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HomeMy WebLinkAboutComments PWT 7/9/2009 , .' MEMORANDUM Citv of Sorin2:fielq DATE: July 9, 2009 TO: Steve Hopkins, Planner FROM: Richard Perry, Civil Engineer-in-Training SUBJECT: ZON2009-00019, Boyles, Main St. Development. The subject application concerns two different conceptual plans for a commerCial development, and combined commerciallhigh density residential. Applicant's Questions Regarding Public Works: I. Zoning question. This question will be answered by planning. 2. Will a Traffic impact Study be required for the proposed projects (Conceptual Plans A and F)? If so, please provide a scope(s) of the required study at the DIM. Will there, be any impacts to this site and/or a future development on this site as a result of City of Springfield's objective of addressing pedestrian safety on Main Street. With the concept plans submitted by the applicant and by making a few worse case assumptions, a TIA will most likely be required. A specific scope will not be provided as this time but it will generally include the following: . Traffic Accident Analysis . Transit Facilities . Non-motorized facilities . Trip Generation . Trip Distribution and Assignment . Access management . Influence areas of intersections . Safety of all travel modes including bikes, peds, vehicles, and mass transit' . Projected volumes at the intersections of 51 ,I Place and 52nd Street including queue analysis and possibly delay The scope of this study will be more clearly refined when the applicant has determined a focus of the development. ...,~q-rlL eeei\jed',~ oa\e.~ . S\'\ p\a{\{\ef. f Pedestrian safety on any street is always a concern and will need to be addressed in this development as well. At this point, the safety study on Main Sf is being spearheaded by ODOT and at this point has not begun. Therefore, there are no requirements that will be implemented from that study. 3. Is it likely that at least two full accesses from the site to Main St and 52nd St can be maintained? If a driveway is proposed on 51" Place, is the owner required to make any improvements to this unimproved St? Do the existing driveways and abutting public streets have approach permits? If not, will ODOT require the City Streets to be permitted? If so, will the city require the applicant to apply for their approach permits for the existing local streets (52 ST and 51 PI)? SDC 4.2-120 A states: "all developed lots/parcels shall have an approved access provided by either direct access to a: a) Public street or alley along the frontage of the property; b) ... SDC 4.2-102 B states: "Driveway access to local streets is generally encouraged in preference to access to streets of higher classification." From the code reference above, it is highly unlikely that the access to Main St. will be allowed to remain. Multiple access points would most likely be permitted if they were located on the minor streets with the assumption that one access was located on each minor road. SDC 4.2-105 G (2) states in part that "street frontage shall be fully improved to City specifications..." and section (c) goes on to state, "Where property has frontage on unpaved street right-of-way, or where unpaved street right-of-way extends to a side property boundary, the minimum level of street improvements necessary to provide for the safe and efficient movement of vehicles and pedestrians from/to the proposed developments shall be constructed." Based on this code requirement, the property will be required to improve the portion of 51 st Place that abuts the property to at'least a 2/3 street. 4. Is there water, stormwater and wastewater infrastructure available adj'acent to the site with adequate capacity to accommodate full build out of the site? Is it anticipated that stormwater retention and/or detention will be required? PW Engineering will answer this question. 5. Referencing the two prospective,Conceptual Plans and the relevant code requirements, does the planning, fire and/or building department have any concerns or helpful information regarding the proposed design? ' Transportation has no comment with regard to this question. , " 1- q - CfC] Date Received Planner: SH