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Home My WebLink About160-10 RESOLUTIONRESOLUTION NO. 160-10 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLAN AGREEMENT, AS PREPARED BY THE ARKANSAS HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, FOR STATE HIGHWAY 265 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby approves an amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit "A," to the access management plan agreement, as prepared by the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, for State Highway 265. PASSED and APPROVED this 7th day of September, 2010. APPROVED: ATTEST: B By: i'")r`L ``• �' 41t'i) SONDRA E. SMITH, City Clerk/Treasurer `��1,1,111I11,, G�RKI1� '�.„ •• •• •a U i 1., .001Y CV . ,p`�., • eCn .. s ; FAYETTEVILLE; r�••` NS't;.)t • •••e O ,/1; •IG 'moot ON,Ne.. Page 1 of 1 Kimberly Johnson - Re: Resolution 160-10 Access Management Plan Agreement Amendment From: Chris Brown To: Johnson, Kimberly Date: 4/4/2011 9:23 AM Subject: Re: Resolution 160-10 Access Management Plan Agreement Amendment Attachments: 0479. pdf Kim, As discussed, AHTD reviewed this proposal, and did not approve it. I have attached a copy of the letter to the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission that provides their decision and suggested next steps. We have not decided whether to proceed with a modified proposal or not. There is some discussion with AHTD regarding this decision, and they may ultimately change their position, so please hang on to this for now. CB »> Kimberly Johnson 4/1/2011 3:42 PM »> Hi Chris, I am working on the Holding File and was wondering if you had been able to ever get a signature from the Ar State Highway and Transportation Dept? Please see attached a copy of the page I am needing to process this resolution. Thank you and have a good day Kim Kim Johnson City of Fayetteville City Clerk Division 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 KJohnson Jci.favetteville.ar. us TDD (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf): (479) 521-1316 file://C:\Documents and Settings\kjohnson\Local Settings\Temp\XPgrpwise\4D998E1CFA... 4/4/2011 ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT Dan Flowers Director Phone (501) 569-2000 Fax (501) 569-2400 February 23, 2011 Mr. Jeff Hawkins Executive Director Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission 1311 A Clayton Street . Springdale, AR 72762 Dear Mr. Hawkins: P.O. Box 2261 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-2261 W W W.ARKANSASHIGHWAYS.C'OM Reference is made to your letter regarding the proposed amendment to the Highway 265 Access Management Plan in Fayetteville to allow for a median break at Coy Kaylor Drive. The Department has reviewed the proposal and does not agree that a full directional median break is needed or appropriate at this location. However, we would agree to including a partial median break such that only northbound left turns will be allowed and traffic exiting Coy Kaylor Drive must turn right. If this is acceptable, the City of Fayetteville and the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission will need to adopt new resolutions and forward them to the Department for presentation to the Commission. if additional information is needed, please advise. c: Commissioner Dick Trammel Director Assistant Chief Engineer — Planning Planning and Research Programs and Contracts Roadway Design District 4 Lioneld Jordan, Mayor of Fayetteville Chris Brown, Fayetteville City Engineer Sincerely, Frank Voze DeputyDirector and Chief Engineer FV:ASB:saw:bpm Statewide\Correspondence\Andy\Hwy 265 (Job 040517) Coy Kaylor Dr median break request letter to NWARPC 02 15 11.doc A. 7 Access Management Plan Agreement AMENDMENT NO. 1 PagAmen 1 1of 2 (State Highway 265) To The ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLAN AGREEMENT For HIGHWAY 265 IN FAYETTEVILLE I. PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT — This amendment revises the Highway 265 Access Management Plan, which is Appendix A of the Access Management Plan Agreement. II. AMENDMENT DESCRIPTION — This amendment modifies Appendix A to include a median break at Coy Kaylor Drive, between median breaks 3 and 4, which are located at Par Court and Joyce Boulevard, respectively. The median break provided at Coy Kaylor Drive shall be a full directional break, but will not include a bulb out to accommodate u -turns. III. JUSTIFICATION — A traffic study prepared by a Professional Engineer indicates that the number of u -turns, and the delays associated with said u-tums, at Par Court and Joyce Boulevard will be reduced by providing an additional median break at Coy Kaylor Drive. Furthermore, no adverse impacts to through traffic on Highway 265 were identified in the study. Pursuant to Resolution No./490 - /O of the Fayetteville City Council approved on the ' day o S' leyyt,( , 2010. AdvaicAtdi‘f 'D'yo Lioneld Jeer Pursuant to Resolution No. of the Northwest Arkansas MPO approved on the day of , 2010. MPO Chairman Pursuant to Minute Order No. of the Arkansas State Highway Commission approved on the day of , 2010. Dan Flowers, Director Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department EXHIBIT A NPY RESOLUTION NO. 34-09 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLAN AGREEMENT AS PREPARED BY THE ARKANSAS HIGHWAY & TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT (AHTD) FOR HIGHWAY 265 BETWEEN TOWNSHIP STREET AND IVEY LANE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby adopts the Access Management Plan Agreement as prepared by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department (AHTD) for Highway 265 between Township Street and Ivey Lane. PASSED and APPROVED this 3"1 day of February, 2009. APPROVED: By:/ O ELD AN, Mayor ATTEST: IITtI ,{\�'N‘C. " t 11 i 1L 1 t I'rF1j� F "' : • FAYE.fT f_.vIL[E j By: C z.az.) 'c � VW-- SONDRA E. SMITH, City erk/Treasurer ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLAN AGREEMENT For HIGHWAY 265 IN FAYETTEVILLE I. PARTIES — This agreement is made between the City of Fayetteville (the City), the Arkansas State Highway Commission (the Commission) acting through the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (the Department) and the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission as the designated metropolitan planning organization for Northwest Arkansas under federal transportation regulations (the MPO). Although a very short portion of the east side of the corridor north and south of Clear Creek Drive is in the City of Springdale, Springdale is not a formal party to the agreement. However, Springdale officials have been consulted during the Plan development and will be consulted on the rare occasion that Springdale property may be impacted. II. ROUTE — This access management agreement pertains to Highway 265, also known as Crossover Road south of Clear Creek Drive and Old Missouri Road to the north, from the intersection with Township Street north to the intersection with Ivey Lane, (the Roadway). See Appendix A, Figure 1. III. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE — Highway 265 is a principal arterial on the City master street plan and serves as an intra -regional arterial roadway connecting the City to its economic region. The primary purpose for this agreement is to protect the capacity of the roadway to carry significant local and intra -regional traffic while increasing the safety for drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians that use this facility. It is the intent of this agreement to provide access to abutting properties consistent with this objective. IV. AUTHORITY — Both the City and the Commission have specific legal authority to regulate access to public roads. In the case of the City, it is found in Arkansas Code Annotated 14-56-419. In the case of the Commission, it is found in Arkansas Code Annotated 27-65-107. The MPO is hereby granted standing in this access management agreement by the City and the Commission in recognition of its role in transportation planning within the metropolitan area. V. ACCESS PLAN — Management of access to the roadway is necessary to achieve the primary purpose of the agreement. The access management plan (the Plan) is detailed in Appendix A. The Plan is a Specific Access Management Plan in which all median breaks are specifically identified. Standards for driveways are also established to be applied during plat review prior to development approval by the City. In addition, any property interconnect agreements and requirements or new local roadways needed to facilitate median construction are included in this Plan. VI. AGREEMENT ADOPTION/TERMINATION/MODIFICATION — This agreement will be deemed adopted when passed in identical form by the Fayetteville City Council, the Northwest Arkansas MPO, and the Arkansas State Highway Commission and signed by their proper representatives. This agreement may be terminated or modified, in whole or in part only by mutual agreement of all of the parties as evidenced by resolutions adopted by each governing body. VII. PLAN ADMINISTRATION — A. Permit Application. A permit issued by the Department will be required for new driveway access to the Roadway. Any legal person owning property abutting the Roadway may request a driveway access permit. The permit will be requested through a designated administrative process from the City of Fayetteville. The applicant is required to submit a detailed plan for the driveway including a map showing its exact location and a design that shows the curb radii, driveway throat width and length, and that specifies the projected volume of turns into and out of the driveway. Any joint access agreements with other property owners should also be submitted. After review of the application, the City determines whether the request is within the allowable parameters established by the Plan. If so, the City stamps the detailed plan with a review signature block (Appendix B), signs it indicating approval, enters any approval conditions in the comment section, and returns to the applicant. The applicant will then submit the stamped plan to the Department's District 4 Permit Officer for review. If the City has approved the application as evidenced by the signature of a properly designated administrative representative and if the application meets all Department criteria for issuance of such a permit, the Department will sign the approval block and issue a permit to the applicant. If the signature of a designated City representative is missing from the permit application, the Department will not issue a permit. In the rare case that a driveway permit is submitted to the Department in the short section within the City of Springdale, all signatories will be informed of 2 the application and will make a joint determination in consultation with the City of Springdale. B. Amending the Plan. A Plan amendment (variance) will be considered at the request of any of the parties to this agreement or at the request of an applicant whose permit request has been denied by any of the parties. The proposed amendment must be adopted in identical form by the Fayetteville City Council, the Northwest Arkansas MPO, and the Arkansas State Highway Commission to become effective. The Plan will be updated immediately after construction of each widened portion of the Roadway is completed to reflect any changes to driveway location due to that construction if necessary. Pursuant to Resolution No. 3$-0%f the Fayetteville City Council approved on the 31-c( day if , bru, , 2009 401 Ma orLionela.rdan Pursuant to Resolution No. ,.-oq of the Northwest Arkansas MPO approved on the 45` day of Februariv , 2009 PO Chairman PO Chairman Pursuant to Minute Order No. 209'1 the Arkansas State Highway Commission approved on the 7 ' day of J40.0. , 2009 Da Flowers, rector Arkansas Stat Highway nd Transportation Department 3 Chris Brown Submitted By City of Fayetteville Staff Review Form City Council Agenda Items and Contracts, Leases or Agreements 9/7/2010 City Council Meeting Date Agenda Items Only Engineering Division Action Required: Development Services Department A Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Access Management Plan Agreement for Highway 265 in Fayetteville Cost of this request Account Number Project Number Budgeted Item X Category / Project Budget Program Category / Project Name Funds Used to Date Program / Project Category Name Remaining Balance Fund Name Budget Adjustment Attached Departmen1 i or ttorney LVL afij2,dta°4 i an e and Internalervices Director t? $ .1,0[0 Previous Ordinance or Resolution # 34-09 Date Date qa2Z/Z2_ Date itY/4 Date Original Contract Date: Original Contract Number: Received in City 08-20-101)12:08 RCV0 Clerk's Office M.yor D e D e Comments: Revised January 15, 2009 ftevtlle THE CITU OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT CORRESPONDENCE ARKANSAS www.accessfayetteville.org CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO Council Meeting of September 7, 2010 To: Mayor and City Council Thru: Don Marr, Chief of Staff Jeremy Pate, Development Services Director From: Chris Brown, City Engineer 4Y Date: August 18, 2010 Subject: A Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Access Management Plan Agreement for Highway 265 in Fayetteville PROPOSAL: Arkansas Highway 265 is planned for widening and improvement by the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) in 2010-2012. Planned improvements include widening to 4 lanes between Mission Boulevard and Joyce Boulevard, with a center turn lane between Mission Blvd. and Township Street, and a center median between Township and Joyce, with median breaks in 4 locations: Ferguson Avenue/Candlewood Drive, Old Wire Road, Par Court, and Joyce Blvd. As part of the planning and development of this project, the attached Access Management Plan was prepared and approved by the City of Fayetteville, AHTD, and the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission in 2009. The plan includes the following general design concepts: • Median breaks generally spaced at % mile intervals • Traffic signals generally spaced at V2 mile intervals • Allowance for u-tums at all median breaks • Allowance for additional median breaks, "if there is an identified safety or operational problem, or both, at an adjacent intersection with an existing median break". Recently, the Engineering Division received a request for an additional median break on Highway 265 at Coy Kaylor Drive, between Joyce Blvd. and Par Court, to provide for left turns into and out of Coy Kaylor Drive. A traffic study prepared by Peters and Associates, Inc. and submitted with this request includes the following statements: • Northbound u -turns at Joyce Blvd. and southbound u -turns at Par Court will be reduced by adding a median break at Coy Kaylor • VehicIe delays due to u -turns will be reduced at Joyce Blvd. during the pm peak hour, and at Par Court both in the am and pm peak hours by adding a median break at Coy Kaylor • There are no identified adverse impacts on the north -south through vehicle movements on Highway 265 with a median break at Coy Kaylor THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSA It should be noted that the amendment to the Access Management Plan Agreement between the City, NWARPC, and AHTD must be approved by all three entities. If this amendment is approved by the City Council, staff will notify the other two entities of this approval and will request their consideration of the amendment. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of an amendment to the Access Management Plan Agreement for Highway 265 to allow a full median break at Coy Kaylor Drive, with the stipulation that u -turns will not be accommodated at this location. This recommendation is made for the following reasons: • Coy Kaylor is located approximately 0.17 miles from the Joyce Blvd intersection; therefore, locating a median break in this location would not be inconsistent with the Access Management Plan intent of median breaks generally spaced at 1/4 (0.25) mile intervals • This median break will serve a 135 unit apartment complex, as compared to the 72 residences served by the median break at Par Court, and the 24 units served by a median break at Sterling Court north of Joyce Boulevard (in the next phase of Highway 265 improvements). • The operation of the intersections of Hwy 265 with Joyce Blvd. and with Par Court will be improved due to the reduction of the number of u -turns at these intersections. • Through vehicle movements (according to the traffic study prepared by Peters and Associates) on Highway 265 will not be adversely affected • Accommodation of u -turns would require changes to the curb line, and possibly require additional right of way. Since u -turns can be made at both Joyce and at Par Court, allowance for them at this intersection is not necessary. This item was presented to the Street Committee at the March 30, 2010 meeting. The Street Committee voted 4-0 to recommend approval by the City Council. BUDGET IMPACT: None. RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLAN AGREEMENT, AS PREPARED BY THE ARKANSAS HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, FOR STATE HIGHWAY 265 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby approves an amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit "A," to the access management plan agreement, as prepared by the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, for State Highway 265. PASSED and APPROVED this 7th day of September, 2010. APPROVED: ATTEST: By: By: LIONELD JORDAN, Mayor SONDRA E. SMITH, City Clerk/Treasurer HIGHWAY 265 MEDIAN BREAK REQUEST AT COY KAYLOR DRIVE APPENDIX A HIGHWAY 265 ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLAN Design Concept As a principal arterial, the proposed design for Highway 265 from Township to Ivey Lane (Figure 1) is intended to balance the need to provide for long distance travel on the roadway and reasonable access to abutting properties while at the same time maintaining the capacity of the roadway to operate in a safe and efficient manner. Consequently, access to abutting property is subordinate to the goal of traffic movement and subject to necessary management of entrances and exits. Design Elements Raised median -divided facility • Median breaks generally spaced at 1/4 mile intervals • Traffic signals generally spaced at 1/2 mile intervals Future signal locations at median breaks will be determined by meeting warrants, on a case by case basis. Future median breaks may be considered if there is an identified safety or operational problem, or both, at an adjacent intersection with an existing median break. Quick turn -around (bulb -out) design at all median breaks to allow U-turns. Nine (9) full directional median breaks (identified by MB# on the following maps) with quick turnarounds at the following locations: • MB #1 - Ferguson Avenue/Candlewood Drive, • MB #2 - Old Wire Road, • MB #3 - Par Court, • MB #4 - Joyce Boulevard, • MB #5 - Sterling Court, • MB #6 - West Zion Road, • MB #7 - East Zion Road, • MB #8 - Hearthstone Drive, and • MB #9 - Albright Road. A-1 Figure 1 — Highway 265 Access Management Plan Corridor A-2 Minimum access point (driveway or street intersection) spacing of 300 feet from centerline of driveway or street intersection. No parcels along the Roadway shall be subdivided into lot sizes too small to meet the minimum access point spacing requirement unless a written easement agreement is executed between adjacent properties. Existing driveways (identified by ED# on the following maps) in place at the date of the adoption of this Plan that do not conform with the standards herein shall be designated as nonconforming features and shall be brought into compliance with the applicable standards under the following conditions: (a) When new access connection permits are requested; (b) Upon expansion or improvements to commercial or multi -family residential property greater than 50 percent of the assessed property value or gross floor area or volume; or (c) As roadway improvements allow. The location and number of existing driveways shall be updated and amended into the Plan immediately after construction of each widened portion of the Roadway is completed. Property that fronts the Roadway and a lower -classification street should place higher priority on accessing the lower -classification street. A-3 MB {f - Median Break Number ,1 . t 1- �4C,M;!1;rID St Ei,+ FB;I 0.:11,Ce; Or :c-relLIE'R.Upks PT. _-Cdpper Oak `,." ' - Figure 2 Highway 265 Existing Driveways - Township to Joyce As of March 2008 A-4 M6 9 3 known Pri Iy('ye 1..n MB # - Median Break Number ClEaar (ir;k r _`s .. g�li�ri �'ii .d� r „, --MB 6 • 21•11L • j -.r F'- Figure 3 Highway 265 Existing Driveways - Joyce to Ivey Lane As of March 2008 A-5