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SM ROCHA, LLC Traffic and Transportation Consultants 8700 Turnpike Drive, Suite 240 Westminster, Colorado 80031 (303) 458-9798 6 South Tejon Street, Suite 618 Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903 (719) 203-6639 www.smrocha.com October 25, 2023 Michael Hunsinger MAH Architectural Group 1385 S Colorado Blvd, Penthouse Denver, CO 80222 RE: Monument Marketplace Ziggi’s Coffee/ Traffic Generation Analysis Monument, Colorado Dear Michael, SM ROCHA, LLC is pleased to provide traffic generation information for the development entitled Monument Marketplace Ziggi’s Coffee. This development is located on the west side of Jackson Creek Parkway within Lot 4 of the overall Monument Marketplace North development area in Monument, Colorado. The intent of this analysis is to present traffic volumes likely generated by the proposed development, provide a traffic volume comparison to previous land use assumptions approved for the development site, and consider potential impacts to the adjacent roadway network. The following is a summary of analysis results. Site Description and Access Land for the development is currently vacant and surrounded by a mix of residential, commercial, and open space land uses. The proposed development is understood to entail the new construction of an approximate 2,200-square foot Ziggi’s Coffee shop with drive-through window. Direct access to the development is proposed at the following location: one full-movement access onto future Private Road (referred to as Access A) located within the Monument Marketplace North commercial development area. Private Road is further expected to provide access to the overall development area via full-movement intersection access on Jackson Creek Parkway at the Harness Road intersection and connection to existing right-in/right-out access onto Jackson Creek Parkway south of Harness Road. General site and access locations are shown on Figure 1. A site plan, as prepared by MAH Architectural Group, is shown on Figure 2. This plan is provided for illustrative purposes. ---PAGE BREAK--- Monument Marketplace North RI/RO Access Private Road Jackson Creek Parkway Harness Road Development Site Interstate 25 Leather Chaps Drive October 2023 MONUMENT MARKETPLACE ZIGGI'S COFFEE Traffic Generation Analysis SM ROCHA, LLC Traffic and Transportation Consultants October 2023 MONUMENT MARKETPLACE ZIGGI'S COFFEE Traffic Generation Analysis SM ROCHA, LLC Traffic and Transportation Consultants Page 2 Figure 1 SITE LOCATION Not to Scale ---PAGE BREAK--- Access A Jackson Creek Parkway Private Road October 2023 MONUMENT MARKETPLACE ZIGGI'S COFFEE Traffic Generation Analysis SM ROCHA, LLC Traffic and Transportation Consultants Page 3 Figure 2 SITE PLAN Not to Scale ---PAGE BREAK--- Michael Hunsinger October 2023 Monument Marketplace Ziggi’s Coffee Page 4 23-011817 Vehicle Trip Generation Standard traffic generation characteristics compiled by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) in their report entitled Trip Generation Manual, 11th Edition, were applied to the proposed land use in order to estimate the average daily traffic (ADT) and peak hour vehicle trips. A vehicle trip is defined as a one-way vehicle movement from point of origin to point of destination. The approved traffic study1 for overall Monument Marketplace North used trip generation rates from ITE’s Trip Generation Manual, 10th Edition and included potential for “Fast-Food Restaurant with Drive-Through Window” land uses in the same development area as currently proposed with this project. Table 1 presents average trip generation rates for the proposed development area. Use of average trip generation rates presents a conservative analysis. ITE land use code 937 (Coffee/Donut Shop with Drive Through Window) was used for analysis because of its best fit to the proposed land use. Table 1 – Trip Generation Rates ITE 24 CODE LAND USE UNIT HOUR ENTER EXIT TOTAL ENTER EXIT TOTAL 937 Coffee/Donut Shop w/DTW 533.57 43.80 42.08 85.88 19.50 19.50 38.99 Key: KSF = Thousand Square Feet Gross Floor Area. Note: All data and calculations above are subject to being rounded to nearest value. TRIP GENERATION RATES AM PEAK HOUR PM PEAK HOUR KSF Table 2 summarizes the projected ADT and peak hour traffic volumes likely generated by the land use area proposed and provides comparison to traffic volume estimates for the previously approved land use. 1 Monument Marketplace North Updated Traffic Impact Analysis, LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc., June 2019. ---PAGE BREAK--- Michael Hunsinger October 2023 Monument Marketplace Ziggi’s Coffee Page 5 23-011817 Table 2 – Trip Generation Summary ITE 24 CODE LAND USE SIZE HOUR ENTER EXIT TOTAL ENTER EXIT TOTAL Site Development - Previously Approved1 934 Fast-Food w/DTW 6.9 KSF 3,250 141 136 277 117 108 225 Previously Approved Total: 3,250 141 136 277 117 108 225 Site Development - Proposed 937 Coffee/Donut Shop w/DTW 2.2 KSF 1,165 96 92 188 43 43 85 Proposed Total: 1,165 96 92 188 43 43 85 Difference Total: -2,085 -45 -44 -89 -74 -65 -140 Key: KSF = Thousand Square Feet Gross Floor Area. 1 = Trip generation rates referenced from ITE Trip Generation Manual 10th Edition. Note: All data and calculations above are subject to being rounded to nearest value. PM PEAK HOUR AM PEAK HOUR TOTAL TRIPS GENERATED As Table 2 shows, the proposed development area has the potential to generate approximately 1,165 daily trips with 188 of those occurring during the morning peak hour and 85 during the afternoon peak hour. Table 2 further shows how proposed development traffic volumes do not exceed those approved in the Monument Marketplace North traffic study. Adjustments to Trip Generation Rates A development of this type is likely to attract trips from within area land uses as well as pass-by trips from the adjacent roadway system. ITE defines a pass-by trip as an intermediate stop on the way from an origin to a primary trip destination without a route diversion. Due to this behavior, pass-by trips are not considered as “new” traffic generated by the development since the trips are already present on the roadway network enroute to their primary destination. Pass-by trips are especially common to drive through coffee shops and fast-food restaurant land uses given the convenience provided by these businesses on the way to another primary destination such as a place of work or home. As example, published ITE pass-by and diverted link trip data indicates a trip generation reduction rate of between 83 percent and 95 percent during the peak traffic hours as typical to coffee donut shops (ITE land use code 938 Coffee/Donut Shop with Drive- Through Window (No Indoor Seating)). Upon consideration of the proposed land use, reductions were applied pursuant to ITE average data to the proposed land use in order to account for the high probability of pass-by trip generation. Considering the lowest ITE pass-by trip percentage, and the presence of an indoor seating area, a reduction of 60 percent was applied. ---PAGE BREAK--- Michael Hunsinger October 2023 Monument Marketplace Ziggi’s Coffee Page 6 23-011817 It is noted that given the proposed combination of surrounding commercial uses with a coffee/donut shop within the overall Monument Marketplace North development area, potential internal capture may be applicable given the possibility of coffee/donut shop customers to also visit the overall site for business purposes. Consistent with the previously prepared traffic study for Monument Marketplace North, a reduction in trips due to internal capture of 10 percent was applied. Table 3 illustrates projected ADT, AM Peak Hour, and PM Peak Hour traffic volumes likely generated by the proposed development upon build-out with reductions applied due to pass-by trips and internal capture. Average daily (24-Hour) pass-by trip percentages were estimated as the average between the AM and PM peak hour rates indicated by ITE. Table 3 – Trip Generation Summary with Pass-By Trip Reductions ITE 24 CODE LAND USE SIZE HOUR ENTER EXIT TOTAL ENTER EXIT TOTAL Site Development - Previously Approved1 Pass-By Trip Reduction: 50% 49% 49% 49% 50% 50% 50% Internal Capture Reduction: 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 934 Fast-Food w/DTW 6.9 KSF 1,316 58 56 114 47 43 90 Previously Approved Total w/Reductions: 1,316 58 56 114 47 43 90 Site Development - Proposed Pass-By Trip Reduction: 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% Internal Capture Reduction: 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 937 Coffee/Donut Shop w/DTW 2.2 KSF 350 29 28 56 13 13 26 Proposed Total w/Reductions: 350 29 28 56 13 13 26 Difference Total w/Reductions: -967 -29 -28 -57 -34 -30 -64 Key: KSF = Thousand Square Feet Gross Floor Area. 1 = Trip generation rates referenced from ITE Trip Generation Manual 10th Edition. Note: All data and calculations above are subject to being rounded to nearest value. TOTAL NEW TRIPS GENERATED AM PEAK HOUR PM PEAK HOUR Upon build-out and with consideration for applicable reductions, Table 3 illustrates that the proposed development has the potential to generate approximately 350 new daily trips with 56 of those occurring during the morning peak hour and 26 during the afternoon peak hour. Compared to the previously assumed land use, Table 3 continues to show that proposed site generated trips do not exceed those previously approved. Vehicle Trip Generation Comparison & Development Impacts As Tables 2 and 3 show, the proposed development does not exceed traffic volumes approved for the area in comparison to previously projected volumes of the overall development area. These volumes are not likely to negatively impact operations of Jackson Creek Parkway nor other adjacent roadways or intersections. ---PAGE BREAK--- Michael Hunsinger October 2023 Monument Marketplace Ziggi’s Coffee Page 7 23-011817 10/25/2023 Conclusion This analysis assessed traffic generation for the Monument Marketplace Ziggi’s Coffee development, provided a traffic volume comparison to previous land use assumptions approved for the development site, and considered potential impacts to the adjacent roadway network. It is our professional opinion that the proposed site-generated traffic is expected to create no negative impact to traffic operations for the surrounding roadway network and proposed site accesses and is in compliance with the Monument Marketplace North Traffic Impact Study. We trust that our findings will assist in the planning and approval of the Monument Marketplace Ziggi’s Coffee development. Please contact us should further assistance be needed. Sincerely, SM ROCHA, LLC Traffic and Transportation Consultants Stephen Simon, EIT Fred Lantz, PE Traffic Engineer Traffic Engineer