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condition addressing traffic safety and speed on the part of the daycare patrons, which we believe is a reasonable mitigation for the daycare. Although Genovesio Drive is 42 feet wide and can accommodate on-street parking, staff had concerns with a sharp, blind corner that is within close proximity of the project site and a common unsafe traffic maneuver of the daycare patrons, which are discussed further in the following paragraph. Staff feels that both concerns have been addressed by the conditions of approval for this application. However staff is unable to address the traffic concerns of the Planning Commission given the City limitations to enforce traffic laws on a private street. Staff identified that the patrons of the daycare tend to use the curbside parking space for loading and unloading of the children due to the convenience of the direct approach on Genovesio Drive. This parking pattern results in frequent use of unsafe and un-neighborly traffic maneuvers, Le. U-turns at the sharp, blind corner, K-turns which obstruct traffic flow, and the use of neighboring driveways as a way of turning the vehicle around. In staffs opinion, these unsafe and un-neighborly traffic maneuvers can be corrected by a condition of approval requiring all patrons to use the driveway of the daycare for loading and unloading of the children. Stafffeels that this mitigation is two-fold. Primarily, the use of the driveway by patrons resolves the traffic maneuver concerns of both the neighbors and staff by providing a parking space that positions the vehicle for normal traffic maneuvers. Additionally, staff feels that this requirement will also provide for a safer method of child pick-up and drop-off given the speeds of vehicles traveling on Genovesio Drive. In light of the Police Department's inability to enforce traffic laws on private streets and the Fire Department's reluctance to support installation of speed bumps, staff would encourage the HOA, residents, the Police Department, the Fire Department, and the applicant to coordinate their efforts to enact a remedy to the speeding issue. Mrs. Thuse has provided a revised application that she feels addresses the traffic concerns. She feels that the reduction in the requested number of children from 14 to 11 will reduce the total amount of traffic generated by the proposed use, thus mitigating related issues of traffic speeds and safety. In consideration of the traffic concerns expressed by the surrounding neighbors, the project is conditioned that the applicant shall prepare flyers which state that clients must be respectful of the neighborhood and may not park in the wrong direction, speed, park in neighboring driveways, do U-turns in neighboring driveways, keep their engines running, or use their car horns during pick-up and drop-off periods. The applicant will have each client sign a flyer and keep copies on file at the daycare facility. The applicant is also required to distribute a contact phone number to the neighbors and to encourage them to call in the event of a problem. It is staffs opinion that the existing facility does increase the traffic volume slightly but not to a level of significance, given the conditions of approval. SR:06:033 Page 6