02-18-1999 Regular Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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FROM : Northrup Associates Inc PHONE NO. : 713 463 SMS • Feb. 03 1999 03:02PM P22 3171 V] DRA" TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN TEXAS IMPORT EXPORT PARK An Approximate 292-acme Mixed Use Development La Porte, Tares A commercial mixed use project is to be constructed within a PM zoning district in the City of La Porte. Terse. This project known as rams InVere-] qwl PW* (Project) cxxmbia as a planned comumunity, a Rill range of uses from umh family to rail- served indu arial. Pursuant to the adoption of a Special Conditional Use Permit (SCUP) by the City, this document is to provide guidance as to the control of ir>tenaal and a msual automobile and truck trait generated by the Project. While the General Plan for the Project generally designates the various uses, by ordinance each individual building or dewdopmi:nt site will require anther Sita Plan review. That review proceed will, therefore. include an expansion of the Traffic Control Plan to address site specffia issues particular to that use or plan as an addendum to this document. The goal of the Traffic Control Plan is to insure the efficient How of traffic to and flOm and within the Project in a manner that will minimize additional adverse impacts to the eodaft thoroughfare system of the areait is intaxled that the guidanca = Wished hemin shall be cngorced by the Project Property Owners Association (Association) with oversight by the City. This guidance is to be used in the preparation of development site plans as well as the implementatim of operational parametera for internal control of all'vehicnlar traffic by the Owner -Developer and assigaa. iodduding project managers, tenants, and subsequent individual site owners or businesses. The site is served by a controlled access principle arterial, State Highway 146, with a planned interchange at Wharton Weems Boulevard, a planned 44ane collector street, bisecting the Project and turning into Powell Rnad as a parallel &cii ty to S.H. 146. Due to the relatively limited service area of theWharton Weem.-Powell connection, it will more than adequately accommodate anticipated traffic generated by such a Project. Thd raftwe, managers, tenuants, and business owner -operators we to provide routing instructions for all traffic serving sites within the Project. This shall include employees, company tucks and vehicles, customers, carriers, vendors or regular contractors making repetitive ddiv=cs. TRAFFIC CONTROL GEJIYfI', MS The following initial guidelines address the essential initial issues of traffic control relative to the Project and may be onended as more detailed planning and site specific iemm develop. 1 of 2