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OCT 22 1991 BOOK Paving Requirements: Justification The change of use to a daycare will significantly increase the intensity of the use on the subject site. The site will go from generating 7-10 average daily trips as a single family house to generating 180-200 average daily trips as a daycare for 70 children. This increase in the intensity of use makes paved driveways and parking areas practical improvements. For this project, paved driveways will provide for a smooth transition from a high speed roadway (C.R. 510) to the paved driveways. In general, drivers have a tendency to slow almost to a stop when turning from a paved road to an unpaved road or driveway, especially during or after rainy periods. Vehicles entering a paved road from an unpaved road will tend to "crawl" onto the edge of pavement, getting. all 4 wheels on the pavement before accelerating. Neither of these types of maneuvers are desirable or ;safe for the proposed daycare,. given the anticipated increase in ;project traffic, the existing rate of speed on C.R. 510 and the anticipated increases in C.R. 510 traffic volumes as the area 'develops. LPaved parking areas are necessary specifically for daycares, because paved parking areas allow for the use of pavement markings which help organize the traffic circulation on the site. Pavement markings can guide drivers to the parking spaces, drop-off zones or by-pass lanes. A well organized traffic pattern is important with daycares due to the lack of visibility of small children. Pavement also provides a physical symbol for small children indicating that parking and driveway areas are to be used for vehicular traffic and not a play area. In general, paved parking requirements ensure smoother and safer 'traffic circulation within a project site and ensure smoother and safer circulation and maneuvering to and from the site. The result its a benefit to the operation of the establishment and to the function of the public roadway network. ALTERNATIVES AND SUMMARY I.As indicated in the Attorneys office Memo ( attachment 6), there are j several options available to the Board of County Commissioners in considering the appeal. Options available to the. Board are as follows: 1. The Board couldg rant the appeal and approve the administrative permit use for the daycare use, as requested by the applicant. This action would essentially render the LDR requirements referenced above unenforceable for any subsequent i daycare applications. Failure to apply the LDR requirements to this application would restrict the county from applying the "waived" LDR requirements to other projects. 2. The Board could deny the appeal, choosing to require satisfaction of the LDRs while at the same time committing to subsidize the required improvements and the traffic impact fee (TIF). Thus, all LDR provisions would be met, and the application would be approvable due to conformance with the LDR requirements. 3. The Board could grant the appeal subject to amending the LDRs to not require the subject improvements. The proposed LDR amendment could attempt to distinguish "urban" from "rural" daycare centers and establish two sets of standards for daycares.• However, staff's research indicates that other counties do not make this distinction. Furthermore, a basis for the distinction would be difficult to maintain given the fact that the impacts and requirements of day care facilities are similar regardless of urban vs. rural location or -existing clientele. [Note: the TIF requirement could not be changed 5 36 M M M