05-19-16 Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission

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EXHIBIT C I. Introduction This report presents a summary of the analysis and findings of a Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) performed by Voigt Associates, Inc. for the proposed Generational Commercial 16 Street Warehouse/Distribution Center, to be located on the th southeast corner of 16 Street and West N Street (with the future M Street along the th north site frontage) in La Porte, Texas. The proposed site is currently undeveloped land. The proposed development will consist of a single building of about 193,586 square feet, consisting of a majority of warehouse space, with ancillary offices on the west side of the building. The site will provide about 135 parking spaces, with 52 truck bays total, equally divided between south and north sides of the facility. The site is proposed to have two access driveways to South 16 th of the north access driveway. Exhibit A1 shows the Site Location Map, Exhibit A2 presents the Proposed Site Layout, and Exhibit A3 shows the Proposed Site Layout on an aerial background. The scope of this study included: 1.Defining the study limits and selection of required analysis periods; 2.Collection of traffic data, including manual turning movements at Fairmont Parkway and South 16 Street, South 16 Street at West N Street, Export Drive thth and WO Powell Road, and the interchange of SH 146 at Wharton Weems Boulevard. Several private driveways on South 16 Street near the proposed site th were counted as well. 24-hour counts were conducted on South 16 Street south th of West N Street; 3.Determination of an estimate of the background traffic volumes considering historic traffic volume growth rates and known, imminent developments in the study area; 4.Determination of an estimate of the number of trips that may be generated by the proposed development for passenger vehicles and trucks; 5.Trip distribution and assignment of the new trips (for both passenger vehicles and trucks) to and from the existing roadway network, including adjustment for pass- by trips, diverted-link trips, and internal capture (as applicable); 6.Level of Service analysis to determine the impacts of the proposed development on the surrounding roadway network for the study horizon; Page 1 Voigt Associates, Inc. Project 30605 GCP 16 Street Traffic Impact Analysis th March 2016 Prepared for Generational Commercial