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2. A more detailed turtle protection plan to shield project <br />lighting has been added. <br />3. A proposal to three lane Highway A -1-A has been added. <br />4. Thirty-one parking spaces have been added on the west side of <br />A -1-A. Total parking available equals 120 parking spaces. <br />After reviewing the proposed parking plan, staff -has concerns over <br />the safety aspect involved with pedestrian movement across A -1-A. <br />At this location the speed limit is 45 m.p.h. The County Traffic <br />Engineer estimates that if 36 parking spaces were located west of <br />A -1-A and utilized at 100% capacity, 216 pedestrians would cross <br />A -1-A daily. The traffic engineer has further stated because of <br />the smaller scale of this site, the best form of traffic control <br />that could be expected would be a crosswalk. Even though the <br />current and expected Level Of Service (LOS) for this portion of <br />A -1-A is at LOS "A", the high rate of speed and large volume of <br />pedestrians appear to outweigh the benefit of additional parking <br />on the west side of A -1-A. <br />Staff Planner David Nearing reviewed the concerns discussed <br />at the Public Hearing on January 20th which led to the tabling <br />of this item until today's meeting. The main concerns were <br />insufficient parking, increased traffic impact on AIA, lack of <br />8 -ft. wide bike paths, and the need -for more detailed sea turtle <br />protection from project lighting. He.advised that since the <br />last meeting, the applicant has revised their site plan to <br />include 31 additional parking spaces on the west side of AIA; <br />added an 8 -ft. wide public bike path to the west side of AIA <br />with an additional 10 ft. right-of-way dedication for the bike <br />path; added a deceleration right turn lane; provided a more <br />detailed turtle protection plan to shield project lighting; and <br />has proposed to 3 -lane AIA. Staff is of the opinion that <br />because of the large volume of pedestrians and the high rate of <br />speed in that area, the safety factor outweighs the benefit of <br />parking on the west side of AIA. <br />Chairman Scurlock read aloud the following letters: <br />24 <br />JAN 2 7 1987 B601K. r-7 f , :r 84 <br />