12a - Laserfiche WebLink

The new improvements have been designed to be consistent with City's Complete Streets Policy and will include bike lanes, as well as separated sidewalks The Nevada Street extension will also provide reduction in travel distance from Fire Station #1 located on the east end of Nevada Street for much of downtown and increase route options in the area The proposed development would also include a new 8- to 10-foot wide decomposed granite public multi-use trail along the top of bank of the arroyo on the south side of Nevada Street The public multi-use trail is consistent with the City's Community Trails Master Plan and Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan Trees. An arbonst report prepared for the project surveyed a total of 118 trees comprising 24 species within the development area The report recommends preservation of 63 trees including 13 heritage-sized trees and removal of 55 trees, including 18 heritage-sized trees Approximately 470 trees are proposed to be replanted throughout the site Traffic and Circulation Analysis. The General Plan requires site-specific traffic studies for all major developments which have the potential to exceed Level of Service (LOS) D1 at major intersections and requires developers to implement the mitigation measures identified in these studies in order to maintain LOS D or better Exceptions are made for the Downtown and "Gateway Intersections" where the LOS D or better standard may be exceeded A traffic study was prepared by Fehr & Peers, to analyze the traffic and circulation for this project (93 single-family units at the time of the study) The Traffic Impact Analysis dated June 17, 2016, is available upon request or on the City website The traffic study analyzed the near-term and cumulative/long-term traffic scenarios with and without the project The project assumptions included the Nevada Street extension The study included eleven study intersections The study evaluated queuing under the Existing plus Approved Project and Cumulative AM and PM peak-hour conditions, internal circulation for the proposed development, pedestrian, bicycle and transit facilities, and safety factors The project is anticipated to generate an average of 828 new vehicle trips on a daily basis, including 65 additional trips during the AM peak hour and 87 additional trips during the PM peak hour based on the current proposal of 87 single-family homes (6 less that analyzed in the original report) The study found that, under Existing Conditions, all of the study intersections would operate at the same acceptable Levels of Service with the addition of project-generated traffic All intersections analyzed would maintain a LOS C or better during the AM and PM peak hours except for Stanley Boulevard at Bernal Avenue/ Valley Avenue which would continue to operate at LOS D The Traffic Engineering Division reviewed the traffic study and found it to be acceptable 1 At signalized intersections, LOS D generally indicates average delays of 35 to 55 seconds per vehicle Page 10 of 20