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lanes, which are lighter, would be activated. Instead of having 60 seconds for those two movements it's reduced to 45 seconds, so this increases the north/south movement by 15 seconds, which is a noticeable improvement, and it's still at LOS D which is 42 or 43 seconds of delay per vehicle, which is still very good. Chair Allen asked if the City would also need these improvements if and when Costco is approved, and then if LOS D would be maintained. Mr. Tassano stated the LOS is at buildout. If the mitigation was a requirement of Costco, they would have required it of Costco, so currently they are at LOS D and with Costco built they will still be at LOS D. Commissioner Balch asked if this project affects Owens Drive and Hopyard Road, and Mr. Tassano stated the report states it is affected by a couple of seconds, but that change does not drop it below LOS D. Chair Allen asked for a recap of what the level of traffic volumes or trips were with the former Denny's usage and if those volumes versus what is being proposed today shows an incremental difference. Commissioner Brown noted this is shown in Table 4 in the memo, and Mr. Tassano confirmed the trips referenced, as shown in the table. Commissioner Balch said his only comment is that if Condition No. 7 were implemented which would reduce or require a cap on the fast food restaurant to the 3,349 square feet, the retail would increase to 7,631 square feet, and he assumes it is not tiered allocation of trips, but based on a standard flat ratio. For example, in taking 1,724 daily trips divided by 4,980 square feet, this ratio he could apply to a lower square footage and come out with the number of trips. Then, staying with the 25-percent pass through, it would come to 1,087 daily trips instead of the 1,463 as reported in the table. So, the net increase is 791 trips. Mr. Tassano said this could be correct but noted that he does not typically look at daily trips because that's not how he evaluates impacts. Commissioner Brown said if the Commission did not agree to the PUD rezoning, he asked what would be the maximum trip generation for the parcel. Mr. Luchini responded that there are caps on the FAR for straight zoned properties, including for the C-F district, which he didn't know off the top of his head, but could confirm. Assuming a new project was to come in and fully adhere to that zoning designation they would be capped by whatever the C-F FAR ratio is. Commissioner Balch stated he did the math assuming a full 10,980 square feet of retail and it would be virtually the same number of trips as it was when Denny's occupied the space. Chair Allen said if the restaurant and fast food category were not here and it was office or retail use, then the number of trips would be more in line with what C-F allows and would be similar to what it was with Denny's. Planning Commission Minutes Page 9 of 19 September 25, 2019 Commissioner Balch, regarding available room for the improvements, Mr. Tassano stated the medians are wide enough, and so as it's acceptable not to have trees in these locations, the design will work. In response to Chair Allen, regarding Level of Service (LOS) with buildout of the improvements, Mr. Tassano stated they are currently at LOS D. One issue is that the eastbound and westbound movements at Hopyard Road and Owens Drive run independently. All westbound traffic moves, then all eastbound traffic moves. They need to separate those movements out so the left turn is activated, which is a heavier movement, and then the through Planning Commission Minutes Page 8 of 19 September 25, 2019 was in full support of the proposed project with Planning Commission Minutes Page 5 of 19 September 25, 2019