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Leiter to Stephen B. Wilson Santa Clara School Re-development Site June 12, 2007 3. For information, the following items are other l,md uses allowed in the C2 commercial zone, that may not be included in typical shopping center trip generate rates: Supermarket, discOlmt supermarket, Convenience Market, Nursery (garden center or wholesale), Hotels and lodges, General Light Industrial, Self-service car wash or automated car wash, New car sales, automobile parts sales, Auto care center, Transit station, Gas/service station, Light rail Transit station with parking, Day care, Church and synagogue, Library, Public School (middle and high school), University, E- commerce facility, Congregate Care facility, Single-family detached housing. The City of Eugene raised a question about trip generation potential for a medical/dental facility. Again, it is my opinion thatthe shopping center rate adequately represents the reasonable worst case development scenario, as medical/dental offices generate roughly the same traffic per square foot as a shopping center. 3. The second item I wantto respond to is the amount of traffic impacting the Beltline / River Road interchange (nearest ODOT facility). Based on the trip distribution used for this project, and the difference in site generated traffic (before and after the zone change), a conservative maximum of 285 new PM peak hour trips will be distributed to the westbound ramp intersection portion of the interchange. Based on a recent PM peak hour traffic count our staff performed at this intersection, the new trips equal roughly 3 percent of current existing intersection volumes, and roughly 2 percent of future year 2025 intersection volumes. It is my opinion these increases are \vithin the day to day fluctuations that would be expected at this intersection. Please confirm if any additional study area will be required by ODOT. 4. We have re-counted the adjacent Santa Clara Square Shopping Center intersection to confirm our trip distribution assumptions. The two counts were reasonably consistent, and I intend on re-distributing 5 percent of the site generated trank from the north to the south. It is my opinion that our local samples are more representative than the lcog model due to the size of the TAZ. Please confirm that our trip distribution assumptions will be acceptable to ODOT. 5. We intend on using ODOr's desired planning horizon year. Based on the above, the JoIlovving are tour items that 1 need clarification or confirmation from ODOT prior to revising the analysis: · Acceptance of reasonable worst case scenario for the proposed zoning · Confirm acceptance oftrip distribution assumptions · Confirm that the amount of tramc impacting the interchange is within typical day to day fluctuations · Confinn the planning horizon year (2018 or 2025) Branch Engineering, Inc. - Page 2 of 3