Wal-Mart Received Zoning
Change
A Special City Commission was held Tuesday night for the second reading
of an ordinance rezoning a 22.5 acre tract of land for a proposed Wal-Mart
Supercenter.
The Commission voted 5-0 to approve the new PUD zoning.
One of the big items in the conditions for the new stroe have the do
with traffic.
The following traffic studies and improvements shall be provided to
include:
a. At the intersection of Bluemont Avenue and Third Street the southbound
left-turn lane shall be required to provide 150 feet of vehicle storage.
b. At the intersection of Bluemont Avenue and Third Street the left-turn
lane shall be modified to conform to that of a standard tapered offset
left-turn lane, in which traffic eastbound for left turn to northbound
is tapered away from through traffic and provided an independent lane.
c. Stop bars shall be installed in the location dictated by the Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices at all signalized intersections, usually
15 feet back from the edge of the adjacent cross street through lane.
d. Along the segment of Bluemont Avenue between Tuttle Creek Boulevard
and the realigned Frontage Road, the eastbound left-turn lane to northbound
into the Wal-Mart site shall be lengthened to provide 150 feet of storage.
Consequently, the westbound dual left-turn lanes shall be shortened from
their plan dimension to provide about 150 feet of vehicle storage as well.
e. At all locations throughout the study area where exclusive left-turn
lanes are introduced, taper designs shall be modified to provide asymmetrical
reverse curves with a 400 foot radius for entry into the turning bay and
a 200 foot radius for realignment within the bay.
f. The exclusive left turn bay at the northbound approach of the realigned
Frontage Road approaching Bluemont Avenue shall be lengthened to provide
200 feet of vehicle storage.
g. At all locations throughout the study area where two-way left-turn
lanes are utilized, the transitions between two-way left turn lanes and
dedicated left-turn lanes shall conform to standard design principles as
outlined in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
h. A two-way left turn lane shall be provided between the raised median
island and the exclusive eastbound left-turn lane to northbound Hostetler
Drive in order to allow left-turn access to both the American Legion and
Harding Glass parking lots.
i. All taper rates shown along the Tuttle Creek Boulevard corridor
shall be verified for conformance with the AASHTO guidelines. In
general, 8:1 rates are adequate for tapered entries to exclusive right-turn
lanes, while 45:1 taper rates should be utilized for all pavement shifts.
j. All traffic improvements identified on the Preliminary Development
Plan, dated August 16, 2002; as modified above in 6(a)-6(i), both within
and adjacent to the PUD boundary, shall be provided; and, all traffic improvements
identified in the Traffic Study submitted by Peters & Associates Engineers,
Inc, dated September 6, 2002, shall be provided.