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Moss Farms Development February 2000 Traffic Impact Analysis EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The proposed 463 acre Moss Farms project will be a mixed-use development consisting of residential dwelling units, retail space, office space, and two schools. The site is located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and is bounded by NC 73 (Davidson Highway) to the north, Odell School Road to the east, and Harris Road to the south. The existing zoning for the project site is R-2 which would permit the development of 926 single-family homes. The proposed zoning consists of multiple land uses, including the following: · 449 Townhomes · 1,251 Single-Family Homes · 200,000 SF General Office Space · 100,000 SF Commercial/Retail Space (Shopping Center) · 1,000 Student Elementary School and 1,200 Student Middle School located on a joint campus The proposed development includes a land swap. The existing Odell Elementary School will be relocated from the existing site on the southwest comer of the Odell School Road / NC 73 intersection to the joint elementary/middle school campus located on the southwest area of the project site. The current 17 acre school site would be redeveloped for commercial/retail use. Although the land swap has not yet been finalized, it appears that all affected parties are in agreement, therefore, the analysis assumes that the swap will occur. The analysis year for this study is 2004. It assumes full build-out of the site. Due to the size of the development, it is likely that the actual completion will be later, so the traffic volumes predicted for 2004 could actually be less than those projected in this analysis. The study area for this analysis, as identified by the Cabarrus County Planning Services and North Carolina Depm~aent of Transportation (NCDOT) staffs, consists of two existing intersections: (1) the signalized intersection of Ode11 School Road and NC 73, and (2) the unsignalized intersection of Odell School Road and Harris Road. The proposed site plan will add three new intersections. All five intersections are included in the analysis. The proposed Moss Farms development is in accordance with NCDOT's Thoroughfare Plan. The trip generation calculations for the existing residential zoning predict a total of 658 and 798 morning and afternoon peak hour trips, respectively: While trip generation calculations for the proposed mixed-use Moss Farms development with an approved 15 percent internal trip reductions predict the site will generate 2,830 morning and 1,744 afternoon peak hour trips. Kubilins Transportation Group, Inc.