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T RAFFIC I MPACT A NALYSIS S EPTEMBER 2017 C HRIST O UR S AVIOR C ATHOLIC P ARISH S ANTA A NA , O RANGE C OUNTY , C ALIFORNIA P:\DOM1701\doc\Traffic Impact Analysis.docx «09/20/17» 20 Based on the City’s criteria for determining significant traffic impacts, the project will not result in a significant impact at any of the study area intersections. SPECIAL ISSUES Special Event Traffic Based on information the Church provided, the sanctuary and parish hall in the proposed project may occasionally host special events (e.g., baptisms, quinceañeras, weddings, and funerals). Baptisms and quinceañeras would be held on Saturday generally between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Weddings could be held on Friday (daytime or evening) or on Saturday within the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Because of scheduled religious services on Saturday evenings, weddings do not take place Saturday evening. Funerals could be held on weekdays, typically beginning at 10:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m., or on Saturday within the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Attendance at these special events would be between 50 and 200 people. Trip generation for a 200-person special event would be less than the trip generation analyzed above for Sunday services. Each of the analyzed intersections was projected to operate at a satisfactory LOS during Sunday services and would similarly be anticipated to operate at a satisfactory LOS during a special event. Project Access As discussed under Project Description, access to the project site is currently provided via a driveway off the south leg of Raitt Street/Alton Avenue and a gated right-in/right-out driveway on Alton Avenue. The project will reconstruct the intersection of the main entry driveway with Raitt Street to provide more turn-around space. The project proposes to add a gate to the Church side of the access. The project will maintain the existing right-in/right-out driveway and gate from Alton Avenue. An additional driveway is proposed, connecting to Jaguar Way, to provide options and split traffic volume generated by weekend Church services. This southern driveway will be gated and closed on weekdays. The gates on all three driveways will be open during Church services on Sunday. The gate at the primary entrance will stay open during business hours. The gate on the northern right-in/right-out driveway will be open during weekday morning, Saturday evening, and Sunday services. The gate at the southern driveway will be closed on weekdays but will be open Saturday and Sunday. According to the HCM analysis, all three driveways are anticipated to operate at satisfactory LOS during the weekday a.m. and p.m. peak hours and the Sunday morning peak hour. On the typical weekdays and Sundays analyzed, the access driveways are anticipated to operate at satisfactory LOS and queues are not expected to form. During individual days of higher-than-normal attendance (i.e., Easter and Christmas) queues are known to form entering churches. The proposed site plan has 285 feet from the primary entrance to Alton Avenue and 465 feet from the southern entrance to the parking lot to MacArthur Boulevard, for a total of 750 feet of potential queue storage. This limits the potential for Church queues to impact adjacent arterial intersections on these busiest days. 3-71