Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z13120017
Project Number Z13120017
Review Stop TRAFFIC
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2014-01-08 08:29:431. A TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO PROVIDE
 HCS ANALYSIS AT EACH DRIVEWAY AND USING EXISTING SIGNAL
 TIMING AT OKEECHOBEE/BENOIST FARMS. THE STUDY SHALL
 INCLUDE ANALYSIS OF THE AM AND PM PEAK HOURS AS WELL AS
 THE PM SCHOOL PEAK HOUR. GRAPHICS SHALL BE PROVIDED
 SHOWING EXISTING VOLUMES, SEASONAL ADJUSTMENTS AND
 GROWTH RATES, BACKGROUND VOLUMES FROM APPROVED
 DEVELOPMENT, TOTAL BACKGROUND TRAFFIC VOLUMES,
 PROJECTED SCHOOL TRAFFIC, NON-SCHOOL OAKTON COMMONS
 TRAFFIC, AND TOTAL TRAFFIC VOLUMES. QUEUING AND THE
 IMPACTS ON THE PUBLIC ROAD SYSTEM, PARTICULARLY THE
 INTERSECTION OF OKEECHOBEE/BENOIST FARMS SHALL BE
 EVALUATED. THE FINAL SCOPE SHALL BE DEVELOPED IN
 CONSULTATION WITH CITY STAFF. THIS STUDY SHALL BE
 SUBMITTED TO BOTH THE CITY AND FDOT.
 2. THE OPERATIONAL PLAN IS DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW, BUT
 APPEARS TO BE OVERLY OPTIMISTIC. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO
 SEE VIDEO RESULTS FROM A SIMILAR OPERATION, OR A
 COMPUTER SIMULATION OF THE OPERATION.
 3. IF SCHOOL TIMES ARE STAGGERED, EVALUATION OF EACH AM
 AND PM TIME PERIOD NEEDS TO BE ANALYZED AND RESIDUAL
 IMPACTS (REMAINING QUEUES, EXITING VEHICLES) CARRIED
 OVER TO THE NEXT TIME PERIOD. A CHART SHOWING PROJECTED
 ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES WOULD BE HELPFUL.
 4. THE BENOIST FARMS ACCESS DRIVEWAY IS SHARED WITH
 WEST PALM BEACH FIRE STATION 7. ANY QUEUING ON THAT
 DRIVEWAY DURING DROP OFF OR PICK UP COULD RESULT IN
 INCREASED RESPONSE TIMES FOR EMERGENCIES.
 5. SITE DRIVEWAY VOLUMES ARE NOT CONSISTENT BETWEEN THE
 CONCURRENCY ANALYSIS REPORT PREPARED BY PINDER TROUTMAN
 AND THE OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT PLAN PREPARED BY SIMMONS
 AND WHITE.
  
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