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19, 2013 <br />Staff Report September <br />Additional Truck Routes <br />Background: <br />At the June20, 2013meeting, the Commission held a workshop to review the City’s official truck routemap <br />th <br />and discussedpossible addition of new truck routes nearSouth 16Street north of Fairmont Parkway. <br />Later, the Commission directed staff to prepare arecommendation withinthe followingoptions(alternatives): <br />To remove the requirement from trucking terminal section of the ordinances, which restrictlocation of <br />trucking terminal directly adjacent to an authorized truck routes. <br />th <br />To designate portions of West ‘F’ and South 14Streetsas additional truck routes. <br />Nochangeto the existing provisions of the ordinances. <br />Pros & Cons of the above three Alternatives are listed in the table below: <br />Action (Alternatives)ProsCons <br />Amendment to the Ordinances <br />Allow additional Expect more truck terminals <br />(Allowing Truck Terminals <br />developments in LI zoning <br />Traffic Congestion <br />anywhere in LI & HI zoning <br />districts <br />Additional maintenance of secondary roadways <br />districts) <br />Economic activity <br />Shortage of viable LI zoned properties for non- <br />enhanced in short term <br />truck terminal development <br />Better coordination <br />Loss of long term tax revenues otherwise <br />between access and land <br />expected <br />uses is accomplished <br />General impression as trucking town <br />Amendment to Truck Routes <br />Help individual property Additional short section of roads as truck route <br />(Map Change only) <br />owners to develop the <br />Cut through traffic in the Commercial District <br />property for own benefits <br />Need for stronger streets, maintenance and <br />surface type at this location <br />Disrupt efficiency of major arteries and other <br />thoroughfares <br />Disintegrate the non-thoroughfare network with <br />the regional transportation system <br />Impression as trucking town <br />No Changes to the Current <br />Compliance with the Loss of truck terminal activity <br />Ordinance <br />community’s wishes <br />(Maintaining requirement for <br />Consistent with the City’s <br />truck terminals to be on truck <br />Land Use Plan <br />route) <br />Improve overall <br />impression of the City <br />No new interpretation is <br />required. <br />Limit trucks & trucking <br />facilities to appropriate <br />roadways <br />Less deterioration of <br />secondary roadways <br />Generate more economic <br />activities & revenues for <br />the City <br /> <br />