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Home My WebLink AboutOAK/COTTONWOOD FARM AMENDED OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN - 54-87AL - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - TRAFFIC STUDY� � � � �_ � � Traffic Impact Analysis � 1Vi�r��nt s�lf �tora�c - � ; Fort Collins, ColoPado a � ; { , ., Prepared for Mr, Jolzn King Securcare Self Storage, Inc. 6551 South Revere Parkway Englewood, CO 80111 Prepared by Leigh, Scott & Cleary, Inc: 1889 York Street Denver, CO 80206 (303) 333-1105 November 21, 1996 (ISC #961480J �. � � � Te4��E O� CONTENTS Section Description Page A Introduction ......................................... B Roadway and Traffie Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C Traffic Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D Traffic Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E Trip Assignment and Traffic Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F Traffic Impacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G Aeeess Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H Conclusions ......................................... Appendix A: Existing Traffic Appendix B: Level of Service Caleulations A-1 B-1 G1 D-1 E-1 F-1 G-1 H-1 LIST OF ILLUSTRATlO(VS Figure Description Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SiteLocation ........................................ Existing Lane Geometry and Traffic Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Existing Peak-Hour Traffic Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Year 2000 Background Peak-Hour Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Year 2015 Background Peak-Hour Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . Directional Distribution of Site-Generated Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peak-%iour Site-Generated Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Existing Plus Site-Generated Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Year 2000 Total Peak-Hour Traffie Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . Year 2015 Total Peak-Hour Traffic Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2 B-4 B-5 B-6 B-7 D-2 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 LIST OF TA�U�4TIONS T'able Description Page 1 Estimated Trafffc Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2 2 Summary of Intersection Levels of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F=2 � �_ � � �_ ��iTlo� A I11#1°O�l,l�:t1011 � _ The Miramont Self Storage site is located in Fort Collin5, Colorado, near Boardwalk Drive and Oakridge Drive, about a quarter of a mile south of Harmony Road. The 5.6-acre site is proposed to contain 82,000 square feet of self storage units, 10;000 squa=e feet of offlce space, and one residence. Leigh, Scott & Cleary, Inc. has been retained by Securcare Self Storage to determine the traffie impacts of the proposed development on the surrounding roadway system. This report summarizes the following analysis procedures which were utilized in the evaluation: • 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 for the proposed development. � An analysis of the estimated directional distribution of site-generated traffic and an assignment of that traf�ic to the adjacent street network. • A determination of the future traffic volumes in the vieinity of fhe site. ' � An evaluation of the impacts of site-generated traffic expressed in terms of the development's traffic as an increment of total projected traffic on ' the sunounding roadway system and the resultirig levels of service on the � adjacent major roadways and intersections. 'j � A determination of appropriate roadway standards and improvements which will ensure optimum traffic operation for traffic entering and exiting the site. A-1 � � � � SECTION � Roadway and Traffic Conditions The location of the proposed Miramont Self Storage development is shown in Figure 1. The site is within a tract of land located in south Fort Collins, just south of the Harmony Road/Boardwalk Drive intersection. Access to the development will be provided by Boardwalk Drive; a eollector roadway which feeds into Harmony Road. The site is bounded by the land uses listed below: � North • East o South - s WeSt - School Commercial (Builder's Square) on the northeast and high density residential (Miramont Apartments) on the southeast Single-family residential Single-family residential Area Roadways 1Vlajor roadways in the vicinity of the site are described below with a brief discussion of anticipated future roadway iinprovements. s Harmonv Road: This roadway is elassified as a principal arterial and ha5 continuity from I-25 on the east to Taft Hill Road on the west. It has been constructed as a four-lane roadway with auxiliary turn lanes. There are traffic signals on Harmony Road at the Gollege Avenue, Boardwalk prive, Lemay Avenue, McMury Avenue and TYmberline Road intersections. Harmony Road is posted at 45 mph, west of Lemay Avenue and at 55 mph, east of Lemay Avenue. Lemav Avenue: This roadway is classified as minor arterial and ha_ s continuity, except for a short jog at Horsetooth Road, from Country Club Road on the north to County Road 30 on the south. It has been constructed to four lanes with a center turn lane from Harmony south through the Oal�idge inter- secfion. At the Boardwalk intersection, .it only has one through travel lane in each direction. 'The four-lane section with center turn lane is expected to be constructed on LemayAvenue south through the Boardwalk Drive interseetion by the Year 2000. ; � Boardwalk Drive: This roadway is classified as a collector and has been built ; to a 50 foot wide asphalt section in the vicinity of the Miramont site. The Miramont Self Storage access driveway will intersect Boardwalk Drive at the Oakridge Drive intersection, which is about 0.2 miles south of Harmony Road. From the Oakridge Drlve intersection, Boardwalk Drive continues in a south- B-1 � �_ � �.� LEIGH, SCOTT & CLEARY, INC. Figure 1 Site Location Miramont Self Storage (LSC #961480) November, 1996 B=2 � � � �_ easterly direction and connects with Lemay Avenue about two-thirds of a mile south of Harmony Road. Between Harmony Road and Oakridge Drive, Board- �- walk Drive is striped for two through lanes, two on-street bike lanes and a center median which provides storage for left-turning vehicles. South of Oak- ridge Drive, the center striped median is replaced with a double yellow line. There is an attached walk on Boaxdwalk Drive located on the east side of the � street from Harmony Road to Oal�idge Drive. South of Oakridge, a detached walk has been constructed in areas that haye been developed. Boardwalk , Drive is posted at 30 mph, � Oakrid�e Drive: This is a local access street built with a 50 fooC wide asphalt sectiion. It connects Boardwalk Drive on the west with Lemay Avenue on the east. It is striped for two through lanes, two on-street bike lanes and a center median which proyides storage for left-turning vehicles. It has detached walks on both sides and i.s posted at 25 mph. Figure 2 illustrates the existing lane geometry and traffie eontrols of streets in the vic.inity of the proposed development. Exisiinq Traffic Conditions Figure 3 provides a summary of peak-hour traffic counts at various intersections in the vicinity of the site. These volumes are based upon data obtained from November, 1996 traffic counts conducted by Leigh, Scott & Cleary, Ine. and September, 1996 counts conducted by Matt Delich. A summary of the raw count data is provided in Appendix A. Future Traffic Conditions In order to have a basis for determining future traffic impacts, projections of future Year 2000 and Year 2015 peak-hour traffic were made at the Harmony Road/ Boardwalk Drive, Boardwalk Drive/Oakridge Drive, Lemay Avenue/Boardwalk Drive and Lemay Avenue/ Oakridge Drive intersections, which are the primary intersections which will be affected by the Miramont Self Storage development, An annual growth rate of two percent was applied to existing traffic at these intersections. Resultant background peak-hour volumes for Years 2000 and 2015 are shown in Figures 4 and 5, respectively. These volumes constitute "background trafflc", or traffic anticipated on the roadway system without consideration of the traffic generated by the proposed development, B-3 LEGEND: �, = Traffic Signol E = Stop Sign LEIGH, SCOTT & CLEARY, INC. An�r�x. Sc�le � � 3 Figure 2 Existing Lane Geonnetry ancl �raffic Controls Miramont Self Storoge (LSC #961480) Nouember, 1996� B-4 / SS \ 102 207 �53 92 �SO I � �Z8 1.91 977 104�+� �356 5�� 742 t .009 1 1 t� �33 228 92"1 � � 4 57 \ I I � � 238 i02 52 ,s� / 246 \ 26 396 47 73 I��2 38 � 27 i� t30 � �68 � 15 -_ �r�- 44 a6 Sy� I� � 4 23 97 414 t6 300 / Approx. Scale 1" = 1 ,000' Rd. °oimer Dr. 5 µ�OJ C� � � � �� r S� VQ o,Fe . i � _ o .J1�L� _ �� il^ / 76 \ 0 �44 49 O -0� � �58 44 0 � � �68 0 -.v �- o �� 12 � � o��?� 26 \ � tt6 14 / 102 / ,� �.. o,: R�� do.� �eo � O J O� � _� o 200 0 / . � 4 aa5 � 3 " �a� 15' I 31 '^ � tQ J�� a6 � 0� t2� �34 t p -a. r Z � o� 19 � t3 2 ai� T 26 1 O6 49q �� 4 33 \ I I � a7 a�� 3t 3�2 LEGEND: �6 AM Peok—Hou� Traffic 14 PM Peak—Hour Troffic LEIGH, SCOTT & CLEARY, INC_— a; a' 0 C Gl � � Figure 3 Existing Peak-Hour Traffic Volumes Miromont Self Storage (LSC #961480) November, 1996 B-5 �_. � �. � � 115 55�1r5 35 50 aa5 35 3a0 � � � LEGEND: , Approx. Scale 1" = 1 ,000' Figure 4 Year 2000 �ackground Peak-I�our Traffic Miromont Self Storoge (LSC #961480) November, 199� �5 AM Peak—Hour Troffi.c 35 PM Peak—Hour Troffic LEIGH, SCOTT & CLEARY, INC I: : �- �_ �._ 3 � � � � i � 80 \ t50 300 225 \ � 35 220 I I�30 280 �so��f r �520 1.,_a25 840 1.080 �— 7".'a70 160� �50 330 � 35 � r � 35 85 345 t50 75 � • i�o G� J�' ��O �° Rd. Fni � o� Qo\�,e / 360 \ a0 575 70 55 � O5 I � �45 a0 � 190� ! 100 20 t0 20 65� �ZO 65 65 80—� f� zo 3a \ �d� 600 20 / 435 0 Or. \. oo,��,a e ��i�%� , ,30 s� � 250 c+- II.G� �' �\Jes�e`� . s zoo o`� ,�o . ��a°� �J� a •� T O O y J. n Vf Approx: Scale 1" = 1,000' / 110 \ � 210 70 0 �� j �85 65 p �� f— 0 � 0 0 � � �5 ° �-� f r-3o 40 \ ° ,�0 20 / 750 / 290 \ 20_ 650 2q0 \ 15 20��5 65 15� �50 0. _� � 30 30 20 60� �a0 155 �� 5 50 \ �� 600 45 / 455 O �� j � o' / Q� m a�� m �� 0 rn i LEGEND: Zo AM Peak—Hour Traffic a5 — pM peak—Hour Troffic LEIGH, SCOTT & CLEARY, INC � Figure 5 Year �01� �ackground Peak-Hour Traffic Miromont Self_ Storage - (LSC #961480) Noyember, 1996� B-7 � � � � SECTION C � - Traffic Generation � The Miramont Self Storage development is planned to contain 82,000 square feet of self � storage units, 10,000 square feet of office space, and one residence. Using traffic generation rates found in Trin Generation, 5th Edition, published by the Institute of � � Transportatton Engineers, Table 1 has been compiled. This table displays the estimated j average weekday traffic volumes and the morning and evening peak-hour traffic volumes � � expected to be generated by the proposed Miramont Self Storage development. ! Upon completion, the proposed development is estimated to generafe appro�mately 441 vehicle-trips on an average weekday or about 221 vehicles entering and 221 vehieles i � exiting the site in a 24-hour period. During the AM peak-hour, appro�mately 35 vehicles will enter and 10 vehicles will exit the site. puring the PM peak-hour, there will be about 16 entering and 37 exiting vehicles. � C-1 . _ ._. . : , . . _�. . . ��., .� . ._..�, : _._.__. ��... �:_._ __.:. �:a:.�:... .:::w:�:., _�_ :_. � ...� .,�..�. Table � ESTINAAYED TRA�F'IC GENERATIOIV flAORAOIAO�IT SELF STORAGE Fort Collins, CO Land Use n iVlini-warehouse (4) � N Office (5) Residential (6) Generation Rates per Unit (1) Vehicle - Trips Average Morning Evening Average Morning Evening Number Weekday Peak - Hour Peak-Hour Weekday Peak - Hour Peak-Houc f Units (2) Traffic AM In AM Out PM In PM Out Traffic AM In AM Out PM In PM' Out 71 KSQ (2) 2.61 0.09 1'0' KSQ (2) 24.60 2:85 1 D.U. {3) 9.55 0.19 0.09 0.1.4 0:12 0.35 0:58 2.82 0.55 0.66 0:35 185 246 10 441 6 29 U 35 6 10 9 4 6 28 1' 1 U 10 16 37 (1) Source: "Trip Generation" Institute of Transportation Engineers, 5th Edition, 1991 (2) KS4 = 1,OOU square feet of floor area (3) D.U. = Dwelling Unit (4) Land Use Category #151 (5) Land Use Category #71 U (6) Land Use Category #151 # � ._ � � �- S�\i��o1r D _ �raffic Distribution �� - The geographical distribution of site-generated vehieular traffic on the roadways providing access to and from the proposed Miramont Self Storage development is a key element in the planning of the project's specific access requirements and in determining its tiraffic impacts on surrounding roadways and intersections. Major factors which influence the traffic distribution include: • The site's location relative to the population centers in City of Fort Collins and the balance of Larimer County; � The roadway network serving the area; � The specific acce5s and circulation characteristics of the development plan; � The existing traff'ic patterns as evideneed by traffic counts conducted at nearby intersections, � The expeeted travel patterns of the users of Miramont 8elf Storage. Considering the combined effects of fhese factors, specific traffic disfribution estimates have been made. Figure 6 illustrates the directional distribution percentages that were determined to be appropriate. As shown, the highest component of traffic generated by _ the development is estimated to be travelling on Boardwalk Drive north and south of the site: approximately 70 percent of the generated traf�ic is expected to travel on this stretch of roadway, with 50 percent travelling to and from the north and 20 percent travelling to and from the south. The remaining 30 percent will travel on Qakridge Drive east of the site. At the Harmony Road/Boardwalk Drive intersection, approximately 25 percent of site- generated traffic will travel to and from the west on Harmony Road and 20 percent will °� � travel to and from the east on Harmony Road. At fhis intersection, about five percent will use Boardwalk Drive to and from the north. D-1 � Anr�rnX S�nla � � 0 ► LEGEND: 2� = Percentage Distribution of Site—Generated Troffic Fi:gure 6 Directional Distribution of Site-Generated iraffic Miromont Self Storage (LSC �961480) Nouember. 1996 . LEIGH, SCOTT & CLEARY, INC D-2 � � � At the Lemay Avenue/Oakridge Drive intersection, approximately 20 percent of site- generated traffic will travel on Lemay Avenue, with ten percent travelling to and from the north and ten percent travelling to and from the south. About three percent will travel to and from the east on Oakridge Drive. At the Lemay Avenue/Boardwalk Drive intersection, approximately ten� percent of site- generated traffic will travel on Lemay Avenue to and from the south, and about two percent will use Keenland Drive to and from the east. About L5 percent of site-generated traffic will travel to and from the internal study area served by Boardwalk Drive and Oakridge Drive. � D-3 � � �_ SECTIOIV � � �rip Assignr�nent anc! iraffic Volumes Site-Generated Traffic Figure 7 illustrates the assignment of the site-generated peak-hour traffic on the adjacent street system after the completion of the project. This assignment of generated traffic is based upon the trafffc distribution percentages shown in Figure 6 and the vehicle-trip generation estimates of�Table 1. Figure 8 illustrates the addition of the: site-generated traffic to the existing peak-hour traffic volumes. Backpround T_raffic As mentioned in Section B of tYus report, tYie projections of future, non-site-generated, peak-hour traffic (i.e., background traffic) for Year 2000 and Year 2015 are shown i_n Figures 4 and 5, respectively. The background traffic volumes represent projections of traffic that would be on the street system if traffie generated by Miramont Self Storage were not included. Thus, theyrepresent a"base condition" for measuring traffic impacts. Total Traffic. Total peak-hour traffic volumes for Year 2000 and Year 2015 at the Boardwalk Drlve/ Miramont Self Storage access driveway, Harmony Road/Boardwalk Drive; LemayAvenue/ Oakridge Drive, Lemay Avenue/Boardwalk Drive and Boardwalk Drive/Oakridge Drive intersections are shown in Figures 9 and 10, respectively. These volumes were derived by adding site-generated traffic to the background traffic. Traffic volumes shown have been rounded to the nearest five vehicles per hour. E-1. � 3 � � � LEGEND: � AM Peak—Hour Troffic Z PM Peak—Hour Troffic LEIGH. SCOTT & CLEARY. INC Approx. Scale 1" = 1 ,000' Figure 7 Peak-Hour �ite-Generated Traffic Miromont Self Storage (LSC #96'1480) . November. 1996 E-2 / a \ 3 � 0 a °�Jj��° , ,- °��f r�`�° � \ 2 ° ° / 0' � 'i �_ � ;� LEGEND: :5 AM Peak—Hour Troffic 35 FM Peak—Hour Troffic LEIGH, SCOTT & CLEARY, INC / 245 \ 30 395 45 4Q 75J � �30 25 i35� �70 t5 �0. 15 ~ �- 45 4_4� �15 50 55� f� 5 20 t00 a15 75 300 / Approx. Scale 1" = 1;000' Figure 8 �xisting Plus Site-Generated `fraffic Miramont Self Storage (LSC #961480) November; 1996 E-3 � 60 it0 ZZS 1fi5 t00 �60 �� 245 205 �� 1.060 � � 5� �385 625 805 �30� f a5 �.090 250 � O� � �30 65 V � 265 �� 65 -, 205 N F O �.� +e;�� j n 215 / o Q�. t g 485 � 5 „ �a�. 10 � SJ I I 35 50 ¢' e f�� 0 0 � 5� �35 25 0' � �— i 20 45� �30 15 120 55� 4� 5 35 \ 50 aa5 35 340 / 265 \ 30 430 50 40 80� � �35 30 ta5� �75 15 �0 15 —� �— 50 50� �15 55 60� � I i_5 25 �05 q50 15 325 / LEGEND: 25 AM Peak=Hour Traffic 5 PM Peak—.Hour Troffic LEIGH, SCOTT & CLEARY, INC. G�' �y �o Gµ �� / 95 � 5 t60 55 5 5� + � 5 50 � 5 � �75 2. _� a_ z C 5 Z��ZS 30 5 �S�i P \ 2 i2�J �5 . �25 i O�' P ��/ Approx. Scale �� _ �,�� • SIICr � 5� `�y' \ , 5 85 . V ��yes�em C` z � �' .�1-L� � ; i �,50 t P �JnO 5 ��t30 _ � t�*e°d�� a' vi Figure 9 Year 2000 Total Peak-Hour iraffic Volumes Miromont Self Storoge. (LSC #961480) November, 1996 E-4 � �y ��o �� 80 150 300 225 7 35 22� � � 330 280 �so� ��1 szo 1,g25 8a0. 1.080 —� 1:470 � 70� �55 335 � 3� � � 5 85 7 I I 3 � 355 � 50 85" 275 / 360 \ 40� 575 70 55 ��J j�5 y0 t95� � 00 20 10 25 65� j 20 65' io 80� f �ao .30 \ ta5 605 20 / 435 Rd. _Pnlmer Dr. � 290 � o / 20 650 20 v �a�� N � 15 20� � �5 65 �' 0� 0 1.5� �50 30 � 30 —� � 20 = 60� � 40 160 75� 4 �5 50 \ 3 �� 600 45 455 LEGEND: 3a AM Peak—Hour Troffie 20 PM Peak—Hour Troffic LEIGH, SCOTT & CLEARY. INC Figure 10 Year �015 Total Peak-Hour i'raffic Volume� Miromont Self Storage (LSC #961480) November, 1996 � °�� r sR Qo\�e o � �1.� � o � � _ � Approx, Scale 1" = 1,000' Dr. \ v.(>d�e O° 25 130 5 ��250 � �� 25� o<. � zoo �� s �,4,�0 >�d°'` � > . Q � a O � :y m Z J a, � `a N � 125 \ 5 2�5 70 5 SJ � �es 65 Z 5_i �00 2 _� �— 5 Z��30 4p 5 \\\ 2 170 Z� / T65 E-5 � � �- SECTION F � - - Traffic Irnpacts Traffic impacts associated with a development such as Miramont Self Storage are best described in terms of the resulting effeeCs they have on the major intersections that serve the development, In this partieular case; the expected impacts are eoncentrated on the Harmony Road/Boardwalk Drive, Boardwalk Drive/Oakridge Drive, Lemay Avenue/ Boardwalk Drive and Lemay Avenue/Oakridge Drive intersections. To assess the maximum possible traffic impacts of Mirarnont Self Storage, intersection Level of Service analyses have been condueted at the affected intersections for: a) Existing plus site-generated traffic; b) Year 2000 total traffic, including site-ge.nerated traffic; and c) Year 2015 total traffic, including site-generated traffic. Based upon the total peak-hour traffic volume projections shown in Figures 8, 9, and 10, "Signalized and Unsignal_ized Intersection Capacity" analyses have been performed, based upon procedures set forth in the 1985 "Hicwhu�au Canc�.eitu ManuaL". (1994 Update). The results of these capacity analyses are found in Appendix B and are summarized in Table 2. To summarize the Signalized Intersection Gapaeity tests, it was found that the signalized intersection of Harmony Road and BoardwaIk Drive would not deteriorate in operations with the addition of site-generated traffic. The intersection currently operates at LOS "C" or better during both morning and evening peak-hours. This will remain the case with the addition of site-generated traf8c to both the existing and Year 2000 conditions. In the Year 2015, the intersection will have a Level of Service (LOS) "C" (good) during the morning peak-hour and LOS "D'` (acceptable operation) during the evening peak-hour. The critical turning movement in the evening peak-hour in Year 2015 is the northbound left-turn lane which will operate at LOS "E". This indicates that a double left-turn lane may be required by this future date. F-1 . .. ., ..:.,. �, . . . . . . .. _.,, Y.,._.,_. . ,.._ . , u.:.....,.._._., a..,.......�.:.. W.:y�.,......, u�w.,:,..��.,:. m�.-.-�.✓:.c'.§ w..-.'w.�,me s.w.w....; a.�A-_' � N Table 2 Intersection Level of Service Ilfliramont Self Storage Fort Collins, Colorado Ebsting Plus Existinq Traffic Site-Generated 2000 Totat Traffic 2015 T.oWI Traffic Level of tevel of Level of �Level of Level of Level of level of Level of Intersection Service Service SeNice Service Service Service Service Service Control Intersection Location AM PM AM PM AM PM AM PM Signalized 1. Harmonv Rd./Boardwalk Dr. a) Eastbound C C G C G C C C b) VVestbound B C B C B C B D c) Northbound B G B C B C C E d) Southbound B C B C C C C C Icntersection'Delay (sec./veh:) 16:2 19.1 16.2 19.2 16:2 20,8 19.6 33.5 Unsigcnalized 2. Oakridge Dr./Lemay AGe. a) Eastbound Left Tum C F G F C F' F' F b) Eastbourid Through/Right Tum B B B B B B B C c) Westbound Left Tum C C C G C D E F d) Westbound Through/Right'Tum B C B C B C B E e)'Northbound Left Tum A A A A A A A B d) Southbound L.EfCTum A A. A. A A A B A Intersection Delay (sec./veh.) 1.7 9.1 1:8 t0.2 2 18:4 3.7 184,7 Unsignalized �: Boardwalk Dr./Oakridge Dr. a) Eastbound Left Tum -- -- B B B B B 8 b) Eastbound Through/Right Tum -- -- A A A A A B c) Westbound Left Tums B B B B B B B 8 d) Westbound Through/Right Tum A A A A A A A A e) Northbound Left Tum -- -- A A A A A A f) Southbound Left Tum A A A A A A A A Intersection Delay (sec:/veh.) 1.0 1:2 1:2 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.3 1:6 Unsignalized 4. Lemay Ave./Boardwalk Dr. a) Eastbound Left Tum C C C C C C D E b) Eastbound Through/Right Tum A B A B B B A C c) Westbound Left Tums C C G D C D D F d) Westbound Through/Right Tum B B B B B B C C e) Northbound Left Tum A A A A A A A B f) Southbound Left Tum A A A A A A A A Intersection Delay (sec./veh.} 1.4 2.1 1�.3 2,2 1.5 2:4. 2.2 6.2 Unsigmalized �. Boardwalk Dr./Site Access a) Eastbound Left Tum b) Eastbound Aight Tum c) Northbound LEft Tum Intersection Delay (sec:/veh.) A A A 0.1 B A A. 0:5 A A A 0.1 B A A 0:5 B A A O.f B A A 0.5 � � � � �_ To summarize the Unsignalized Intersection Cagacity tests, it was found tYiat the inter- section of Lemay Avenue and Oakridge Drive currently has a congested eastbound left- turn movement (LOS "F"), but other movements operate at LOS `'C'` or better. By the Year � 2015, several other movements also will deterlorate to LOS ''E'' or "F", indicating that this � intersection may be a candidate for signalization. The Boardwalk Drive/Oakridge intersection will operate at LOS "B'' (very good) or better with site-generated traffic under existing, Year 2000, and Year 2015 traffic conditions. The Lemay Avenue/Boardwalk Drive intersection will operate at LOS "C" (good) or better � during morning and eyening peak-hours with site-generated traffic and e�sting, Year 2000, andYear 2015 traffic except for the eastbound left-turning movement in Year 2015 � and the westbound left-turn movement in Year 2000 and Year 2015, However, the Miramont Self Storage development does not add traffic to these movements -- the , deterioration in Level of Service is caused by a growth in background. traffic. ` The site access intersection with Boardwalk Drive will have Level of Service "B" in both � the morning and afternoon peak periods with Stop-sign control. e � F-3 � � � � _. S�CTION G Access Recor�nrr�endaiions Based on foregoing intersection level of service analysis, the following observations and recommendations can be made: The addition of site-generated traffic to existing traffic will not result in a deterioration in the level of service at any of the analyzed intersectioris includ_ ing the Harmony Road/Boardwalk Drive; I:emayAvenue/Oakridge Drive, Lemay Avenue/Boardwalk.Drive, and Boardwalk Drive/Oal�idge Drive inter- 5ections. 2. The eastbound left-turn movement at the LemayAvenue/Oakridge Drive inter- section currently operates at LOS "F" during the evening peak-hours. The level of service on other movements at this intersection will deteriorate by Year 2000 and reach congested conditions by Year 2015. Z`Yiis intersection should be monitored and a traffic signal installed if it meets traffic sig�al warrants. 3. The northbound left-turn movement at the Harmony Road/Boardwalk Drive intersection will deteriorate to LOS "E`' by Year 20.15. This movement may need a double left-turn lane primarily due to fhe growfh in background traffic. G-1 � � �_ �_ S�CT�o� � �011CIl,ISIOi�S �Based upon the foregoing analysis, the following conclusions can be made concerning the ' traffic impacts and access requirements of the proposed Miramont Self Storage develop- � . ment: 1. When completed, the Miramont Self Storage development will contain 82,000 square feet of self storage units, 10,000 square feet of of8ce space, and one residence. An estimated total of 441 vehicle-trips would be generated per average weekday. Of these, approximately 45 and 53 vehicle-trips will oecur during the weekday AM and PM peak-travel periods, respectively. 2. All access to and from the development will be provided from Boardwalk Drive. One access drive will be located on Boardwalk Drive directly acrass from Oak- ridge Drive. The other aecess driveway; serving the office building, will be located on Boardwalk Drive, approximately midway between Oakridge Drive and Bluestem Court. Since this location is at least 250 feet from each of these intersections, there is adequate separation of turning movements expected at these intersections. 3. The Harmony Road/Boardwalk Drive i.ntersection is eurrenfly signalized and can accommodate the Year 2000 projected traffic, including site-generated traffic: By fhe Year 2015, a double left-turn lane for northbound left-turning vehicles may be needed primarily due to g�owtYi in background traffic. The percentage of Year 2015 traffic at this intersection contributed by Miramont Self Storage is estimated to be less than one percent. 4. The eastbound left-turn movement at the LemayAvenue/Oakridge Drive inter- section currently operates at LOS "F" during the evening peak-hour. Other movements will also deteriorate to congested eonditions after the Year 2000. A traffic signal may be warranted at this intersection sometime after the Year 2000. The Miramont Self Storage development's share of total traffic at this intersection in the Year 2015 is le.ss than one percent. 5. Attached walks should be constructed on Boardwalk Drive adjacent to this development to cont�nue the pedestrian system development of the area. 6. The anticipated future trafflc-earrying capacity of all other area roadways will '� be adequate to accommodate the traffic generated by this development. �, H-1