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boot 92 FACE 859 I have also accomplished an additional review of the project with the specific objectives of evaluating whether or not Mooring Line Drive was a Collector or Local roadway. A field review indicates that Mooring Line Drive "collects the traffic from several Local Access Streets and connects the traffic onto an Arterial, namely SR Al A". A review indicated that Mooring Line Drive has an 80 foot Right -of -Way, which is what the County has as a minimum width for a "collector". It also functions as a Collector. The mere fact that staff has yet to place Mooring Line Drive on the "Thoroughfare Network" does not change its function. The Thoroughfare Network is subject to periodic review by Staff, and it is an ever changing Network. I have more than 30 years of Traffic and Transportation Engineering experience at the Municipal, County and State levels and have always advocated applying at least Minimum Design Standards to the roadways being used by the motoring public. Another important issue is the mixing of truck unloading and automotive parking in this Site Plan. In my opinion, the studies and field reviews of truck loading and unloading done by the property owners is completely in line with my experience. Several trucks often make deliveries at the same time and thus could cause circulation problems for this site. At the present time, I utilize a Shopping Center driveway behind a Publix Market for my office. Several times in the past few months, other motorists and I wishing to park adjacent to our offices were completely blocked by delivery trucks. We were forced to go through the entire Center before we could reach our destination. Generally and ideally, the service areas in the rear of supermarkets are for the exclusive use of delivery vehicles. The proposed plan causes a mixture of private vehicles and heavy duty trucks which is contrary to code requirements. The latest plan is a violation of Section 952.26 of the LDR's because it will encourage an interfacing of heavy delivery and service trucks with passenger vehicles. In conclusion, based upon my research, knowledge of the County LDR's, projections included in all of the above mentioned data, it is my Professional Traffic Engineering Judgment that, as designed, the proposed development does not meet the LDR standards with regard to a) the second median cut on Mooring Line Drive which adversely safety, b) the incorrect classification of the Windward Road Driveway, c) the certainty that the loading provisions of 952126 are not met by the proposed plan and d) The Windward Way Driveway should be a "Major Driveway with a 100 foot queuing area per Section 952-29 of the LDR's. Sincerely, Michae. GuG_ck Jr. .Eoe. Raj Bhanmugan, senior associate of Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc., commented from the following letter dated 7/12/94: 85 July 12, 1994