ends, 178 morning peak hour trip ends, and 168 afternoon peak hour trip ends. Without school bus usage, the Core School is forecasted to introduce approximately 300 vehicles to the school twice a day. There W is large carpool participation by Core School parents. One 0. p bus Can reduce the number of private vehicles by 40 in each z peak hour. One or two school buses are expected to eventually w W W serve the Core School at this location. This will reduce the number of private vehicles by 40 to 80 twice a day. Clearly, the number of peak hour vehicles accessing the W o proposed Core School will be higher than that forecasted in 0 a., the cited study. However, there are a number of considerations regarding school traffic. The morning activity -� d at the school begins as the peak hour traffic on the street system is waning. The afternoon activity at the school is in m mid afternoon, which is about 1.5 hours prior to the peak hour W on the street. Much of the private vehicles will be entering _ and leaving via the Harmony/Corbett intersection, which is signalized. This signal will provide a safe, efficient means of ingress to and egress from the Core School. This a intersection is forecasted to operate acceptably as demonstrated in the "Preston Center at Wild wood Site Access Study," November 1995. This intersection will have much A. This is a good idea. 20. Unless the streets out here connect to Timberline or C.R.#9, the traffic will be a mess. The problems are with us now and the new school will only make it worse. There is simply too much traffic on Timberwood and the school will overwhelm the capacity. A. We understand your concerns. We will work with the City to solve the problems that have been raised. 21. Are there any other schools with these kinds of traffic problems? Is there someone we can talk to about mitigating traffic in the neighborhood? A. You can call Paul Ehni, Principal at Johnson Elementary school which is located on a temporary dead-end street. Also, you can call Bill Chenoweth, Principal at Werner Elementary School which is located on Mail Creek Drive which is a minor street in a County subdivision. These two schools are about the same size and traffic patterns may be similar. Ig and pick-up traffic. Have you thought of splitting the drop-off zones into two distinct areas rather than just one.? This may help distribute the traffic so it has less impact on the townhomes. A. This is a good idea and we will consider this. 12. Will the outdoor play areas and ballfields be consolidated with Preston? A. No, our experience is that it is best to separate these areas due to the difference in age groups. This is what we have done at Johnson Elementary which is next to Webber Junior High and the teachers support this. Also, we want some of the classrooms to open onto the ballfields. 13. How long of a construction process to bring the school on line? A. We are estimating a one-year construction period so we need to start at the beginning of 1998. 14. What is the level of interior finish? A. The school will be carpeted in some areas and feature vinyl composition tiles in other areas. 15. Will there be a flex room with a view of the mountains like Preston? i A. No, the flex room is a combination gym and cafeteria. There will be no large windows facing the mountains. 16. Will there be bussing of these students? A. Probably not, however, the principal is working on carpools. 17. What will the name of the school be? A. A committee will recommend a name to the School Board. 18. Who has the final authority over design specifications? A. The School Board. This item may be forwarded to the School Board some time in September. Please call the Administration Building to see exactly when the item will be scheduled for the Board's consideration. 19. If this school is to become a neighborhood school someday, then there should be sidewalk connections to the west to connect to the residential area. This will keep the kids off the streets. 3 A. That is correct. However, the building is being designed to adapt to a neighborhood school should the Core Knowledge School move to another location in the future. 4. When will the school open? A. January of 1999. 5. We live in the Wildwood Townhomes across Timberwood Drive. Right now, even without the additional traffic that will come with this school, it takes 15 minutes to make a left turn onto northbound Corbett from Timberwood. When Preston Junior High is in session, the parents speed down Corbett to drop of their kids and then turn around and speed back up to Harmony Road. This school traffic is fast and heavy twice per day for the entire school year. This new school will only make things worse for us. 6. Corbett needs to have some traffic control for a school zone. We need to slow the parents down. We should have yellow caution signs and yellow flashing signal to warn drivers that this is a school zone, not a high speed highway. 7. Until a street is built to the west to give us access to Timberline Road, we're landlocked with only one point of access. This new school will have a negative impact on those of us in Wildwood Townhomes. 8. If this traffic gets any heavier, we will need a traffic signal at Timberwood and Corbett. A. These traffic concerns are important for us to consider. One thing that might help alleviate the traffic on Corbett is that the elementary school day begins at 8:30 a.m. whereas the junior high day begins at 8:00 a.m. These staggered start times should help. We will also work with the City's traffic operations department about posting yellow caution signs for the school zone. . 9. Timberwood is a dead-end street. How will the fire department serve the site? A. The building will be equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system and the roads around the school will allow fire department to loop through the site. 10. Was there a traffic study done for the elementary school? A. There was a traffic study done for Preston several years back which accounted for this site being an elementary school. We'll have to pull that study to see what it says about traffic on Timberwood and Corbett. 11. With an at -large population base, there will be a tremendous amount of drop-off K J NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING MINUTES PROJECT: Poudre School District 1999 Elementary School APPLICANT: Mike Spearnak, PSD Project Manager CONSULTANT: Pat Dulaney, Dulaney Architecture PLANNER: Ted Shepard, Senior Planner The meeting began with a description of the proposed project. The school will be for grades kindergarten through sixth. There will be three classes per grade with a capacity of about 550 students. The building will be one-story and approximately 51,000 square feet in size. The building will be patterned after the prototype for the last several schools such as Werner, Linton, Johnson, Kruse, McGraw, Olander, and Laurel. The one exception is that the 1999 school will not feature the movable skylights which allows day lighting into interior portions of the building. Since the building will be for the Core Knowledge School, and students will come from the district at -large, the parking lot has been doubled in size from 50 spaces to 100 hundred spaces. The school site is next to a future City neighborhood park. Unless otherwise noted, all responses are from the applicant or -consultant. QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS 1. What is a Core Knowledge School? A. This is a "back -to -basics" curriculum that is provided as an option within the Poudre School District. This is not a "charter school." Presently, the school operates out of old Fort Collins High School. 2. What will be the boundary area for the school? Will the neighborhood kids be able to attend? A. There are no boundaries defined for this school. It serves the entire District. It may be that the principal will give a priority to the neighborhood kids but we are told there is a waiting list already. 3. So this will not be a true neighborhood school? f MA41" P1A4-vPoVA4d4Ze 56.0.E D414R,1 1. Status: ofThis Plan was completed by the Poudre R1 School District in April 1993. This Plan was recommended for adoption by the Planning and Zoning Board. The Plan has not been adopted by City Council as an element of the Comprehensive Plan. 2. Prepared By: The Plan was developed by the Poudre R-1 School District Facility Services Department staff. In preparing this Plan, input was received from a variety of sources, including the Fort Collins City Council, City Staff, Larimer County staff, and the citizens of the district. This Plan was reviewed in public forums, including: Poudre R-1 Board of Education work sessions, Poudre R-1 Board of Education meetings, City Planning and Zoning Board meetings, and City Council meetings. 3. Purpose: i The purpose of the Plan is to improve coordination with the City and County Planning Departments during the district's development of future school facilities. This Plan will guide the district in the coming years as we address some of the problems we have encountered in the past. It will also help the residents of the district understand some of the issues regarding facilities planning and how those issues are addressed. Coordination with the City and County Planning Departments will ensure orderly growth. Collaboration with district personnel, including Educational Services and the area executive directors, will ensure that educational requirements are addressed. f The focus of the Plan deals with the most visible aspects of the school district — the planning, financing, designing, construction, maintaining, and managing of the district's real property. 4. 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EVERGREEN TREES °.W a,,, m.. ,,,,, ,e„r.,m,,,. ,;ar,4+„'✓""�'s'°"�"Im DECIDUOUS TREES _ gip' Mail. TYPICAL Mym PLANTING DETAIL 0000 a1e1®®'® �-1 ra ALTERNATE NO. 2 ,le a .% �WC I I I I I I I I - I I QI I I 1 L J I LALTERNATE #1 0 3B I I I I I OVEIRELOW PARKING -ALTERNATE NO. I I" W. n I wm yaWn uwxvc rtw L1.1 7a 67 ------------ // \` DDCCTl�AI 111411l1D W IW3 M BY• aG � 6Y wre• vxm are ww ,1, ii�:: it,�1 11 1�►�� ��■■I■■ ■ n m ■� �1��� a• � �� a ur, .IIIIIIIA� �WSW —_��♦ MEW Harmony Road Mobile Home Park GAO+� �1.►� ��.' ►�*..Emmons I. proposed 0 Harmony 1= Tech Park 0 N NONE so WE .n■r . , ��n1ti►� �� ��iii; �� �i�•■■u►� %tom: �i1 OUT ,s VICINITY MAP #19-97 " 1999 Elementary School (Poudre R-1) Site Plan Advisory Review 1"=1000• 1999 Elementary School, Site Plan Advisory Review, #19-97 October 16, 1997 P & Z Meeting Page 5 In order to mitigate this potential heavy traffic load, Staff recommends that a separate, detached, loop drive be provided abutting the parking lot to the east. Such a drive will allow parents to have easy access and will help separate children of different ages. 6. Findings of Fact/Conclusion A. The request is a Site Plan Advisory Review for recommendation to the Poudre School District Board. The request is not a Project Development Plan, Planned Unit Development, or Subdivision. B. The location of the school complies with the R-L, Low Density Residential, Zone District, the Harmony Corridor Plan, and the Structure Plan component of City Plan. C. The site was included as a potential 10 acre elementary school in the original evaluation of Preston Junior High School in August of 1992. D. In order to mitigate the impact of parent drop-off and pick-up traffic, a separate loop drive is recommended east of the parking lot. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning and Zoning Board advise the Poudre School District Board that the location, character, and extent of the proposed 1999 Elementary School, #19-97, is appropriate and conforms to the elements relative to the adopted Master Plan of the City, with the following recommendation: The Poudre School District is advised that a separate, detached, loop drive be provided east of the parking lot to help mitigate the expected amount of parent drop-off and pick-up traffic. 1999 Elementary School, Site Plan Advisory Review, #19-97 October 16, 1997 P & Z Meeting Page 4 neighborhoods will serve as the primary building blocks. Neighborhoods will be walkable and connected, and will include a mix of housing types. Neighborhoods will include destinations within walking distance, such as schools, parks, neighborhood and convenience shopping, and civic uses." Based on the underlying zoning, Harmony Corridor Plan, and the Structure Plan component of City Plan, the construction of the 1999 Elementary School is appropriate at this location. 4. Design: The primary design feature of the school is the potential to share a campus -like environment created by the existing Junior High and the future neighborhood park. This sharing of open space, parking, and ballfields is efficient, cost-effective and convenient. This model has proven effective at the Webber -Johnson campus which is also located next to a future neighborhood park (Westfield Park). The building is one-story with the front entrance facing onto Timberwood Drive. Like other schools recently constructed, the facility will accommodate approximately 550 students in grades K - 6, with three classes per grade. 5. Transportation: Primary access will be gained via Timberwood Drive, a collector street that will connect C.R.#9 to Timber Creek P.U.D. Timberwood will ultimately extend west into the Poudre Valley Hospital District property. A temporary second point of access is not required since the building will be equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system. Sidewalks are provided to the site which connect Timberwood Drive to the entrance. A key element in review of traffic impacts for schools is that the peak trip generation for schools is different from the peak associated with the surrounding roadways. The 1999 Elementary School was included in the traffic impact analysis performed for Preston Junior High School. In addition, an updated traffic study was submitted. The key new finding is that, initially and for the foreseeable future, the 1999 Elementary School will be devoted to the Core Knowledge Alternative School for which there is no bussing provided. Since students will come from all over the district and not from one particular boundary area, there is a potential of heavy parent drop-off and pick-up traffic. 1999 Elementary School, Site Plan Advisory Review, #19-97 October 16, 1997 P & Z Meeting Page 3 2. Right to Advisory Review: Colorado Revised Statutes provide two specific references which allow the City to review the planning and location of school sites. A. Section 22-32-124, C.R.S. as amended, addresses the right of the School District to construct schools within a municipality and the location or manner of construction of such schools. The statute specifically limits the municipalities' participation in the process to a limited right of review and appeal to the Board of Education. B. Section 31-23-209, C.R.S., provides that no public building shall be constructed or authorized in a city until the "location, character, and extent thereof' has been submitted for approval by the Planning and Zoning Board. In the case of disapproval, the Planning and Zoning Board shall communicate its findings to the School District. The disapproval of the Planning and Zoning Board may be overruled by the School Board by a vote of not less than two-thirds of its membership. Under Section 31-23-209, C.R.S., the Planning and Zoning Board should make a finding as to the location, character, and extent of the public building relative to the adopted Master Plan (City Plan) of the City. Such findings help ensure that the proposed site and structure conform to the adopted plan of the community. 3. Land Use: The site is zoned R-L, Low Density Residential. This zone allows for public and private schools for elementary education as a permitted use. In addition, the site is located in the Harmony Corridor. The Harmony Corridor Plan states: "Transitional land uses or areas are also provided for in the plan to be located between residential and commercial land areas. All residential areas are encouraged to include a mix of single family and multi -family dwelling units of differing types and densities. Other uses such as parks and schools are also expected to develop in the future to serve the expanding residential areas." Finally, City Plan states, under the Structure Plan: "Neighborhoods: As the dominant and most important areas within our city, 1999 Elementary School, Site Plan Advisory Review, #19-97 October 16, 1997 P & Z Meeting Page 2 COMMENTS: Background: The surrounding zoning and land uses are as follows: N: H-C; Existing Multi -Family (Wildwood Farm Townhomes) S: R-L; Vacant (Future City Neighborhood Park) E: R-L; Preston Junior High School W: R-L; Existing Single Family (Timber Creek P.U.D.) This area was annexed into the city as part of the South Harmony Annexation in February of 1986 and zoned T, Transition. The property was then rezoned in 1988 to B-P, Planned Business and I-P, Industrial Park and included in an O.D.P. (Wildwood Farm) which called for health care, industrial, and business/office park. This is a 138 acre O.D.P. that remains current. Mountain Crest Hospital was approved in August of 1988 as the first phase of this O.D.P. Wildwood Farm O.D.P. was then rezoned to E-P, Employment Park, as a result of the Harmony Corridor Plan in 1991. In August of 1992, Preston Junior High School was approved as a Site Plan Advisory Review. The site acquired by the Poudre School District consisted of 31.6 acres of which 20 acres were designated for the junior high school. The remaining 10 acres were reserved for a future elementary school. Wildwood Farm is a mixed -use neighborhood and consists of a junior high school, a medical facility, single family, townhomes, and a future retail shopping center/multi- family project known as the Preston Center. A 10 acre parcel has been purchased by the Parks and Recreation Department for a future neighborhood park for the Wildwood Farm, Stetson Creek and Timber Creek neighborhoods. This park site is directly south of the proposed school. Wildwood Farm was again rezoned as a result of City Plan in March of 1997. The parcels closer to Harmony Road are now zoned H-C, Harmony Corridor. The remaining parcels are now zoned R-L, Low Density Residential. Under City Plan and the new zone districts, Wildwood Farm is expected to continue to build out in a mixed -use fashion. ITEM NO. 3 MEETING DATE 10/16/97 iii STAFF Ted Shepard City of Fort Collins PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD STAFF REPORT PROJECT: 1999 Elementary School, Site Plan Advisory Review, #19-97 APPLICANT: Poudre School District c/o Dulaney Architecture 850 Sante Fe Drive Denver, CO 80204 OWNER: Poudre School District 2407 LaPorte Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80521 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a request for a Site Plan Advisory Review for the proposed 1999 Elementary School located on the southside of Timberwood Drive, west of Corbett Drive, and south of Harmony Road. The site is 9.43 acres in size located directly west of Preston Junior High. The school would accommodate 550 students in grades kindergarten through sixth and consist of 52,000 square feet. The parcel is zoned R-L, Low Density Residential. RECOMMENDATION: Approval with Condition EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City's right to advise the Board of Education on matters relating to the 1999 Elementary School is found in Colorado Revised Statutes. The location of the new school is in conformance with the underlying zone district, the Harmony Corridor Plan and the Structure Plan component of City Plan. The site was included in the evaluation of Preston Junior High School in 1992. A future City neighborhood park site has been purchased along the south property line creating the potential for shared facilities. A condition of approval is recommended advising the Poudre School District to construct a separate, detached loop drive to mitigate the impact of heavy parent drop-off and pick-up traffic. COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 281 N. College Ave. P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 (303) 221.6750 PLANNING DEPARTMENT m mJ