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| 2018-05-25 14:22:14 | THE RESPONSE LETTER FROM THE APPLICANT DATED MAY 15, |
| | 2018 DID NOT INCLUDE ANY RESPONSES TO TRAFFIC |
| | ENGINEERING'S COMMENTS. OUR COMMENTS FROM THE FIRST |
| | REVIEW ARE COPIED BELOW: |
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| | SOUTH WIND PLAZA TRAFFIC STUDY (DATED JANUARY 26, 2018) |
| | COMMENTS: |
| | - PROVIDE APPROVAL LETTER FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY ON |
| | TRAFFIC CONCURRENCY |
| | - PROVIDE BUILD-OUT YEAR OF THE DEVELOPMENT |
| | - REVISE THE TRAFFIC STUDY TO COMPLY WITH THE CITY?S |
| | TRAFFIC PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, WHICH ARE DOCUMENTED IN |
| | CITY CODE SECTION 94-311 |
| | - INCLUDE AN EVALUATION OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR A |
| | TRAFFIC STUDY PER SECTION 94-311(C), AND DETERMINE THE |
| | RADIUS OF DEVELOPMENT INFLUENCE PER SECTION |
| | 94-311(D)(4)F |
| | - INCLUDE ACCIDENT DATA PER SECTION 94-311(D)(3)I TO |
| | DETERMINE HAZARDOUS INTERSECTIONS AT 45TH |
| | STREET/MILITARY TRAIL AND 45TH STREET/FULL ACCESS |
| | - INCLUDE HCM OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS AT 45TH |
| | STREET/MILITARY TRAIL AND 45TH STREET/FULL ACCESS |
| | DRIVEWAY. ALSO, DETERMINE IF THE WB LEFT-TURN LANE |
| | STORAGE AT 45TH STREET/FULL ACCESS DRIVEWAY IS |
| | SUFFICIENT TO ACCOMMODATE THE INCREASE IN TRAFFIC |
| | - THE TRAFFIC STUDY INDICATES THE TOTAL APPROVED |
| | INTENSITY OF 146,261 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL, BUT THE |
| | PROJECT NARRATIVE/JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT INDICATES |
| | 130,436 SQUARE FEET. PLEASE CLARIFY AND REVISE. |
| | - IN TABLE 4, THE PROJECT TRAFFIC VOLUMES SHOULD BE |
| | BASED ON ?PROPOSED MINUS EXISTING? TRIPS INSTEAD OF |
| | ?PROPOSED MINUS VESTED? TRIPS. PLEASE REVISE |
| | SITE PLAN (RECEIVED ON FEB 14, 2018) COMMENTS: |
| | - EXISTING CURB RAMPS AT 45TH STREET DRIVEWAYS AREN?T |
| | ADA COMPLIANT. UPGRADE CURB RAMPS. |
| | - INCLUDE SIGNING AND PAVEMENT MARKING PLAN FOR THE |
| | SITE SO THAT WE CAN REVIEW THE SITE CIRCULATION |
| | - THE PROPOSED SITE HAS 3 DRIVEWAYS ON 45TH STREET. |
| | HOWEVER, ONLY 2 ACCESS POINTS ARE ALLOWED ONTO EACH |
| | RIGHT-OF-WAY PER CITY CODE SECTION 94-312(1)A |
| | - DO NOT REMOVE THE MEDIAN NOSE AT THE FULL ACCESS |
| | DRIVEWAY ON 45TH STREET AS THIS WILL INCREASE VEHICLE |
| | CONFLICT |
| | - REVISE THE EXISTING EAST-WEST CIRCULATION ROADWAY TO |
| | FURTHER SOUTH AND AWAY FROM 45TH STREET IN ORDER TO |
| | PROVIDE LONGER DRIVEWAY LENGTH AT ALL DRIVEWAYS |
| | - PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION FROM 45TH |
| | STREET AND MILITARY TRAIL TO THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED |
| | LAND USES |
| | - SHOW PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION FROM THE 36 NEW PARKING |
| | SPACES, WHICH ARE LOCATED AT THE BACK OF THE EXISTING |
| | BUILDING, TO THE STORE ENTRANCES |
| | - PROVIDE AUTOTURN EXHIBIT FOR THE DRIVE-THROUGH LANE |
| | FOR THE PROPOSED FAST FOOD RESTAURANT |
| | - DIMENSION THE PARKING ANGLE FOR THE ANGLE PARKING |
| | SPACES BY THE PROPOSED FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS, AND MAKE |
| | SURE THE AISLE WIDTH AND OTHER DIMENSIONS MEET THE CITY |
| | CODE SECTION 94-485(J)(2) |
| | - COORDINATE WITH PALM TRAN TO PROVIDE BUS SHELTER FOR |
| | THE EXISTING BUS STOP ON 45TH STREET |
| | - CONSIDER ROTATING THE PROPOSED RETAIL BUILDING SO |
| | THAT ITS LONGER LENGTH IS PARALLEL TO 45TH STREET AND |
| | PROVIDING AN EAST-WEST CIRCULATION ROADWAY LOCATED |
| | SOUTH BEHIND THE BUILDINGS. |
| | - CONSIDER PROVIDING A WIDE MULTI-USE PATH ALONG 45TH |
| | STREET FRONTAGE INSTEAD OF THE EXISTING NARROW |
| | SIDEWALK. |
| | - EAST ? WEST CIRCULATION ROAD, CONSIDER PROVIDING A |
| | FUTURE CONNECTION POINT TO THE PROPERTY TO THE WEST. |
| | - CHANGES TO THE EAST-WEST CIRCULATION ROAD ARE |
| | SUPPORTED BY THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS IN THE CITY?S |
| | COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: |
| | O POLICY 2.3.2(A): THE CITY SHALL REDUCE THE NEED FOR |
| | WIDENING MAJOR AND MINOR THOROUGHFARES BY ENCOURAGING |
| | THE PLACEMENT OF A WELL INTER-CONNECTED SYSTEM OF |
| | STREETS. WHERE AN INTERCONNECTED SYSTEM BECOMES |
| | POSSIBLE, CARE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO A COMMUNITY'S QUALITY |
| | OF LIFE, THE AMOUNT OF THROUGH-TRAFFIC, THE IMPACTS ON |
| | SAFETY, AND OVERALL SECURITY. |
| | O POLICY 2.3.2(B): THE CITY SHALL DISCOURAGE THE USE OF |
| | DEAD-END STREETS, LOOP STREETS, AND OVERSIZED BLOCKS IN |
| | FAVOR OF THROUGH-STREETS AND SHORTER BLOCKS; PROVIDE |
| | CUT-THROUGHS FOR PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO TRANSIT; AND |
| | PROMOTE LANDSCAPING OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY. |
| | O POLICY 2.3.2(C): THE CITY SHALL ENCOURAGE NEW |
| | DEVELOPMENTS TO INCLUDE: 1) AN INTERCONNECTED SYSTEM OF |
| | STREETS IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT PLANS WHICH CONSIDER |
| | APPROPRIATE ADJACENT PARCELS WITH POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE |
| | COMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENTS; 2) STUB STREETS THAT CONNECT |
| | TO ADJACENT UNDEVELOPED PARCELS WITH A POTENTIAL FOR |
| | FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS; AND 3) STUB STREETS THAT TIE INTO |
| | EXISTING ADJACENT STUB STREETS. |
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| | ERIK D. FERGUSON, PE |
| | CITY TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER |
| | 561-494-102 |
| | [email protected] |
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