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River Boulevard. If the entire 20 acres were developed at <br />maximum intensity, it would add 8,811 daily trips to the traffic <br />capacity on U.S. #1 in that area, which is almost at capacity at <br />the present time. Attorney Barkett emphasized that the <br />traffic impact of this proposed commercial development will <br />affect the entire county because U.S. #1 is the major north/south <br />corridor in the county, but mostly it will affect the 1500 <br />households in Vista Gardens and Vista Royale. While the <br />Association supports the petition, they would like to see it go <br />further and call for the entire 20 acres to revert back to <br />medium -density residential zoning. <br />Attorney Barkett introduced traffic engineer John Curtin <br />representing Vista Civic Association, who wished to address the <br />traffic impact in greater detail. Mr. Curtain noted that the <br />Minutes of the September, 1983 meeting indicate that traffic <br />capacity on U.S..#1 at that time was at level of service C. <br />Since that time, the Royal Village Park has been built and <br />traffic has been raised to 25,000 daily trips in that area, which <br />brings it well beyond service level C on a year -around basis. In <br />addition, in 1985 the County adopted specific criteria for site <br />plan approvals which state that no proposed development will be <br />approved below level of service C at average times or level D at <br />peak times. Also included in that criteria is that <br />consideration is to be given to intersections and roadways in a <br />radius of traffic impact reaching one mile up to 1,000 daily <br />trips at peak, and up to 3 miles for projects of this magnitude. <br />Mr. Curtin noted that the Wilbur Smith Traffic Impact Study <br />submitted by the applicant points out that 7 intersections within <br />a mile of this location already are at levels of E and F. Both <br />the Wilbur Smith study and the Kimbley-Horne study rely <br />substantially on proposed changes by the DOT. Mr. Curtin <br />emphasized that there is virtually widespread consensus that <br />U.S.#1 is inadequate, and this is attested to by the county <br />31 <br />JAN 26 1988 <br />98001[ 70 FADE 689 <br />