For Transportation Commission Special Meeting [December 11, 2019]
TO: Honorable Chairperson and Commission
APPROVAL: Savat Khamphou, P.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer
FROM: Azzam Jabsheh P.E., T.E. Associate Civil Engineer
Title
Focused Traffic Impact Analysis - Semi Truck Drop Lot on the West Side of Riverside Avenue Approximately 150 feet North of Industrial Drive.
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BACKGROUND:
On February 13, 2017, the first scoping agreement was submitted for the proposed development of a truck drop lot/overflow truck parking area on the west side of Riverside Avenue approximately 150 feet north of Industrial Drive. On February 27, 2017, a 2nd Scoping Agreement was submitted. The proposed project is the construction of an open parking area for trucks and trailers used by the warehouse on the east side of Riverside Avenue at the northeast corner of Riverside Avenue and Industrial Drive. There will be an estimated 101 parking spaces. The first TIA was submitted on September 10, 2019, but carried a date of July 2018, and it was reviewed with review comments prepared. On October 23, 2019, a revised second TIA was submitted to address review comments made on the first TIA. The estimated completion is stated as 2019. The site was used for this purpose, without permits or permission beginning in 2015. After a series of code enforcement actions, the site was vacated in mid-2019.
The site location is shown on Page 2 of the TIA in Figure 1, which is included as Attachment 1, while the site plan is shown on Page 4 in Figure 2 of the TIA, which is included as Attachment 2.
The site proposes a single driveway in the middle of the property. The driveway onto Riverside Avenue is proposed as a full access driveway to be located approximately 220 feet north of Industrial Drive. Current General Plan development of Riverside Avenue is for six (6) lanes and a raised median but there is currently a moratorium on the median until further studies confirm t...
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