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CR 94-186 CUP - Hanus Bus Facility 1 y 0 \ C. /:' m -So- '<> . September 30, 1994 o P K \ "'- Council Report 94-186 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - HANUS BUS FACILITY Prouosed Action. Staff recommends the following motion: Move to direct staff to prepare a development agreement between the City and Hanus Bus Company taking into consideration the conditions recommended by staff as outlined in Council Report 94-186. Upon completion of drafting the development agreement staff is to return to the City Council for consideration of approval of the agreement and the conditional use permit. Although this action does not involve actual approval of the conditional use permit, it does direct staff to prepare an agreement which, if acceptable to the City Council, could allow approval of a conditional use permit based on the parameters detailed in this staff report. Overview, Fred Hanus, the applicant, is proposing to move his bus facility from Minnetonka to Hopkins. The site he is proposing to move to is located just west of the Venturi an building on County Road 3, This site is currently vacant. The Hanus buses at this location will serve the Minnetonka area at this time. Approximately 50-60 buses will be located on the Hopkins site. The proposal includes the construction of a storage, office, maintenance . building and possibly a bus shed. The buses will be parked at the southerly end of the site, Among numerous other conditions, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the CUP provided a new access point on County Road 3 be a "right in/right out" only. The City Council recently continued consideration of the applicants conditional use permit, in order that another traffic study could be completed to review the option of right-in/ right-out movements or a signalized intersection. Based on this analysis staff recommendation differs from the Planning Commissions. Staffs recommendation is detailed later in this report. Primary Issues to Consider. 0 What is the zoning of the property? 0 What is the Comprehensive Plan designation for the subject site? 0 What does the zoning ordinance require? 0 What are the specifics of the development? 0 What are the findings of the most recent traffic study? 0 What is the staff recommendation regarding the Hanus conditional use permit? 0 What are the traffic impacts of the staff recommendation to the adjacent property owners? 0 What occurred at the Zoning and Planning meeting? 0 What are the alternatives? Supportine Documents. It 0 Analysis ofIssues 0 Traffic Study 0 Letter from Venturian Corporation Nanc ~ CR94-186 Page 2 . Primary Issues to Consider, 0 What is the zoning of the property? The subject site is zoned I -I, Industrial. A bus facility is permitted with a conditional use permit. 0 What is the Comprehensive Plan designation for the subject site? The Comprehensive Plan has designated the subject site as Industrial. 0 What does the zoning ordinance require? Section 540.03 states the following: "Trucking or bus terminal provided said site shall have a landscaped front yard of 40 feet or more when any loading doors face the public right-of-way; the entire site other than required front yard shall be fenced; an off-street parking space for a 50 foot long, over the road trailer shall be provided for each loading bay; all storage outside of a building shall be considered an open sales lot and require a conditional use permit for same; lighting, if provided shall be so located and designed as to concentrate the light to prevent glare or direct rays of light from being visible from any public roadway or private property; should an outside public address system be installed, it shall be so designed and used that it shall not be heard from abutting property; provisions for trash shall be provided and screened." e 0 What are the specifics of the development? Landscaping The plan shows landscaping surrounding the site. The site is required to have 48 trees. The landscape plan shows 42 trees. However, 20 of those trees are not the size required by the Ordinance, Staff is recommending the size is increased to comply with the Ordinance. The site also has existing trees that will remain. The existing trees count toward the requirements for number of trees. Staff is recommending that the site be irrigated along County Road 3, City Engineer The City Engineer has reviewed the plans and made the following recommendations: 0 Locate all storm sewer structures on the site 0 Nine Mile Creek Watershed District approval needed 0 Regulate storm water runoff Fire Marshal The site plan indicated that there are two 10,000 gallon above-ground fuel tanks located on the west side of the site. The Fire Marshal noted that these tanks will have to be buried as per the City Code. The site plan e indicates that they will be buried. CR94-186 Page 3 . Parking Employee parking is located on the north side of the site with the buses parked on the south side of the site. There are 73 parking spaces for the employees. The Zoning Ordinance does not have a specific parking requirement for the applicants use, However, based on the information supplied by the applicant 73 parking spaces should be more than adequate. The site plan shows a bituminous surface for the employee parking and a gravel surface for the bus parking area. The staff is recommending that the entire area used for bus parking and maneuvering is also a bituminous surface. At a future date the applicant will be requesting a waiver of plat for a small addition of property from the Hopkins Auto Body property, Trash Disposal The garbage dumpster is proposed to be located behind the storage building. Staff is recommending that the dumpster is screened. Access The site plan shows a joint access between NAPCO and the bus facility. The access issue will be discussed later is this report. . Building Exterior The office building, which is the most northerly building, will have an exterior of cedar siding and a masonry base. Behind and to the east of this building the applicant is proposing to have two metal buildings. The applicant will be covering the west and east sides of the metal buildings with a masonry base and cedar siding. All the sides of the buildings that will be visible from County Road 3 will have an exterior of cedar siding with a masonry base. The roof of the storage building will be visible. Staff is recommending that the this roof is an earthtone color. Lighting The lighting plan shows pole lighting i~ the employee parking area, The site is also lit by mounted lighting on the buildings, Setbacks The Zoning Ordinance requires a front yard setback of 75 feet and a 20 foot setback on all the other sides. The site plan shows a 75 foot front yard setback and the buildings all have a 20 foot setback or greater. . CR94-186 Page 4 . Surrounding Uses The site is surrounded by the following uses: 0 Central Park to the north 0 Venturian to the east 0 NAPCO to the west 0 Bike path to the south 0 What are the findings of the most recent traffic study? A second traffic study was completed by Benshoof & Associates, Inc. This traffic study looked at the right-inlright-out option and a traffic signal at some point on County Road 3. A summary of the findings is as follows: 0 An eastbound right turn lane (deceleration lane) is not needed for the Hanus development provided the driveway is designed properly, 0 The right in/out access for Hanus could have negative impacts on traffic. However, it was felt this approach might be acceptable on a short-term basis 0 The HanuslNAPCO access would operate at level-of-service F in the peak afternoon period. (Level F is the worst service level) 0 Consolidation of access points in the area with installation of a traffic signal would alleviate . the traffic capacity and safety concerns as a long term solution when County Road 3 is upgraded. 0 In anticipation of the County Road 3 planned improvements and a future signal, access and internal circulation changes should be addressed at the new Hanus drive at this time. 0 The best location for a future traffic signal would be at the proposed HanuslNAPCO driveway. 0 A full movement access for the Hanus development without a traffic signal can work on a short term basis provided buses exit over a longer period of time with some buses using a right turn movement. 0 What is the staff recommendations regarding the Hanus conditional use permit? The staff is recommending that prior to approval of the conditional use permit, a development agreement be prepared by the City Attorney. Staff is suggesting this approach to insure that the City and Hanus clearly understand the terms under which Hanus can operate on the site prior to the issuance of the conditional use pernllt. items which will be addressed in the development agreement include: o Applicant agrees to the installation of a traffic signal at such time as determined necessary and appropriate by the City and agree to pay all costs in conjunction with such installation. o Applicant agrees to additional future traffic restrictions as determined necessary and appropriate by the City of Hopkins including possible restrictions to right turn movements along specified routes, . o Applicant agrees to provide necessary easements to allow use of the Hanus driveway by the NAPCO and Stiele property and assure maintenance and upkeep of such easement. o Applicant agrees to pay for the cost of the traffic signal and other related items and to sign a document agreeing not to appeal an assessment for such costs. o Agreement to pay for the redesign of the radius of 11th Avenue and 5th Street with such work to be completed prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit CR94-] 86 Page 5 . o Applicant agrees to pay all legal costs of the City to prepare the development agreement o Applicant agrees to pay for any additional traffic analysis required within a 24 month period from the date of issuance of a certificate of occupancy o That all storm sewer structures are located on the site o That Nine Mile Watershed District approve the proposed project o That the stormwater run-off is regulated as per staff approval o That the site is irrigated adjacent to County Road 3 o That there is no public-address system on the site o That all garbage dumpsters and recycling containers are screened o That the fuel tanks are buried as per the City Code o That the roof of the storage building is an earthtone color o That the landscaping meets the size requirements as per the Zoning Ordinance o That the entire bus parking and maneuvering area is bituminous o That there are a maximum of75 buses on the site with the following uses: 62 regular use, 7 sports/activities, 5 shop/spare o The MPCA approve all improvements to the site o The applicant secure a driveway permit from Hennepin County o The project is constructed in accordance with the site plan final approved site plan taking into any changes necessitated by the traffic analysis, 0 Screening slats be included in the fence which abuts the southerly property line of the Stiele property. Further the applicant agrees to install additional fencing along the perimeter of the site . in accordance with a plan acceptable to the City should it be determined necessary and appropriate by the City. 0 What are the traffic impacts of the staff recommendation to the adjacent property owners? If the staff recommendation is used there will be no immediate traffic impact to the adjacent property owners. The Hopkins Auto Body access will remain as a full access, However, there would be a development agreement with the applicant in which he would agree to restrict traffic to right turn movements, pay for the installation of a traffic signal or implement traffic restrictions as determined necessary and appropriate by the City at a future date. In conjunction with the planning for the upgrading of County Road 3, City Staff and its consultant would continue to explore more long range permanent solutions to deal with traffic movement in this area. In the future if a traffic signal were installed at a Hanus/NACPO location in conjunction with the upgrade of County Road 3, the Hopkins Auto Body access would be restricted to a right-inlright-out. This would occur because the left turn median for the signalized intersection would need to be 200 feet, blocking the access for a left turn in and out of the Hopkins Auto Body site. However, Hopkins Auto Body will have access to the traffic signal, which will provide a full access. Venturian Corporation, the owner of the NAPCO buildings and Tech Center would have a controlled full access if a traffic signal. Venturian appears to support such an improvement based on the attached letter. . -'-'--'-------- _n_ CR94-I86 Page 6 . 0 What occurred at the Zoning and Planning meeting? The staff briefly described the applicant's proposal. Staff noted that the access to the site is the major issue with the proposed development. Mr. Hanus, the applicant, and Mr. Odin, the applicant's attorney, appeared before the Commission. Mr. Odin stated that they had been unable to work out a joint access with Mr. Stiele. There was considerable discussion on the access issue. Mr. Day suggested that if there is a new access, it is a right-inlright-out only, There was considerable discussion on this option. The Commission was concerned about the buses making a left turn on County Road 3. Jon Wertjes, from Benshoof and Associates, Mr. Wertjes stated that the right-inlright-out access would work but is not the best solution. The Commission approved the conditional use permit with one of the conditions being that there would be a new right-inlright-out access on County Road 3. 0 What are the alternatives? L Direct staff to draft a development agreement prior to action on the conditional use permit. This agreement will include a condition that Mr. Hanus agree to the installation of a traffic signal at the Stiele or Hanus location and waive an appeal of assessment if it is determined in the future that a traffic signal is needed. This alternative will authorize staff to draft a development agreement with the staff recommendations contained within this report, The approval of the conditional use permit will be delayed until there is . agreement on the terms of the development agreement. With this action the conditional use permit would allow for a full movement access at least on a short-term basis. The City Council should feel comfortable with the situation if this action is approved. With the upgrading of County Road 3, consideration would be given to more long range traffic improvements which could include the installation of a light and the consolidation of access points. 2. Deny the conditional use permit based on the following: 0 detrimental impacts to adjoining properties e.g.. Stiele or Country Kitchen 0 no assurance a signal light will be installed 0 negative interim impacts until a light is installed If the City Council considers this alternative, findings of fact will have to be clearly identified that support this alternative. 3, Approve a conditional use permit based on staff conditions restricting Hanus access to right turn movements only with routes restricted to the two routes which have the least impact as identified in the 9-28-94 Benshoof study. This alternative assumes that there will be no traffic light installed and that the buses will take right turns from the site at all times. In the long run this alternative may prove to be hard to enforce. This alternative will also require the reconstruction of the intersection at 5th Street and 11th Avenue. A few . property owners have expressed concern regarding the bus traffic on lIth Avenue and 5th Street. CR94-I86 Page 7 . 4, Approve a conditional use permit based upon the preparation and execution ofa development agreement. This alternative will approve the conditional use permit with provided that the future execution of a development agreement in contains the conditions as recommended by staff Staff feels that it is appropriate to resolve all the issues in the development agreement prior to its approval and therefore would not recommend this action. - . -..- ---- BENSHOOF & RSSOC. INC. TEL No. 612 832 9564 Sep 29,94 16:08 P.02 W BENSHOOF & ASSOCIATES, INC. TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS AND PLANNERS 7301 OHMS LANE, SUITE 5001 EDINA. MN 554391 (612) 832.98581 FAX (812) 832-9564 September 29, 1994 REFER TO FILE: 94-14 MEMORANDUM TO: Nancy Anderson, ~y of Hop~, FROM: James A. Bens~~ and Jon wer~e~ RE: Traffic Study for the Proposed Hanus Bus Facility CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This report represents a complete update to our previous report dated June 14, 1994. The report has been revised to account for the following specific items requested by the City Council at their meeting on September 6: e . Revise the previous June 14, 1994 traffic study to account for changes in Hanus' bus activities and other potential developments. . Is an eastbound County Road 3 right turn lane (deceleration lane) needed for the right turns to the proposed access driveway? If so, what will be the implications on the NAPea property? . Wha.t are the traffic jm~Cl5 associated with a right turn inlOUl only access for the Hanus facility7 W at will be me implications on the adjacent streets? . What are the implications and costs for a si~nalized full access for me proposed site? What are Implications under the existmg and planned future County Road 3 layouts? What are the impacts on other adjacent properties? Considering the preceding questions, the princiJ.'al overall objective for our work is to determine whether the ~roposed Hanus bus faCIlity can be accommodated without causing adverse traffic Impacts on County Road 3. Major results from the traffic analyses are as follows: . Traffic safety on County Road 3 is an especially important criterion in reviewing the traffic implications of the proposed Hanus development for the following reasons: . - A substantial portion of the total trips generated by the Hanus development are buses, which are larger and have lower acceleration capabilities as comp.u:ed to automobiles. . County Road 3 is a minor arterial. which presently carries 18,200 vehicles per day and has a speed limit of 40 mph. - This portion of County Road 3 does not presently provide left turn lanes. d~N~HUU~ ~ H~~UL. INL. r El No. 612 832 9564 Sep 29,94 Ib:U~ P.06 Ms. Nancy Anderson -2- Seplember 29, 1994 . . It is important to limit access to and from County Road 3 in order for this roadway to safely and efficiently fulfill its function as a minor arterial. . The expected 1ageneration for the Hanus development is consistent with the trip generation t could occur if a light industrial use were developed on the property, except that a .iignificantly larger portion of the Hanus trips would be larger, slower vehicles (i.e. buses). . For all possible arrangements providing access to and from the Hanus site. a determination haJ been made that a right turn lane from the west on County Road 3 is not needed nor desired to accommodate right turns into the Hanus site. Provision of a large radius is the preferred means for accommodating these right tum movements. . One alternative access arrangement would be for the Hanus development to have a new drivewa&:hat would allow full movements to and from County Road 3. Traffic would controlled just with a stop sign on the driveway approaching County Road 3. This is not a desired long-term solution due to the creation of another conflict point along County Road 3. In order to investigate possible "interim use" of this access arrangement, a level of service analysis was performed. This analysis indicated that an adequate level of service would be provided for vehicles usinp the driveway, except during the 2;15 to 2:30 p.m. peak period for buses exiting the property. Two potential actions to mitigate e difficulties during this 15 minute period would be 1) for the peak bus exiting time to be expanded to about 45 minutes from the existing planned 15 minute period and 2) for some buses to turn right onto County Road 3, instead of waiting to turn left. . A second alternative access arrangement would be to construct a new driveway and a110w buses to make right turns only in and out of the site. An advantage of this alternative is that traffic conflicts on Coun% Road 3 would be reduced. Of the multiple available routes for buses that wou d turn right out of the site, two routes were identified which would not utilize residential streets and which would not cause other significant adverse impacts. One difficulty with this scenario is the added travel distance and travel time for the buses. Another difficulty involves enforcement - ensuring that buses only turn right and follow the designated routes. . A third alternative access arrangement would be to create a full access driveway on County Road 3 that selVes the Hanus site plus the adjacent NAPea and Hopkins Auto Body properties. This driveway would have traffic signal control at its intersection with County Road 3 and would provide the sole point of full access for the Hanus and Hopkins Auto Body sites. Depending on the final location of the driveway J the Hopkins Auto Body development possibly could have another driveway for right turns only. This alternative wouJd not function adequately with the existing roadWat situation, but would provide effective operations in conjunction with the panned upgrading of County Road 3 to . provide a center median and a left turn lane. --.- -- ---~ BENSHonF & RSSOC. INC. TEL Nn. 512 832 9564 Sep 29,94 16:09 P.04 Ms. Nancy Anderson ~3- September 29. 1994 . Based on the preceding findings, we have established the following conclusions and recommendal1ons: 1) The third alternative referenced above, consolidated full access drivewal' that serves the NAPCO, Hanus, and Hopkins AUla Body sites and that provides traffic signal control, is a feasible long. term solution that will provide adequate access for the subject profrties and that will not cause significan[ adverse impacts on County Road . This access arrangement and the traffic signal control can be implemented in conjunction with the planned upgrading of County Road 3. 2) As an interlm measure, until the "permanent" solution referenced in point 1) is imIflemented, we believe that the Hanus development can be served by a new fu access driveway on County Road 3 without causing significant negative impacts on County Road 3. Two conditions that are necessary for this access arrangement to function adequately are: a) That Hanus extends the ~ time for buses exiting the site in the afternoon to 45 minutes from the current anticipated 15 minutes. The current expectation is that 44 buses would exit the site from 2: 15 to 2:30 p.m. The effect of this condition is that the 44 buses would exit over a 4S minute period, e.g. between 1:45 and 2:30 p.m. e b) That Hanus directs bus drivers to turn right onto County Road 3 and follow routes designated by the City~ if necessary to avoid excessive exiting delays Of difficulties on County Road 3. Given the likely need under this interim arrangement for some buses to turn right onto County Road 3 and follow designated routes back to the west, we would recommend that the radius in the northwest corner of 11th Avenue and 5th Street be enlarged before operation of the Hanus bus facility commences. 3) It is important for the City to have full authority, with frior approval from Hanus, to implement whatever additional traffic contro measures may be needed if any traffic difficulties are experienced with the interim access arrangement referenced in point 2). For example, if any safety problems arise, it may be necessary to restrict bus movements at the driveway to right turns only and to designate the specific routes that buses must follow. - BENSHOOF & HSSOC. INC. TEL No. G12 832 QSG4 Sep 1~.~4 16: 1(J F; .os Ms. Nancy Anderson -4- September 29, 1994 . SUPPLEMENTAL WORK PERFORMED In order to accomplish the items requested by the City Council at their meeting on September 6, 1994, the following additional work tasks were performed: 1) Collected background information regarding all the pOlential bus routes to/from the proposed site and the Minnetonka School District; met with City staff. E. Stiele, F. Hanus, and G. Rappaport; collected the appropriate existing traffic volume data for the leer traffic analysis period during peak bus use; and discussed with Hennepm County staff their perspectives regarding a potential new traffic signal at an access JX>int on County Road 3. 2) Performed a traffic analysis, which included the following items: . Determined the ex~ted traffic associated with other new developments such as Thermotec and the R.L, Johnson sites. Updated (he previous June 14 traffic forecasts for the proposed bus facility and the adjacent Napco and Hopkins Auto Body properties. ~ Determined the needs for and implications of an eastbound County Road 3 right turn lane for the proposed driveway. .. Developed all the potential bus routing patterns and associated bus e volumes for the right in/out access alternative. Determined the traffic impacts associated with the buses on these adjacent streets. . Atl.a1yzed the traffic signal warrants and other traffic issues. Developed a conceptual layout for a signalized full access intersection on County Road 3. Identified the implications of a new signalized access regarding County Road 3 and the adjacent properties. 3) Discussed the traffic analyses and preliminary findings with City staff. E. Stiele, and F. Hanus. 4) pr~ared this memorandum to document the new traffic analyses and findings an to incorporate appropriate points from our earlier report dated June 14, 1994. PROPOSED DEVELOPl\.fENT The development J:foposed by the Hanus Bus Company is fresented in Figure 1. The pro~Sed bus facility is expected to accommodate a total 0 75 buses of which 62 buses wil be in regular daily use, 7 buses for sports and other activities, and 6 buses in the shop or spares. Currently) Hanus bus operates a total of 61 buses. The proposed site plan indicateS 78 employee parking spaces located just south of County Road 3. The existing conditions of the Napco facilities were obtained from Gary Rappaport. . Napea presently has 80 employees, 50 peo&le in the office complex and 30 people in the warehouse. Mr. Rappaport indicated t at HjkinS Auto Body will initially use one- half of the Venturian office comple:x: building an Napea offices will remain in the other haIf, or approximately IS,OOO sq. ft. for each use. In the future, Hopkins Auto Body does have the opportunity to use the entire building, and if that occurs Mr. Rappaport has indicated that NaF offices would move to the warehouse. Also, Gary Rappaport indicated that Napea IS a low intensity user and traffic generator of their bUl1din~s, If ~s~ of ~e Napco buildings would change in the future, higher traffic .uLf~0nuu/- & ASSOC. INC. 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I ......,.. __-=.~,~,~ . ~-.--- ~ .J .' .;ii-::;;':;:~::::;:~;'-'" N t SCALE ~.~-~ PLAN SOURCE: WIRTANEN CLARK LARSEN ARCHITECTS. APRIL 10. 1994 0 200' - CITY OF HOPKINS HANUS BUS FIGURE 1 - TRAFFIC STUDY SITE PLAN PROPOSED W BENSHOOF & ASSOc/ATES,INC. BY HANUS BUS COMPANY rllAN5POfUAilOll fNGlllffRB ANO PLAN HERS BENSHOOF K RSSOr. INc. TEL No. 612 832 95h4 Sep 29,94 15:11 P.O? Ms. Nancy Anderson -6- September 29, 1994 . UPDATED TRAFFIC FORECASTS The traffic forecasts were updated based on the ultimate capacity of the site to accommodate 75 buses. As we understand~ the initial ~rations would involve 61 buses. Trip generation characteristics for the 75 bus u1tllnate operation are as listed in Table 1. TABLE 1 TRIP GENERATION FOR THB PROPOSED BAN US DEVELOPMENT Tim~ Period Bus Trips Employee Trips l'.maU 5:45-6:00 am --- 11 in 11 6:00~6: 15 am 11 out 19 in 30 6: 15-6:30 am 19 out 13 in 32 6:30.-.7:00 am 13 out 19 in 32 7:00-7:30 am 19 out -- 19 9: 15-9:45 am 44 in -- 44 9:30-10:00 am --- 44 out 44 2:00-2: 15 pm -- 44 in 44 2: 15-2:30 pm 44 out -- 44 . 2;30-2:45 pm --- 7 in 7 2:45-3:15 pm 7 out --- 7 4:00-5:00 pm 62 in -- 62 4: 15-5: IS pm --- 62 out 62 6:00-6:30 pm 7 in -- 7 6: 15-6:45 pm --- 7 out 7 Peak AM ACtiVi~ (6:00-7:00 am) = 94 total trips in and out Peak Afternoon ctivbk (2:00-3: IS pm) = 102 total trips in and out Peak PM Activity (4: 5:15 pm) ::= 124 total trips in and out From discussions with Fred Hanus, the bus routings for the Minneronka School DisU'ict would have destinations and distributions as listed in Table 2. TABLE 2 BUS ROUTES AND DISTRIBUTION Outbound Distribution ~out~ Destination AM Peak A ftemoon Peale T.R.7 26% 55% . County Road 3 44% 45% County Road 62 30% 0% ------- ------ 100% 100% All afternoon peak outbound buses are destined to the Minnetonka Middle and High Schools. Based on the above destinations, the potential routing options for Hanus buses were determined and are shown in Figur~ 2. --- ~/ l\'-\C, '\ II Nc\ . 612 S32 gSf)lI. ~")ep 29,':F\ l " om: R \=Issue , "'" \ ~ \ V'> 5 ~~ ~~ 'it V'> ? ~ 'it o~ ~:J: \... ~ ~ >- fJ)D ~~ U)~ 'i'd: 14- ~ .'. "- ~ ~ r ~~'" - ~ . . ~t ~ "'~ e ~t i: lfl\ ~ oll~ '5 ~~ ~ ~~ u ~t /tl~ ,""'" ~~ ..~ <P ~~o .- ~ ~ e i ~ ~ ~ lS = --- -------- BENSHOOF R ASSOC. INC. TEL No. 612 832 9564 Sep 29.94 16:13 P . (j(-) Ms. Nancy Anderson -8- September 29~ 1994 . The evening peak hour, 4:30-5:30 p.m. ~ was used for the traffic forecasts because it is the peak time for traffic on County Road 3, peak. activity time for Napeo and Hopkins Auto BodY. and a hi~h use period for the Hanus facility. Table 3 identifies the expected trip generatIon for the planned and the potenttalland uses. The potential land uses include the proposed Hanus bus facility, auto body and repair uses occupying the entire existing Napco office building. and the more intense use of the Napea warehouse building. Based on the above traffic forecast data, the projected traffic forecasts are presented in Figure 3 for the access plan proposed by the Hanus Bus com~any in which the Hanus and Napco developments would share a new full access rivewayon County Road 3. TABLE 3 TRIP GENERATION COMPARISON FOR PLANNED AND POTENTIAL LAND USES Total P.M. Peak Hour Trips Inilial Planned POLential !-and Use ~ ~ Hanus Bus Site 801 1242 . Napea Sites 80 206 Auto Body Site ill ill TOTAL 267 548 1 with 61 buses 2. with 75 buses Oth~r Potential Future Traffic Increases on County Road 3: Three other items that are expected to cause future traffic growth on Coumy Road 3 are: . R.L. Johnson Site - 3Jooo sq. ft. fast food - 5 1000 sq. ft. high turnover reslaurant - 290,000 sq. ft office/warehouse . P.M. peak hour traffic: 261 inbound, 604 outbound Traffic to/from the west on Couna Road 3 along the frontage of the Hanus site is expected to be 65 eastbound an 150 westbound p.m. peak hour trips. . . Thermotech Site - Phased in Jrowth based on market conditions - Initially 1 -20 office employees .. Full development equals S~ 100 office and/or manufacturing employees Traffic to/from Thermotech is not expected to significantly change the traffic volumes on County Road 3. -- - - -- - ~- .- BENSHnOF & ASSOC. INC. TEL No. 612 832 9564 Sep 29,94 16:13 P,10 r '"" . +-987/1072 +-- 992/1033 <t-- 981/1 004 CSAH 3 r 25/23 r N.A.l25 r 5/55 715/8~6 ---+ 1r 773/836 ---+ 1r 773/855-+ lr 3~ 2~ N.AJ66~ O/55~ ~~ t\I~ ~~ CJ)~ ~t; c(<( ~..... ;iz NAPeO! HANUS! HOPKINS TECH CENTER NAPea AUTO BODY . I EXISTING 1994 COUNTS N t xxrxx - PROJECTED FULL DEVELOPMENT VOLUMES WITH APPAOX. 30,000 sa. FT. AUTO USES, HIGHER INTENSITY use OF NAPCO WAREHOUSE, AND HANUS BUS FACILITY NOT TO SCALE NOTE: PROJECTIONS ARE FOR ACCESS PLAN PROPOSED BY THE HANUS BUS COMPANY IN WHICH THE HANUS AND NAPCO DEVELOPMENTS WOULD SHARE A NEW FULL ACCESS DRIVEWAY ON COUNlY ROAD 3. -... ~ . FIGURE 3 CITY OF HOPKINS HANUS BUS TRAFFIC STUDY EXISTING AND PROJECTED 1 P.M. PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC W BENSHOOF & ASSOCIATES, INC. VOLUMES TRAN&~TATlO+i EJllGlNEtR8 AI'lD PLANHEIl& -- - BENSHOOF e ASSOC. INC. TEL No. 612 832 gS64 Sep 29,94 16:14 P.l1 Ms. Nancy Anderson -10- September 29 ~ 1994 . . Future traffic growth on County 10aJJ 3 was established based on Hennepin County's 2010 Traffic Forecasts. Future traffic growth on this County Road 3 segment is expected to be 1.1 percent compounded annually. This annual increase equates to a~roximately a 20 percent overall growth from 1994 to 2010. Applying the 0 percent growth to the existing County Road 3 p.m. peak hour through volumes results in an additional 150 eastbound and 190 westbound through ~s (two to four additional vehicles per minute per direction) during the year 2 10 p.m. peak hour. BASIC ACCESS PROVISIONS AWNG COUNTY ROAD 3 The purpose of this section is to address basic access provisions along COUnlY Road 3, including whether it would be desirable to create a new full access driveway to serve the Hanus site. In addressing this point, it is important to recognize that County Road 3 is a minor arterial. The Metropolitan Council's Transportation Development Guide Chapter/Policy Plan3 presents the following statement regarding mobility versus land access for urban minor arterials: "Emphasis on mobiliry rather than on land access. Direct land access within the MUSA resrricled tv conceltlrarion.s of commerciallindustrialland uses. . . Figure 4 illustrates the roles of various categories of roadways, including minor arterials, regardin~ mobility versus land access. It is important to limit access to minor arterials to maintain their ability to serve inter-regional trips and to provide adequate safety. Applying this transportation planning principle to County Road 3, it is our understanding that Hennepin County has not established specific access spacing standards. Dakota and Scott CountIes have established specific standards for minor arterials such as County Road 3 that allow for full access at one-quarter mile (13201) spacing and limited right turn only access at one-eighth mile (660') spacing. Existin~ access spacing conditions on County Road 3 from 11th to 17th Avenues are shown In Figure 5, together with the changes in spacing that would result from the plan proposed by the Hanus Bus Company. Major findings regarding access along County Road 3 between 11 th and 17th A venues that have been established from this figure and other pertinent considerations include: . The existing condition involves three fun access locations and one right turn only driveway. The average spacing between the full access locations is 500 feet. a Under the Hanus plan one additional full access driveway would be created, with the resultant average spacing between full access locations being reduced to 400 feeL . 2 Henn~in County Traffic For!Xasts, Hennepin County, September 1988. 3 Transportation Develqpment Guide Chapter/Policy Plan, Metropolitan Council, BENSHOOF R RSSOC. I ~~C . TEL No. 612 83L 9S04 Sep 29,94 16:14 p " l:i . 1 ~ :J PRINCIPAL ARTERIALS ~ ~ ~ ~ MINOR ARTERIALS COLLECTORS . ~ 0 ~ 0 z ~ 0: ~ ! LOCAL STREETS LEGEND 1 f MOBIUlY FUNCTION lIIII LAND ACCESS FUNCTION e CITY OF HOPKINS FIGURE 4 HANUS BUS TRAFFIC STUDY MOBILITY VERSUS ACCESS GUIDELINES W BENSHOOF & ASSOCIATES, INC. TIlANSPORT.l.llQfl EIIGIIIWIS..'Ul PLi~lIfF.& BENSHOOF & RSSOC. INC. TEL No. 612 832 9564 Sep 29,94 16:15 P .13 r ..., It EXISTING ACCESS SPACING 17TH PUBUC 11TH AVE WORKS AVE CSAH 3 340' 700' 370' 380' 210' NAPeO! NAPeo COUNTRY HOLIDAY TECH CENTER KITCHEN (RIGHT IN AND OUT ONLY) . ACCESS SPACING WITH HANUS PLAN 17TH PUBLIC 11TH AVE WORKS AVE CSAH 3 340' 480' 220' 370' 380' 210' N NAPeO! NAPCOI AUTO COUNTRY HOLIDAY t TECH CENTER HANUS BODY KITCHEN (RIGHT IN AND OUT ONLY) NOT TO SCALE "'- ~ . FIGURES CllY OF HOPKINS HANUS BUS TRAFFIC STUDY COUNTY ROAD 3 ACCESS BETWEEN W BENSHOOF & ASSOCIATES, INC. 11TH AND 17TH AVENUES TR~"SPORTATI()N fNli INfERS AND PLANN ERB - -- BENSHnOF R RSSOC. INC. TEL No. 612 8~2 9564 Sep 29,94 16:16 P .14 Ms. Nancy Anderson -13- September 29, 1994 . . The spacing between full access locations a1on~ this segment of County Road 3 is less than desiredJ both under existin~ conditions and with the proposed Hanus plan. One frame of reference for making this comment is the 1320 foot spacing standard established by Dakota and Scott Counties. Another frame of reference is that the average spaci1 between full access locations along County Road 3 between 11th Avenue an the west ramp intersection with T.R. 169 IS 1000 feet. , . One feature that mitigates the negative effects of more frequent access along the subject segment of County Road 3- is that, with fue exception of the Public Works accessJ all driveways are just on the south side of County Road 3. TRAFFIC ANALYSIS The traffic analysis focuses on four basic traffic issues: . Eastbound Right Turn Lane (Deceleration Lane) ~ Right Turn In and Out Option . Traffic Signal Option . Unsignalized. Full Access Option Each of these issues is discussed next. . ~stbound Rl~ht Turn I ~me (peseleration Lan~) Right turn movements by buses from the west on cou~ Road 3 into the Hanus site are expected to peak at two times: 9;15-9:45 a.m. and 4: -5:00 p.m. One to two buses per minute are expected during these time periods. If an adequate radius is provided, these right turn movements could be accommodated safely and efficiently without a right turn lane. Further, it is important to note that a right turn lane is not provided at most other driveway locations along County Road 3 in the existing situation, nor is such a lane included for most driveways in the planned. improvements for County Road 3. Based on the preceding points, we have determined that a right turn lane is not needed, and rather J an access plan with a 70 foot radius for right tum entering movements would provide fully adequate operations for such right turn maneuvers. Right Turn In and Out Option The County Road 3 Corridor Study indicates planned improvements which include a five-lane roadway with a center talsed median. A center median is presently planned on County Road 3 along the entire frontage of the Hanus site as shown in Figure 6. Therefore, under this plan~ access to/from the proposed Hanus driveway would be right turns in and right turns out only. Based on the route destinations from Table 2, Hanus buses are expected to go west on T.H. 7J County Road 3 and County Road 62 to serve the Minnetonka School District (see Figure 2). Table 4 provides an analysis of the . potential bus routings if right turns in and out only on County Road 3 are available for the Hanus development. -- -- .-- -- - ~F & ASSOC. 1~(' \E.l ~o. 612 331 SS64 Sep 2S.Y~ ~v . \ , ' " ,'\ '. \ \ e~ 71c-l -z. 0 ~i<S: 0.. 0 \ '" tz. ~ , 'it ~~~ ad:o.. ~ ~ &~ i i 7" , ' (/10 \\ i~ ~~ ~\ ~. ....;., I- \ (.\ ~, ." " ~i t\ \\ ~I t, . ~ t ~ .0" '5 o..t 8~ t, ~~ W" %~ ~! ~ '" \ ~~ \ \. \ ~ ~\ \ \~ r .. o.~ . ' i ~ 3 (j) .--.. .----------- ~ BENSHOOF R RSSOC. INC. TEL No. 612 832 9564 Sep 29.94 16:17 p .16 e Ms. Nancy Anderson -15- September 29. 1994 TABLE 4 ANALYSIS OF ROUTING OPTIONS POR HANUS BUSES IF RIGIIT TURNS ONLY ARE ALLO\VED TO AND PROM COUNTY ROAD 3 ~us Route Comments/Issues Tumaround via 8th Avenue . A.M. peak conflict with Park and Ride users Park and Ride . Future R.L. Johnson site access at 8th Ave. Turnaround via 11th Ave.! . A.M. peak residential impacts on 11 th 1st St.l9th Ave. . Post office activities on 1st S1. and 9th Ave. . Turn maneuvers and conflicts with other downtown traffic 11th Ave.lMain St.fShady Oak Rd. . F. Hanus indicated he would not send buses on this route . Northbound left turns at 11th Ave.lMain St. . Contlicts with pedestrians and school children 5th Avenue North to T.H. 7 , Collector road wa y . Conflict with 5th Ave. residential character . T.R. 169 to T.R. 7 . A,M. peak delays at northbound T.H. 169 ramp meter . Good route in afternoon peak . AU arterial roadways . Not best use ofT.H. 169 for short trips . Substantial extra travel distance and time 11th Ave.l5th St.lK-Tel Dr.! . Cont1icts with employee shift changes at 7:00 Shady Oak Rd. a.m. and 3:00 p.m. . Turn radii at 5th St.lllth Ave. would need to be enlarged . Increased volume for northbound left and northbound through movements on Shady Oak Road at County Road 3 . 5th St.lK-Tel Dr. are local city streets. 11th Ave. is collector, Shady Oak. Rd. is arterial . Commercial development along 5th St. and X-Tel Dr. The above analysis indicates that all bus routes would have some impacts. Also, all routes would require added travel distance for the Hanus bus operations. The two routes which have the least impacts are: - . T.R. 169 for buses to the west on T.H. 7 . 5th Street South/X-Tel Drive for buses to the west on County Roads 3 and 62 -- BENSHOOF & ASSOC. INC. TEL No. 612 832 9564 Sep 29,94 16:17 P .17 Ms. Nancy Anderson -16- September 29. 1994 e Trnffic Si~nal Qptio{l This alternative involves the creation of access on County Road 3 with traffic signal control. The traffic signal analysis accounted for the following: . Response from Hennepin coung staff . Location of Signal Relating to eometric Design Considerations . Traffic Signal Warrants Preliminary discussion with Tom Johnson at Hennepin County indicated: . Not sure of need for another traffic signal along this segment. Gaps in traffic may be adequate to accommodate proposed developments. . Concerns regarding traffic signal coordination and efficiency of traffic flow; would not want a new ~c signal to degrade traffiC flow along County Road 3. . Traffic signal. installation would be based on warrants. Warrants should be based on actual traffic conditions collected after development is in~place. Future traffic projections should not be used. Early in our analysis work, it became evident that a traffic signal installation could be e seriously considered only if it provides consolidated and shared access for the NAPeO, Hanus, and Hopkins Auto Body properties. To serve the three properties, the consolidated, signalized access would need to be located somewhere between the NAPeO/Hanus property line and the existing driveway for Hopkins Auto Body. The geometric design considerations relating to the signal location included: . adequate storage length for westbound left [Urn lane at signal . abili2'ofor vehicles (cars, buses and trucks) to maneuver to/from all properties and unty Road 3 Regarding the left turn lane geometric design, a traffic signal would need a 200 foot westbound left turn lane plus the transition taper (120 to 180 feet) to accommodate the project traffic volumes including buses and trucks. The planned County Road 3 layout (Figure 6) indicateS a 100 foot left turn lane at the Hopkins Auto Body driveway. Therefore, the existing Auto Body driveway location would not meet this westbound left turn lane criteria. Also. if a signal is placed at the Auto Body driveway and the full 200 foot left turn lane is provided, the ae<:ess to Country Kitchen would become a right tum in/out only. Placement of the driveway for shared use results in a short frontage road along County Road 3 to serve the adjacent properties. Design of this frontage road is desired to accommodate all vehicles including NAPea and Auto Body truck deliveries and the . Hanus buses. The access should provide adequate turn, radii to accommodate large vehicle maneuvers. Based on the above geometric roDS; erations, a proposed traffic signal is best located at the rropoSed Hanus/NAPeO driveway (see Figures 7 and 8). Traffic at the intersection 0 the HanusINAPCO drivewa~ and the frontage road would be controlled by a three-way stop sign. Inbound traffic rom County Road 3 would not stop. -- ----- - - cNSHOOF & ASSOC. INC. 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WW/m/!MQ mDlfMW[ YM�G+(i � . ��' ,1 l.� � wEST ELEVATiON � � n SC�E �/�• � t . � Q � � L � � W � � Z � � . . � . . � � � N � �.... �.v. -'� Y ,p .. ....,. �a, � a ----- — ,� ,�.� � o � _ _--, : : m m ° m ° - �—' �,� ,_� ;� �_! �-- ,��.��,. -----� j� ,.� �'„ �; :` � . � �— � �.. z a � a W ` I �� _§� ( �.,•�• �-..° ,.. I Q � � :.�� •.• � � , � . Q 1 � EAST ELEVATION a T TiaQUGH BUS SHE❑ a � r� SCaE iH' � 1��0� � SCALE �/�• • �'•T . 4�� H3.� - E�.� � � . . . . . . . t L 'ii� . . . . � �t t�q . � � . � �1 � /)/� � . � . . L� L �/ 3 BENSHOOF & RSSOC. INC. TEL No. 612 832 9564 Sep 29,94 16:19 P.20 Ms. Nancy Anderson ~19- September 29. 1994 . The next step was to determine if the signal would meet standard engineering warrants. The two principal results are: . The existing planned development traffic volumes are close to meeting the p.m. peak hour volume warrant. This warrant requires a minimum of 150 vehicles per hOUT approaching the signal from the cross street. It is expected that during the p.m. ~ hour the initial land uses would generate 136 vehicles approachmg the proposed County Road 3 signal. No other warrants are expected to be met. . The tIaffic volume generated by the }X'tential future land uses would be expected to meet the p.m. peak hout volume warrant. . Therefore, it is ex~ted that a signal would be warranted at the proposed Hanus/NAPea dnveway in the future after expansion occurs at one or more of the uses served. We are confident that the plan shown in Figures 7 and 8, including traffic signal control, would provide effective operations. The signal would enhance safety and capacity for movements to and from the three properties served by the driveway (Le. NAPeO. Hanus, and Hopkins Auto Body). We are confident that a traffic signal at this location could be integrated with others along County Road 3 to maintain ~rogressive flow along this roadway. A further positive fInding is that consolidation of uU access for three properties at this location is consistent with the Metropolitan . Council criteria regarding access on minor arterials. Finally, relative to the traffic signal option, it is important to note that this plan is tied to the planned uKgrading of County Road 3, which would include construction of a median and a Ie turn. lane. For saff% and capacity reasons, it is not desirable to implement traffic signal control until e upgrading of County Road 3 is accomplished. Unsi&nalized Full Access ODtion Since an access plan with traffic signal control offers potential as a long-term solution, but is not suitable for installation under the existing roadway conditions, it is important to investigate the possibility of full access with just stop sign control as an interim solution. In this context, a major question to address is: Would adequate traffic safety be provided? One basic reason for this traffic safety concern involves the nature of traffic generated b({ the Hanus development, as compared to t~icallight industrial Use!. If a typical ight industrial use were constructed on the anus property, the total dail~ trip generation would be about the same. possibly slightly higher, as compared to the anus development. However, a significant difference eXISts between the Hanus development and typical light industrial development in terms of the portion of the total traffic ~enerated that consists of larger, slower vehicles. For the Hanus development, about 3 percent of the total triNs would be generated by buses, whereas for a typical light industrial use trucks woul comprise only about six percent of the total trip generation. . From a ~ standpoint, an item of particular importance involves potential conflicts between Ie on County Road 3 and buses making a left turn from the Hanus site to proceed westbound on County Road 3. As indicated in Table 1, the peak period for bus exiting movements is from 2:15 to 2:30 p.m., in which 44 buses would turn left from the Hanus site to proceed westbound on County Road 3. BENSHOOF & RSSOC. INC. TEL No. 612 832 9564 Sep 29,94 16:20 P.21 Ms. Nancy Anderson -20- September 29, 1994 e A stop sign capacity analysis was perfonned to address the preceding peak exiting condition. This analysis mdicated that the left turn movement from the Hanus site to westbound County Road 3 would operate at level of service F. This is an undesirable situation in which significant delays would be experienced by buses waiting to make a left turn onto County Road 3. Two potential means to mitigate this level of service difficulty are: a) Extend the time period over which buses exit the site from the current planned 15 minutes to about 4S minutes. This "spreading" of the exiting traffic could reduce delays to an acceptable level of servi~. b) Allow some buses to turn right onto County Road 3 in order to avoid significant d~S {or turning left onto County Road 3. In this event_ the bus drivers would n clear instructions to follow one of the routeS that would be designated as acceptable by the City. To provide a higher level of assurance regarding adequate traffic operations. it is recommended that Hanus implement both mitigation measures. . e tit ~ n:1\JTI ILl I ^ 1\..1 -.' &... ,. . '-'. ,.,.... , ~ CORP 21 September, 1994 City of Hopkins 1010 First Street South Attention: Jim Carrigan and Nancy Anderson Dear Jim and Nancy: Thank you for reviewing the possibility of installing a traffic control light on County Highway 3 with me and the Hanus group last Monday We are very interested in having a full turning signalized intersection at the East boundary of the Napco warehouse property (West boundary of the proposed Hanus development.) We'd like the county to install such an intersection as soon as possible and also like that same be included in any improvement plan that may be later implemented on the highway. As you know we presently own property along the south side of CHI from Hopkins Auto . Body all the way to the Hopkins - Minnetonka property boundary, As t~me passes we face increasing difficulty entering and exiting the property when left turning across the East bound traffic lane. Accordingly, we would attempt to route as much of the traffic as is practical from the entire group of pI openies across that signal should you see fit to install one. This request is made more urgent by our pending sale to Hanus Bus Company of the easterly portion of the properties as there seems to be so much concern about the traffic that the bus operation would generate. Sincerely, ~ Venturian Cor, ~ '- ~ lJ i / ~! ~' , , \ , J/ ' '. i c ~~J~~ RaPI~J1V&~ rl,)/ Presldt[ \jIQ ~ PS By the way, I have heard the forecast Gfthe number of buses that enter and exit the bus company property, and it does not seem to me as much of burden as it seems to some other people. Even at a slow pace it would take a bus about five seconds to execute a e turn, so one bus per minute for a relatively short period of the day, does not seem so onerous. 1600 SECOND ST. 50., HOPKINS, MN 55343 U.S.A · TELEPHONE: (612) 931-2500 . TEUX: 29043G