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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-10-01 Planning Board Supplemental Materials (59) 10 New Englatad Baisuwss Center Driv-? IAN SatOte311 _ Andover,iMA ®'1810-1066 Office 9711-47-1.6800 Fax 978-688.63€76 Ref: 6585 October 1, 2013 Ms. Judith M. Tymon Town Planner Town of North Andover 120 Main Street North Andover, MA 01845 Re: Supplemental Traffic Engineering Peer Review Proposed Day Care Center— 102 Peters Street(Route 133) North Andover, Massachusetts Dear Judy: Vanasse & Associates, Inc. (VAI) has completed a review of the supplemental materials recently submitted on behalf of Peters Street Associates, LLC (the "Applicant") in support of the proposed day care center to be located at 102 Peters Street (Route 133) in North Andover, Massachusetts (hereafter referred to as the "Project"). These materials include the following: ➢ Letter dated September 16, 2013 from Attorney Mark B. Johnson with attachments that include a registration application and materials related to student drop-off/pick-up procedures that will be implemented at the proposed day care center; and ➢ September 26, 2013 memorandum from Dermot J. Kelley, P.E., PTOE providing the results of a simulation of traffic circulation and parking demands at the proposed day care center during the weekday morning drop-off period. While the traffic simulation was informative and helpful in providing a visual context of how the proposed day care center may operate during the morning drop-off period, the precise nature of the simulation cannot account for actual conditions where parents/caregivers may be running early or late due to unforeseen circumstances, weather, traffic etc. Further, the simulation did not include the weekday afternoon/evening pick-up period, a time period where the queue of vehicles on Peters Street extends past the Project site driveway and inhibits the ability of vehicles to enter or exit the driveway, on-site circulation and access to parking. Consistent with our letter of September 10, 2013, we continue to suggest that the proximity of the Project site driveway to the intersection of Turnpike Street at Peters Street and the confining nature of the parking lot are not conducive to operation of the Project site as a day care center as currently proposed. That being said, if the Planning Board is inclined to act favorably on this application, we would suggest that the following conditions be considered: 1. Access — The Applicant shall complete the mitigation measures recommended in the August 14, 2013 memorandum prepared by Dermot J. Kelly Associates, Inc. to include the installation of "Do Not Block Driveway" signs and pavement markings n Peters Street at the Project site driveway. These improvements shall be completed prior to the issuance of a Ms. Judith M.Tymon October 1,2013 Page 2 of 2 Certificate of Occupancy for the Project and subject to receipt of all necessary rights, permits and approvals. 2. Parking - The three (3) parking spaces located along the east side of the Project site and proximate to Peters Street shall be designated as employee parking. 3. Student Drop-Off/Pick-Up Policy — The Applicant shall implement an active drop-off/pick-up management plan such that no more than five (5) children arrive or depart in a 15-minute period in order to limit the traffic and parking demands to a level that is commensurate with the available parking supply afforded by the Project site and to allow sufficient time for vehicles to exit in the context of queuing at the Turnpike Street/Peters Street intersection. A copy of the drop-off/pick-up policy and parking management plan shall be provided to the Town prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the Project. 4. Traffic and Parking Monitoring Program — The Applicant shall conduct a post occupancy traffic and parking monitoring program that shall consist of monitoring traffic volumes and parking demands at the Project site over a 5-day, week-long period, and conducted at 6-months, 12-months and 24-months after occupancy. The monitoring program shall consist of traffic counts performed at the driveway serving the Project site in order to ascertain the volume of traffic generated by the day care center on a daily and peak-hour basis, as well as a parking occupancy study conducted between 7:00 and 9:00 AM, and from 3:00 to 6:00 PM. The parking occupancy study should record the number of vehicles parked within the day care center parking area reported in 5-minute intervals during the observation period. In addition, motor vehicle crash reports shall be obtained from the North Andover Police Department for the intersection of the Peters Street at the day care center driveway for the most recent 3-year period available in order to ascertain if there is an increase in crashes at or in the vicinity of the day care center driveway. The motor vehicle crash analysis shall be updated with each monitoring study (i.e., at 6-months, 12-months and 24-months after occupancy). The monitoring program should be conducted either between April and June or September and October, with the results of the monitoring summarized in a report submitted to the Planning Department within 3-months of the completion of the data collection that forms the basis of the report. This concludes our review of the materials that have been submitted to date in support of the Project. If you should have any questions regarding our review, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, VA S ASSOCIATES, Je r S irk, P. PTOE, FITE Principal cc; J. Peznola, P.E. -Hancock Associates, Inc. File GA6585 North Andover,MA\Letters\102 Peters Street Supplemental Traffic Review 100113 doex %A1