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Page 11 <br /> <br />kimley-horn.com 421 Fayetteville Street, Suite 600, Raleigh, NC 27601 919 677 2000 <br /> <br />6. Add language that lighting for the project shall comply with applicable <br />NC Department of Transportation requirements for roadway lighting. <br /> <br />Response: Cutoff light fixtures will be provided, and light fixtures will not exceed 45’ in <br />height. All roadways internal to the project are private and not subject to NCDOT <br />requirements. <br />31. Comment: Page 10 – I.B.14 – Section 3-1 Internal Traffic Circulation and Parking: No <br />initial comments other than those referenced under ‘General Comments’. <br />Response: Noted. <br /> <br />32. Comment: Page 10 – I.B.15 – Section 3-2 TIA Improvement Summary: <br />i. The TIA describes the Project as consisting of "2,251,200 sq. feet of <br />warehouse". <br />As there will be a myriad of other development occurring within the Project (i.e. <br />light manufacturing, warehousing, research, medical, fulfillment servic es, etc.) <br />staff is concerned the TIA does not adequately anticipate/define impacts. <br />ii. According to the TIA, the Project anticipates generating 3,648 new trips per <br />average weekday, with 320 AM peak trips and 326 PM peak trips. The AM/PM <br />"peaks" represent only 18% of all trips. This number seems small to staff. This, <br />combined with the anticipated mixture of land uses summarized herein, could <br />create issues with some of the lower-performing LOS intersections (and overall <br />greater rates of congestion in the area). <br />iii. There does not appear to be sufficient right -of-way to allow for the <br />development of a dedicated right-turn lane on southbound Old NC 86. The <br />concern for staff is that this ‘right-turn lane' is the designated connection to <br />three (listed as A, B and C within the TIA) of four total driveways to be <br />constructed (the fourth, D, will be on Davis Rd.). <br />iv. The three "exceptions" that do not meet LOS D or better for average <br />intersections are all predicated on a "typical" AM and PM peak time. Staff is <br />concerned this will, actually, be the case if the majority/entirety of the <br />development is warehousing. <br />v. The turn movements were calculated in October of 2016. Staff is concerned <br />how valid this data may still be. <br />vi. One Page 31, Table 8 of the TIA there are references to Old NC 86 at I-40 EB <br />have an issue with maxing out the 200-feet of available storage during AM <br />travel periods. <br />Staff is concerned none of the recommendations contained within the TIA call <br />for an additional lane or improvement beyond a traffic light to address this <br />issue. <br />vii. The overall conclusions (page 34 of Exhibit H) identify the problems that create <br />a LOS E and LOS F for these particular intersections, but offer no solutions. As <br />396