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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRIVERSIDE JUNCTION PUD PRELIMINARY AND FINAL - 13 92 - MINUTES/NOTES - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGNeighborhood Meeting Notes A neighborhood information meeting was held on Wednesday, February 26, 1992 from 7:00 - 8:30 P.M. at Laurel School, 1000 E. Locust, regarding a proposed parking lot for Poudre Valley Hospital at the Riverside Junction Shopping Center. Meeting attendees were Gunther Seligman and Steve Scheffel of PVH; George Brelig of Robb, Brenner and Brelig; Phil Robinson of Stewart and Associates; Matt Delich, Traffic Consultant and Sherry Albertson -Clark (City Planning Department). Twelve area property owners and/or residents also attended the meeting. The meeting began with Gunther Seligman and George Brelig presenting an overview of the proposed development plan, which consists of 115 parking spaces on approximately 1.5 acres. Matt Delich discussed the traffic impacts on the surrounding area. The following questions and responses by the consultant were discussed: 1. What will happen with the pad at the southwest corner of Pennock and Lemay? Heard that there was a fast food restaurant proposed at one time. PVH owns this pad but is not interested in developing or selling it. 2. Would the current zoning permit a restaurant as a use -by -right or would there be more neighborhood meetings? Staff responded that previous zoning allowed drive-thru restaurants and variety of other uses. Property was rezoned recently and the CL (Limited Commercial) zoning does not permit drive-thrus without PUD review and approval. Standard restaurants, as well as a number of other uses are permitted as uses -by -right. Site is very small, has mature existing trees and serves as detention. Thus, little area is left to develop. City would strongly discourage trees being removed. 3. Was Elizabeth looked at in the traffic study? What is expected impact on Elizabeth with Laurel/Pennock connection? Elizabeth/Lemay intersection would operate at level B at noon and at level C at the pm peak. Laurel/Pennock link should decrease traffic on Elizabeth, between Stover and Lemay. 4. Is the senior center. location shown on the East Side Neighborhood Plan still valid? No, City is looking at three final sites that do not include this site. 5. What is south of the parking lot? An existing residence. Propose buffering with vegetation and fencing. PVH would support joint use of the parking lot with users of the future park. 6. Lives to the south of the parking lot and likes the proposed buffer. 7. How deep is the parking property? Will the site be contoured? Site is 235' east -to -west. Will do some grading, but site will still remain at about 2% grade. Will take advantage of the natural grade difference to the south for buffering. 8. Who does the Emigh Ditch serve? Still serves Tom Nix and City uses. it for back-up for storm drainage purposes. 9. Will there be fencing along the south property line? Yes, 6' wooden fencing will be installed on the north side of the ditch, inside the landscaping. 10. Staff needs to review project carefully against the East Side Neighborhood Plan. Concerned that this project may promote further commercial conversions in the neighborhood. 11. What is the future use of the Harder property, with frontage on both Elizabeth and Lemay? Staff responded that is not aware of anything currently being discussed. Spoke with owner several months ago, after area.was rezoned and owner indicated interest in medical office uses. Site's narrow Lemay frontage, proximity to Elizabeth/Lemay intersection and Emigh Ditch through the site make it very difficult to develop. 12. What is the timing of this project? Submittal in early March for April Planning and Zoning Board hearing. Actual construction of parking lot may be several months later. 13. Now will school construction traffic get to the school? Not sure. PVH will be willing to work with school to allow access from Pennock for construction purposes. The meeting adjourned at 8:30 P.M. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Poudre Valley Hospital is proposing to locate the Family Care Center at the Riverside Junction Center near the Lemay/Pennock intersection. This site access study involved the steps of trip generation, trip distribution, trip assignment, capacity analysis, and traffic signal warrant analysis. This study assessed the impacts of the Family Care Center on the short range (1995) and long range (•2010) street system in the vicinity of the proposed development. Based upon these analyses and comparisons with a previous traffic study in this area, the following is concl.uded: - The proposed Fami.ly Care Center at -the Riverside Junction Center is feasible from a traffic engineering perspective. This proposed use will generate approximately 1200 trips -ends per day. This is down significantly from that- of a previous development proposal at this site. Based upon current traffic volumes and existing geometrics, the Lemay/Riverside signalized intersection operates acceptably. The stop sign controlled Lemay/Pennock intersection operates unacceptably for left -turn entrances and exits. Left -turns from the Riverside access to westbound Riverside operate at levels of service E and F based upon the HCM Software calculation technique. However, with gaps introduced by upstream and downstream signals, the delays are considered to be acceptable. - By 1995, given development of the Family Care Center and an increase in background traffic, the Lemay/Riverside signalized intersection will operate acceptably with the existing lane -age configuration. The Lemay/Pennock intersection will operate unacceptably with stop sign control. Operation at all intersections is not significantly_ different than the current operation. Provision of the Pennock/Laurel connection minimally changes the operation at some of the key intersections. - Based upon short or Iona range traffic projections, a signal is not warranted at the Lemay/Pennock intersection. Conditions at this intersection should be monitored regularly to evaluate signal warrants. - By 2010 with the projected traffic volumes, the signalized intersections will operate acceptably. Operation of left turns at the stop sign controlled intersections is at level of service F. This operation is not significantly different than the short range operation. Provision of the Pennock/Laurel connection minimally changes the operation at some of the key intersections. - The Pennock/Laurel connection has little effect on the operation at the key intersections. Provision of the Pennock/Laurel connection has little effect on development of the Family.Care Center and, conversely, the development of the Family Care Center has little effect on the Pennock/Laurel connection. 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