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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 9 - Moot Presentation Arco Station Facing Long Term E Level of Service on Telegraph Canyon Road Car Wash facing Intersection at Telegraph Canyon Road/ IRamp with Near Term D&E Level of Service Northbound 805- Car Wash/ Arco Driveway onto Halecrest Car Wash Driveway onto Halecrest Back Up Blocking Driveway Exits and Entrances at Halecrest & Telegraph Canyon Road Spill Back onto Telegraph Caused by Blockage of Driveway WashSpill Back onto RoadGo/ Rosecrans -N- “Do Not Enter” Car Wash Driveway Onto Telegraph Canyon Road Traffic Engineer Testimony at Planning Commission Car Wash Entry onto Telegraph Canyon Road New High Speed Car Wash Processes 90 Cars Per Hour, Not 40 to 50 New High Speed Car Washes Processes 90 Cars Per Hour, not 40 to 50 Add TripsFree Vacuums Residential Homes Next to Car Wash Justin Rasas, P.E., T.E., PTOE in January 2004Started LOS Engineering, Inc. (20 years in San Diego)Over 26 years experience LOS Engineering, Inc.President What is a fair and accurate decisionProvides objective findings for decision makers to make a •requiredDelivers recommendations to reduce traffic impacts, if •Act (CEQA)Properly addresses the California Environmental Quality •Addresses access operations: Level of Service (LOS) •Accounts for other cumulative projects•Provides accurate trip generation information•ramps-Includes intersections, segments, and freeways on•agency review Follows specific City and Caltrans criteria, and requires •Documents potential traffic impacts•Traffic Study? USA Memo is not a Traffic Study Concedes a PM peak hour trip rate of 81 ••Correctly notes the need to study intersections with >50 peak hour trips•Correctly notes the requirement of a traffic study if >100 peak hour trips•/ITE guidelines when traffic study is requiredSANTECReferences •)no LOS analysisUrban Systems Associates, Inc. (USA) prepared a memo (• USA Memo and outliers USA Memo on Trip Generation USA did NOT have any LOS analyses•operates a Wash N Go carwash in San Diego)site (applicant similarUSA did not collect traffic data at a nearby •estimation of trip rates or counts at other site are recommended.”USA Memo states “Finally, if there are unique site characteristics, • Wash N Go Adjacent to busy street (Rosecrans)•Operated by the applicant•projectSame type of car wash as the proposed •Located in nearby San Diego•Rosecrans St at Cauby St Rosecrans Wash N Go seconds over a 2 hour periodQueuing into street occurred for 8 minutes and 37 •75 outbound•69 inbound•PM Peak Hour = 144 Vehicles•match current book rates)volume budget type car wash (doesn’t -This is a high•Actual data collected on October 4, 2018•Data Collection USA Memo rates or counts at other site are recommended.” (USA Memo)“Finally, if there are unique site characteristics, estimation of trip Data Actual Data vs. Guessing required to ensure the project traffic can be properly handledthreshold, therefore a traffic study is SANTECThis exceeds the Rosecrans Wash N Go actual data = 144 PM peak hour trips Recently and AnalysesTraffic Study Completed Understanding (hard way)Driveway Trips Understanding (easy way)Driveway Trips Driveway Trips (easy way)Street vs. Adjacent What other uses driveway trips?PM peak hour generate 144 Precedence Setting?other applicants?establish a precedence for all 100 peak hour trips, does this shown to generate more than for a project that has been If a traffic study is not required Halecrest Blockage creates spillback to Telegraph•HrPkBlocked 20% of the time during PM •23 minutes and 11 second)6 PM (total of -blocked 37 times between 4On Sept 11, 2018, applicant's driveway was •Blockage and Spill BackDr Halecrest residential areas north of the siteAny spillback will delay access to •to the ARCO businessAny spillback will adversely impact access •as shown in the picturecreate a spill back to Telegraph Canyon Rd If one Wash N Go patron stops, it will •Driveway BlockageDr One Car Away From Catastrophe How Will Vehicles Leave? Caltrans USA Memo states “it is estimated 30% of project traffic may use the freeway”From actual data, the Wash N Go outbound PM peak hour is 75 vehicles805)-ramp meter analysis (provided all vehicles are not forced to I-an on30% of 75 vehicles is 23, which exceeds 20 peak hour trips triggering the need for Caltrans needs to be made aware of any potential impacts to their facilities Facilities Benefits of a Traffic Study Treats neighbors with respect by answering their questions•specific data-Provides an objective analysis based on actual site•Fulfills CEQA requirements•onto Telegraph Canyon Road, and proper egresssite circulation works, proper ingress without spill back -Makes sure on•to fix themDoes not stop development, rather identifies potential problems and how • Conclusion neighbors’ concernsLet the CEQA do its job and address impacted and this must be addressed Access to the adjacent ARCO will be the traffic studyCaltrans will be affected and should review shows that a traffic study is requiredActual data from a nearby Wash N Go clearly Conclusion Telegraph Canyon Rd.Menifee CEQA Exemption 476.th World Business Academy v. State Lands Com.when the site and adjacent street were different.A baseline analysis must be for existing conditions, not a condition that existed in 2005 standard will produce a significant effect on the environment There is a reasonable possibility that the unusual circumstance based on the “fair argument” not a typical infill project location of the project is adjacent to an already impacted intersection and highway or ramp, i.e.: 15332) requires some CEQA analysis as the §The unusual circumstances exception (to traffic or noisesignificant impacts to any(d) Only applies if approval of the project would not result in Fill Developments Does Not Apply -15332 for In§