July 2, 2014

weekday peak hours there was limited traffic; an AutoZone store of the (proposed) size would generate approximately twenty-two vehicles; one car every three minutes; on Saturdays they were about twice as busy, generating approximately forty-two vehicles per hour. Mr. Dean said he had conducted traffic counts during the past week; he described the current driveway conditions and vehicle access to the site; he said that during the peak evening hour there was approximately thirty-eight vehicles entering and exiting; on Saturday the number was approximately twenty-nine. Mr, Dean said that if a second driveway was relocated further west, it would be closer to the traffic signal at Northfield Avenue; traffic would back up at the light. He said if the driveway was further east, it would create a zigzag pattern that would be hard for vehicles to navigate. He opined that a driveway located at the far easterly end would create a corridor leading to the northern end or rear of the property; it would be a superior design. Mr. Dean said he had performed traffic counts along Main Street during weekday evenings and on Saturday; there were approximately four hundred vehicles per hour. He opined the area was not overly busy; however, when the light turned red on Main Street, it created a stacking of vehicles, but since It was not overly busy, once the light turned green, the traffic moved quickly. Mr. Dean opined there would be approximately eight cars in the AutoZone parking lot at any one time, maybe twelve on a busy Saturday. He stated a delivery zone was proposed on the northerly end of the building that would allow access to the refuse enclosure at the rear of the site and would also be the delivery area, away from pedestrians and customer vehicle circulation. Mr. Dean opined that subject to County review, he believed access to the site was safe and efficient; there were good sight lines looking east and west on Main Street; the proposed landscaping was low level; it would not interfere with visibility. He said the plan was an appropriate use of the site. Mr. Weston said that before the Board questioned Mr, Dean, he requested the Traffic Report be formally submitted to the Planning Department as part of the Application. Mr. DeVito requested the Traffic Report be marked as Exhibit A-4; Mr. Dean confirmed the report was a written summary of his testimony. Vice Chairman

he Planning Department as part of the Application. Mr. DeVito requested the Traffic Report be marked as Exhibit A-4; Mr. Dean confirmed the report was a written summary of his testimony. Vice Chairman Weston stated the Board would have the Township’s Traffic Engineer review the report further, but since Mr. Dean had testified, the Board could ask questions. Mr. Ghebremicael stated that his office was a few blocks from the site; during rush hour, the traffic backed way up; it was very heavy. He asked if Mr. Dean had checked the counts between 4:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Mr. Dean confirmed he had looked at the evening rush hour and had specifically monitored when the site driveway would be blocked. Council President McCartney stated that Mr. Dean had already answered her question regarding moving the driveways, she asked for clarification regarding his evaluation of traffic movement during peaks; Mr. Dean described the design standard and the traffic flow. Vice Chairman Weston asked if approximately four parking spaces were removed in order to meet the minimum tree requirement, would it still adequately serve the traffic needs of AutoZone. Mr. Dean said in terms of total parking count, it would be adequate, however, if the desire was to put the trees closest to the store entrance, it would not be customer convenient. Regarding the area of the traffic signal at Northfield Avenue and Main Street, Vice Chairman Weston asked Mr. Dean to identify the level of service that currently existed, and what was projected. Mr. Dean said he did not study the intersection, he studied the movements along the site frontage and the operation of the two site driveways; he said it was a projected level of service “B” during both peak hours. Mr. Dean said that he did not study the intersection; he detailed the traffic movements and operations from the two site driveways in relation to the intersection; he opined the movements would be safe and efficient. 7-2-14 Minutes Approved