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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJ_Street_Modification_Justification_220127_v1LARS ANDERSEN & ASSOCIATES, INC. CIVIL ENGINEERS • LAND SURVEYORS • PLANNERS ADA COMPLIANCE • LEED ACCREDITED • STORM WATER QUALITY 4694 W JACQUELYN AVENUE FRESNO, CA 93722 PH (559) 276-2790 FX (559) 276-0850 SCOTT A. MOMMER, PE, QSD PRESIDENT _______________________________ DANIEL J. ZOLDAK, PE, PLS CASp, LEED AP, QSD/P VICE PRESIDENT The project site is adjacent to (2) Principal Arterial Roads: S Grady Way and Talbot Rd S. Grady is classified as a 6-lane Principal Arterial and Talbot is classified as a 7-lane Principal Arterial. Per RMC 4-6- 060, Grady should have a minimum paved width of 76’ and Talbot should have a minimum paved width of 83’. This letter is to justify the modification to this code to allow the street paved widths to remain as is as part of the proposed project. The current paved width of Grady varies from 77’ to approximately 56’, from the intersection with Talbot moving Northeast. Talbot itself is similar in that its paved width varies from 85’ to approximately 59’ as the road moves south from the intersection. It’s important to note, that although the paved width does reduce to below the code standard, it meets said standard at the point of highest traffic congestion: the signaled intersection. At the intersection, Grady provides 6 lanes and Talbot provides 7 lanes, meeting the Code standard. Also, despite not meeting code entirely, both Grady and Talbot meet comprehensive land use and community plan design for vehicular and pedestrian circulation. As mentioned before, the current Grady and Talbot provide for ample vehicular access through the area. Furthermore, the site frontages along said streets provides a continuous stretch of sidewalk, dotted with plenty of trees and other landscape features, for convenient pedestrian travel. Expanding the street widths per City code would also have adverse effects on the project site. Expanding would impact existing improvements including stormwater structures, power poles, parking area, and mature trees. Meeting an expanded Talbot would also require the expanding into a category III Wetland area, located just South of the project site, as well as a heavily landscaped area used for power pole placement just a bit more South. For these reasons, it is our belief that Grady and Talbot do not require expansion and that modification to City code is rightfully justified.