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Mr. Bird first discussed the signal on U.S. #1, noting that <br />Kimley-Horn does feel that a signal is needed for appropriate <br />access to the site; however, the DOT has been involved in the <br />review of this project and made the comment to relocate the main <br />entrance to the south to provide for good spacing for future <br />signalization. It is a matter of DOT policy not to approve the <br />installation of a signal before a project is built, otherwise the <br />project might never be completed and they could end up with a <br />signal that serves nothing. Mr. Bird pointed out that this is a <br />typical DOT response. Until the shopping center is there and <br />until the traffic is there, the DOT will not approve a signal, <br />but the analysis shows that the traffic will be there. How does <br />this relate to the access road? Obviously, if there is no signal <br />at the main entrance, there could be an increased demand at the <br />access road. The analysis was based on the assumption that a <br />signal would be there, because that is what the numbers indicated <br />and that is a reasonable assumption to make. When they analyzed <br />the access road intersection with Indian River Boulevard, it was <br />at the L.O.S. "D" for the left-hand turn out. <br />Commissioner Eggert asked Mr. Bird to address a sharply <br />curved intersection like Vista Gardens access road and Indian <br />River Boulevard, and Chairman Scurlock recalled that we had to <br />cut that curve down through a change order from Kimley-Horn. <br />Mr. Bird remembered that also. <br />Chairman Scurlock asked Mr. Bird if Kimley-Horn were <br />starting the project from scratch, if they typically would design <br />it to co -mingle traffic or try to avoid it. <br />Mr. Bird stated that what he would do is try to minimize the <br />amount of traffic on the access points, and he did not see it as <br />a relevant fact whether you co -mingle or not. He felt traffic is <br />traffic and that a mixed use of development is very appropriate. <br />Commissioner Bowman asked the distance between the U.S. #1 <br />and 4th Street intersection to the main entrance to the <br />35 <br />CPR 5 1988 <br />BOCK 71 ['Au 465 <br />