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CONSIDERATION OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT OF A REPLAT OF N.R.H. MEDICAL PARK WEST SECTION 2, A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF WEST TECUMSEH ROAD AND NORTH INTERSTATE DRIVE.
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BACKGROUND: This item is a preliminary plat of a Replat for N.R.H. Medical Park Addition, Section 2, a Planned Unit Development and is generally located at the southwest corner of the intersection of North Interstate Drive and West Tecumseh Road. The property consists of 35+ acres and one lot to be used for medical purposes. The common areas are greenbelt buffer and detention facilities. These areas are to be maintained by property owners as a maintenance agreement in common.
Planning Commission recommended approval to City Council amending the PUD, Planned Unit Development, adopted by Ordinance O-0910-11. In addition, Planning Commission recommended approval of the preliminary plat of a Replat for N.R.H. Medical Park Addition, Section 2, a Planned Unit Development.
DISCUSSION: The proposed hospital expansion is expected to include a total of 429,000 square feet of new space and is expected to generate approximately 5,246 trips per day, 444 AM peak hour trips, and 461 PM peak hour trips. Traffic capacities on Tecumseh Road, 36th Avenue NW, and N. Interstate Drive exceed the demand for existing and proposed trips as a result of this development. No negative traffic impacts are anticipated.
(See Table 1)
Being above the threshold for when a traffic impact study is required, Traffic Engineering Consultants, Inc., submitted a traffic impact study in October, 2020. The development will feature four total access points. One of these are located along Tecumseh Road, one is along 36th Avenue NW, and two are along N. Interstate Drive. All connections to public roadways will afford full access.
While no negative traffic impacts are anticipated, a modification will be made to the Tecumseh Road intersection with 36th Avenue NW. The need for...
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