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Memorandum
. City of Springfield
From:
June 6, 2006
David Reesor, Planner 11
Gary McKenney, P.E., Transportation Planning Engineer
SUB2006-00029 - Horton, Lauren Estates Subdivision
Date:
To:
Subject:
The Transportation Division has reviewed the materials submitted with the subject application.
The recommended findings and conditions outlined below are provided for your use in preparing
the land-use decision.
General
Finding: Approval of this proposal would allow platting of a l2-10t residential subdivision on a
2.3-acre Square-foot parcel located at 780 South 56th Street (Map 18-02-04-11, Tax Lots 4900
and 5000). An existing house on the property would remain on Lot 4.
Transoortation Svstem Imoacts
Findinl!: Based on ITE Land Use Code 210 (Single-Family Detached Housing) additional trip
,generation from this subdivision is estimated to be as follows:
. A verage Weekday = 11 dwelling units x 9.57 trips per dwelling units = 105 trips
. PM Peak Hour = 11 dwelling units x 1.01 trips per dwelling units = 11 trips
. In addition, the assumed development would generate pedestrian and bicycle trips. According to
the "Household" survey done by LCOG in 1994, 12.6 percent of household trips are lliade 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 use. Pedestrian and bicycle trips create the
need for sidewalks, pedestrian crossing signals, crosswalks, bicycle parking and bicycle lanes.
Findinl!: The development site is situated at the south end. of an existing dead-end section of
South 56th Street and has 9 I feet of frontage on the west side of south 57th Street. Both streets
abutting the site are fully improved. The applicant proposes to extend South 56th Street
southward approximately 340 feet as a 36-foot wide local street in a 60-foot wide right of way.
Findinl!: Note 2 on Plan Sheet 2 states that no new street lights are proposed, however, one new
low pressure sodium street light is depicted on the plan. Street lighting is necessary to provide
fo'r vehicular and pedestrian safety during hours of darkness. .
Findinl!: As conditioned, the existing and proposed transportation facilities would be adequate to
accommodate additional trips that would be generated by the proposed development in a safe and
efficient manner.
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Recommended Condition: Street light shall be installed as part of public street
improvements in accordance with city design standards.
Subdivision Access and Circulation
Finding:.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. Effective ways to
reduce the probability of traffic crashes include: reducing the number of driveways, increasing
distances between intersections and driveways, and establishing adequate vision clearance where
driveways intersect streets. Each of these techniques pennits a longer, less cluttered sight
distance for the motorist, reduces the number and difficulty of decisions drivers must make, and
contributes to increased traffic safety. SDC 32.080(1) (a) stipulates that each parcel is entitled to
, "an approved access to i! public street."
Finding: The applicant proposes to continue access to the house on Lot 4 via the existing
driveway onto South 57th Street. Proposed layouts for the remaining lots would provide.
adequate street frontages to allow future driveways to be constructed in compliance with the
standards of SDC Article 32.
Finding: As conditioned below ingress-egress points will be planned to facilitate traffic and
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pedestrian safety, avoid congestion and to minimize curb cuts on public streets <)sspecified in
SDC Articles 31 and 32, applicable zoning and or overlay district ArtiCles, and applicable
refinement plans.
Recommended Condition: Provide and maintain adequate vision clearance triangle~ at
the corners of all lot driveways per SDC 32.070. , .
Please provide a copy of the draft Decision for my review prior to issuing the final decision.