For Transportation Commission Meeting [October 6, 2021]
TO: Honorable Chairperson and Commission
APPROVAL: Michael Tahan, Interim Public works Director
FROM: Justin Schlaefli, Consultant Engineer, TKE Engineering
Title
Traffic Impact Analysis - Rialto Travel Center Southwest Corner of Casmalia Street at Alder Avenue.
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BACKGROUND:
The project will involve the construction of a gas station with 16 fueling positions and associated convenience store, a 2,400 square-foot fast food restaurant with a drive-through, 6,375 square foot shop building, and a truck stop with 9 fueling positions on the currently vacant site. The project would also consist of a parking lot with 103 vehicle parking stalls and 91 truck parking stalls. The site is located within the Renaissance Specific Plan, which is located generally between Casmalia Street on the north, Baseline Road on the south, Ayala Drive on the east, and Tamarind and Palmetto Avenues on the west. The Renaissance Specific Plan (Specific Plan) area covers 1,445 acres, with 81 separate Planning Areas, and is approved for a variety of land uses, including residential, commercial, industrial, and employment uses. The Specific Plan was approved for build-out in three (3) separate phases, over a 20-year period. An amendment to the Specific Plan was approved in December 2016.
The project site is located within Planning Area 1 (PA 1) of the Renaissance Specific Plan Amendment. The existing land use designation is Freeway Incubator for PA 1. The proposed gas stations with convenience store and fast-food restaurant are permitted uses under the Freeway Incubator designation since it permits for large regional retail and business uses. Vehicular access provisions for the project site would consist of the following:
* Three (3) full-movement driveways on Sierra Lakes Parkway for the truck parking stalls and truck fueling positions.
* One (1) exit only driveway on Sierra Lakes Parkway for the truck fueling ...
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