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MIRAMONT TENNIS AND FITNESS CENTER
SITE ACCESS STUDY
FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
SEPTEMBER 1993
Prepared for:
Vaught*Frye, Architects
1113 Stoney Hill Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Prepared by:
MATTHEW J. DELICH, P.E.
3413 Banyan Avenue
Loveland, CO 80538
Phone: 303-669-2061
I. Introduction
The Miramont Tennis. and Fitness Center (Tennis Center) is
proposed to be developed over the next few years. The Tennis
Center is located south of Oakridge Drive, approximately 700 feet
west of Lemay Avenue in Fort Co.11ins, Colorado. The site location
is shown in Figure 1. "Oak/Cottonwood Farm Site Access Study," May
1992, addressed the overall traffic impacts on the adjacent streets
and intersections. The Tennis Center is within the area covered
by that traffic study. "Oak Ridge PUD Site Access Study," March
1989 and the "Oak Ridge, Parcel A Site Access Study," February 1993
also address the traffic impacts in this area, especially along
Lemay Avenue. Since the Tennis Center has been proposed,. the
Evangelical Covenant Church has proposed an expansion which
includes a private high school facility. This consultant has been.
retained to prepare the traffic study for that development. That
study will follow the Tennis Center traffic study by one month.
The Tennis Center traffic study will not contain reference to the
church expansion due to timing of the projects. However, the
traffic study for the church expansion will contain reference to
the Tennis Center. Therefore, this traffic study will not contain
long range traffic analysis. The traffic study for the Evangelical
Covenant Church will cover the long range ana.lysis for both the
church expansion and the Tennis Center.
The primary streets that will be impacted by development of
the Tennis Center are: Harmony Road, Lemay Avenue, Oakridge Drive,
and Boardwalk Drive.
Harmony Road is classified as a major arterial on the Fort
Collins Master Street Plan. The segment between Lemay .Avenue and
Boardwalk Drive has a four lane plus left -turn lane at appropriate
intersections cross section. There is a depressed median and
right -turn auxiliary lanes. There is signal control at the
Harmony/Lemay and Harmony/Boardwalk intersections.
Lemay Avenue is classified as an arterial street. It has a
four lane plus center. turn lane cross section. Approaching Harmony
Road, Lemay Avenue also has right -turn lanes. Traffic on Lemay
Avenue, south of Harmony Road, will grow as a function of
development in the area.
Oakridge Drive and Boardwalk Drive are public streets within
the Oak/Cottonwood Farm development. Oakridge Drive is not
classified by the City of Fort Collins, but functions as a minor
collector. Oakridge Drive has stop sign control at Lemay Avenue.
Boardwalk Drive is classified as a collector street. Currently,
Boardwalk Drive does not extend south of Oakridge Drive. In the
future, Boardwalk Drive will connect to Lemay Avenue across from
Keenland Drive.
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NO SCALE
SITE LOCATION
Figure 1
Land uses in the immediate area are commercial, residential,
and vacant. Retail uses are north of the site. Office uses are/
will be located east of Lemay Avenue within Oakridge PUD. The
Evangelical Covenant Church is east of the Tennis Center.
Residential uses are proposed to the south of the Tennis Center.
There is vacant land to the southeast of the Tennis Center. Land
in the area is flat. The center of Fort Collins is north of the
Oak/Cottonwood Farm.
II. Existing Conditions
Peak hour intersection counts were obtained in 1992 and 1993
and are shown in Figure 2. These counts are provided in Appendix
A. Peak hour traffic at the Harmony/Lemay intersection was
synthesized from previous counts and the 1993 counts.
With the existing control and geometry at the key
intersections, the peak hour operation is shown in Table 1. The
operation is deemed acceptable at all intersections. Acceptable
operation is defined as level of service D or better. Descriptions
of level of service from the 1985 Highway Capacity Manual for
signalized and unsignalized intersections are provided in Appendix
B. Calculation forms for the operation shown in Table 1 are
provided in Appendix C.
III. Proposed Development
The Tennis Center is proposed to be developed as a fitness
center and tennis center. A schematic site plan is shown in Figure
3. It is proposed that there will be two driveway accesses to
Oakridge Drive. The east driveway to the Tennis Center is near the
land that is proposed for expansion of the Evangelical Covenant
Church. Discussions are underway concerning shared use of this
driveway by both parties. This traffic study reflects only the
Tennis Center's use of this driveway. The traffic study for the
church expansion will reflect the results of the discussions.
Trip Generation
Trip generation estimates for the proposed uses were obtained
from Trip Generation, 5th Edition, ITE and data collected at an
athletic club in Fort Collins. Table 2 shows the trip generation
used for the Tennis Center.
Background Traffic
Background traffic is defined as the traffic that is and/or
will be on the area streets but is not related to the proposed
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RECENT PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC COUNTS
Figure 2
Table 1
1993 Peak Hour Operation
Level
of Service
Intersection
AM
PM
Harmony/Lemay (signal)
C
C
Harmony/Boardwalk (signal)
B
B
Lemay/Oakridge (stop sign)
EB LT
B
B
EB T
A
A
EB RT
A
A
WB LT
B
B
WB T
A
A
WB RT
A
A
SB LT
A
A
NB LT
A
A
Table 2
Trip Generation
Daily A.M.
Peak
P.M.
Peak
Land Use Trips Trips
Trips
Trips
Trips
in
out
in
out
Miramont Tennis and 775 39
23
87
42
Fitness Center
NO SCALE
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SITE PLAN Figure 3
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development. Background traffic was projected to increase at the
rate of 3 percent per year to the future year considered in this
study. The site generated traffic is added to the background
traffic. Traffic projections from the "Oak Ridge, Parcel A Site
Access Study" were used in this traffic study.
Trip Distribution
Trip distribution was determined based upon an evaluation of
trip productions and the most likely routes available to travel
from those productions. The directional distribution of the
approaching and departing traffic generated at the Tennis Center
is a function of:
Geographic location within the City of Fort Collins;
- Location of employment/business centers and residential uses
which are likely to produce trips;
Access to the site.
Figure 4 illustrates the trip distribution percentages used in the
subsequent traffic assignments.
Traffic Assignment and Intersection Operation
Using the vehicular trip generation estimates presented in
Table 2, the site generated traffic was assigned to the area street
network. The analyzed intersections were Harmony/Lemay, Lemay/
Oakridge, and Boardwalk/Harmony. In the short range future, there
will be. low traffic volumes on Oakridge Drive. Therefore, the
Oakridge Drive/Tennis Center driveway intersections were not
analyzed in detail. A cursory review of the peak hour traffic
volumes indicates that operation will be acceptable with stop sign
control.
Figure 5 shows the 1997 peak hour traffic assignment. This
assignment also includes the increase in background traffic as
described earlier in this report and the traffic generated by the
Tennis Center. Table 3 shows the peak hour operation at the keyintersections. Calculation forms are provided in Appendix D. All
of the analyzed intersections will operate acceptably.
It is recommended that Oakridge Drive be striped as a two lane
street with a continuous two-way left -turn lane between Lemay
Avenue and Boardwalk Drive. Oakridge Drive is 50 feet wide.
Therefore, the excess width can be used for on -street parking or
bike lanes. However, provision for an eastbound left -turn lane at
Lemay Avenue must be accommodated. Operation at the two driveway
accesses along Oak.ridge Drive will be at level of service A.
TRIP DISTRIBUTION Figure 4
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SHORT RANGE PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC Figure 8
Table 3
Short Range
Peak Hour Operation
Level of
Service
Intersection
AM
PM
tHarmony/Lemay
(signal)
C
C
Harmony/Boardwalk
(signal)
B
C
Lemay/Oakridge
(stop sign)
EB LT
C
D
EB T
C
B
EB RT
A
A
WB LT
C
C
WB T
C
C
WB RT
A
A
SB LT
A
A
NB LT
A
A
A long range analysis was not performed. As stated earlier
in this report, the Evangelical Covenant Church is proposing an
expansion of their facility, which will include the high school
portion of the Heritage Christian School. This church property is
adjacent to the Miramont Tennis and Fitness Center. Due to the
timing of these two developments, it is appropriate that the long
range analysis be included in the traffic study for the church
expansion. In addition to this, a site access study was prepared
for the entire Oak/Cottonwood Farm area in May 1992. The Tennis
Center use is compatible with the mixed use area shown in that
study. The long range analysis, which will be included in the
church expansion study will include general data from the "Oak/
Cottonwood Farm Site Access Study" and specific uses such as the
Tennis Center and the church expansion. The Executive Summary from
® the "Oak/Cottonwood Farm Site Access Study," May 1992 is included
in Appendix E.
® III. Conclusions
The following summarizes the significant findings as a result
of this study:
The Miramont Tennis and Fitness Center traffic can be
1 accommodated on the area streets. It is expected that
approximately 775 daily trip ends will be generated by the proposed
use.
® - Current traffic operation at the area intersections is
acceptable.
- In the short range future (1997) with the Tennis Center,
the key intersections generally operate acceptably. This indicates
full development and membership of the Tennis Center. In realty,
the Tennis Center may not reach full membership by this time.
The long range future is, addressed in the "Oak/Cottonwood
Farm Site Access Study," May 1992. Key intersections will operate
acceptably. It is expected that Harmony Road will have a six lane
cross section by/after the year 2010. In addition, a long range
analysis, which will include the Tennis Center traffic, will be
conducted in the traffic study for. the Evangelical Covenant Church
expansion. The church site is east of and adjacent to the Tennis
Center.
- A single lane in each direction with a continuous two-way
left -turn lane is recommended for Oakridge Drive between Lemay
Avenue and Boardwalk Drive.
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