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I <br />I <br />I <br />i _ <br />D <br />S'2 <br />srsi Pmr»on9 <br />Brtnck^rhoff <br />•*.*w « <br />510 First Avenue North <br />Suite 550 <br />Minneapolis, MN 55403 <br />612-371-0443 <br />Fauc: 612-371-4410 <br />-ICOYWAM A <br />April 30. 1999 MAY 0 3 1999 <br />Mr. James McCarthy <br />Lindquist & Vennum <br />4200 IDS Center <br />80 South Eight Street <br />Minneapolis. MN 55402-2205 <br />Cl i V Or Oi iC’.vO <br />Re;Woodhill County Club <br />Traffic Access <br />Dear Mr. McCarthy. <br />Parsons Brinckerhoff. Inc. is pleased to present a traffic study examining the impact on traffic <br />patterns and traffic safety by Woodhill County Club's proposal to restore regular vehicular <br />access to Woodhill Avenue. The information contained in the traffic study was obtained from on­ <br />site observations, the City of Orono, Hennepin County. Minnesota Department of Transportation. <br />Woodhill s proposed amendments to its 1968 Conditional Use Permit, Woodhill’s By-Laws, <br />Coffin & Gronberg Inc. engineering plan dated 4/23/99. and accepted pri.ndples of traffic <br />engineering. <br />Our report provides a review and summary of the: <br />Existing Access Description and Issues <br />Woodhill’s Proposed Use of its Secondary Access to Woodhill Avenue <br />Traffic and Safety Impacts of Proposed CUP Amendment <br />SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS <br />Woodhill County Club’s CUP amendment proposal will have a minimal impact on Woodhill <br />Avenue and the Woodhill Ridge development. It will improve safety for Woodhill families and <br />overall improve traffic safety in Orono. on Woodhill Road. Woodhill Avenue, CR 15, and Orono <br />Orchard Road. <br />EXISTING ACCESS DESCRIPTION AND ISSUES <br />The Woodhill Country Club is served by two access points. The south access (Woodhill <br />Road) is the main entrance to the club. The west access (Woodhiil Avenue) has been a <br />secondary access since the club was built in 1915-1917. A history of the club's use is <br />contained in Woodhill *s CUP application. The access has not been used for regular <br />vehicular traffic since 1980. <br />Unlike most county clubs, Woodhill has a very defined set of rules on membership size <br />and use of the club outside of family social occasions Family memberships have been <br />limited to about 400 for decades, resulting in less daily activity and special social <br />activities than most clubs As described in this section, the club places significant <br />constraints on members using the club for any political or business entertainment <br />purposes. These limitations result in relatively lower levels of traffic in and out of the <br />club <br />0v9ra Cantury of <br />Mnglnoorlng MxaoUeneo