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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1994-2583 ORDINANCE NO. 2583 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2577, REZONING THE 5.8 ACRE PARCEL LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THIRD AVENUE AND "J" STREET FROM C-O, OFFICE COMMERCIAL AND R-l, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO C-C-P, CENTRAL COMMERCIAL, PRECISE PLAN, TO AMEND CERTAIN PRECISE PLAN STANDARDS THEREOF WHEREAS, a duly verified application for a fezone was filed with the Planning Department of the City of Chula Vista on December 2, 1992 by American Properties Inc.; and, WHEREAS, the property consists of approximately 5.8 acres located at the southwest corner of Third Avenue and "J" Street and diagrammatically presented on the area map attached hereto as Exhibit "A" ("Site" or "Property"); and, WHEREAS, said application requested to change the existing C-O, Office Commercial and R-l, Single Family Residential zone to C-C, Centrat Commercial; and, WHEREAS, the Planning Commission set the time and place for a hearing on said rezoning application and notice of said hearing, together with its purpose, was given by its publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city and its mailing to property owners within 1,000 feet of the exterior boundaries of the property at least 21 days prior to the hearing; and, WHEREAS, the hearing was held at the time and peace as advertised, namely 7:00 p.m. October 13,1993 in the Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, before the Planning Commission and said hearing was thereafter closed; and, WHEREAS, the Planning Commission found that the project would have no significant environmental impacts and adopted the Negative Declaration issued on IS-92-42, and voted 6-0-1 (Tuchscher-conflict of interest) to recommend that the City Council approve the rezoning from C-Q, Office Commercial and R-l, Single Family Residential to C-C-P, Central Commercial, Precise Plan, subject to the Precise Plan Standards listed in the Draft City Council Ordinance. WHEREAS, the City Council approved and adopted Ordinance No. 2577 on November 9, 1993 rezoning the Property in the manner recommended by the Planning Commission, and imposing certain Precise Plan Standards therefore, numbered 1 through 25; and, WHEREAS, the City Council moved to reconsider the adoption of said Ordinance No. 2577 on November 23, 1993 in light of complaints received by neighbors on Garrett Avenue; and, WHEREAS, the City Council reconsidered their adoption on December 7, 1993, and thereupon amended certain precise plan standards in the manner herein identified, and continued the matter to December 14, 1993. Ordinance No. 2583 Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby find, determine, and ordain as follows: SECTION h Based on the findings and recommendations of the Environmental Review Coordinator, the City Council does hereby readopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration issued on IS-92-42. In readopting said Mitigated Negative Declaration, the City Council considered the comments of Bill Darnell as contained in a letter dated December 7, 1993, and all evidence presented at said public hearing of December 7, 1993, and respond thereto in the manner set forth in the attached Exhibit "B", incorporated herein by reference. No such evidence has changed the conclusions of either the Environmental Review Coordinator or the City Council that the project as mitigated, including the mitigation as pro- posed in Exhibit "B", herein incorporated and required as part of the project, has no significant environmental effects. Council acknowledges that American Stores, Inc. accepted on the record the amendment of the project to include the such additional mitigation measures as proposed in Exhibit "B". SECTION II. Ordinance No. 2577 is hereby amended by amending the Precise Plan Standards therein contained as follows: A. Precise Plan Standard No. 3 shall be amended as follows: "3. No delivery truck traffic shall occur in the alley during the time from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., and all access to said alley shall be in one direction with access off of "J" Street proceeding southerly." B. Precise Plan Standard No. 12 sha~l be amended to read as follows: "12. Loading docks shall be oriented away from the westerly adjacent residential area and buffered with parts of the building and/or wing walls equal in height to truck height. The "wingwall" on the south side in the southwest corner currently planned to be adjacent to the loading dock shall be extended easterly to coincide with the full length of the loading area and at a height to screen all loading activities from view and to reduce noise to acceptable levels, the exact height to be determined by the Design Review Committee." C. Precise Plan Standard No, 18 shall be amended as follows: Ordinance No. 2583 Page 3 "18. Duty to Construct Wall. A zoning wall of sufficient density to reduce noise of a material, quality and design as may be required by Design Review shall be built on or parallel to the west property line, at a location determined in a manner specified by Condition 18.A., shall be between 6 and 10 feet in height as may be specifically determined by the majority of the owners of those properties located on the east side of Garrett Avenue immediately abutting the westerly properly line of the Site ("Seven Property Owners"). The wall shall be architecturally treated on both sides. A. Location of Wall. The zoning wall required by Condition No. 18 shall be built in a position as determined by the Seven Property Owners but no further westerly than the westerly property line of Site and no further easterly than 20 feet east of the westerly property line of the Site. 1. Grant of Easement. On the condition that the Seven Property Owners waive any claim, action or suit against Applicant for the issuance of this rezoning, and if the wall is located east of the westerly property line, Applicant shall grant, for the period of time that the Site is used by American Stores for commercial purposes, easements to each of the Seven Property Owners over the area formed by extending each of their respective property lines to said wall ("Extensions"), for the purpose of entering upon, landscape, and maintain landscaping, irrigation, and conduct recreational uses upon, upon said area. American Stores shall prohibit construction of above ground structures in said area except fences along such Extensions. 2. Duty to Landscape Initially. On the condition that, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 18.A.1. above, if Applicant grants the Seven Property Owners easements, Applicant shall be obligated to initially landscape the area of each easement so granted, on a one-time basis Ordinance No. 2583 Page 4 only, to the reasonable satisfaction of each of the respective property owners, not substantially greater than existing landscaping. Disputes as to the amount of landscaping required shall be resolved by the Planning Director, or his designee. The Applicant shall be relieved of any further obligation to landscape or maintain landscaping, and such shall be the sole responsibility of the respective property owners." D. Precise Plan Standard No. 26 shall be added which shall read as follows: "26. In the event that the Zoning Administrator shall, subsequent to the adoption of this ordinance, determine that vehicles using the alleyway to the west of the proposed improvement at inappropriate or excessive speeds constituting a nuisance to the Seven Property Owners, the Zoning Administrator may require that Applicant install speed bumps in a number and of a design sufficient as he shall determine appropriate, and such requirement shall constitute a Precise Plan Standard in the same manner and effect as if such requirement was listed in this resolution without condition." E. Precise Plan Standard No, 27 shall be added which shall read as follows: "27. Applicant shall, subject to appeal to the City Council, implement any and all design features specifically intended to mitigate noise and traffic problems as determined by the Design Review Committee as appropriate." SECTION IIh Findings. The City Council finds that the modifications to the Precise Plan Standards are consistent with the City of Chula Vista General Plan and that the public necessity, convenience, general welfare, and good zoning practice support the rezoning to C-C-P, Central Commercial, Precise Plan zone. Ordinance No. 2583 Page 5 SECTION IV: This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force the thirtieth day from its adoption. ~' ,' ,/ ;/ : Robert A. Leiter iruce M. Booga Director of Planning ity Attorney ' ' Ordinance No. 2583 Page 6 EEl EXHIBIT A ~ 7s. 300. ~o~ LOCATION MAP ' ApproxlmG'~e SCo!6 Ordinance No. 2583 Page 7 · ]1 k EXHIBIT "B" J & aSSOCiateS December 13, 1993 Mr. Hal Rosenberg City Traffic Engineer City of Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA 92900 Subject: Lucky Store Traffic Impact Study - JHK & Associates Response to Damell Review UHK No. 20123) Dear Mr. Rosenberg: As ~equested. JHK & Associates (JHK) has prepared ~his letter report to document our response to the transportation review report prepared by Damell & Associates dated December 7. 1993. In addition to responding to the Damell Reviex~. this document also responds to the traffic related issues raised by "fi~e Gan'eu Averole Residents" in a memorandum dated November :28. 1993. Finall)'. this report conchides with a discussion of a Conceptual Striping Plan developed b)' JHK to document the fea~ibilh) of pro,.'idmg an acceptable striping configuration oll "J" Su'eel ~,esl of Third Avenue adjacenl to the proposed Luck)' Store and tile existing Luck) Store. As a result of this further analysis all of the findings outlined in d~c Final Technical Report have been continned and no changes in the original recommendations were identified However. one additional mitigation measure has been developed. This mitigation consisls of an extension of the raised rnedian island along Third Avenue south of "J" Sl.reet to the soulhem edge of the Proposed Lucky Store propen). The design of this median island will prevent left turn movements exiting tile southel'l) drive,.~a) ',~hile allov, ing northbound left turns to enter the site at this location. A more descriptive discus,;jon of thi~ mitigation measure is provided tn Appendix A. Wilh the adoption of the final list of mitigation measures outlined in Appendix A. no adverse u'af~c impacts should occur us a result of the implementation of the proposed Luck)' -~tore Project RESPONSE TO DARNELL REVIEW REPORT I. Response to Trip Generation Comment JHK agrees with the Damell review ,,shich states that ,. Commercial Grocer>' store (such as the Proposed 60,000 square foot Lucky store) should have a PM peak hour rate of greater than 8el. which was the raie used by JHK in tile development of Table 2-7 from the Final Technical Report. The 8'i- rate was originally developed by JHK to reflect the nfix of land uses 8989 Rio San Dielo Dnve · Sune 335 San Diego. Clhfornia 92108 · (619) 29.~-2248 · FAX (619) 295-2393 Ordinance No. 2583 Page 8 Mr. Hal Rosenber8 Decemir 13, 1993 Page 2 which wcrc proposed in the initla! site plan (grocery store with separate commercial shops) but no longer applies to the latest site plan. To reflect a worst case scenario JHK lta~ performed a recalculadon of projected l~affic condhions for the study area illter~,c~'tlon~ :',id~ a P,~l peak hotxr rate of II~. The directional relationship remains the same at 5Oc. i for inbotmd and tm:botmd ~affic. A revised table developed ~o document the new hi~her ~rip feb;coast and Appendix A comains a description of the rccalcula~on and updated findings. 2. Re~Don~e~ to Scribe of Anulvsi~ Commeot~ During ~he initial scopin~ se~ion for ihc projoel ~twtcn 3HK and tl~t City Traffic Engineer, review of imersccdons in d~e vieinto) or the Prnpnscd Lucky S=o~ was performed to dctcnninc which locaIion~ should be included m tl~c Ir,~ffic impaci analysis. As a rcsuh of this review it was determined thu~ only the inicr~ection of "J" Su'eet~hird Avenue should N included in the analysis. Ozl~cr signalized inter~ccdons in the area were nol considered cridcal based on historical dala, traffic projections, and unficipatcd di~pcr~emcnl of projecI traffic. The Damell Report concluded d~I fi~e inter~ection of 'T' Sireel and Fourth Avenue should ~ included in the revised anal)sls. Ahhou~h }HK ~as confidcnl of our original assumption. a special Level of Sea'ice (LOS) nn:fiysi~ ~a~ performed for existin~ conditions and future conditions with and ~ifi~out the project. The calculation of Ye~ 1992 PM peak hour LOS anal),sis for this intersection has Non performed based on pe~ period turning movemere volumes (Decemir, 1992) provided by tl~c City of Chula Vista. The revised c~cuhtion of project impacts p~2nted in Ap~ndix A shows that for exisfin~ Year 1992 (Base Conditions) tiffs intersection o~rates at acceptable levels (LOS B). Additionally, the analysis of all future conditions indicated ~hat this intersection remains Icccp~blc levels of ~icc with or without the ~oposed hoject. 3. Re~nse lo ~oiect Analvsls Comment ~e ~K Final Report did not conlain a specific analysis of ~af~c opc~dons at the site access driveways. However, the report did comain ~commend~tions ~o improve on-site circulation and in~rcss/c~rcss a~ she site access drivewa)s on ~rd Avenue and "J" S~ect. As Ordinance No. 2583 Page 9 Mr. Hal Rosenberg December 13, 1993 Page 3 · result of these }HK recommendations, the following circulation/improvements were incorporated into the current site plan. Provide n raised median on Third Avenue south of "J" Street to restrict turn movements at the northern most projections/driveway to right turns in and out only. · Require the alignment of Proposed Luck)' Store access driveway on the south side of "J" Street v, ith file existing Luck)' Store access drivcw'ly on the noah side of "J" Street, · Resen'e additiona] righbof-v.'ay along the south edge of "J" Street along the propen)' frontage to provide lhe required width for an exclusive center turn lane on "J" Street to allow improved operations of east/west through traffic on "J" Street and traffic accessing either the existing store or the Proposed Luck)' Store. Ah, o, tills additional right-of.~ay v, ill provide adequate ~idth for the provision of an exclusive righ~ turn only lane for eastbound traffic on "F Street approaching the intersection Third Avenue and "J" Street. · Provision of exclusive left turn phasing on Third Avenue/".l" Street for noahbound and southbound left turning traffic. To confirm acceptable operations at the site access points under the revised trip generation values shown on Table 2-7, a separate section "Site Access Reviev," is provided in the revised analysis contained in Appendix A. · In response to the Darnell Report commem thai signalizafion may be warranted at the southerly access driveway froan the site lo Third Avenue. 3HK reanalyzed internal circulation and concluded that there was a potential for traffic conflicts that necessitated further control of site egress at this location. This ·ddifional traffic control measure prohibits left turns exiting the site at this location while sJIowing noahbound left turns Io enter the site ·l this southerly driveway ·ccess point. Although this new condition will diver% egress traffic tO the ".r' Street driveway. there is suf~cienl cnpncily on "J" Street to accommodate the redistribution of project traffic. The redisxfibmion of project traffic. however, will necessitate an additional modification of the Third Avenue and "J" Street traffic signal. The new modification requirement will provide a left turn protective signal Ordinance No. 2583 Page 10 _jhk , Mr. Hal Rosenberg December 13, 1993 Page 4 phase (~rov,) for cast and westbound traffic. A previously recommended signal modification required similar treatment for north and southbound traffic at this intersection. · An additional condition has been developed in relation to control of traffic at the site access drivcwa)'s uncler fLitarC condhions. Due to the anticipated level of u'afi'lc activit)' at tilt t,.~o m;~in access dri~cwa)'s to the Proposed Lucky Store site it v, il] be important for the Cit)' of Chula Vista to closely monitor U'afi'ic operations over time. This monitorlnL: process u.,ill identify the potential need for additional traffic conu'o] measures. especially at the main access intersection on "J" So'cot v,'est of Third Avenue. As indicated in the previous analysis. this Street main access driver, ay ,... ill experience acceptable operating conditions under future conditions '.,.ithout a traffic st.thai. However. an additional condition should be applied to the Proposed Lucky Store Project. to require City approval of an)' future increase in sclu;e foota~:e or drive'~'a)' trip activity for the site. The basis for this approval v, ill bc the completion of an acceptable Traffic Impact Anab'sis as determined b)' the City Traffic En~cineer. 4. Response to Future Condhinn~ An;iTv~,i,, Commrnt As reque~led. Ihe revised Iraffic nn,H)~i~ in Appendix A provides an at,~e~ment of site access and slud) area intcr;~el.'tioll operadollr, under f'dture General Plan BuildoBt collditlolls v. hh the Proposed Luck)' Slore Project. .~. Response to Garrctt Avenue Conccm~ Cmnmenl As requested, the intersection of Fourth Avenue and ",I" Street is included in the revised traffic analysis provided in Appendix A. As shown in the rcanalysis, acceptable levels of service ire forecastcd for both study ~'ca intersections (Fourth/"J" Sl~ect ,,nd Third Avcnue/".l" Sa'eet) under both Interim Year 1995 lind Buildout a'affic conditions. Thus. impacts to local neighborhood ci~ul:~ion facilities. such as Garrett Avenue. will no~ occur ~u ~, result of proposed Lucky Slorc Project since the Iwo sitrealized imerscclions on ".1" SI~ct at Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue :ire nm expected to experience contested condition~ under fulure Year 1995 or Buildout conditions. Ordinance No. 2583 Page 11 _jhk · Mr. Hal Rosenberg December 13, 1993 Page 5 RESPONSE TO GARRETT AVENUE RESIDENTS MEMORANDUM Appendix B provides a response to the traffic related cornmenu detailed in the referenced ' memorandum under hem 2. PRESENTATION OF CONCEPTUAL STRIPING PLAN Appendix C provides an illu,,n'ation of a conceptual striping plan for "J" Su'ect ',,,.cst of Third Avenue adjacent to the Proposed Lucky Store site. This conceptual striping plan ',,.'as developed to dcmonstrale the fea~ibilit)' of accommodating cast-west thrdugh u'affic and turning vehicles acccssin.~ the cxistln~ Lucky S~ore to the north of ".1" Street and the Proposed Lucky Store to the south of "J" Street. As sho~n on the conceptual sket~.'h. the additional right- of-way being. acquired from the Proposed Luck)' Store site, along d~e south curb line of Su'ect. v. ill provide adequate cross-sectional v, idth to accommodate one lane of throui:h tra','~l in each direction and a center median area to be striped to accommodate eastbound and westbound left turning vehicles. As a rcsuh of this s~'iping plan, on-street parking will eliminated along the southern curb line of ".P' Street adjacent to the Proposed Lucky Store site. Additionall)', the Cit) of Chula vista v, ill reviev,' d~c need to restrict parking along the northern curb line of ".l" Street in the same vicinity. The elimination of on-street parking, on ".I" Street. along the northern propert) fronta~.e of the Proposed Lucky Store site v,,ill improve traffic operations by providinl: additional visibility for vchicle~ enteriniz and exitinl: both the cxistin.c Lucky Store site and the Proposed Lucky Store site. All anticipated parkin.E demand for the Proposed Luck)' Store facility v,'ill be accommodated on-site with the construction of proposed project. The conceptual striping plan indicates that a set of left turn storage lanes can bc provided along this section of "J" Street to allow for approximately 100 feet of storage for each movement. These 100-foot storage bays will be adequate to acco~ru'nodatc the queuing that is expected at the signalized intersection of Third Avenucf'J" Street, the unsi~nalized intersection of ".l" Street/Old & New Lucky Store entrances. and die unsitmalized intersection of "J" Street/New Luck)' Store mick entrance. Ordinance No. 2583 Page 12 Mr. Hal Rosenberg E'.e-cembcr 1;3, 1993 Page 6 The infonnadon detailed in this letter report. along with the revised technical analyses in Appendices A and B. provide the Cit), of Chula Vista with the required responses to the issues raised b)' lhe citizens antl their consuh.~nts dtlring the reviev, period for the Proposed Lucky Store Project. If you have an.v question.,. or require furdler infc~n~ation. please do not heshate to Sincerely. JHK & Associates Daniel F. M;~rum Senior Tran',por~.~tion Planner cc: Ken Lee Barbara Reid Dou~ Reid Ordinance No. 2583 Page 13 APPENDIX A REVISED TRAFFIC ANALYSIS pROPOSED LUCKY STORE CHULA VISTA, CALIFIORNIA Prepared b~: JHK & Associates p~te: December 10, 1993 Ordinance No. 2583 Page 14 APPENDIX A REVISED TRAFFIC ANALYSIS PROPOSED LUCKY STORE JHK & ASSOCIATES - DECEMBER 13, 1993 As indicated in the response letter to the Damell Review of the Lucky Store Final Technical Report dated December 13, 1993, IHK & Associates (JHK) has prepared this Technical Appendix to document the findings of the revised x~affic analysis for the referenced project. This Technical Appendix is divided into the following Sections: · Revised Trip Generation Analysis · Revised Future Conditions Analysis - Interim Year 1995 Conditions · Revised Future Conditions Analysis - General Plan Buildout Conditions · Revised Site Access Analysis Final Recommendations Each of the topics identified above are discussed in the follov, ing sections of this appendix. Each section contains a discussion of the analysis process and the revised findings/conclusions. It is important to recognize that this report focuses on PM peak hour intersection operations as this is the key indication of significant impacts based on the guidelines established by the City of Chula Vista. REVISED TRIP GENERATION ANALYSIS A revised version of Table 2-7 from the Final Technical Report has been prepared to document the total number of ~'ips which are anticipated to be l~enerated by this Proposed Lucky Store Project. As shown, Table 2~7 (Revised) reflects a worst case scenario in which an 11,% peak hour rate with a 50:50 split (inbound:ombound) was used to calculate PNt peak hour project generated l~affic activity. All of the subsequent traffic analyses an based on the revised trip generation values shown on this table. The following sections document .IHK's recalculation of projecte. d Clnle~m Yea/1995 and General Plan Buildout) traffic conditions for the stud) m'ea intersections. REVISED FUTURE CONDITIONS ANALYSIS - INTERIM YEAR 1995 CONDITIONS The following assumptions were used in the development of projected Ye~ 1995 'volume conditions on the Study Area circulation nelwork. The Study .~u-ea circulation network includes the major signalized intersections of Third Avenue/'J" Sueel and Fourth Avenuef'l" Street, Ordinance No. 2583 Page 15 Ordinance No. 2583 Page 16 The daily and PM peak hour nips generated by the existing Lucky Grocet~ Store located in the northwest quadrant of the Third Avenue/"J" Sweet intersection have been retained in this analysis of future conditions to reflect onenine uses at this location. · No reduction in Irips generated by existing church and preschool uses on the existing site ha~c been accounted for in the analysis of future conditions at the Study Axea imerscctions. * A compounded annual growth rate of two percent has been applied to existing daily and PM peak hour traffic volumes to reflect expected increases in traffic activity due to ot~er development projects in this vicinity of Chula Vista. The trip generation values shown on Table 2-'7 (Revised) under the heading "Grocery' Store (Cumulative Trips)" were used to reflect the project impact. These cumulative vo3umes (total trips minus passerby trips) have been added to the Year 1995 Base Condition volumes for tile analysis of the tv, o Study Area intersections. · For the intersection of Third Avenue/"J" Street. an additional intersection capacity analysis was performed to docurnem the effect of the planned Medical Office Building Development. · The analysis of site access intersections is documented in a separate section of this Technical Appendix. Revised Proiect Site DistribtHion Figure 2-1 (Revised) has been prepared to document the anticipated distribution of project site traffic under the revised traffic control mitigation measure which will restrict left turns exiting the site at the southerly drivev, ay located along Third Avenue. This revised site distribution plan also shows the distribution of ~affic to the west of the project site through the intersection of Fourth Avenue/"J" Street. As stated in the Darnell Report, a critical aspect of this revised site distribution plan will be the testing of the ability of the Third AvenueF'J" Su'eet signalized intersection to accommodate the additional fistbound left turn volume while maintajning acceptable levels of service during the PM peak hour. Revi~ed PM Peak Hour Intersection Capacity Analysis Table 2-9, t~vised, is provided to document the anticipated levels of service at the two study a~a intessecfions under lmerlm Year 1995 u'affic conditions with and without the Proposed Lucky Store Project. As shown on this table, both study area intersections will operate at Level of Service B with or without the Proposed project. With the addition of the Medical Office Ordinance No. 2583 Page 17 ~nu~^V PJ!q,]. ~' Ordinance No. 2583 Page 18 Ordinance No, 2583 Page 19 Development on Third Avenue, the intersection of Third Avenue/"J" Street would operate at LOS C. Attachment 1 contains the HCM worksheets which were developed for this Interim Year 1995 analysis. REVISED FUTURE CONDITIONS ANALYSIS - GENERAL PLAN BUILDOUT CONDITIONS To examine the potential impact of this Proposed Lucky Store Project under General Plan Buildout Conditions, a sep;u=ate technical analysis has been conducted. A new Table 2-10 has been developed to document the results of this Buildout analysis, The basis for developing the Base Condition (without Proposed Project trips) was a detailed review of the Buildout travel forecast developed for the Chula Vista General Plan Update Ch'culation Element in 1989. This Buildout travel forecast indicates that the growtit in average daily traffic (ADT) on the street segments adjacent to the two study area intersections will be from 10 to 20 percent. To reflect this growth during.the PM peak hour. the intersection turning movement volumes at the two study area intersections were m6dified to reflect an increase of approximately I percent compounded annually or an overall increase in traffic activity of approximately 22 percent. This increase in PM peak hour t~affic activity accounts for all anticipated gowth as a result of the implementation of the General Plan Land Use Element. A new Table :2-10 has been developed to document the results of PM peak hour intersection operations under General Plan Buildout Conditions with and without the Proposed Projoel. Table 2-10 also contains an additional column of information to document the impact of the planned Medical Office Building to be located on Third Avenue south of ",1" Street. As shown on the table under all Buildout scenarios, acceptable levels of service (LOS D or better) ace achieved. LOS D operations at major signalized intersections in an urban setting is consistent with the level of development which is forecasted by most General Plan Land Use Elements. Attachn'~m 2 comains the HCM worksheets which were developed for this General Plan Buildout analysis. REVISED SITE ACCESS ANALYSIS In response to Item 3 of the Damell Report (Project Analysis), IHK has conducted an analysis of potential impacts at the site access driveways. The intersections analyzed include the main access point on ",I" Street (,ptovkling access to the Proposed Lucky Store to the south of "J" Street and the old Lucky Sgo~ to l~e north) and the main access point on Third Avenue located near thc sorehem property line of the Proposed Lucky site, Both intersections were analyzed for signal warrants and calculations of unsignalised intersection operations were conducted using the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) procedures. The following sections discuss the analysis of each of the main site access driveways and Attachment 3 contains a copy of the HCM worksheets for the Year 1995 PM peak hour condition. 6 Ordinance No. 2583 Page 20 °' Ordinance No. 2583 Page 21 "J" Su'eet Main Access Driveway For the "J" Street main access driveway, it was determined that the need for traffic signal control at this locadon is potentially necessary. The determination for the need for signal control at litis localion should be based on observed aaffic conditions in the future by the City of Chula Vista. To confm'n adequate intersection operations at this location, unsignalized intersection analysis was conducted. This analysis revealed that all movements will operate at acceptable levels of service (LOS E or better) with only the noahbound and southbound left turn movements exiting the old Lucky Store and the Proposed Lucky Store expeziencing high levels of delay. These high levels of delay for outbound left mm movements is typical for unsignalized intersection control. Third Avenue Main Acces~ Driveway As documented by the HCM worksheets shown in Attachment 3, this main access drivcv, ay on Third Avenue will experience acceptable operating conditions during the PM peak hour. The noahbound left turn movement is anticipated to operate at LOS D. however acceptable gaps in southbound through n'af~c should exist due to the effect of ~e traffic signal located at the intersection of Third Avenuer'3" S~eet. FL'~AL RECOM.~IENDATiONS As a result of this revised traffic analysis, it has been determined that all previous recommendations be retained. As a result of site access plan review by the City of Chula Vista, the previous recommendation documented in the Final Technical Report to remove the northernmost access driveway along Third Avenue has been eliminated. To adequately address ~te tssue ot access at this location, 11 l~as been recolnmended that a raised median be installed along Third Avenue south of the "J" Street intersection. This raised median would restrict movements at this northerly access driveway to fight turns in and right turns out only. As mentioned previously, a new recommendation which was developed as a result of this revised analysis is the extension of the raised median on Third Avenue to the southern edge of the Lucky Store property. This raised median will transition across the existing center left turn lane on Thkrd Avenue to channelize the nonhbound left turn movement into the Proposed Lucky Store site while prohibiting the outbound left turn movement from this driveway. This additional mitigation recommendation will be required if the daily and PM peak hour traffic activity for this Proposed Lucky Store occurs at the levels predicted by the nip generation vatrigs appliecl in this study, Additionally, it has been coltsmeal that the signallvest intersection of Third Avenuer'3" ,qn~et will have sufficient capacily to handle the Itns&d eslirnaled smozmt of ~af~c wishing m exit the site and proceed noahbound on Third Avenue. Although this new mitigation measure will divert epess ~'af~c to the "3" Street driveway, there is sufficient capacity on "J" Street to accommodate the redistribution of project traffic. The 8 Ordinance No. 2583 Page 22 .... redisu'ibudon of project warfie, however, will ncccsshatc an additional modification of the Third Avenue and ',I" Street vaffic signal. The new modification requirement will provide a left turn protective signal phase (arrow) for east and westbound traffic. A previously recommended signal modification required similar treatment for noah and southbound traffic at this intersection. Site Access AnoNsis Under General Ran Buildout Conditions Due to the anticipated level of traffic activity at the two main access driveways to the Proposed Lucky Store site it will be imponnnt for the City of Chula Vista to closely monitor traffic operations over time. This monitorin8 process will identify the potential need for idditiona] traffic control measures, especially at the main access intersection on "3" Street west of Third Avenue. As indicated in the previous analysis, this 'T' Street main access driveway wilt experience acceptable operatint: conditions under future conditions without a traffic si,~nal. However, an additional condillon should be applied to the Proposed Lucky Store Project, to require City approval of any future increase in squ~e footage or driveway trip activit), for the site. The basis for Illis approval will be the completion of an acceptable Traffic Impact Analysis as deten~jned by the Cit) Traffic Ent:ineer. Ordinance No. 2583 Page 23 PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 4th day of January, 1994, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Fox, Horton, Moore, Rindone, Nader NOES: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None Tim Nader, Mayor ATTEST: STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss. CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Beverly A. Authelet, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2583 had its first reading on December 14, 1993, and its second reading and adoption at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 4th day of January, 1994. Executed this 4th day of January, 1994. Beverly Ay'. Authelet, City Clerk