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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
'Item No. '9
For meeting of $/s/7$
ITEM TITLE Resolution 9.2~~ Adopting Traffic Signal Participation Policy
SUBMITTED BY Director of Public Works/City Engineer
ITEM EXPLANATION
(4/5TH'S VOTE REQUIRED YES NOx )
New developments in the City typically result in generating additional
traffic on our City streets. As the traffic volumes grow on streets,
there develops a need to install traffic signals at intersections. It
has been difficult to require individual developments to install these
traffic signals since they typically do not own the properties on all
four legs of the traffic signal. Also, it is often inequitable to
require them carrying the entire financial burden of the traffic signal
installat-ion. Several conditions imposed on subdivisions in the past
have required that the subdivider participate in the installation of
traffic signals in accordance with a policy to be established by the
City Council. The attached policy is in response to those conditions
and also in response to a desire by staff to equitably distribute the
cost of installing traffic signals within the City upon those persons
who create the need.
The attached Policy was developed with the following issues being
considered:
1. New traffic signals being installed in the City should be paid for
by those new developments, creating the demand.
2. Nearly every property has street and sewer improvements constructed
adjacent to it. It is relatively easy to apportion costs of tYiese
facilities to each lot. Traffic signals are required only at
intersections and therefore it is not possible to determine how
much a particular dwelling unit will benefit from construction of
a specific signal. Therefore, the Policy is based upon the fact
that all new developments will share in the cost of all new traffic
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Agreement Resolution. Ordinance Plat Notification List
Other ~ olicv ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT: Attached Submitted on
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The proposed $7.00 per trip per day charge is expected to generate
approximately $2,275,000 by the time City population reaches 131,000
persons. Actual income will depend upon the actual rate of development
within the City during any specified period of time.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt resolution adopting traffic signal participation policy and
directing that necessary supporting ordinance and resolution. be
prepared.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
N/A
COUNCIL ACTION
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Agenda .Item Nb. ''9 '
For Meeting of 8/8/78
Supplemental Page Two
signals based upon trip generation.
3. Because we did not know at this point exactly how many traffic
signals will be needed in the future, we used the 1995 CPO
projections for the population of the City and prorated the number
of future signals needed based upon the City's existing population
and number of signals.
4. The fee would be collected at the building permit stage.
5. A special fund (Traffic Signal Account) shall be created where all
monies collected under this policy shall be deposited. The entire
City will be established as the benefiting district and the monies
will be used for signalization as the need for traffic signals
is established. The City will normally use the warrant system as
done. in the past to determine when traffic signals will be needed.
6. Should developers be required to install traffic signals prior to
adequate funds being in the Traffic Signal Account, policy provides
that they will be reimbursed as monies are accrued.
The. Policy sets forth the traffic generations imposed by different
classes of developments. These generation factors are based upon
national standards published in Institute of Traffic Engineer Trip
Generation Manual. Fee per unit trip of generation will initially be
set at $7.00 per trip. This fee can be increased or decreased in the
future as the costs of traffic signal installation varies. Public
Works Department used the CP0 series in the regional growth forecast
as the basis for future population and trip generation in the City.
By 1995, we projected an additional 40 traffic signals needed, which
would accommodate an additional 332,000 new trips within the City each
day. The cost of signalization, therefore, is calculated to
approximately $7.00 per daily trip generated. Below are typical
charges to developers as based upon this policy.
DEVELOPMENT NUMBER TRIP GENERATION FEE
TYPE OF UNITS FACTOR
Single family
dwelling unit l 12 $ 84.00
Residential Suk3-
division (typical) 200 2,400 16,800.00
Multiple family
dwelling unit 1 8 56.00
Motel
Shopping Center
100 rooms
300,000 sq ft
of leasable
area
10 tri~s~
per ro m
50 trips
per thousand
s.f.
7 ,000.00
105,000.00
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