Traffic Impact Statement, Sunset Towers, Multi-Unit Residential Development with Ground Floor Commercial Space, 341 Portland Street, Dartmouth

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1 Ref. No March 7, 206 Mr. Evan Teasdale, P. Eng., Development Engineer HRM Community Development - Alderney Gate PO Box 749 HALIFAX NS B3J 3A Sent via to teasdae@halifax.ca RE: Traffic Impact Statement, Sunset Towers, Multi-Unit Residential Development with Ground Floor Commercial Space, 34 Portland Street, Dartmouth Dear Mr. Teasdale: Sunset Towers Apartments Ltd. is preparing plans to construct a multi-unit residential building with approximately 63 apartment units and 2,26 square feet (SF) of commercial space on Portland Street (Figure ). The project will include demolition of seven properties on the north side of Portland Street east of Brenton Street intersection (Photo ). This is the Traffic Impact Statement (TIS) required to accompany the development application. Description of Site and Accesses - The proposed development site extends easterly along Portland Street from Brenton Street intersection (Photo ). The site is now occupied by seven buildings including Civic Numbers, 7, 34, 34, 349, 3, and 33 Portland Street which now have a total of approximately existing residential units. The following four driveways are proposed to serve the site (Figure ):. Portland Street - at the east end of the Photo - Looking east along the Portland Street lot frontage. The site extends easterly from Portland Street at the left of the photo to 33 Portland Street, just west of the four story building at the right of the photo. site approximately 00 feet (30 meters) east of Rodney Road intersection near the existing driveway for Civic Number 33 to provide access to a loading zone, parking level with approximately 4 parking spaces and the main pedestrian entrance drop-off and canopy; 2. Portland Street - opposite Rodney Road intersection to provide access to a parking level with approximately 43 parking spaces and the main pedestrian entrance drop-off and canopy; 3. Brenton Street - approximately 78 feet (24 meters) north of Portland Street to provide access to a parking level with approximately 7 parking spaces. While Streets By-Law S-300 Section 36 ()(b) indicates a required separation of 00 feet (30 meters) for the driveway from a major street, the available separation is not expected to be a problem since Brenton Street is a dead end street with only five existing units and one proposed residential unit north of the site driveway. 4. Brenton Street - near the north property boundary to provide access and parking for one residential unit. Visibility is adequate on approaches to the two Portland Street driveways (Photos 2 to ) as well as at the two Brenton Street driveways (Photos 6 to 9). Spectacle Lake Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada B3B X7 Telephone: ~ Fax: ~

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3 Traffic Impact Statement, Sunset Towers, Multi-Unit Residential Development with Ground Floor Commercial Space, 34 Portland Street, Dartmouth Page 3 Portland Street is a two lane east - west arterial street at the site driveways. There are curbs and sidewalks on both sides of the street (Photos 2 to ). While parking is not permitted on the south side of the street, or on the north side east of Rodney Road, parking is not restricted on the north side between Rodney Road and Brenton Street. A turning movement count obtained by HRM Traffic and Right of Way section at the Prince Arthur Avenue intersection (approximately 0 meters east of the site) during September 204 indicated Portland Street two-way volumes of,040 vehicles per hour (vph) during the AM peak hour and,300 vph during the PM peak hour. Photo 2 - Looking east on Portland Street from the location of the proposed east site driveway. Photo 3 - Looking west on Portland Street towards Rodney Road (on the left) and the west site driveway from the location of the proposed east site driveway. Photo 4 - Looking east on Portland Street towards the east site driveway from the proposed location of the west driveway opposite Rodney Road. Photo - Looking west on Portland Street towards Brenton Street intersection from the proposed location of the west driveway opposite Rodney Road. Brenton Street is a two lane local street approximately 8 meters long that runs north from Portland Street to the south shore of Maynard Lake. There are seven existing houses on the west side of the street and one on the east side, as well as a driveway for the building at Portland Street which will be removed as part of the proposed development. The street has curb and gutter throughout its length with about 0 meters of sidewalk on the west side of the street. Parking is permitted on the west side and prohibited on the east side of the street. Photo 6 - Looking south on Brenton Street towards Portland Street from the proposed parking garage driveway. Photo 7 - Looking north on Brenton Street from the proposed parking garage driveway. Photo 8 - Looking south on Brenton Street towards the parking garage driveway from the single unit driveway. Photo 9 - Looking north on Brenton Street from the single unit driveway. WSP Canada Inc. March 7, 206

4 Traffic Impact Statement, Sunset Towers, Multi-Unit Residential Development with Ground Floor Commercial Space, 34 Portland Street, Dartmouth Page 4 Description of Pedestrian Facilities - There are sidewalks on both sides of Portland Street and a short section of sidewalk on the west side of Brenton Street. Approximately 0 meters of new sidewalk will be constructed on the west side of Brenton Street between Portland Street and the north site driveway as part of this development. There are marked crosswalks across Portland Street with actuated amber flashing lights approximately 8 meters west of Brenton Street (just east of Foston Street) and approximately 200 meters east of the site just (east of Lakefront Road). Transit Service - Halifax Transit provides service on Portland Street for Route Numbers 8, 9, 6, and 68 with transit stops near the east site boundary. Trip Generation - Trip generation estimates for the approximately 63 apartment units and 2,26 square feet of commercial space have been prepared using published trip generation rates from th Trip Generation, 9 Edition (Institute of Transportation Engineers, 202), as shown in Table. It is estimated that the proposed development will generate 3 two-way vehicle trips (7 entering and 36 exiting) during the AM peak hour and 7 two-way vehicle trips (40 entering and 3 exiting) during the PM peak hour. However, when trips generated by the existing residential units are considered as credit, the proposed development is estimated to generate only 43 additional twoway vehicle trips (4 entering and 29 exiting) during the AM peak hour and 9 additional two-way vehicle trips ( entering and 26 exiting) during the PM peak hour. Table - Trip Generation Estimates for Proposed Development and Existing Land Uses Land Use 2 Units Trip Generation Rates 3 3 Trips Generated AM Peak PM Peak AM Peak PM Peak Trip Generation Estimate for the Proposed Development Mid-Rise Apartment (Land Use 223) 63 units Specialty Retail (Land Use 826) KGLA In Out In Out In Out In Out Trip Generation Estimates for Proposed Development Trip Generation Estimate for the Existing Land Uses Mid-Rise Apartment (Land Use 223) units Estimated Additional Trips Generated by the Redeveloped Site Additional Vehicle Trip Estimates for the Redeveloped Site NOTES:. Rates are for the indicated Land Use Codes, Trip Generation, 9th Edition, Institute of Transportation Engineers, KGLA is Gross Leasable Area x 000 square feet. 3. Rates are vehicles per hour per unit ; trips generated are vehicles per hour for peak hours. 4. The Speciality Retail (Land Use 826) rate for Peak Hour of Adjacent Street Traffic, One Hour Between 4 and 6 PM has been used. Since there is no published rate for the AM peak hour of adjacent street for this Land Use, and since AM peak hour trips to Speciality Retail are generally low, AM trip rates have been assumed to be 0% of the PM rate with reversal of the directional split.. These are the trips generated by existing residential units in the seven buildings now on the site which can be considered as a credit for site trip generation estimates for the redeveloped site. 6. These are the estimated additional trips that will be generated by the redeveloped site after consideration of the credit for trips generated by the existing land uses on the site. Trip Distribution - Site generated trips are expected to be distributed east and west on Portland Street, with approximately 60% using the two Portland Street driveways, and 40% using the Brenton Street intersection. WSP Canada Inc. March 7, 206

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