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C®ll a ~tati~n, Texas 7742-0960
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'~ TO : David Pullen, ~~y Engineer
Tr n ortatian Pla ne~°
FROM . Ed Hard, asp n
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SATE November 11,191
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RE : Driveway Access to First American yank, ~Iw Gorner of Texan .Ave. and Miller's Lane
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Staff has been working with representatives frar~ 'TAC Realty over the past .several months concerning
the location and design of future driveways to provide access to their proposed First. American .Bank
facility, Staff leas approved the location and design of a full access driveway on nllller's Lane and a limed
access driveway on Texas Avenue, The driveway on Texas :Avenue would be designed such that left turn
movements into and aut of the property would be prghibited and' only right turn movements allowed.
The: proposed driveway an Teas Avenue is ~ shaved` access drive and located such that it is .centered
~~ an the property line between First American Bank and the` property owners to the north, Stanley
investments Company, Same t'rrr~a after staff approved the two driveways, the property. owners to the
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'~~ north informed the bank that they would not enter into.. a shared. access agreement unless the driveway
would allow for "left turn in" movements.
Therefore, the banl~ now requests that the driveway on Texas Avenue allow for left turn in movements,
Staff denied this request since it is not in accordance with the pity's current Driveway Access Policy and
would create unsafe traffic conditions.. and a potential traffic safety hazard,
It should be noted that the right-in right-out driveway on Texas Avenue, a~ proposed by TAC Realty,
does by no means meet our drivevu~y paGcy's spacing rec~uire~ments. It was approved, however, since
deft turn movements in and out of the driveway were to be prohibited.
', At this location the left turn movements associated with the.. proposed driveway are the most critical due.
to the close proximity of the `driveway to the intersection. Thin is especially important since this
.intersection in the #uture will probably be one of tree most mayor and busiest.. din terms of traffic volumes}
in the City, Allowing vehicles to turn left from Texas into the bank would create he following problems.
1.} Insufficient downstream corner clearance. The distance between the proposed drive and
the Texas/Miller's Lane ntersectien is about ~ 75 feet. Qur current policy -requires a
minimum of X75 feet for his distance, This situation: creates- conditions 2 and ~ below.
The City's Driveway Access polity requirer~ents with respect to downstream corner
clearance were taken directly from the lTE text Transportation and Land Development.)
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2,} Potential Conflicts oetween right-turning vehicles off of M11er's Lane ..and left turning
vehicles from Texas into the ban:. When complete, Miller's Lane at Texas Avenue will
provide for a chenneli~ed right turn lane. This turn lane is designed ta' have a very large
curb return radius C~ ~r feet} to allow for high speed right turns for: vehicles coming from
Miller's Lane ors to ~'exas Avenue.:... A high ~~eed right turn combined with an insufficient
~~ downsfream corner clearance would create a high potential for accidents at this location.
3.~ Conflicts between ~ehicle~ on Texa$ Avenue desiring to turn left into the: bank and
vehicles desiring to turn left ante Miller's Lane, The vehcles...trying to turn left in to the
bank will wait ~queue~ in the left turn queue storage area intended for vehicles desiring to
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turn left from Texas onto Miller's Lane,
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Staff has done considerable work with fiAC fealty artd Stanley Investments Co. trying to .come to a
solution. TAC fealty has objected to a driveway placed at any locatian other than one that is wholly or
partly contained on their. property. Stanley Investrt~tents has. objected to arty drive that does. not allow a
°left in" turn movement, UUith these tvuo criteria estak~lished, we have come to a. point of no resolution,
In summation, staff has visited this site numerous tines to measure the driveway distance from.. the
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intersection, observe traffic speed and volumes, and to check the Sight distance and visibility motorists
would have if such a drivewa wore in lace It was evident b our field visits: that allowin the. left turn in
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movement would, .create are unsafe traffic condition, a potential traffic safety hazard and unnecessary
traffic delays
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~ As you know, representatives of First American dank plan to appeal staffs' decision to deny the left-turn
in movement at this drivewa: , 'lease let me know if ou need further information or would like to discuss
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this matter further.
-cc.- Elrey Ash, Development Services Director
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Jim Callaway, City I~ianner
Jane Kee, Senior Plattner
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