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#2484-Woodhill CC Mays. 1999 Page 10 • Club activity has not slgniricantly ir :rcascd since 1968 Anticipated use of access oniy by members nho live u cst of Club • Anticipated use is 20-30 trips per day summer u-eekdays, 60 trips per day on stimmer weekends; less in spnng and fall, much less in winter D. Traffic Saf*l> Concerns: Impact on Woodhill Avenue Comments from Uie Woodhill Ridge neighborhood indicate a concern with safety, related to the conversion of Woodlull Avenue from what has functionally been a private, low-traffic tul-dc-sac to a somewhat busier through road serving a quasi-commercial use. The impact of additional traffic due to Club usage of the public road is proposed to be minimized by adding new, more restrictive traffic controls. The publi'* road ponton of Woodhill Avenue will no longer function as the mere extension of a 6-fomily private road. The Club was advised to investigate and address the impacts of die proposed access on Wooditill Avenue and the surrounding neighborhood. Tlte Club's initial submittal addresses the topic of traffic impacts on pages 8-9 ofKxhibit I (PLEASE RE.'\D’!). The Club's points are summarized as follows; - The proposed access will be very limited in scope The impact on the three homes accessing directly to Woodhill Avenue will be no greater Uuai it w'as when those homes were built. • The 3 homes with driveways accessing to the private road portion of Woodhill Avenue, w ill have no Club traffic directly in front of them, and will have no problem entering or c.Mting their driveways. - Woodhill wall periodically remind members using the access of traffic rules and safety concerns • The gravel road. 10 mph speed limit, and wrst-bound stop sign at the point where the driveway enters Woodhill Avenue, all will act to keep the access sale. A Uuce-way stop could be established if the neighborhood desires. • The proposed traffic controls and low level of use will yield a greater measure of pcdcstrian/child protection than most City strcct/privatc road intersections - The proposed level of traffic is not considered high for a local residential public street • The impact on Orono Orcliard Road traffic levels will be minimal since most anticipated users would otherwise use Orono Orchard Road to and from Co. Rd. IS The Parsons BrincknhoCf traffic study submitted by the Club is summarized later in this memo. Note that although Woodhill Avenue is 24' paved width rather thxm the City's 28' standard for a public residential street, sta£f docs not view this as a limiting factor for the level of traffic currently proposed by Woodhill.