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12/05/2005 - City Council Public Works Committeet 6-M-4 AGENDA PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING DECEMBER 5, 2005 4:30 P.M. EAGAN CITY HALL ENGINEERING CONE. ROOMS I A&B (First Floor) I. AGENDA ADOPTION II. REVIEW DIFFLEY MARKET PLACE ACCESS ISSUES III. OTHER BUSINESS IV. ADJOURNMENT it PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2005 4:30 pm DIFFLEY MARKET PLACE — ACCESS ISSUES BACKGROUND On October 6, 2005 the City Council considered an application for a Preliminary and Final Planned Development for a commercial development referred to as the Diffley Market Place, generally located south of Diffley Rd (Co. Rd. 30) and east of Lexington Ave. (Co. Rd 43). The Preliminary Planned Development was approved with many conditions, one of which required that "the driveway connection to Daniel Drive shall be eliminated and the plans resubmitted to Dakota County for review". Because the property is adjacent to a county road and will have to be platted to accommodate the proposed development, the Dakota Contiguous Plat Ordinance requires that the plat be approved by Dakota County. COUNTY PLAT COMMISSION REVIEW In accordance with the Council's directive, City staff submitted the developer's site plan as reviewed by the Council to the County Plat Commission (CPG), which met on Oct.. 31, 2005. After the CPC's consideration of this site plan, they subsequently denied the plan as submitted with the Council's conditions (Le. full signalized access from Diffley Rd. and no driveway connection to Daniel Dr). The CPC stated that they may give favorable consideration to a revised site plan/preliminary plat that reduces the proposed full signalized access down to a 114 access (prohibits exiting Ieft turns) and maintains the driveway connection to Daniel Dr. The City would still have to request a variance to the County's spacing guidelines for this option to be approved by the CPC. COUNTY STAFF COMMENTS Follow up conversations with the County Traffic Engineer revealed that the County would like to see the site plan's internal circulation revised to maximize a more direct and convenient access to Lexington Ave, thereby minimizing the development traffic's need to use a Daniel Dr. connection. However, since they also want to minimize the number of left turns off a county road into the site, they will continue to require that an internal connection to Daniel Dr. remain to accommodate the local traffic (frorn the neighborhoods to the south/east). ATTACHMENTS • Copies of the referenced 3/4 access configuration and a full access intersection configuration. Reducing the exiting left turns reduces the vehicle conflict points by 69% (from 32 down to 10); • The site plan as submitted to the County Plat Commission (and subsequently denied) • County Plat Commission decision from Oct. 31. PW Cmte Dec.. 5, 2005 Diffley Market Place (cont) PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Appeal the CPC 10/31 denial of the submitted preliminary plattsite plan modified by the Oct G Council conditions (i.e. full signal access and no Daniel Dr. connection) to the County's Physical Development Committee. 2. Request the developer to submit a similar site plan layout with a full signal access and a Daniel Dr. connection with a variance request to the CDC. 3. Request the developer to submit a similar site plan layout, but with a % Diffley access and a Daniel Dr. connection with a variance request to the CDC for probable approval. 4. Request the developer to revise the site plan's internal circulation maximizing access to Lexington Ave., provide a 3/ Diffley access and no Daniel Dr. connection for reconsideration by the CDC with a request that, if denied, it be forwarded under appeal to the County's Physical Development Committee (PDC) for consideration. 5. Other? 4-1- lIX3/30NVU-LN3 :� g 3OV-ldl3NUVN,k3-l33I0 3u n-Ln=i CO LU < Q z 0 L U - z 0 w z 0 co rr uj z I& C,j opo W-4 co 3: ui < U - LL U) --(1-S-3M) AVM3AI80 Fit AHVIN31N313 M31AHIIJON -W It cq 0 O o^ U Umo b'= 4-1- lIX3/30NVU-LN3 :� g 3OV-ldl3NUVN,k3-l33I0 3u n-Ln=i CO LU < Q z 0 L U - z 0 w z 0 co rr uj z I& C,j lad ZC- iyyEEEI G2 b i of � a :r•�iFiil�ii!ii� � k � s .. r psi l`�.. � . �v�E E Y. z � 4.ei4•ig a:l:u.! ,{` 4E' u U• ^ i S r € e ` e e�liEii niiii3i4vieil i k'! F I,i g • . < p sr : Ei !} i 3 1 €fit a!, = ., i, i•ell� :,i r �Q�} E is Ad PIA i �• .gyp .i• :—.--.i . �:'�a •�•n � 'Ii s�L�y! O_ _- 1 _. .w• lV ----------------- • �# .E • � _ a•+n herr= — :a '�. ---x ,%•$ ! NFA- ivy 1 CM 1Fa�t j 1 •L r^ ri ! 3 S MAY •: i _'T• -� IIi J, f � � .. n iii, t ! ti F €di: I � �i � t ; !'tom c'" v! a [•wi}.LLiS.;�•,•i:L~i+'iL %i.%7••! 7 j }vF;` 3 of �y _ 7fa •.♦. .%� I� 'moi ...r � S � �::' � � if i S ilii i i :f S � i�i ! � t� . z ! ;{ `,.; .asp•$ t__i � etje't; f yi 7-A: rY.YY,i i � ii • fp•BYl ,< � r•1�;L a . i : ��. � � =er •C'Jl.i. � i-. 7 y, PY�YF •. v 1�3 November 1, 2005 Surveyor's Office City of Eagan Todd B Tollefson. A.L 5 County Surveyor Dalcota Countyry western Service Center Attention John Gorder 3739 Pilot Knob Road Eagan MN 55122-1810 14955 Galax{e Avenue Apple Valley. MN 55124 Re. DIFFLEY MARKETPLACE RECEIVED 14 +0 V r 9 2005 EAGAN ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 952 891 7067 The Dakota County Plat Commission met on October 31, 2005, to consider the preliminary Fax 952 8917097 dako vrww co dakota mn us plat of the above referenced plat. The plat is adjacent to CSAH 30, and is therefore subject to the Dakota County Contiguous Plat Ordinance. This preliminary plat indicates one full access at CSAH 30 (Diffley Road) to serve the proposed commercial development, which is located between two other full access points at CSAH 43 (Lexington Avenue) and Daniel Drive. The Access Spacing Guidelines for full access off CSAH 30 is one-quarter mule (1320 feet). The current spacing between the proposed commercial access and Daniel Drive is approximately 050 feet; therefore, does not meet spacing guidelines and would require a large deviation from the spacing guidelines from the allowable guideline of right turns only access. While the plat remains unchanged from the August 8, 2005, submittal, the City indicated that their approval was based on severing the existing driveway to Daniel Drive, which is located south of Diffley. Since the first preliminary plat, Plat Commission members have met with school representatives to understand the school's traffic patterns and concerns with respect to their access points. The school is located to the north of this proposed plat. The developer has provided some traffic data to show the amount of traffic the proposal will generate_ Residents along Daniel Drive have shared their thoughts/concems regarding increased traffic on Daniel through phone discussions and emails to Plat Commission members. The Plat Commission concurs that doncentrating traffic at Daniel Drive for the commercial access is not a reasonable alternative_ Further significant Ieft turns at either Daniel or the development access is problematic.. The development needs to disperse traffic in a manner to minimize major conflicting moves, primarily exiting left turn trips onto Diffley by better utilizing shared access driveways and the roadway system to Lexington Avenue. Based on the assessment of the operation and issues here, the Plat Commission believes it would be advantageous to allow a large variance to the current spacing guidelines by permitting the developer to build a three-quarter access at their commercial entrance/westerly school access and to keep the existing driveway to Daniel Drive for local residential access, allowing for safe movements into the commercial site while avoiding 0 Fine,--yed-d .nh'_OC par;.tacvm> .vans. City of Eagan Page two November 1, 2005 trips onto the County road system. The Plat Commission's recommendation to allow a three-quarter access permits all movements in and right turns out of the development with restriction to left turns out. Since the traffic study indicated a minimal amount of trips exiting this site on the west to Lexington, the development's plan will need to be reevaluated to determine the best configuration to minimize trips on Daniel and best utilize Lexington for these trips. A variance from the City to the current spacing guidelines will be required for the three-quarter access.. A permit for this development will be granted for a three-quarter access to restrict exiting left turns — this permit does not remove the County's rights and authority with regards to divided highways and median closures in the future. The Plat Commission did not approve the preliminary plat as submitted. The Plat Ordinance includes a variance/appeal procedure. The Plat Commission must first review the variance request.. Variances must be in writing, received from the municipality and describe the need for the variance and the unique hardship, The applicant, designated representative, or a representative from the municipality mutt attend the Plat Commission meeting and present the facts or conditions upon which the application for a variance is based. In the event that the Plat Commission denies the variance or imposes conditions for plat approval, the requesting local unit of government and/or sub -divider can appeal the recommended action to the County Board Physical Development Committee of the Whole (PDC). No work shall commence in the County right of way until a permit is obtained from the County Transportation Department and no permit will be issued until the plat has been filed with the County Recorder's Office. The Plat Commission does not review or approve the actual engineering design of proposed accesses or other improvements to be made in the right of way. The Plat Commission highly recommends early contact with the Transportation Department to discuss the permitting process which reviews the design and may require construction of highway improvements, including, but not limited to, turn lanes, drainage features, limitations on intersecting street widths, allowance and size of medians, etc. Please contact Gordon McConnell regarding permitting questions at (952) 891-7115 or Todd Tollefson regarding Plat Commission or Plat Ordinance questions at (952) 891-7070, Sincerelv, 7�o" 74 Todd B. Tollefson Secretary, Plat Commission C', Landform /os PAT GEAGAN Mayor PEGGY CARLSON CYNDEE FIELDS MIKE MAGUIRE MEG TILL EY Council Members THOMAS HEDGES City Administrator Municipal Center. 3830 Pilot Knob Road Eagan, MN 55122-1897 Phone: 651 675 5000 Fax: 651 675 5012 TDD: 651 454.8535 Maintenance Facility: 3501 Coachman Point Eagan, MN 55122 Phone: 651 675 5300 Fax: 651 675 5360 TDD: 651.454 8535 wwwca ofeagan eom ft of czagan THE LONE OAK TREE The symbol of strength and growth in our community November 30, 2005 Ms. Janet Westenberg 4241 Daniel Drive Eagan, MN 55123 Re: Public Works Cmte Mtg Notice - Diffley Market Place Access review Dear Ms. Westenberg, As you know, on November 15, the City Council again reviewed and discussed the access issues regarding the above referenced development in light of the County's denial of the proposed plat (due to lack of a driveway connection to Daniel Drive). As a result, the Council directed the matter to the Public Works Committee for further consideration and requested that a recommendation be brought back to the full Council on Dec. 20. The Public Works Committee consists of Council members Mike Maguire (chair) and Cyndee Fields. They have scheduled this Committee meeting for 4:30 pm on Monday December 5 in the Engineering Conference Rooms 1 AB at City Hall. Councilmenber Maguire requested that a notice of this meeting be sent to you as the representative for the neighborhood. It should be noted that this is not a public hearing and there is a very limited capacity in the conference room for this meeting. The County's Traffic Engineer and Developer have also been invited to help in the discussion of this item. Enclosed is a coy of the agenda packet that will be reviewed during this meeting. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding this information or the meeting itself, Sincerely, Thomas A. Colbert Director of Public Works Enc: P.W. Cmte Packet Cc: Councilmembers Maguire and Fields City of Eagan Memo To: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MAGUIRE & FIELDS From: THOMAS A. COLBERT, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR Date: DECEMBER 2, 2005 Subject: DECEMBER 5th PW CMTE MTG — Additional Information Upon being notified of the Public Works Committee meeting scheduled for Monday Dec. 5 @ 4:30 pm, I was contacted by Janet Westenberg, 4241 Daniel Dr. and the developer, John Trautz requesting that some additional information be provided in advance of the meeting. Ms. Westenberg called and requested the following information (within Eagan): 1. Are there any other schools that have direct access to a County Road? 2. Are there other schools with large commercial developments across the street? 3. Are there other neighborhoods with large commercial developments that take access to a local street? In response to this inquiry, I have identified several locations that appear to meet these criteria. Aerial photos of these locations are attached for visual aid. 1. Schools on Co. Rd. • Northview Elementary (Diffley Rd & Daniel Dr.) • Faithful Shepherd Elementary (Yankee Doodle Rd.. & Westcott Woodlands) • Pilot Knob Elementary (Lone Oak & Woodlark Lane) • Cedar Elementary (Diffley Rd. & Nicols Rd) 2. Schools with large Comm. Dev. • Same as #1 above 3. Residential and Comm Dev. With access onto local streets • Town Center & Crestridge Dr./Denmark Ave. • Cliff Lake Center & Rahn Rd (Cliff Lake Townhomes) • Diffley Plaza & Blackhawk Rd • Sodderholm Add & Lexington Way • Bicentennial Add (Yankee Square) & Federal Dr. • Nicols Rd and Slater Rd south of Cliff Rd. • Country Home Heights and Avalon Ave. (Eagandale Center Ind Park) • Thomas Lake Center & Thomas Lake Rd The Mr. Trautz submitted an email stating: "Of the options being discussed, two will work for us: 1. Full access at the "Walgreen's Access" point with a traffic light; close the development's access to Daniel. 2. Access as described by the County Plat Commission - 3/4 access at the Walgreen's Access point; Diffley/Daniel stays as it is; the Daniel access to the development stays open. The proposal to make the Walgreen's Access a 3/4 access point and to close the developments access to Daniel does not work. The ability for vehicles to enter and exit the site becomes too restrictive and prevents the site from being operated as a retail development." This information will also be made available at the meeting as well. Respectfully, Thomas A. Colbert Director of Public Works Enc. Aerial photos Vol"" 2 ;3.':k f7, --mv ......... . . . . . .... . . ........ 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