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Memorandum
City of Springfield
Date:
To:
May 23, 2006
Andy Limbird, Planner 11
Gary McKenney, P.E., Transportation Planning Engineer
SUB2006-00024 - Dukes & Dukes, Partition
From:
Subject;
The TransportationDivision has reviewed the materials provided with the subject application.
The recommended findings and conditions outlined below are provided for your use in preparing
the land-use decision. .
General
Findinrr: The subject property is a ]9,037 square-foot parcel located on the west side of 54th
j Street north of Main Street (Map 17-02-33-31, Tax Lot #300). The parcel currently holds one
single-family residential unit. Approval of this proposal would partition the property to create
three parcels; the existing residence would remain on Parcel 2.
Transportation System Impacts
Findinl!:: Abuiting the subject site, 54th Street is a 20-foot wide, asphalt-paved, two-lane local
/ street; there are no curb; gutter, sidewalk or street light improvements on 54th Street. Average
daily traffic on'54th Street is estimated to be less than 1000 vehicle trips per day.
Findinl!:: Based on ]TE Land Use Code 210 (Single-Family Detached Housing) full development
of the two additional parcels with single-family residential uses would generate 20 additional
. vehicle trips per day and 2 PM peak-hour vehicle trip onto the surrounding street system. In
j addition, assumed development may generate pedestrian and bicycle trips. According to the
"Household" survey done by LCOG in 1994, 12.6 percent of household trips are made by
bicycle or walking and 1.8 percent are by transit bus. These trips may have their origins or
destinations at a variety ofland uses, including this site. Pedestrian and bicycle trips create the
need for sidewalks, pedestrian crossing signals, crosswalks, bicycle parking and bicycle lanes.
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Findinrr: Additional vehicular and pedestrian traffic created by development of the subject
jProperty would contribute to the need for paving, curb/gutter, sidewalk and street lighting
improvements on 54th Street. The absence of these improvements .abutting the property makes
construction of improvements on the property frontage economically and technically impractical
at this time. Execution of an Improvement Agreement for these improvements is warranted in
accordance with provisions of SDC 32.020 (10).
Recommended Condition: Execute and record an Improvement Agreem'ent for paving,
curb/gutter, sidewalk and street lighting on 54th Street.
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Site Access a~d Circulation
/ . Findinll: Installation of driveways on a street increases the number of traffic conflict points. The
greater number of conflict points increases the probability of traffic crashes. SDC 32.080(1) (a)
stipulates thai each parcel is entitled to "an approved access to f! public street."
. Findinll: Existing access to the property is via a Unshaped gravel dl1veway with culvert.. . .
/ connections to 54fh Streetnear the north and south property boundaries. The applicant proposes
access to Parcels 1 and 2:via a 26-'foot wide double panhandle lot configuration and 20-foot wide
joint-use driveway along the south side ofParcel3. Access to Parcel 3 woulCl be provided via
, the remaining half of the existing U-shaped driveway near, the northern property boundary.
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Findinll: As conditioned below ingress-egress points will be planned to facilitate traffic and
pedestrians'lfety, avoid congestion and to minimize curb cuts on public streets as specified in
SDC Articles 31 and 32, applicable zoning and or overlay district Articles, and applicable
refinement plans. .
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Recommended Condition: Prior to final site plan approval, execute and record the
joint-use access easement needed to provide access to Parcel 1 and 2 as' proposed.
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Recommended Condition: Provide and maintain adequate vision clearance triangles at
the corners.. of all site driveways per SDC 32.070. .
Please provide a copy of the draft Decisioll for my review prior to issuillg the filial decisioll.
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