Agenda packet — Buellton City Council, December 14, 2023 (part 2 of 2)

In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
ii 19446

7. SITE ACCESS AND CIRCULATION..................................................................................................................46 Project Design Features.......................................................................................................................................46 Parking.....................................................................................................................................................................46 Driveway Queuing Analysis.................................................................................................................................47 On-Site Circulation................................................................................................................................................47 Drive Through Lane Queue Analysis .................................................................................................................51 Drive Through Lane Management .....................................................................................................................54 Pedestrian Access and Circulation .....................................................................................................................54

8. CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.................................................................................................58 Criteria for Requiring a Traffic Impact Analysis for CMP ...............................................................................58 Operational Impacts..............................................................................................................................................58 CMP Facilities.........................................................................................................................................................58 CMP Analysis .........................................................................................................................................................58

9. VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED ANALYSIS.........................................................................................................59 Background.............................................................................................................................................................59 VMT Assessment and Screening ........................................................................................................................59

10. SUMMARY OF IMPROVEMENTS...................................................................................................................60 Improvements Relating to Level of Service Operations .................................................................................60 Improvements Relating to Intersection Queuing Operations........................................................................60 Project Fair Share Analysis...................................................................................................................................60

11. CONCLUSIONS ....................................................................................................................................................62 Project Trip Generation........................................................................................................................................62 Forecast Levels of Service ...................................................................................................................................62 Existing Plus Project...................................................................................................................................62 Cumulative Without Project.....................................................................................................................62 Intersection Queuing Analysis.............................................................................................................................62 Existing Plus Project Queuing ..................................................................................................................62 Cumulative Conditions Queuing..............................................................................................................63 Site Access and Circulation..................................................................................................................................63 Congestion Management Program.....................................................................................................................64 Vehicle Miles Traveled Analysis..........................................................................................................................64

APPENDICES
Appendix A Glossary
Appendix B Memorandum of Understanding
Appendix C Volume Count Worksheets
Appendix D Level of Service Worksheets
Appendix E Trip Generation Data
Appendix F Intersection Queuing Analysis Worksheets
Appendix G On-Site Circulation Simulation Results
Appendix H Drive Through Lane Queue Data

Page 219 of 402 ends

In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
iii 19446

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1. Existing Intersection Level of Service ....................................................................................................... 8 Table 2. Project Trip Generation.............................................................................................................................19 Table 3. Other Development Trip Generation .....................................................................................................26 Table 4. Existing Plus Project Intersection Level of Service...............................................................................39 Table 5. Cumulative Without Project Intersection Level of Service.................................................................40 Table 6. Cumulative With Project Intersection Level of Service.......................................................................41 Table 7. Intersection Queuing Analysis – Existing Plus Project Conditions ....................................................43 Table 8. Intersection Queuing Analysis – Cumulative Conditions ....................................................................45 Table 9. In-N-Out Weekday Drive Through Queue Survey Summary ............................................................52 Table 10. In-N-Out Weekend Drive Through Queue Survey Summary............................................................53 Table 11. Project Fair Share Calculations ................................................................................................................61

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Project Location Map................................................................................................................................... 2 Figure 2. Site Plan.......................................................................................................................................................... 3 Figure 3. Existing Lane Geometry and Intersection Traffic Controls ................................................................... 9 Figure 4. Existing Pedestrian Facilities.....................................................................................................................10 Figure 5. City of Buellton Classified Bicycle Routes Map....................................................................................11 Figure 6. Santa Ynez Valley Transit System Map ..................................................................................................12 Figure 7. City of Buellton General Plan Circulation Element ..............................................................................13 Figure 8. City of Buellton General Plan Roadway Cross-Sections .....................................................................14 Figure 9. Existing Weekday PM Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes.................................15 Figure 10. Existing Saturday Mid-Day Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes ........................16 Figure 11. Project Primary Trip Distribution.............................................................................................................20 Figure 12. Project Pass-By Trip Distribution ............................................................................................................21 Figure 13. Project Diverted Trip Distribution...........................................................................................................22 Figure 14. Project Weekday PM Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes ..................................23 Figure 15. Project Saturday Mid-Day Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes .........................24 Figure 16. Other Development Location Map .........................................................................................................28 Figure 17. Other Development Weekday PM Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes...........29 Figure 18. Other Development Saturday Mid-Day Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes .......................................................................................................................................................30 Figure 19. Existing Plus Project Weekday PM Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes...........31 Figure 20. Existing Plus Project Saturday Mid-Day Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes .......................................................................................................................................................32 Figure 21. Cumulative Without Project Weekday PM Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes .......................................................................................................................................................33 Figure 22. Cumulative Without Project Saturday Mid-Day Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes...................................................................................................................................34 Figure 23. Cumulative With Project Weekday PM Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes .......................................................................................................................................................35 Figure 24. Cumulative With Project Saturday Mid-Day Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes .......................................................................................................................................................36 Figure 25. Project Driveway Queues.........................................................................................................................48 Figure 26. Forecast On-Site Circulation Patterns....................................................................................................49 Figure 27. Forecast On-Site Circulation Trips ..........................................................................................................50 Figure 28. Drive Through Lane Overflow Contingency Plan.................................................................................55 Figure 29. Vehicle Turning Path Analysis..................................................................................................................56 Figure 30. Pedestrian Circulation................................................................................................................................57

Page 220 of 402 ends

In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
iv 19446

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential for transportation impacts resulting from development of the proposed project both in the context of the City of Buellton’s discretionary authority for conformance with locally established operational standards and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Although this is a technical report, effort has been made to write the report clearly and concisely. A glossary is provided in Appendix A to assist the reader with technical terms.

This study was prepared in consultation with City of Buellton staff and in accordance with the procedures and methodologies for assessing transportation impacts established by the City of Buellton. To assess the project’s conformance with local operational standards, this study evaluates the project’s effect on traffic operations and, if necessary, identifies recommended improvements or corrective measures to alleviate operational deficiencies substantially caused or worsened by the proposed project. For compliance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements, a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) assessment for the project was also performed.

The proposed project involves redevelopment of the site with a 3,885 square foot In-N-Out Burger restaurant with drive through window. Vehicular access is proposed at McMurray Road. The proposed project is anticipated to be constructed and fully operational by year 2023.

EXISTING CONDITIONS
The study intersections currently operate at Levels of Service C or better during the peak hours for existing conditions.

PROJECT TRIP GENERATION
The proposed Project is forecast to generate approximately 2,835 new local daily trips on weekdays, including 196 new local trips during the weekday PM peak hour, and 2,841 new local daily trips on Saturdays, including 300 new local trips during the Saturday mid-day peak hour.

FORECAST LEVELS OF SERVICE
Existing Plus Project
The study intersections are forecast to operate at Levels of Service C or better during the peak hours for Existing Plus Project conditions; therefore, the proposed project is forecast to result in no Level of Service deficiencies for Existing Plus Project conditions.

Page 221 of 402 ends

In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
v 19446
▪ Avenue of Flags at Highway 246 [#2] (Saturday MD – LOS D) ▪ McMurray Road at Highway 246 [#11] (Weekday PM – LOS D; Saturday MD – LOS D) The study intersections are forecast to operate at Levels of Service C or better during the peak hours for Cumulative With Project conditions with implementation of the recommended improvements; therefore, the proposed project is forecast to result in no Level of Service deficiencies for Cumulative With Project conditions.

INTERSECTION QUEUING ANALYSIS
Existing Plus Project Queuing
The following locations currently exceed and are forecast to continue to exceed the available storage length:
▪ McMurray Road (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [#11]
□ Southbound Left (project increase < one vehicle)
□ Southbound Through/Right (project increase ≥ one vehicle) □ Eastbound Left (project increase < one vehicle)
The following improvement is recommended to address the project-related queuing impact for Existing Plus Project conditions:
▪ McMurray Road (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [#11]
□ Install KEEP CLEAR pavement markings in the southbound through lane adjacent to the Taco Bell driveway on McMurray Road.

Cumulative Conditions Queuing
Insufficient storage length is forecast to be provided at the following study locations for Cumulative conditions:
▪ U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [#6] □ Northbound Left/Through (project increase ≥ one vehicle) □ Northbound Right (project increase ≥ one vehicle)
▪ McMurray Road (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [#11]
□ Northbound Left (project increase < one vehicle)
□ Northbound Through/Right (project increase ≥ one vehicle) □ Southbound Through (project increase ≥ one vehicle)
□ Southbound Right (project increase < one vehicle)
□ Eastbound Left (project increase < one vehicle)
In addition to the queuing improvement identified for Existing Plus Project conditions, the following improvements are recommended to address the project-related queuing impacts for Cumulative conditions:
▪ U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [#6] □ Restripe the existing shared left/through lane to a shared left/through/right turn lane.

Page 222 of 402 ends

In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
vi 19446
▪ McMurray Road (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [#11]
□ Install KEEP CLEAR pavement markings in the southbound through lane adjacent to the Taco Bell driveway on McMurray Road.

The project is expected to have no meaningful adverse effect on queue lengths at the study locations during the peak hours for Cumulative With Project conditions with implementation of the recommended improvements, except for the McMurray Road/Highway 246 northbound through/right turn lane during the Saturday mid-day peak hour. The proposed project will pay into the City’s Traffic Improvement Fee Program, with such payments representing a fair share of the cost for future improvements should additional right-ofway become available or alternative improvements be identified. Otherwise, the City may install KEEP CLEAR pavement markings as necessary to prevent intersection queues from blocking southbound left turn movements into driveways on the east side of McMurray Road.

SITE ACCESS AND CIRCULATION
The proposed project shall construct the following improvements as project design features to provide project site access:
▪ McMurray Road (NS) at Project Driveway (EW) [#9]
□ Maintain the existing north-south two-way left turn median. □ Construct the proposed project driveway to provide one inbound lane and two outbound lanes with eastbound stop-control and the following lane configurations:
- Northbound: one left turn lane (within median) and one through lane. - Southbound: one shared through/right turn lane.
- Eastbound: one left turn lane and one right turn lane.

Adequate on-site circulation is anticipated to be provided based on review of driveway queuing, on-site turning movement volumes, and simulated on-site delays and queuing.

CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
With implementation of the previously identified improvements, the study area intersections on Highway 246 are projected to operate at Level of Service C or better during the peak hours for Cumulative With Project conditions, while not degrading two levels of service when operating at Level of Service A or B with projectadded traffic. Therefore, the proposed project would not result in a CMP impact.

VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED ANALYSIS

The proposed project is local-serving retail (including restaurants) less than 50,000 square feet; therefore, the proposed Project satisfies the State-recommended screening criteria for local-serving retail and may be presumed to result in a less than significant VMT impact.

Page 223 of 402 ends

In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
1 19446

1. INTRODUCTION
This section describes the purpose of this traffic impact analysis, project location, proposed development, and study area.

The proposed project involves redevelopment of a 3,885 square foot In-N-Out Burger restaurant with drive through window [“the Project”]. Vehicular access is proposed at McMurray Road. For purposes of this analysis, the proposed Project is anticipated to be constructed and fully operational by year 2023. Figure 2 illustrates the project site plan.

STUDY AREA
The general scope and fundamental assumptions for this analysis were coordinated with City of Buellton staff as documented in the City-approved memorandum of understanding included in Appendix B. The study area consists of the following study intersections within jurisdiction of the City of Buellton and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans):

Study Intersections
1 Jurisdiction
1a. Avenue of Flags SB (NS) at Rufus T. Buell Drive (EW) Buellton 1b. Avenue of Flags NB (NS) at Rufus T. Buell Drive (EW) Buellton

2. Avenue of Flags (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) Buellton

3. U.S. Highway 101 SB Ramps (NS) at Rufus T. Buell Drive (EW) Buellton/Caltrans

4. U.S. Highway 101 SB Ramps (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) Buellton/Caltrans

5. U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps (NS) at Rufus T. Buell Drive (EW) Buellton/Caltrans

6. U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) Buellton/Caltrans

7. McMurray Road (NS) at Rufus T. Buell Drive (EW) Buellton

8. McMurray Road (NS) at Valley Vineyard Circle (North) (EW) Buellton

9. McMurray Road (NS) at Project Driveway (EW) Buellton

10. McMurray Road (NS) at Valley Vineyard Circle (South) (EW) Buellton

11. McMurray Road (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) Buellton/Caltrans

ANALYSIS SCENARIOS
This study includes the following analysis scenarios for weekday PM and Saturday mid-day (MD) peak hour conditions:
a) Existing;
b) Existing Plus Project
c) Cumulative Without Project; and
d) Cumulative With Project.
1 (NS) = north-south roadway; (EW) = east-west roadway; SB =Southbound; NB = Northbound 1

Page 224 of 402 ends

Figure 1
Project Location Map
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site

AVE OF FLAGS
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
7 8
9 2
4 6
11 Study Intersection
Legend
#
1 5
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
3 10
2

Page 225 of 402 ends

Figure 2
Site Plan
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Proposed Emergency
Vehicle Access Only
3

Page 226 of 402 ends

In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
4 19446

2. METHODOLOGY
This section discusses the analysis methodologies used to assess transportation facility performance as adopted by the respective jurisdictional agencies. This traffic impact analysis has been prepared in accordance with guidance provided within traffic studies provided by City of Buellton staff for Level of service (LOS) analysis and the State of California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research Technical Advisory on Evaluating Transportation Impacts in CEQA (December 2018) for the Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) analysis [“the City guidelines”].

Potential transportation impacts forecast to result from development of the proposed project are analyzed both in the context of operational performance standards established by the City of Buellton and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Operational improvements are identified where necessary to alleviate a project’s substantial effect as defined by the City of Buellton under its discretionary authority and police powers to protect the public welfare. A substantial effect and related operational improvements are differentiated from significant impacts and mitigation measures in the context of CEQA.

LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY (NON-CEQA)
Level of Service analysis is performed for assessing General Plan conformance in accordance with the performance standards established by the City of Buellton. In accordance with CEQA provisions, Level of Service deficiencies, if any, would not constitute a significant impact under CEQA.

Intersection Delay Methodology
To assess the operational performance of a study intersection, the City of Buellton and Caltrans use the intersection delay method based on procedures contained in the Highway Capacity Manual (Transportation Research Board, 7th Edition). The methodology considers the traffic volume and distribution of movements, traffic composition, geometric characteristics, and signalization details to calculate the average control delay per vehicle and corresponding Level of Service. Control delay is defined as the portion of delay attributed to the intersection traffic control (such as a traffic signal or stop sign) and includes initial deceleration, queue move-up time, stopped delay, and final acceleration delay. The intersection control delay is then correlated to Level of Service based on the following scale:

Level of Service
Intersection Control Delay (Seconds / Vehicle)
Signalized Intersection Unsignalized Intersection
A ≤ 10.0 ≤ 10.0
B > 10.0 to ≤ 20.0 > 10.0 to ≤ 15.0
C > 20.0 to ≤ 35.0 > 15.0 to ≤ 25.0
D > 35.0 to ≤ 55.0 > 25.0 to ≤ 35.0
E > 55.0 to ≤ 80.0 > 35.0 to ≤ 50.0
F > 80.0 > 50.0
Source: Highway Capacity Manual (Transportation Research Board, 7th Edition).

Level of Service is used to qualitatively describe the performance of a roadway facility, ranging from Level of Service A (free-flow conditions) to Level of Service F (extreme congestion and system failure). At intersections with traffic signal or all way stop control, Level of Service is determined by the average control delay for the overall intersection. At intersections with cross street stop control (i.e., one- or two-way stop control), Level of Service is determined by the average control delay for the worst individual approach. 4

Page 227 of 402 ends

In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
5 19446
Intersection delay analysis was performed using the Synchro software. Observed peak hour factors are used for existing conditions and a minimum peak hour factor of 0.95 is used for future conditions. Per City of Buellton direction, a minimum cycle length of 90 seconds was used traffic signals along Highway 246.

Performance Standards
The City desires to maintain a level of service (LOS) C throughout the City, except lower LOS may be accepted during peak times or as a temporary condition, if improvements to address the problem are programmed to be developed.

Study intersections that do not meet the City of Buellton performance standards shall be identified as deficient. These standards may require, but are not intended to mandate, roadway and/or intersection widening.

Definition of Project-Related Level of Service Deficiency Study intersections that do not meet the City’s performance standards shall be identified as deficient. A project will be required to consider improvements when the addition of project trips causes a study intersection to degrade from acceptable Level of Service to deficient Level of Service. The fair share cost percentages for any proposed improvements in the cumulative condition shall also be calculated.

INTERSECTION QUEUING ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY
Intersection queuing analysis was performed using the Synchro/SimTraffic software suite to produce simulation runs that provide a stochastic analysis. The stochastic analysis accounts for random probability distributions. SimTraffic is a micro-simulation software that tracks each individual vehicle in the roadway network model and records operational measures, such as queuing and delay, based on the simulated performance. To simulate real-life variability, the software uses a randomization process to generate vehicles with variable driver behaviors, ensuring that each run of the simulation will produce different outcomes just as no two days experience the exact same traffic operations.

The simulations were run for four 15-minute intervals with peak hour factors applied during one interval. For each scenario, the 95th-percentile queue lengths are reported from the average of three simulation runs. The 95th-percentile queue length represents the queue length expected to be exceeded only five percent of the time, or approximately one out of every 20 cycles, and is the design value commonly used in traffic engineering practice for evaluating queues and storage lengths.

The project is considered to have a substantial operational effect if the queue exceeds the available storage length and the project-related increase is forecast to worsen insufficient storage length by 25 feet (i.e., approximately one additional vehicle of queue length) or more.

VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY (CEQA)
The methodology used to evaluate the impact of land use and transportation projects under CEQA is known as Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT). In general terms, VMT quantifies the amount and distance of automobile travel attributable to a project or region. Additional information and a project assessment are provided in the Vehicle Miles Traveled section of this report.
5

Page 228 of 402 ends

In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
6 19446

3. EXISTING CONDITIONS

EXISTING ROADWAY SYSTEM
Figure 3 identifies the lane geometry and intersection traffic controls for Existing conditions based on a field survey of the study area. Regional access to the project area is provided by U.S. Highway 101 west of the project site, The key north-south roadways providing local circulation are Avenue of Flags and McMurray Road. The key east-west roadways providing local circulation are Rufus T. Buell Drive, Valley Vineyard Circle (North), Valley Vineyard Circle (South), and Highway 246.

PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES
Existing pedestrian facilities in the project vicinity are shown on Figure 4. As shown on Figure 4, sidewalks are currently provided along the project site frontage and in the immediate project vicinity.

BICYCLE ROUTES
The City of Buellton Classified Bicycle Routes Map as exhibited within The City of Buellton Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Final (January 20212) is depicted on Figure 5. Avenue of Flags and McMurray north of Rufus T. Buell Drive are classified as Proposed Class II Bicycle Routes in the project area. McMurray Road between Rufus T. Buell Drive and Highway 246 and Highway 246 are classified as a Class II Bicycle Routes in the project area. Highway 246 is classified as a Regional Bikeway. Rufus T. Buell Drive is classified as a Proposed Class III Bicycle Route.

TRANSIT FACILITIES
Figure 6 shows the existing transit routes available in the project vicinity provided by Santa Ynez Valley Transit.

As shown on Figure 6, the Express Route services Highway 246, McMurray Road from south of Highway 246 adjacent to the project site to Rufus T. Buell Drive, Rufus T. Buell Drive, and Avenue of Flags from Rufus T.

Buell Drive to Second Street.

GENERAL PLAN CONTEXT
Figure 7 shows the City of Buellton General Plan Circulation Element roadway classifications map. This figure shows the nature and extent of arterial and collector highways that are needed to adequately serve the ultimate development depicted by the Land Use Element of the General Plan. The City of Buellton standard roadway cross-sections are illustrated on Figure 8.

EXISTING TRAFFIC VOLUMES
Existing peak hour volumes are based upon weekday PM peak period and Saturday mid-day peak period intersection turning movement counts obtained in November 2021. The weekday PM peak period was counted between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM and the Saturday Mid-Day peak period was counted between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM. The actual peak hour within the peak period is the four consecutive 15-minute periods with the highest total volume. Thus, the weekday PM peak hour at one intersection may be 4:45 PM to 5:45 PM if those four consecutive 15-minute periods have the highest combined volume. Intersection turning movement count worksheets are provided in Appendix C.

The intersection turning movement count volumes collected in November 2021 for this study were compared to existing (2020) volumes established in the traffic analysis for the City of Buellton Circulation Element Update. The November 2021 data ranged from two to 11 percent greater than the volumes in the City’s Circulation Element Update, except for the following intersection volumes which were factored up based on the percent difference relative to the City’s Circulation Element Update data:
6

Page 229 of 402 ends

In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
7 19446
▪ U.S. Highway 101 Southbound Ramps at Rufus T. Buell Drive (factored by 1.0578) ▪ U.S. Highway 101 Northbound Ramps at Rufus T. Buell Drive (factored by 1.1239) ▪ McMurray Road at Rufus T. Buell Drive (factored by 1.1276) Excerpts from the City of Buellton Circulation Element Update traffic analysis and the traffic volume comparison calculations are also provided in Appendix C.

Figure 9 and Figure 10 show the existing weekday PM and Saturday mid-day peak hour intersection turning movement volumes with adjustments to estimate non-pandemic conditions as described above. These adjusted existing volumes serve as the baseline for future volume forecasts and Level of Service calculations used throughout this report.

EXISTING INTERSECTION LEVEL OF SERVICE
The intersection Levels of Service for existing conditions are shown in Table 1. Detailed Level of Service calculation worksheets are provided in Appendix D.

As shown in Table 1, the study intersections currently operate at Levels of Service C or better during the peak hours for existing conditions.
7

Page 230 of 402 ends

Delay3
LOS4 Delay3LOS4
1a. Avenue of Flags (SB) at Rufus T. Buell Drive CSS 15.9 C 11.9 B 1b. Avenue of Flags (NB) at Rufus T. Buell Drive CSS 11.6 B 10.9 B

2. Avenue of Flags at Highway 246 TS 27.3 C 29.9 C

3. U.S. Highway 101 SB Ramp at Rufus T. Buell Drive CSS 0.6 A 0.6 A

4. U.S. Highway 101 SB Ramps at Highway 246 TS 16.9 B 19.7 B

5. U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps at Rufus T. Buell Drive CSS 14.2 B 10.4 B

6. U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps at Highway 246 TS 21.8 C 22.4 C

7. McMurray Road at Rufus T. Buell Drive AWS 10.1 B 9.0 A

8. McMurray Road at Valley Vineyard Circle (North) CSS 10.5 B 10.2 B

9. McMurray Road at Project Driveway CSS 9.4 A 10.1 B

10. McMurray Road at Valley Vineyard Circle (South) CSS 11.5 B 12.2 B

11. McMurray Road at Highway 246 TS 20.4 C 18.0 B
(1)
(2)
(3)
Table 1
Existing Intersection Levels of Service
Study Intersection
Traffic
Control2
Weekday PM Peak Hour Saturday Mid-Day Peak Hour
LOS = Level of Service
Notes:

CSS = Cross Street Stop; TS = Traffic Signal; AWS = All Way Stop Delay is shown in seconds/vehicle. For intersections with traffic signal or all way stop control, overall average intersection delay and LOS are shown.

For intersections with cross street stop control, LOS is based on average delay of the worst individual approach.

In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
8 19446

Page 231 of 402 ends

Figure 3
Existing Lane Geometry and Intersection Traffic Controls In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site

AVE OF FLAGS
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
7 8
9 2
4 6
11 1 5
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
3 10
1 Ave of Flags (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
2 Ave of Flags (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
3 U.S. 101 SB Ramp (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
4 U.S. 101 SB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
5 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
6 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
7 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
8 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir N (EW)
9 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Project Driveway (EW)
10 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir S (EW)
11 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
STOP
STOP
STOP
AWS
STOP

STOPSTOP
STOP
STOP
3D
2D
2D
4D
4D
4D
4D
4D
4D
2U 2U
2U
2U
2D
2D
2D
2U
2U
2U
2U
STOP
AWS
#U
#D
Legend
Existing Lane
#-Lane Undivided Roadway
#-Lane Divided Roadway
Stop Sign
All Way Stop
Traffic Signal
9

Page 232 of 402 ends

Figure 4
Existing Pedestrian Facilities
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Sidewalk
Legend
B Bus Stop
B
Site

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
10 Page 233 of 402
Figure 5
City of Buellton Classified Bicycle Routes Map
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
Source: City of Buellton
N
Site
11 Page 234 of 402
Figure 6
Santa Ynez Valley Transit System Map
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Source: Santa Ynez Valley Transit
Site
12 Page 235 of 402
Figure 7
City of Buellton General Plan Circulation Element
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Source: City of Buellton
Site
13 Page 236 of 402
Figure 8
City of Buellton General Plan Roadway Cross-Sections
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
Source: City of Buellton
14 Page 237 of 402
Figure 9
Existing Weekday PM
Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
7 8
9 2
4 6
11 Study Intersection
Legend
#
1 5
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
3 10

AVE OF FLAGS
1a
Ave of Flags SB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
3209110
2 6
129
12 1b
Ave of Flags NB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
8 31
157
3 109
133
60 2
Ave of Flags (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 9937
64 21947155
64 515
42 91
806
97 3
U.S. 101 SB Ramp (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
249
29 17
200
4 U.S. 101 SB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
610131
692
66 104
993
5 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 28
1 19
133
126
203
125
6 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 93
1 251
78 768
979
200
7 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 15244
5 168710
52 6
88 6
10 0
8 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir N (EW) 14 15919
413318
7 0
20 8
0 6
9 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Project Driveway (EW) 48 191
9152
1 11
10 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir S (EW)
6 188
58 017120
0 0
8 81
0 36
11 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 20866
21 8530157
83 777
80 20
902
112
15 Page 238 of 402
Figure 10
Existing Saturday Mid-Day
Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
7 8
9 2
4 6
11 Study Intersection
Legend
#
1 5
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
3 10

AVE OF FLAGS
1a
Ave of Flags SB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
0133119
2 0
58 2
1b
Ave of Flags NB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
1 31
127
0 121
59 36
2 Ave of Flags (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 7531
106
8438138
67 529
53 99
553
71 3
U.S. 101 SB Ramp (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
227
32 8
102
4 U.S. 101 SB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
630147
758
93 148
717
5 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 12
0 31
88 154
105
76 6
U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 105
2 286
72 832
760
238
7 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 12244
5 53500
53 5
129
3 2
1 8
McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir N (EW) 12 137
6 61519
16 0
19 12
0 11
9 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Project Driveway (EW) 54 140 30152
15 24
10 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir S (EW)
5 162
49 116940
0 0
7 88
1 27
11 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 19538
34 10928146
88 895
89 12
697
107
16 Page 239 of 402
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
17 19446

4. PROJECT TRIP FORECASTS
This section describes how project trip generation, trip distribution, and trip assignment forecasts were developed. The forecast project volumes are illustrated on figures contained in this section.

PROJECT TRIP GENERATION
Table 2 shows the project trip generation based upon trip generation surveys of existing In-N-Out restaurants throughout California. The surveyed In-N-Out trip rates are higher than average trip rates for “fast-food restaurant with drive through window” that are published in the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual (11th Edition, 2021). Therefore, use of average trip generation rates derived from trip counts of existing In-N-Out restaurants provides a better representation and more conservative estimate relative to the average rates provided by ITE. Appendix E provides the count worksheets and trip generation data for In-N-Out.

As shown in Table 2, the proposed Project is forecast to generate approximately 2,835 new local daily trips on weekdays, including 196 new local trips during the weekday PM peak hour, and 2,841 new local daily trips on Saturdays, including 300 new local trips during the Saturday mid-day peak hour.

Primary Trips
Primary trips are those whose specific purpose is to visit the project. According to data from the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Manual (11th Edition, 2021), the average primary rate for fast-food restaurants (with drive through window) is 30 percent during the PM peak hour.

Pass-by Trips
The project trip generation forecast shown in Table 2 also includes pass-by trip adjustments. Restaurant land uses will often locate next to busy roadways to attract motorists already on the street. Since the trip generation rates shown in Table 2 represent vehicles entering and exiting at the site driveway(s), it is appropriate to reduce the initial trip generation forecast by the applicable pass-by trip rate when calculating the net new trips that will be added to the surrounding street system.

According to data from the ITE Trip Generation Manual (11th Edition, 2021), the average pass-by rate for fastfood restaurants (with drive through window) is 55 percent during the PM peak hour. In accordance with ITE recommended practice, it is unlikely for a site's pass-by trips to represent the majority of adjacent street traffic; therefore, the pass-by trips associated with the project site were checked for reasonableness and limited to no more than 10 percent of the existing traffic volume on the adjacent street (i.e., McMurray Road). Daily pass-by trips were estimated as five times the peak hour pass-by trips.

Diverted Trips
A majority of the project’s trips are expected to be drawn from existing travelers on U.S. Highway 101 and Highway 246. A diverted trip requires diversion from a roadway not adjacent to the site. Since pass-by trips were limited to 10 percent of the adjacent street traffic, diverted trips were calculated as the remainder of the total gross trips less primary and pass-by trips. Based on the primary and pass-by trip estimates, approximately 55 to 65 percent of the project trips are expected to divert to/from U.S. Highway 101 and Highway 246.
17 Page 240 of 402
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
18 19446

PROJECT TRIP DISTRIBUTIONS
Primary, pass-by, and diverted trip distribution forecasts were determined based on engineering judgment and review of population data, existing study intersection volumes, traffic flow rates on U.S. Highway 101, and surrounding land uses.

The project proposes to close interconnection with the Marriott Hotel property north of the project site.

Therefore, all project access is forecast to occur at the In-N-Out driveway only.

Primary Trip Distribution
Figure 11 shows the forecast directional distribution patterns for the project-generated primary trips. Based on the location of the next nearest In-N-Out restaurants (Santa Maria and Santa Barbara), the proposed project is anticipated to serve a customer base within an approximately 20-minute drive. Based on review of 2021 population estimates by census block group from the U.S. Census Bureau, primary project trips are generally expected to consist of those originating in the City of Buellton and surrounding areas as follows:
▪ City of Buellton: 11%
▪ North (Los Alamos, Los Olivos): 8%
▪ South (Las Cruces): 3%
▪ East (Solvang, Santa Ynez): 40%
▪ West (Lompoc): 38%
Pass-by Trip Distribution
Figure 12 shows the forecast directional distribution patterns for the project-related pass-by trips. The passby trip distribution patterns illustrated on Figure 12 represent existing vehicles traveling northbound or southbound along McMurray Road for another purpose (e.g., on the way home from work). Since these trips are already traveling on McMurray Road, the “new” trip count would only occur at the project driveway when the vehicle turns to enter or exit the site. To provide a conservative analysis, no reductions were made from the existing through movement volumes.

Diverted Trip Distribution
Figure 13 shows the forecast directional distribution patterns for the project-related diverted trips. Diverted trip distributions were determined based on review of directional and total flows for U.S. Highway 101 obtained from the California Department of Transportation Performance Measurement System (PeMS) and Highway 246 obtained from the intersection turning movement counts collected for this study. During the peak hours, U.S. Highway 101 carries slightly less than twice the volume of Highway 246.

PROJECT TRIP ASSIGNMENT
The project-generated weekday PM and Saturday mid-day peak hour intersection turning movement volumes are shown on Figure 14 to Figure 15.
18 Page 241 of 402
% In % Out Rate % In % Out Rate
Fast-Food Restaurant with Drive-Thru Survey3TSF 52% 48% 59.24 773.38 52% 48% 84.66 768.35 In Out Total In Out Total
Fast-Food Restaurant with Drive-Thru 3.885 TSF 120 110 230 3,005 171 158 329 2,986 Primary Trips (30%) 336 33 69 902 51 47 98 896
Pass-By Trips (10% of Adjacent Street) 417 17 34 170 15 14 29 145 Diverted Trips 5
67 60 127 1,933 105 97 202 1,945
+103 +93 +196 +2,835 +156 +144 +300 +2,841
Notes:

New Local Trips6
Mid-Day Peak Hour
Mid-Day Peak Hour Daily
Rate
Trips Generated
Land Use Quantity Units2
Weekday
PM Peak Hour
Daily
Table 2
Project Trip Generation
Trip Generation Rates
Land Use Source1 Units2
Weekday
Daily
(4) According to data from the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Manual (11th Edition, 2021), the average pass-by rate for fast-food restaurants (with drive through window) is 55 percent during the PM peak hour. In accordance with ITE recommended practice, it is unlikely for a site's pass-by trips to represent the majority of adjacent street traffic; therefore, the pass-by trips associated with the project site were checked for reasonableness and limited to no more than 10 percent of the existing traffic volume on the adjacent street (i.e., McMurray Road). Daily pass-by trips were estimated as five times the peak hour pass-by trips. (5) A diverted trip requires diversion from a roadway not adjacent to the site, such as U.S. Highway 101 or Highway 246. Since pass-by trips were limited to 10 percent of the adjacent street traffic, diverted trips were calculated as the remainder of the total gross trips less primary and pass-by trips. This equates to approximately 55-65% of the project's gross trips. (6) New local trips = primary trips + diverted trips (i.e., non-pass-by trips).

Saturday
PM Peak Hour Daily
Rate
(3) According to data from the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Manual (11th Edition, 2021), the average primary rate for fast-food restaurants (with drive through window) is 30 percent during the PM peak hour. (2) TSF = Thousand Square Feet
(1) Survey = Survey of other In-N-Out locations (see Appendix E).

Saturday
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19 19446

Page 242 of 402 ends

RUFUS T.

BUELL DR

Figure 11
Project Primary Trip Distribution
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site

AVE OF THE FLAGS
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
1%
2%
3%
8%
25%
1%
12%
1%
100% 13%
87%
40%
41%
3%
44%
3%
38%
3%
Percent To/From Project
Legend
10%
20 Page 243 of 402
246

Figure 12
Project Pass-By Trip Distribution
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site

AVE OF FLAGS
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
Percent To/From Project
Legend
10%
Site
Site
100%
50%
50%
50%
100%
50%
50%
Outbound
Inbound
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
21 Page 244 of 402
Figure 13
Project Diverted Trip Distribution
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site

AVE OF FLAGS
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
Percent From Project
Legend
10%
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
246
35%
30% 35%
30%
N
Site

AVE OF FLAGS
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
246
20%
15%
15%
20%
10% Percent To Project
65% 35%
22 Page 245 of 402
Figure 14
Project Weekday PM
Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
7 8
9 2
4 6
11 Study Intersection
Legend
#
1 5
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
3 10

AVE OF FLAGS
1a
Ave of Flags SB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
0023
0 0
1 0
1b
Ave of Flags NB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
001
0 23
1 0
2 Ave of Flags (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
001
001
0 14
0 1
13 1
3 U.S. 101 SB Ramp (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
24 0
0 1
4 U.S. 101 SB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
000
16 0
19 15
5 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
000
0 24
1 24
6 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
00 24
0 16
34 0
7 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 25
00 000
0 0
24 0
0 0
8 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir N (EW)
0 34
0 0330
0 0
0 0
0 0
9 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Project Driveway (EW) 87
0 330
34 76
10 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir S (EW)
0 78
0 0680
0 0
0 0
0 0
11 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
000
46022
51 0
0 0
0 27
23 Page 246 of 402
Figure 15
Project Saturday Mid-Day
Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
7 8
9 2
4 6
11 Study Intersection
Legend
#
1 5
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
3 10

AVE OF FLAGS
1a
Ave of Flags SB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
0037
0 0
1 0
1b
Ave of Flags NB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
001
0 37
1 0
2 Ave of Flags (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
002
002
0 19
0 1
18 1
3 U.S. 101 SB Ramp (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
38 0
0 1
4 U.S. 101 SB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
000
23 0
30 20
5 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
000
0 38
1 38
6 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
00 39
0 23
50 0
7 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 39
00 010
0 0
38 0
0 0
8 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir N (EW)
0 46
0 0470
0 0
0 1
0 0
9 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Project Driveway (EW) 127
0 480
46 112
10 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir S (EW)
0 119
0 01050
0 0
0 0
0 0
11 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
000
70036
78 0
0 0
0 41
24 Page 247 of 402
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
25 19446

5. FUTURE VOLUME FORECASTS
This section describes how future volume forecasts for each analysis scenario were developed. Forecast study area volumes are illustrated on figures contained in this section.

CUMULATIVE TRIPS
Ambient Growth
To account for ambient growth on roadways, existing roadway volumes were increased by a growth rate of one percent (1%) per year over a two-year period for Cumulative conditions. This equates to a total growth factor of approximately 1.02. The ambient growth rate was conservatively applied to all movements at the study intersections.

Other Development
Other development was obtained from City of Buellton staff and was applied for Cumulative conditions.

Table 3 includes the other development trip generation and Figure 16 exhibits the other development location map. Other development weekday PM and Saturday mid-day peak hour intersection turning movement volumes are shown on Figure 17 and Figure 18.

ANALYSIS SCENARIO VOLUME FORECASTS
Existing Plus Project
To develop Existing Plus Project volume forecasts, project trips were added to existing volumes. Existing Plus Project weekday PM and Saturday mid-day peak hour intersection turning movement volumes are shown on Figure 21 and Figure 22.

Cumulative Without Project
To develop Cumulative Without Project volume forecasts, ambient growth and other development trips were added to existing volumes. Cumulative Without Project weekday PM and Saturday mid-day peak hour intersection turning movement volumes are shown on Figure 21 and Figure 22.

Cumulative With Project
Cumulative With Project volume forecasts were developed by adding project-generated trips to the Cumulative Without Project forecast. Cumulative With Project weekday PM and Saturday mid-day peak hour intersection turning movement volumes are shown on Figure 23 and Figure 24. 25 Page 248 of 402
Table 3 (1 of 2)
Other Development Trip Generation
In Out Total In Out Total
River Ranch RV Storage RV Storage 250 UN ITE 151 2 2 4 45 4 3 7 41 Retail 5.500 TSF ITE 822 18 18 36 299 18 18 36 361
Pass-By (40% PM, 31% Sat) -7 -7 -14 -14 -6 -6 -12 -12
Multi-Family Residential 48 DU ITE 220 15 9 24 324 10 10 20 218 Subtotal 26 20 46 609 22 22 44 567
Chanin Wine Company Wine Production 9.500 TSF ITE 970 35 35 70 437 163 184 347 1,933 220 Industrial Way Warehousing 7.366 TSF ITE 150 0 1 1 13 0 0 0 1 La Lata Court Single-Family Residential 11 DU ITE 210 7 4 11 104 5 5 10 104 Buellton Gardens Apartments Multi-Family Residential 92 DU ITE 220 30 17 47 620 19 19 38 419 Smartlink/AT&T Wireless Antennae -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Gas Station 12 VFP ITE 945 137 137 274 3,086 125 120 245 3,500 Pass-By (75% PM, 49% Sat) -103 -103 -206 -206 -61 -59 -120 -120 Subtotal 34 34 68 2,880 64 61 125 3,380
Fast-Food Restaurant w/ Drive-Thru3.240 TSF ITE 934 56 51 107 1,515 91 88 179 1,996 Pass-By (55% PM) -31 -28 -59 -59 -23 -22 -45 -45
Subtotal 25 23 48 1,456 68 66 134 1,951
Village Senior Apartments Multi-Family Residential 50 DU ITE 220 16 9 25 337 10 10 20 228 Commercial 7.911 TSF ITE 822 26 26 52 431 27 25 52 520
Pass-By (40% PM, 31% Sat) -10 -10 -20 -20 -8 -8 -16 -16 Multi-Family Residential 7 DU ITE 220 2 1 3 47 1 1 2 32 Subtotal 18 17 35 458 20 18 38 536
Summerland Wine Annex Light Industrial 48.000 TSF ITE 110 4 27 31 234 2 2 4 33 Commercial 10.000 TSF ITE 822 33 33 66 545 34 32 66 657 Pass-By (40% PM, 31% Sat) -13 -13 -26 -26 -11 -10 -21 -21 Multi-Family Residential 64 DU ITE 220 21 12 33 431 13 13 26 291 Subtotal 41 32 73 950 36 35 71 927
Meritage Senior Living Senior Residential 247 DU ITE 255 18 29 47 610 30 27 57 509 Cambria Hotel Hotel 214 RM ITE 310 64 62 126 1,710 86 68 154 1,727 Light Industrial 46.676 TSF ITE 110 4 26 30 227 2 2 4 32 Office 28.066 TSF ITE 710 7 34 41 304 8 7 15 62
Multi-Family Residential 54 DU ITE 220 17 10 27 364 11 11 22 246 Subtotal 28 70 98 895 21 20 41 340
Commercial 28.097 TSF ITE 822 93 93 186 1,530 94 90 184 1,846 Pass-By (40% PM, 31% Sat) -37 -37 -74 -74 -29 -28 -57 -57 Restaurant 13.423 TSF ITE 932 74 47 121 1,439 77 74 151 1,643 Pass-By (43% PM) -32 -20 -52 -52 -19 -19 -38 -38
Warehousing 11.661 TSF ITE 150 1 2 3 20 0 0 0 2
Subtotal 99 85 184 2,863 123 117 240 3,396
Restaurant 2.597 TSF ITE 932 14 9 23 278 15 14 29 318
Pass-By (43% PM) -6 -4 -10 -10 -4 -4 -8 -8
Subtotal 8 5 13 268 11 10 21 310
The Central Homes Single-Family Residential 8 DU ITE 210 5 3 8 75 4 3 7 76 PM Peak Hour Mid-Day Peak Hour
Arco AM-PM Gas Station
Fire & Vice
California Tacos
The 518
Weekday Saturday
Land Use Quantity1 Daily
Trips Generated
Source2Project Name
Chumash Mixed Use
Creekside Village
Buelton Hub
The Commons at Zaca Creek
Daily
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
26 19446

Page 249 of 402 ends

Table 3 (2 of 2)
Other Development Trip Generation
In Out Total In Out Total
PM Peak Hour Mid-Day Peak Hour
Weekday Saturday
Land Use Quantity1 Daily
Trips Generated
Source2Project Name Daily
The Waypoint (Live Oak Lanes) Bowling/Family Entertainment 40.606 TSF ITE 437 31 16 47 471 31 16 47 471 The Station (The Network) Light Industrial 66.822 TSF ITE 110 6 37 43 325 2 2 4 46 Fig Mtn Brewery Expansion Light Industrial 1.606 TSF ITE 110 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 1 Crossroads Commercial Center Commercial 48.830 TSF ITE 821 212 229 441 4,614 231 222 453 5,672 Pass-By (40% PM, 31% Sat) -85 -92 -177 -177 -72 -69 -141 -141 Subtotal 127 137 264 4,437 159 153 312 5,531
Polo Village Affordable Housing 49 DU ITE 223 13 9 22 236 37 26 63 588 637 675 1,312 20,041 917 867 1,784 23,115
Notes:

Total
(1) UN = Units; TSF = Thousand Square Feet; DU = Dwelling Units; VFP = Vehicle Fueling Positions; RM = Rooms (2) ITE = Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual (11th Edition, 2021); ### = ITE Land Use Code.

In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
27 19446

Page 250 of 402 ends

Other Development
Legend
Site
N
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Figure 16
Other Development Locaon Map
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
101
246
28 Page 251 of 402
Figure 17
Other Development Weekday PM
Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
7 8
9 2
4 6
11 Study Intersection
Legend
#
1 5
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
3 10

AVE OF FLAGS
1a
Ave of Flags SB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
01753
0 0
46 0
1b
Ave of Flags NB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
0 1056
0 53
46 12
2 Ave of Flags (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
678
44639
65 134
14 9
92 39
3 U.S. 101 SB Ramp (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
102
7 25
58 4
U.S. 101 SB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
8025
159
22 36
132
5 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
90 30
10 92
74 36
6 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 14
0 43
18 166
154
21 7
McMurray Rd (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 34
1 10
010
0 90
32 9
76 0
8 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir N (EW)
0 49
2 0433
0 0
0 5
0 2
9 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Project Driveway (EW)
0 51
048
0 0
10 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir S (EW)
0 3566
0471
0 0
0 44
0 1
11 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 11
2 10
40447
47 141
21 15
124
52 29 Page 252 of 402
Figure 18
Other Development Saturday Mid-Day
Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
7 8
9 2
4 6
11 Study Intersection
Legend
#
1 5
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
3 10

AVE OF FLAGS
1a
Ave of Flags SB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
02177
0 0
56 0
1b
Ave of Flags NB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
0 1768
0 77
56 21
2 Ave of Flags (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 10
9 12
55751
57 175
11 12
153
48 3
U.S. 101 SB Ramp (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
135
10 35
77 4
U.S. 101 SB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
18027
213
25 48
195
5 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 13
0 37
15 120
99 52
6 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 23
0 55
20 220
220
25 7
McMurray Rd (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 46
3 12
040
0 111
46 12
105
0 8
McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir N (EW)
0 72
6 0624
0 0
0 6
0 4
9 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Project Driveway (EW)
0 78
068
0 0
10 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir S (EW)
0 6085
0631
0 0
0 52
0 1
11 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 13
2 12
59254
74 188
13 13
173
69 30 Page 253 of 402
Figure 19
Existing Plus Project Weekday PM
Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
7 8
9 2
4 6
11 Study Intersection
Legend
#
1 5
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
3 10

AVE OF FLAGS
1a
Ave of Flags SB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
3209133
5 6
130
12 1b
Ave of Flags NB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
8 31
158
3 135
134
60 2
Ave of Flags (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 10138
66 22348159
65 539
43 94
835
100
3 U.S. 101 SB Ramp (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
273
29 17
201
4 U.S. 101 SB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
620134
722
67 125
1028
5 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 29
1 19
136
153
208
152
6 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 95
1 275
80 784
1013
200
7 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 18045
5 171720
53 6
114
6 10
0 8
McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir N (EW) 16 19219
716618
11 0
22 8
0 6
9 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Project Driveway (EW) 134 197 39157
31 85
10 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir S (EW)
6 270
59 024220
0 0
8 83
0 37
11 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 20867
21 13131179
134
777
80 20
902
139
31 Page 254 of 402
Figure 20
Existing Plus Project Saturday Mid-Day
Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
7 8
9 2
4 6
11 Study Intersection
Legend
#
1 5
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
3 10

AVE OF FLAGS
1a
Ave of Flags SB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
0133156
2 0
59 2
1b
Ave of Flags NB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
1 31
128
0 158
60 36
2 Ave of Flags (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 7732
110
8639143
68 559
54 102
582
73 3
U.S. 101 SB Ramp (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
265
32 8
103
4 U.S. 101 SB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
640150
796
95 181
751
5 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 12
0 32
90 195
108
116
6 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 107
2 325
73 855
810
238
7 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 16345
5 54520
54 5
170
3 2
1 8
McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir N (EW) 15 183
6 101979
19 0
21 12
1 11
9 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Project Driveway (EW) 179 146 74157
58 134
10 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir S (EW)
5 284
50 127741
0 0
7 90
1 28
11 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 19539
34 17929182
166
895
89 12
697
148
32 Page 255 of 402
Figure 21
Cumulative Without Project Weekday PM
Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
7 8
9 2
4 6
11 Study Intersection
Legend
#
1 5
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
3 10

AVE OF FLAGS
1a
Ave of Flags SB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
3230165
5 6
178
12 1b
Ave of Flags NB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
8 42
216
3 167
182
73 2
Ave of Flags (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 10745
73 26754197
130
659
57 102
914
138
3 U.S. 101 SB Ramp (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
356
37 42
262
4 U.S. 101 SB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
700159
865
89 142
1145
5 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 38
1 49
146
221
281
164
6 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 109
1 299
98 949
1153
225
7 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 1894615 171 73
0 53
96 122
15 86
0 8
McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir N (EW) 14 21121
417921
7 0
20 13
0 8
9 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Project Driveway (EW) 49 246
9203
1 11
10 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir S (EW)
6 227125
022121
0 0
8 127
0 38
11 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 22369
31 12735207
132
934
103
35 1044
166
33 Page 256 of 402
Figure 22
Cumulative Without Project Saturday Mid-Day
Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
7 8
9 2
4 6
11 Study Intersection
Legend
#
1 5
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
3 10

AVE OF FLAGS
1a
Ave of Flags SB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
0157198
2 0
115
2 1b
Ave of Flags NB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
1 49
198
0 200
116
58 2
Ave of Flags (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 8741
120
14146192
125
715
65 113
717
120
3 U.S. 101 SB Ramp (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
367
43 43
181
4 U.S. 101 SB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
820177
986
120
199
926
5 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 25
0 69
105
277
206
130
6 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 130
2 347
93 1069
995
268
7 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 1704817 5455
0 54
116
178
15 107
1 8
McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir N (EW) 12 21212
621613
16 0
19 18
0 15
9 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Project Driveway (EW) 55 221 31223
15 24
10 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir S (EW)
5 225135
123542
0 0
7 142
1 29
11 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 21241
47 17031203
164
1101
104
25 884
178
34 Page 257 of 402
Figure 23
Cumulative With Project Weekday PM
Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
7 8
9 2
4 6
11 Study Intersection
Legend
#
1 5
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
3 10

AVE OF FLAGS
1a
Ave of Flags SB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
3230188
5 6
179
12 1b
Ave of Flags NB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
8 42
217
3 190
183
73 2
Ave of Flags (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 10745
74 26754198
130
673
57 103
927
139
3 U.S. 101 SB Ramp (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
380
37 42
263
4 U.S. 101 SB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
700159
881
89 161
1160
5 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 38
1 49
146
245
282
188
6 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 109
1 323
98 965
1187
225
7 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 2144615 171 73
0 53
96 146
15 86
0 8
McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir N (EW) 14 24521
421221
7 0
20 13
0 8
9 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Project Driveway (EW) 136 246 42202
35 87
10 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir S (EW)
6 305125
028921
0 0
8 127
0 38
11 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 22369
31 17335229
183
934
103
35 1044
193
35 Page 258 of 402
Figure 24
Cumulative With Project Saturday Mid-Day
Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
7 8
9 2
4 6
11 Study Intersection
Legend
#
1 5
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
3 10

AVE OF FLAGS
1a
Ave of Flags SB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
0157235
2 0
116
2 1b
Ave of Flags NB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
1 49
199
0 237
117
58 2
Ave of Flags (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 8741
122
14146194
125
734
65 114
735
121
3 U.S. 101 SB Ramp (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
404
43 43
182
4 U.S. 101 SB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
820177
1009
120
229
946
5 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 25
0 69
105
314
207
168
6 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 130
2 386
93 1092
1046
268
7 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 2084817 5456
0 54
116
215
15 107
1 8
McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir N (EW) 12 25712
626213
16 0
19 19
0 15
9 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Project Driveway (EW) 182 220 79224
61 136
10 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir S (EW)
5 343135
134042
0 0
7 142
1 29
11 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 21241
47 24031238
242
1101
104
25 884
219
36 Page 259 of 402
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
37 19446

6. FUTURE CONDITIONS OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS
This section describes the results of the intersection Level of Service and queuing analysis. The analysis results are summarized in tables contained in this section.

INTERSECTION LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS
Detailed intersection Level of Service calculation worksheets for each of the following analysis scenarios are provided in Appendix D.

Existing Plus Project
Intersection Level of Service analysis for Existing Plus Project conditions is based on existing intersection lane configuration and traffic controls, except at the project driveway where a second outbound lane is proposed as part of the project design.

The study intersection Levels of Service for Existing Plus Project conditions are shown in Table 4. As shown in Table 4, the study intersections are forecast to operate at Levels of Service C or better during the peak hours for Existing Plus Project conditions; therefore, the proposed project is forecast to result in no Level of Service deficiencies for Existing Plus Project conditions.

Cumulative Without Project
Intersection Level of Service analysis for Cumulative Without Project conditions is based on existing intersection lane configuration and traffic controls, except for the following currently planned improvements that are expected to be completed prior to project opening:
▪ McMurray Road (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [#11]
□ Widen the east side of McMurray Road from Highway 246 to approximately 175 feet north of Highway 246.
□ Restripe the southbound approach to consist of one left turn lane, one through lane, and one dedicated right turn lane.
□ Install KEEP CLEAR pavement markings in the southbound lanes adjacent to the Taco Bell driveway on McMurray Road.

The study intersection Levels of Service for Cumulative Without Project conditions are shown in Table 5. As shown in Table 5, the following study intersection is forecast to operate at deficient Level of Service (D or worse) during the peak hours for Cumulative Without Project conditions:
▪ Avenue of Flags at Highway 246 [#2] (Saturday Peak Hour LOS D) Cumulative With Project
The study intersection Levels of Service for Cumulative With Project conditions are shown in Table 6. As shown in Table 6, the following study intersections are forecast to operate at deficient Level of Service (D or worse) during the peak hours for Cumulative With Project conditions:
▪ Avenue of Flags at Highway 246 [#2] (Saturday MD – LOS D) ▪ McMurray Road at Highway 246 [#11] (Weekday PM – LOS D; Saturday MD – LOS D) 37 Page 260 of 402
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
38 19446
The following improvements are recommended for Cumulative With Project conditions:
▪ Avenue of Flags (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [#2]
□ Install northbound right turn overlap signal phasing. ▪ McMurray Road (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [#11]
□ Install southbound right turn overlap signal phasing.

As shown in Table 6, the study intersections are forecast to operate at Levels of Service C or better during the peak hours for Cumulative With Project conditions with implementation of the recommended improvements; therefore, the proposed project is forecast to result in no Level of Service deficiencies for Cumulative With Project conditions.
38 Page 261 of 402
Delay3
LOS4 Delay3LOS4
1a. Avenue of Flags (SB) at Rufus T. Buell Drive CSS 17.3 C 12.8 B 1b. Avenue of Flags (NB) at Rufus T. Buell Drive CSS 12.0 B 11.3 B

2. Avenue of Flags at Highway 246 TS 27.4 C 29.8 C

3. U.S. Highway 101 SB Ramp at Rufus T. Buell Drive CSS 0.6 A 0.6 A

4. U.S. Highway 101 SB Ramps at Highway 246 TS 16.6 B 19.1 B

5. U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps at Rufus T. Buell Drive CSS 15.2 C 10.8 B

6. U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps at Highway 246 TS 22.3 C 23.0 C

7. McMurray Road at Rufus T. Buell Drive AWS 10.8 B 9.8 A

8. McMurray Road at Valley Vineyard Circle (North) CSS 10.9 B 10.8 B

9. McMurray Road at Project Driveway CSS 10.6 B 11.5 B

10. McMurray Road at Valley Vineyard Circle (South) CSS 12.7 B 14.6 B

11. McMurray Road at Highway 246 TS 25.8 C 25.8 C
(1)
(2)
(3) LOS = Level of Service
Notes:

For intersections with cross street stop control, LOS is based on average delay of the worst individual approach.

Table 4
Existing Plus Project Intersection Levels of Service
Study Intersection
Traffic
Control2
Weekday PM Peak Hour Saturday Mid-Day Peak Hour
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
39 19446

Page 262 of 402 ends

Delay3
LOS4 Delay3LOS4
1a. Avenue of Flags (SB) at Rufus T. Buell Drive CSS 21.9 C 16.1 C 1b. Avenue of Flags (NB) at Rufus T. Buell Drive CSS 13.2 B 12.9 B

2. Avenue of Flags at Highway 246 TS 33.7 C 43.0 D

3. U.S. Highway 101 SB Ramp at Rufus T. Buell Drive CSS 1.1 A 1.6 A

4. U.S. Highway 101 SB Ramps at Highway 246 TS 16.6 B 21.8 C

5. U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps at Rufus T. Buell Drive CSS 16.3 C 13.0 B

6. U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps at Highway 246 TS 22.6 C 23.9 C

7. McMurray Road at Rufus T. Buell Drive AWS 12.2 B 12.1 B

8. McMurray Road at Valley Vineyard Circle (North) CSS 11.1 B 11.1 B

9. McMurray Road at Project Driveway CSS 9.6 A 10.5 B

10. McMurray Road at Valley Vineyard Circle (South) CSS 13.9 B 15.5 C

11. McMurray Road at Highway 246 TS 32.3 C 28.6 C
(1)
(2)
(3)
Notes:

For intersections with cross street stop control, LOS is based on average delay of the worst individual approach.

LOS = Level of Service
Table 5
Cumulative Without Project Intersection Levels of Service Study Intersection
Traffic
Control2
Weekday PM Peak Hour Saturday Mid-Day Peak Hour
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
40 19446

Page 263 of 402 ends

Delay3
LOS4 Delay3LOS4
1a. Avenue of Flags (SB) at Rufus T. Buell Drive CSS 24.7 C 18.0 C 1b. Avenue of Flags (NB) at Rufus T. Buell Drive CSS 13.6 B 13.6 B

2. Avenue of Flags at Highway 246 TS 33.7 C 43.4 D
- With improvements (add NB right turn overlap) TS 33.5 C 30.6 C

3. U.S. Highway 101 SB Ramp at Rufus T. Buell Drive CSS 1.1 A 1.6 A

4. U.S. Highway 101 SB Ramps at Highway 246 TS 16.3 B 21.6 C

5. U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps at Rufus T. Buell Drive CSS 17.1 C 13.7 B

6. U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps at Highway 246 TS 22.9 C 24.9 C

7. McMurray Road at Rufus T. Buell Drive AWS 13.2 B 13.6 B

8. McMurray Road at Valley Vineyard Circle (North) CSS 11.5 B 11.7 B

9. McMurray Road at Project Driveway CSS 11.2 B 12.4 B

10. McMurray Road at Valley Vineyard Circle (South) CSS 15.8 C 19.5 C

11. McMurray Road at Highway 246 TS 39.9 D 49.3 D
- With improvements (add SB right turn overlap) TS 34.1 C 31.2 C (1)
(2)
(3)
Saturday Mid-Day Peak Hour
LOS = Level of Service
Notes:

For intersections with cross street stop control, LOS is based on average delay of the worst individual approach.

Table 6
Cumulative With Project Intersection Levels of Service
Study Intersection
Traffic
Control2
Weekday PM Peak Hour
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
41 19446

Page 264 of 402 ends

In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
42 19446

INTERSECTION QUEUING ANALYSIS
Intersection queuing analysis was performed for key lanes providing access to and from the project site.

Detailed intersection queuing worksheets for each of the following analysis scenarios are provided in Appendix F.

Existing Plus Project Queuing
Table 7 summarizes results of the intersection queuing analysis for Existing and Existing Plus Project conditions. As shown in Table 7, sufficient storage length is forecast to be provided at the study locations for Existing Plus Project conditions, except for the following locations that currently exceed and are forecast to continue to exceed the available storage length:
▪ McMurray Road (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [#11]
□ Southbound Left (project increase < one vehicle)
□ Southbound Through/Right (project increase ≥ one vehicle) □ Eastbound Left (project increase < one vehicle)
Since the project-related increase for southbound left and eastbound left turn queue lengths at McMurray Road/Highway 246 is forecast to be less than one vehicle, the project is expected to have no meaningful adverse effect on queue lengths at these locations; however, the project is forecast to increase the through/right turn queue length at McMurray Road/Highway 246 by more than one vehicle and improvements should be provided.

The 95th-percentile queue length for the through/right turn lane at McMurray Road/Highway 246 is forecast to reach 202 feet during the peak hours evaluated, which would potentially block northbound left turn access to the sole driveway for the existing Taco Bell located on the northwest corner of the intersection. The following improvement is recommended to address the project-related queuing impact for Existing Plus Project conditions:
▪ McMurray Road (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [#11]
□ Install KEEP CLEAR pavement markings in the southbound through lane adjacent to the Taco Bell driveway on McMurray Road.

While the southbound through/right turn queue at McMurray Road/Highway 246 may also reach the southerly driveway for the A-OK Power Equipment business, there is an existing two-way left turn lane that provides refuge for northbound left turn movements without blocking the northbound through lane.

Additionally, the A-OK Power Equipment business has a second driveway further north opposite of Valley Vineyard Circle (South) that provides an alternative ingress should the southerly driveway be briefly blocked.

The proposed project is expected to have no meaningful adverse effect on queue lengths at the study locations during the peak hours for Existing Plus Project conditions with implementation of the recommended improvements.
42 Page 265 of 402
Wkdy PM
Peak Hour
Sat MD
Peak Hour
Wkdy PM
Peak Hour
Sat MD
Peak Hour
Wkdy PM
Peak Hour
Sat MD
Peak Hour
NB LT 890 104 138 890 329 555 Yes - - No
NB R 375 183 190 375 371 532 Yes 6- - No
NB L 150 37 38 150 62 73 Yes - - No
EB L 135 n/a n/a 135 38 35 Yes - - No
EB LR 135 31 38 n/a n/a n/a Yes - - No
EB R 135 n/a n/a 135 38 37 Yes - - No
NB L 400 243 209 400 259 205 Yes - - No
NB TR 400 95 93 400 92 90 Yes - - No
SB L 100 134 114 100 141 138 No <25 <25 No
SB TR 125 151 111 125 196 210 No +45 +99 Yes
EB L 80 111 115 80 126 120 No <25 <25 No
Notes:

Substantial Effect?
Project Impact
Intersection Queuing Analysis - Existing Plus Project Conditions Table 7
Adequate
Storage
Length?
(1) NB = Northbound; SB = Southbound; EB = Eastbound; WB = Westbound; L = Left; T = Through; R = Right McMurray Road (NS) at
Highway 246 (EW)
Existing Plus Project
Project-Related
Change (feet) 4,5
Study Intersection
(2) For through lanes, the storage length is measured between the stop line to the upstream drive aisle or driveway. (3) Queueing analysis based on SimTraffic simulation 95th-percentile queue; see Appendix F. (4) Project-related change shown for locations with insufficient storage length. (5) Based on average queue length of 25 feet per vehicle from front bumber to front bumber, a queue length of less than 25 feet indicates nominal queuing.
(6) Overflow from northbound right turn lane is added to the shared left/through lane, which is forecast to provide adequate storage length.

6. U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps (NS)
at Highway 246 (EW)

9. McMurray Road (NS) at
Project Driveway (EW)

11. Lane1
Queue Length (feet)3 Queue Length (feet) Storage
Length
(feet)2
Existing
Storage
Length
(feet)
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
43 19446

Page 266 of 402 ends

In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
44 19446
Cumulative Conditions Queuing
Table 8 summarizes results of the intersection queuing analysis for Cumulative conditions. As shown in Table 8, insufficient storage length is forecast to be provided at the following study locations for Cumulative conditions:
▪ U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [#6] □ Northbound Left/Through (project increase ≥ one vehicle) □ Northbound Right (project increase ≥ one vehicle)
▪ McMurray Road (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [#11]
□ Northbound Left (project increase < one vehicle)
□ Northbound Through/Right (project increase ≥ one vehicle) □ Southbound Through (project increase ≥ one vehicle)
□ Southbound Right (project increase < one vehicle)
□ Eastbound Left (project increase < one vehicle)
In addition to the queuing improvement identified for Existing Plus Project conditions, the following improvements are recommended to address the project-related queuing impacts for Cumulative conditions:
▪ U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [#6] □ Restripe the existing shared left/through lane to a shared left/through/right turn lane. ▪ McMurray Road (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [#11]
□ Install KEEP CLEAR pavement markings in the southbound through lane adjacent to the Taco Bell driveway on McMurray Road.

Feasible improvements for cumulative queuing impacts at McMurray Road/Highway 246 northbound through/right turn lane could not be identified. Alternatives reviewed included:
▪ Restriping the northbound through/right turn lane to a shared left/through/right turn lane; however, this would require changing the signal phasing back to split phase, which in turn is forecast to negate queuing improvements at U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps/Highway 246 [#6]. ▪ Widening McMurray Road and restriping the northbound approach to consist of one left turn lane, one through lane, and one dedicated right turn lane, similar to the currently planned improvements on southbound McMurray Road/Highway 246; however, this improvement would require additional rightof-way.

As shown in Table 8, the project is expected to have no meaningful adverse effect on queue lengths at the study locations during the peak hours for Cumulative With Project conditions with implementation of the recommended improvements, except for the McMurray Road/Highway 246 northbound through/right turn lane during the Saturday mid-day peak hour. The proposed project will pay into the City’s Traffic Improvement Fee Program, with such payments representing a fair share of the cost for future improvements should additional right-of-way become available or alternative improvements be identified. Otherwise, the City may install KEEP CLEAR pavement markings as necessary to prevent intersection queues from blocking southbound left turn movements into driveways on the east side of McMurray Road. 44 Page 267 of 402
Wkdy PM
Peak Hour
Sat MD
Peak Hour
Wkdy PM
Peak Hour
Sat MD
Peak Hour
Wkdy PM
Peak Hour
Sat MD
Peak Hour
NB LT 890 292 882 890 875 1116 No +583 +234 Yes
NB R 375 372 542 375 582 610 No +210 +68 Yes
NB L 150 35 39 150 63 77 Yes - - No
EB L n/a n/a n/a 135 38 34 Yes - - No
EB LR 135 22 39 n/a n/a 35 Yes - - No
EB R n/a n/a n/a 135 41 35 Yes - - No
NB L 400 436 454 400 298 423 No <25 <25 No
NB TR 400 323 421 400 105 531 No <25 +110 Yes
SB L 150 144 151 150 147 138 Yes - - No
SB T 150 267 304 150 318 339 No +51 +35 Yes
SB R 100 116 136 100 135 150 No <25 <25 No
EB L 80 125 113 80 121 114 No <25 <25 No
With Improvements
NB LTR 890 890 830 728 Yes - - No
NB R 375 375 565 532 Yes - - No
Notes:

Table 8
Intersection Queuing Analysis - Cumulative Conditions
Study Intersection Lane1
Cumulative Cumulative With Project Project Impact
Storage
Length
(feet)2
Queue Length (feet)3
Storage
Length
(feet)

6. U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps (NS)
at Highway 246 (EW)
Queue Length (feet)
Adequate
Storage
Length?
Project-Related
Change (feet) 4,5
Substantial Effect?

6. U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps (NS)
at Highway 246 (EW)
(3) Queueing analysis based on SimTraffic simulation 95th-percentile queue; see Appendix F. (4) Project-related change shown for locations with insufficient storage length. (5) Based on average queue length of 25 feet per vehicle from front bumber to front bumber, a queue length of less than 25 feet indicates nominal queuing.
(6) Overflow from northbound right turn lane is added to the shared left/through lane, which is forecast to provide adequate storage length.

9. McMurray Road (NS) at
Project Driveway (EW)

11. McMurray Road (NS) at
Highway 246 (EW)
(1) NB = Northbound; SB = Southbound; EB = Eastbound; WB = Westbound; L = Left; T = Through; R = Right (2) For through lanes, the storage length is measured between the stop line to the upstream drive aisle or driveway.

In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
45 19446

Page 268 of 402 ends

In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
46 19446

7. SITE ACCESS AND CIRCULATION
This section includes a description of project improvements necessary to provide site access and an evaluation of site access and circulation.

PROJECT DESIGN FEATURES
The proposed project shall construct the following improvements as project design features to provide project site access:
▪ McMurray Road (NS) at Project Driveway (EW) [#9]
□ Maintain the existing north-south two-way left turn median. □ Construct the proposed project driveway to provide one inbound lane and two outbound lanes with eastbound stop-control and the following lane configurations:
- Northbound: one left turn lane (within median) and one through lane. - Southbound: one shared through/right turn lane.
- Eastbound: one left turn lane and one right turn lane.

This analysis also assumes the project shall comply with the following or comparable conditions as part of the City of Buellton standard development review process:
▪ A construction work site traffic control plan shall comply with State standards set forth in the California Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and shall be submitted to the City for review and approval prior to the issuance of a grading permit or start of construction. The plan shall identify any roadway, sidewalk, bike route, or bus stop closures and detours as well as haul routes and hours of operation. All construction related trips shall be restricted to off-peak hours to the extent possible. ▪ All on-site and off-site roadway design, traffic signing and striping, and traffic control improvements relating to the proposed project shall be constructed in accordance with applicable State/Federal engineering standards and to the satisfaction of the City of Buellton. ▪ Site-adjacent roadways shall be constructed or repaired at their ultimate half-section width, including landscaping and parkway improvements in conjunction with development, or as otherwise required by the City of Buellton.
▪ Adequate emergency vehicle access shall be provided to the satisfaction of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
▪ The final grading, landscaping, and street improvement plans shall demonstrate that sight distance requirements are met in accordance with applicable City of Buellton/California Department of Transportation sight distance standards.

PARKING
The project is proposing a total 55 on-site parking spaces, more than double the minimum amount required per City of Buellton Municipal Code. The landscaped buffer on the northern property boundary extending from McMurray Road to the interconnected drive aisle at the northwest property boundary, running adjacent to the drive through lane provides a natural barrier for parking between the proposed development and Marriott Hotel. Therefore, parking on one property for the intent of visiting the adjacent property is expected to be minimal as it would not be any more convenient than parking on-site. The same is expected between the proposed development and the McDonald’s to the south since the design layout of both properties 46 Page 269 of 402
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
47 19446
encourage shorter walking distances to each respective building when parking within the respective property boundaries.

DRIVEWAY QUEUING ANALYSIS
Queuing at the project driveway was previously shown in Table 7 and Table 8. Figure 25 shows the 95th- percentile queues at the project driveway in relation to existing and future adjacent driveways.

As shown in Table 8, the 95th-percentile queue for the northbound left turn movement from McMurray Road into the project driveway is not forecast to exceed 78 feet, or approximately three vehicles. The 95th-percntile queue lengths for the eastbound lanes exiting the project driveway are not forecast to exceed 41 feet, or approximately 2 vehicles. As shown on Figure 25, the forecasted queues lengths are the project driveway can be accommodated within the available storage lengths without blocking through lanes on McMurray Road or blocking site access to/from the McDonald’s interconnection.

ON-SITE CIRCULATION
Figure 26 illustrates the forecast on-site circulation patterns for the proposed project. The project proposes to close interconnection with the Marriott Hotel property north of the project site. Therefore, all project access is forecast to occur at the In-N-Out driveway only.

Figure 27 shows the forecast on-site circulation volumes for the Saturday mid-day peak hour (greater of the two peak hours analyzed) based on the existing McDonald’s trips measured at the project driveway and the forecast on-site circulation patterns for the proposed project.

A SimTraffic simulation was performed to review on-site circulation based on the turning movement volumes shown on Figure 27. Adequate on-site circulation is anticipated to be provided based on review of driveway queuing, on-site turning movement volumes, and simulated on-site delays and queuing. On-site circulation simulation results are provided in Appendix G.
47 Page 270 of 402
Figure 25
Driveway Driveway Queues
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
1" = 40'
0 20 40
150'
190'
Future
Cambria
Hotel

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR (NORTH)

MCMURRAY RD

PROJECT
SITE
48 Page 271 of 402
Figure 26
Forecast On-Site Circulation Patterns
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
Legend

INBOUND

OUTBOUND
50%
7% 5%
25%
13% 38% 45% 50%
100%
13%
50%
25% 7% 5%
75% 88% 95%
100%
On-Site Circulation Pattern
N
49 Page 272 of 402
Figure 27
Forecast On-Site Circulation Trips
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
9 119
42 43
30 42
119
11 148
12 8
161
9 197
170
107 86
50 Page 273 of 402
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
51 19446

DRIVE THROUGH LANE QUEUE ANALYSIS
The In-N-Out restaurant is proposing a dual-lane drive through layout that merges into a one lane prior to a single service point for taking orders. The proposed In-N-Out drive through layout will provide storage capacity for a total of approximately 25 vehicles.

To evaluate adequacy of the proposed drive through lane, this analysis compiled data of actual vehicular queues observed within the drive through lanes at comparable In-N-Out Burger restaurants throughout Southern California. Drive through lane queue data is provided in Appendix H. Queue survey data used for this analysis was collected at the following locations:

Survey Location
Weekday
Count Dates
Weekend
Count Dates
Corona – 2305 Compton Avenue, Corona, CA 92881 12/4-8/2017 12/2-3/2017 Highland – 28009 Greenspot Road, Highland, CA 92346 12/4-8/2017 12/2-3/2017 Indio – 82043 Highway 111, Indio, CA 92201 6/27/2019 6/22/2019 La Quinta – 78611 Highway 111, La Quinta, CA 92253 6/27/2019 6/22/2019 Long Beach – 6391 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach, CA 90803 5/16/2012 5/19/2012 Los Angeles – 9149 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045 5/16/2012 5/19/2012 Thousand Palms – 72265 Varner Rd, Thousand Palms, CA 92276 6/27/2019 6/22/2019 Drive through lane queues at the Corona and Highland locations were counted over multiple weekdays and weekend days from 10:30 AM to 1:00 AM. Weekday counts were conducted on Monday, December 4, 2017 through Friday, December 8, 2017 and weekend counts were conducted on Saturday, December 2, 2017 and Sunday, December 3, 2017. To provide a conservative assessment, the queue values for the greatest queue observed during the specified time period on any given weekday or weekend day during which the counts were collected.
and summarize the drive through lane queue survey results for weekdays and weekends, respectively. As shown in , the peak drive through lane queue ranged from 15 to 24 vehicles on weekdays. The average peak queue observed on weekdays is equal to 20 vehicles and the 85th-percentile queue is equal to 23 vehicles. As shown in , the peak drive through lane queue ranged from 16 to 25 vehicles on weekends. The average peak queue observed on weekends is equal to 22 vehicles and the 85th-percentile queue is equal to 24 vehicles.

In statistics, the 85th-percentile describes the value at which 85 percent of the samples are distributed at or below. In terms of this analysis, it means that 85 percent of the surveyed locations had a peak queue that did not exceed this value. Use of the maximum peak queue is not recommended for design applications because it would result in over-design for most sites.

Based on the proposed storage capacity for 25 vehicles, the drive through lane is forecast to provide sufficient stacking area to accommodate both the average maximum queue of 22 vehicles and 85th-percentile maximum queue of 24 vehicles during the peak lunch and dinner hours for In-N-Out restaurants. 51 Page 274 of 402
Corona Highland Indio La Quinta Long Beach Los Angeles
Thousand
Palms Average
85th-
%ile
LUNCH
11:00 AM 17 14 5 8 3 6 15 10 15
11:15 AM 17 17 7 7 6 12 16 12 17
11:30 AM 16 16 12 12 7 16 18 14 16
11:45 AM 17 17 12 13 14 19 14 15 17
12:00 PM 23 19 12 21 15 20 17 18 21
12:15 PM 24 21 10 22 15 18 16 18 22
12:30 PM 23 21 9 19 13 21 16 17 21
12:45 PM 17 20 12 18 8 19 20 16 20
1:00 PM 16 19 16 18 12 22 10 16 19
1:15 PM 18 14 12 20 13 21 12 16 20
1:30 PM 17 16 10 18 8 20 13 15 18
1:45 PM 15 18 8 16 7 20 10 13 18
2:00 PM 16 17 7 14 8 21 19 15 19
DINNER
4:00 PM 17 15 7 15 6 17 7 12 17
4:15 PM 16 19 4 21 5 15 10 13 19
4:30 PM 17 17 7 20 3 12 9 12 17
4:45 PM 16 18 7 20 6 10 11 13 18
5:00 PM 23 19 6 22 5 9 10 13 22
5:15 PM 23 19 12 18 7 14 14 15 19
5:30 PM 23 19 10 21 7 17 13 16 21
5:45 PM 18 21 9 19 5 19 9 14 19
6:00 PM 23 23 10 16 12 20 12 17 23
6:15 PM 24 22 8 22 7 19 16 17 22
6:30 PM 24 19 11 23 10 20 18 18 23
6:45 PM 24 18 10 21 12 18 18 17 21
7:00 PM 23 19 7 21 10 17 19 17 21
7:15 PM 18 21 10 16 11 18 20 16 20
7:30 PM 23 21 12 7 7 19 17 15 21
7:45 PM 24 19 7 17 6 20 16 16 20
8:00 PM 23 18 15 16 8 21 10 16 21
8:15 PM 17 17 12 17 6 19 17 15 17
8:30 PM 16 17 10 15 9 19 15 14 17
PEAK 24 23 16 23 15 22 20 20 23
Source: Queue observations at existing In-N-Out restaurants see Appendix F.

Table 9
In-N-Out Weekday Drive Through Queue Survey Summary
Time
Peak Queue Observed within 15-Minute Increment
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
52 19446

Page 275 of 402 ends

Corona Highland Indio La Quinta Long Beach Los Angeles
Thousand
Palms Average
85th-
%ile
LUNCH
11:00 AM 9 9 6 8 7 8 8 8 9
11:15 AM 13 14 4 11 8 11 8 10 13
11:30 AM 17 16 7 16 9 12 12 13 16
11:45 AM 19 18 8 11 16 18 14 15 18
12:00 PM 17 18 11 10 16 20 11 15 18
12:15 PM 18 20 8 14 14 16 12 15 18
12:30 PM 23 20 9 18 16 20 18 18 20
12:45 PM 24 21 11 16 10 20 16 17 21
1:00 PM 24 19 16 15 15 23 15 18 23
1:15 PM 23 20 7 14 16 22 15 17 22
1:30 PM 24 20 6 18 10 20 18 17 20
1:45 PM 23 22 8 15 9 20 18 16 22
2:00 PM 22 17 12 16 12 21 14 16 21
DINNER
4:00 PM 20 14 10 14 8 10 12 13 15
4:15 PM 18 15 15 17 10 14 11 14 17
4:30 PM 17 16 15 17 8 18 12 15 17
4:45 PM 17 18 16 20 5 8 11 14 18
5:00 PM 23 19 20 21 9 8 12 16 21
5:15 PM 24 20 22 18 10 9 11 16 22
5:30 PM 24 22 22 19 10 20 6 18 22
5:45 PM 23 18 24 12 9 19 16 17 23
6:00 PM 24 23 21 11 13 20 19 19 23
6:15 PM 24 21 16 10 9 19 17 17 21
6:30 PM 25 20 10 17 10 20 15 17 21
6:45 PM 25 19 11 18 14 18 20 18 21
7:00 PM 24 21 8 10 12 19 19 16 21
7:15 PM 24 19 7 12 13 20 13 15 20
7:30 PM 23 18 6 11 9 21 12 14 21
7:45 PM 23 19 9 8 9 22 14 15 22
8:00 PM 15 20 12 15 10 21 13 15 20
8:15 PM 16 19 9 16 9 22 17 15 19
8:30 PM 17 21 8 16 11 18 17 15 18
PEAK 25 23 24 21 16 23 20 22 24
Source: Queue observations at existing In-N-Out restaurants see Appendix F.

Table 10
In-N-Out Weekend Drive Through Queue Survey Summary
Time
Peak Queue Observed within 15-Minute Increment
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
53 19446

Page 276 of 402 ends

In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
54 19446

DRIVE THROUGH LANE MANAGEMENT
As standard practice, In-N-Out Burger employs several drive-through lane management measures to maintain adequate on-site circulation and ensure that any overflow do not cause site access obstructions.

The drive-through lane is monitored by three to four cameras with video feeds displayed at the manager’s office, cooking grills, and both the pay and pick-up windows. During periods of peak demand, a wireless handheld ordering system is implemented once the drive-through lane queue extends beyond the menu board and ordering speaker generally located at the 9th vehicle position upstream of the pick-up window. This enables orders to be processed sooner and ensure that the order is ready by the time the vehicle reaches the pick-up window. The associate operating the handheld ordering system will also communicate with management inside the restaurant and can notify of the need for additional associates to assist in the parking area.

Compared to older In-N-Out locations, the proposed project will provide substantially more vehicular storage capacity in the drive-through lane and will have a larger, more efficient kitchen. Two grills are typically operated at all times and a third grill is used during periods of high volume. Activation of the third grill is typically done in response to drive-through demand and enables the restaurant to increase the speed at which drive-through orders are picked up. With implementation of handheld ordering, combined with the higher capacity kitchen, drive-through orders can be processed at an average of approximately one vehicle every 30- 45 seconds during peak periods (order processing time may vary during non-peak periods).

As noted above, the drive through lane is anticipated to provide more than sufficient stacking length based on the observed average maximum drive through queue lengths at seven In-N-Out locations throughout California. Although the drive through lane is forecast to provide more than sufficient storage to accommodate peak demand, Figure 28 illustrates a drive through lane overflow management plan as a contingency measure that can be implemented should the actual drive through lane queue exceed expectations. This plan is not anticipated to be needed on a regular basis, if at all, but is provided to demonstrate how any potential drive through queue overflow can be accommodated on-site without adversely impacting on-site circulation and project site ingress or egress.

To ensure the drive through lane overflow management plan would not interfere with on-site circulation, Figure 29 shows a vehicle turning path analysis for this condition. As shown on Figure 29, implementation of the drive through lane overflow management plan would maintain adequate lane widths to accommodate turning movements to/from the project site and the McDonald’s interconnections.

PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND CIRCULATION
Pedestrian access and circulation are illustrated on Figure 30. Existing sidewalks along the project site frontage would be maintained and provide access to/from the north and south of the project site along McMurray Road.

There are currently no marked crosswalks across McMurray Road between Rufus T. Buell Drive and Highway 246. The proposed project is anticipated to create additional demand for pedestrians to cross between the west side of McMurray Road and existing residential and commercial uses on the east side of McMurray Road.

Therefore, it is recommended that the project install a high-visibility pedestrian crossing and ADA-compliant curb ramps on the south leg of the intersection of Valley Vineyard Circle (North) and McMurray Road. 54 Page 277 of 402
Figure 28
Drive Through Lane Overflow Contingency Plan
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
24' 24' Moveable barrier
35 Pick Up Window Menu Board & Speaker
Pay Window
In-N-Out Associate
24 24th Vehicle Position =
Maximum Queue Expected
9 55 Page 278 of 402
Figure 29
Vehicle Turning Path Analysis
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Vehicle Swept Path
Legend
Vehicle Wheel Path
Passenger Car (P) Design Vehicle (AASHTO)
56 Page 279 of 402
Figure 30
Pedestrian Circulation
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Pedestrian Access/Circulation Path
Install high-visibility
crosswalk &
ADA-compliant
curb ramps
57 Page 280 of 402
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
58 19446

8. CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
This section provides analysis of the project impacts at County facilities in accordance with Santa Barbara County Congestion Management Program (CMP) requirements.

CRITERIA FOR REQUIRING A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS FOR CMP The Santa Barbara County CMP (October 20, 2016) provides the following thresholds for requiring a CMPcompliant traffic impact analysis:
▪ A project should be evaluated for potential impacts to the “off-site” CMP system if total trip generation exceeds 50 peak hour trips or 500 average daily trips.
▪ Assignment of trips to the CMP system normally should be carried out no further than two signalized intersections from the project site (excluding signals at non-arterial streets), or to the nearest freeway interchange, regardless of jurisdictional boundaries.

The study area does not include any CMP monitoring intersections and the project does not contribute 150 or more peak hour trips to a mainline freeway monitoring location. Therefore, the proposed project would not result in a CMP impact as it does not meet the thresholds requiring a traffic impact analysis for CMP purposes.

OPERATIONAL IMPACTS
The following are guidelines as to what constitutes an operational impact to the CMP network:
▪ For any roadway or intersection operating at Level of Service A or B, a decrease of two levels of service from project-added traffic;
▪ For any roadway or intersection operating at Level of Service C, project-added traffic that results in a LOS D or worse;
▪ For intersections on the CMP network with existing congestion, the following will define operational impacts: Level of Service D = 20 project-added peak hour trips or Level of Service E/F = 10 project-added peak hour trips;
▪ For freeway or highway segments with existing congestion, the following will define operational impacts:

Level of Service F = 100 project-added peak hour trips or Level of Service E/F = 50 project-added peak hour trips.

CMP FACILITIES
Highway 246 is on the CMP Highway and Street Network.

CMP ANALYSIS
With implementation of the previously identified improvements, the study area intersections on Highway 246 are projected to operate at Level of Service C or better during the peak hours for Cumulative With Project conditions, while not degrading two levels of service when operating at Level of Service A or B with projectadded traffic. Therefore, the proposed project would not result in a CMP impact. 58 Page 281 of 402
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
59 19446

9. VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED ANALYSIS
The project VMT impact has been assessed for compliance with current CEQA guidelines. Absent Cityadopted thresholds/guidelines relating to VMT, the City is adhering to State of California guidance from the Office of Planning and Research.

BACKGROUND
California Senate Bill 743 (SB 743) directs the State Office of Planning and Research (OPR) to amend the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines for evaluating transportation impacts to provide alternatives to Level of Service that “promote the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the development of multimodal transportation networks, and a diversity of land uses.” In December 2018, the California Natural Resources Agency certified and adopted the updated CEQA Guidelines package. The amended CEQA Guidelines, specifically Section 15064.3, recommend the use of Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT) as the primary metric for the evaluation of transportation impacts associated with land use and transportation projects. In general terms, VMT quantifies the amount and distance of automobile travel attributable to a project or region.

Agencies may currently opt-in to applying the updated CEQA guidelines for VMT analysis and implementation is required State-wide by July 1, 2020.

The updated CEQA Guidelines allow for lead agency discretion in establishing methodologies and thresholds provided there is substantial evidence to demonstrate that the established procedures promote the intended goals of the legislation. Where quantitative models or methods are unavailable, Section 15064.3 allows agencies to assess VMT qualitatively using factors such as availability of transit and proximity to other destinations. The Technical Advisory on Evaluating Transportation Impacts in CEQA (State of California, December 2018) [“OPR Technical Advisory”] provides technical considerations regarding methodologies and thresholds with a focus on office, residential, and retail developments as these projects tend to have the greatest influence on VMT.

VMT ASSESSMENT AND SCREENING
The OPR Technical Advisory contains guidance indicating that local-serving retail (including restaurants), defined as less than 50,000 square feet, would typically shorten trips and reduce VMT. New retail development typically redistributes shopping trips rather than creating new trips. By adding retail opportunities into the urban fabric and thereby improving proximity, local-serving retail tends to shorten trips and reduce VMT.

10. SUMMARY OF IMPROVEMENTS

IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO LEVEL OF SERVICE OPERATIONS
The following improvements are recommended for Cumulative With Project conditions:
▪ Avenue of Flags (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [#2]
□ Install northbound right turn overlap signal phasing. ▪ McMurray Road (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [#11]
□ Install southbound right turn overlap signal phasing.

IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO INTERSECTION QUEUING OPERATIONS The following improvement is recommended to address the project-related queuing impact for Existing Plus Project conditions:
▪ McMurray Road (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [#11]
□ Install KEEP CLEAR pavement markings in the southbound through lane adjacent to the Taco Bell driveway on McMurray Road.

The following additional improvements are recommended to address the project-related queuing impacts for Cumulative conditions:
▪ U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [#6] □ Restripe the existing shared left/through lane to a shared left/through/right turn lane. ▪ McMurray Road (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [#11]
□ Install KEEP CLEAR pavement markings in the southbound through lane adjacent to the Taco Bell driveway on McMurray Road.

PROJECT FAIR SHARE ANALYSIS
Table 11 shows the project fair share calculation at study locations with recommended improvements based on the project share of new trips (cumulative minus existing). The project share of new trips represents the project’s fair share of improvement costs not already funded through the City’s Traffic Improvement Fee Program.
60 Page 283 of 402
Project
Total % of
Peak Existing Cumulative New Project New
Hour Volume Volume Trips Trips Trips1
PM 2,236 2,774 538 31 5.8%
Sat. 1,844 2,525 681 43 6.3%
PM 2,541 3,252 711 146 20.5%
Sat. 2,438 3,384 946 225 23.8%
Notes:

Table 11

11. McMurray Road at Highway 246
Project Fair Share Calculations
Intersection

2. Avenue of Flags at Highway 246
(1) Highest deficient peak hour represented in BOLD.

In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
61 19446

Page 284 of 402 ends

In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
62 19446

11. CONCLUSIONS
This section summarizes the findings and improvements/mitigation measures (if any) identified in previous sections of this report.

Cumulative Without Project
The following study intersection is forecast to operate at deficient Level of Service (D or worse) during the peak hours for Cumulative Without Project conditions:
▪ Avenue of Flags at Highway 246 [#2] (Saturday Peak Hour LOS D) The following study intersections are forecast to operate at deficient Level of Service (D or worse) during the peak hours for Cumulative With Project conditions, without improvements:
▪ Avenue of Flags at Highway 246 [#2] (Saturday MD – LOS D) ▪ McMurray Road at Highway 246 [#11] (Weekday PM – LOS D; Saturday MD – LOS D) The study intersections are forecast to operate at Levels of Service C or better during the peak hours for Cumulative With Project conditions with implementation of the recommended improvements; therefore, the proposed project is forecast to result in no Level of Service deficiencies for Cumulative With Project conditions.

INTERSECTION QUEUING ANALYSIS
Existing Plus Project Queuing
The following locations currently exceed and are forecast to continue to exceed the available storage length:
▪ McMurray Road (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [#11]
□ Southbound Left (project increase < one vehicle)
□ Southbound Through/Right (project increase ≥ one vehicle) □ Eastbound Left (project increase < one vehicle)
62 Page 285 of 402
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
63 19446
The following improvement is recommended to address the project-related queuing impact for Existing Plus Project conditions:
▪ McMurray Road (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [#11]
□ Install KEEP CLEAR pavement markings in the southbound through lane adjacent to the Taco Bell driveway on McMurray Road.

SITE ACCESS AND CIRCULATION
The proposed project shall construct the following improvements as project design features to provide project site access:
▪ McMurray Road (NS) at Project Driveway (EW) [#9]
□ Maintain the existing north-south two-way left turn median. 63 Page 286 of 402
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
64 19446
□ Construct the proposed project driveway to provide one inbound lane and two outbound lanes with eastbound stop-control and the following lane configurations:
- Northbound: one left turn lane (within median) and one through lane. - Southbound: one shared through/right turn lane.
- Eastbound: one left turn lane and one right turn lane.

Adequate on-site circulation is anticipated to be provided based on review of driveway queuing, on-site turning movement volumes, and simulated on-site delays and queuing.

VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED ANALYSIS

APPENDIX A

GLOSSARY
Apx-2 Page 289 of 402

ACRONYMS
AC Acres
ADT Average Daily Traffic
Caltrans California Department of Transportation
DU Dwelling Unit
ICU Intersection Capacity Utilization
GFA Gross Floor Area
LOS Level of Service
PCE Passenger Car Equivalent
SP Service Population
TSF Thousand Square Feet
V/C Volume/Capacity
VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled
TERMS
ACTUATED SIGNAL CONTROL: A type of traffic signal control in which display of each phase depends on whether the corresponding phase detector has registered a service call or the phase is on recall.

ACTUATION: Detection of a roadway user that is forwarded to the signal controller.

AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC: The average 24-hour volume for a stated period divided by the number of days in that period. For example, Annual Average Daily Traffic is the total volume during a year divided by 365 days.

BANDWIDTH: The number of seconds of green time available for through traffic in a signal progression.

BOTTLENECK: A point of constriction along a roadway that limits the amount of traffic that can proceed downstream from its location.

CALL: An indication within a signal controller that a particular phase is waiting for service, either through actuation from a roadway user or phase recall.

CAPACITY: The maximum number of vehicles that can be reasonably expected to pass through a roadway facility during a specified period.

CHANNELIZATION: The separation of conflicting traffic movements by use of pavement markings, raised curbs, or other suitable means to facilitate free flow movement.

CLEARANCE INTERVAL: Equal to the yellow plus all-red time, if any, when a traffic signal changes between phases (i.e., the amount of time between the end of a green light from one movement to the beginning of a green light for the next).

COORDINATED SIGNAL CONTROL: A type of traffic signal control in which non-coordinated phases associated with minor movements are constrained such that the coordinated phases are served at a specific time during the signal cycle, thus maintaining the efficient progression of traffic flow along the major roadway.

CONTROL DELAY: The portion of delay attributed to the intersection traffic control (such as a traffic signal or stop sign). It includes initial deceleration, queue move-up time, stopped delay, and final acceleration delay.

CORDON: An imaginary boundary line around or across a study area across which vehicles, persons, or other information can be collected for survey and analytical purposes.

Apx-3 Page 290 of 402
CORNER SIGHT DISTANCE: The minimum sight distance required by the driver of a vehicle to cross or enter the lanes of the major roadway without requiring approaching traffic traveling at a given speed to radically alter their speed or trajectory.

CYCLE: A complete sequence of signal indications for all phases.

CYCLE LENGTH: The total time for a traffic signal to complete one full cycle.

DAILY CAPACITY: A theoretical value representing the daily traffic volume that will typically result in a peak hour volume equal to the capacity of the roadway.

DELAY: The total additional travel time experienced by a roadway user (driver, passenger, bicyclist, or pedestrian) beyond that required to travel at a desired speed.

DENSITY: The number of vehicles occupying in a unit length of the through traffic lanes of a roadway at any given instant. Usually expressed in vehicles per mile.

DETECTOR: A device used to count or determine the presence of a roadway user.

DESIGN SPEED: A speed used for purposes of designing horizontal and vertical alignments of a highway.

DIRECTIONAL SPLIT: The percent of two-way traffic traveling in a specified direction.

DIVERSION: The rerouting of traffic from a normal path of travel between two points, such as to avoid congestion or perform a secondary trip.

FREE FLOW: Traffic flow that is unaffected by a traffic control and/or or upstream or downstream conditions.

GAP: Time or distance between two vehicles measured from rear bumper of the front vehicle to front bumper of the second vehicle.

GAP ACCEPTANCE: The method by which a driver accepts an available gap in traffic to enter or cross the road.

HEADWAY: Time or distance between two successive vehicles measured from same point on both vehicles (i.e., front bumper to front bumper).

LEVEL OF SERVICE: A grading scale of quantitative performance measures representing the quality of service of a transportation facility or service from an average traveler’s perspective.

LOOP DETECTOR: A vehicle detector consisting of a loop of wire embedded in the roadway, energized by alternating current and producing an output circuit closure when passed over by a vehicle.

MULTI-MODAL: More than one mode, such as automobile, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian.

OFFSET: The time interval between the beginning of a traffic signal cycle at one intersection and the beginning of signal cycle an adjacent intersection.

PLATOON: A set of vehicles traveling at similar speed and moving as a general group with clear separation between other vehicles ahead and behind.

PASSENGER CAR EQUIVALENT: A metric used to assess the impact of larger vehicles, such as trucks, recreational vehicles, and buses, by converting the traffic volume of larger vehicles to an equivalent number of passenger cars.

Apx-4 Page 291 of 402
PEDESTRIAN CLEARANCE INTERVAL: Also known as the “Flashing Don’t Walk” interval, it signals the end of pedestrian entry into the crosswalk following the “Walk” indication and provides time for pedestrians who have already entered the crosswalk to finishing crossing.

PEAK HOUR: The hour within a day in which the maximum volume occurs.

PEAK HOUR FACTOR: The peak hour volume divided by the four times the peak 15-minute flow rate.

PHASE: In traffic signals, the green, yellow, and red clearance intervals assigned to a specified traffic movement.

PRETIMED SIGNAL: A traffic signal operation in which the cycle length, phasing sequence, and phasing times are predetermined and fixed, regardless of actual demand for any given traffic movement. Also known as a fixed time signal.

PROGRESSION: The coordinated movement of vehicles through signalized intersections along a corridor.

QUEUE: The number of vehicles waiting at a service area such as a traffic signal, stop sign, or access gate.

QUEUE LENGTH: The length of vehicle queue, typically expressed in feet, waiting at a service area such as a traffic signal, stop sign, or access gate.

RECALL: A signal phasing operation in which a specified phase places a call to the signal controller each time a conflicting phase is served, thus ensuring the specified phase will be serviced again.

SEMI-ACTUATED CONTROL: A type of traffic signal control in which only the minor movements are provided detection.

SIGHT DISTANCE: The continuous length of roadway visible to a driver or roadway user.

STACKING DISTANCE: The length of area available behind a service area, such as a traffic signal or gate, for vehicle queueing to occur.

STOPPING SIGHT DISTANCE: The minimum distance required by the driver of a vehicle traveling at a given speed to bring the vehicle to a stop after an object on the road becomes visible, including reaction and response time.

TRIP OR TRIP END: The one-directional movement of a person or vehicle. Every trip has an origin and a destination at its respective ends (i.e., trip ends). In terms of site trip generation, the same vehicle entering and exiting a site generates two trips: one inbound trip and one outbound trip.

TRIP GENERATION RATE: The rate at which a land use generates trips per the specified land use variable, such per dwelling unit or per thousand square feet.

TRUCK: A heavy motor vehicle generally used for transporting goods.

VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED: A measure of the amount and distance of automobile travel essentially calculated as the sum of each trip times the trip length.

Apx-5 Page 292 of 402

APPENDIX B

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
Apx-6 Page 293 of 402
transportation ■ noise ■ air quality | GANDDINI GROUP
550 Parkcenter Drive, Suite 202, Santa Ana, California 92705 (714) 795-3100 | ganddini.com

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
TO: Ms. Cara Miralles | CITY OF BUELLTON
FROM: Bryan Crawford, Giancarlo Ganddini
DATE: December 2, 2021
SUBJECT: In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road) Traffic Study Scope Project No. 19446

INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this scoping document is to outline the proposed traffic analysis parameters and assumptions for review/concurrence by City of Buellton staff. The traffic impact analysis will be conducted using the guidelines within traffic studies provided by City of Buellton staff for Level of Service (LOS) analysis and the State of California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research Technical Advisory on Evaluating Transportation Impacts in CEQA (December 2018) for the Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) analysis.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The 1.48-acre project site is located at 515 McMurray Road in the City of Buellton, California. The project site is currently occupied by Parks Plaza Theatre; however, this theater is permanently closed. The proposed project involves redevelopment of the site with a 3,885 square foot In-N-Out Burger restaurant with drive through window. Vehicular access is proposed at McMurray Road.

Figure 1 shows the project location and proposed study intersections. The preliminary site plan is shown on Figure 2.

PROJECT TRIP GENERATION & DISTRIBUTION
Table 1 shows the project trip generation based upon trip generation surveys of existing In-N-Out restaurants.

Although the ITE Trip Generation Manual contains data for a fast-food restaurant with drive through window land use, In-N-Out restaurants are generally understood to generate more trips than the average fast-food restaurant. To provide a conservative analysis, trip generation for the proposed In-N-Out is based on average trip generation rates derived from trip counts of existing In-N-Out restaurants throughout California.

Attachment A provides the count worksheets and trip generation data for In-N-Out.

As shown in Table 1, the proposed project is forecast to generate approximately 2,878 new weekday daily trips, including 103 new trips during the PM peak hour. The proposed project is also forecast to generate approximately 2,678 new Saturday daily trips, including 148 new trips during the mid-day peak hour.

Apx-7 Page 294 of 402
Ms. Cara Miralles | CITY OF BUELLTON
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road) Traffic Study Scope December 2, 2021
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Study Scope
2 19446
Pass-By Trip Adjustments
Land uses such as shopping centers, restaurants, gasoline stations, and convenience stores will often locate next to busy roadways to attract motorists already on the street. Since the trip generation rates contained in the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual (11th Edition, September 2021) represent vehicles entering and exiting at the site driveway(s), it is appropriate to reduce the initial trip generation forecast by the applicable pass-by trip rate when calculating the net new trips that will be added to the surrounding street system. The project trip generation forecasts shown in Table 1 applies pass-by trip adjustments based upon pass-by rates from the ITE Trip Generation Manual (11th Edition, September 2021), with the Saturday mid-day pass-by reduction approximately half of weekday PM peak hour value.

Project Trip Distributions
Figure 3 illustrates the forecast directional distribution patterns of project-generated trips based on review of the existing roadway facilities in the project vicinity and the location of other In-N-Out restaurants in the region. Figure 4 shows the forecast distribution patterns of project-related pass-by trips. Project trip distributions (particularly pass-by) will be reviewed once traffic count data is acquired.

LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS
A Level of Service analysis shall be performed for assessing General Plan consistency in accordance with the City’s General Plan 2025 (December 2008) [“the City guidelines”]. In accordance with CEQA provisions, any Level of Service impacts identified are solely for General Plan conformance and would not constitute a significant impact under CEQA.

Analysis Methodology
In accordance with the City guidelines, the study intersection performance shall be measured using the latest version of the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) delay methodology. Observed peak hour factors (PHFs) shall be used for existing conditions and a PHF of 0.95 shall be used for future conditions.

Transportation Effects
Study intersections that do not meet the City’s performance standards shall be identified as deficient. A project will be required to consider improvements when the addition of project trips causes a study intersection to degrade from acceptable Level of Service to deficient Level of Service. The fair share cost percentages for any proposed improvements in the cumulative condition shall also be calculated.

STUDY AREA
The study area is proposed to consist of the following 7 study intersections that are key to providing project site access:

Apx-8 Page 295 of 402
Ms. Cara Miralles | CITY OF BUELLTON
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road) Traffic Study Scope December 2, 2021
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Study Scope
3 19446

1. Avenue of Flags at Rufus T. Buell Drive

2. Avenue of Flags at Highway 246

3. U.S. Highway 101 SB Ramp at Rufus T. Buell Drive

4. U.S. Highway 101 SB Ramps at Highway 246

5. U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps at Rufus T. Buell Drive

6. U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps at Highway 246

7. McMurray Road at Rufus T. Buell Drive

8. McMurray Road at Valley Vineyard Circle (North)

9. McMurray Road at Project Driveway

10. McMurray Road at Valley Vineyard Circle (South)

11. McMurray Road at Highway 246

TRAFFIC COUNTS
Ganddini Group shall obtain new intersection turning movement counts on a typical weekday (Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday) during the peak commute period (4:00 - 6:00 PM), and on a typical Saturday during the peak commute period (11:00 AM – 2:00 PM).

ANALYSIS SCENARIOS
The traffic study shall evaluate the following analysis scenarios for typical weekday AM and PM peak hour conditions:
 Existing
 Cumulative Without Project
 Cumulative With Project

FORECASTING METHODOLOGY
To account for ambient growth, existing roadway volumes will be increased by a growth rate of one percent (1%) per year over a two-year period for Opening Year (2023) conditions.

In addition, a list of pending and approved other development projects in the City of Buellton shall be compiled. Trip forecasts for other development projects within the project study area shall be determined based on the ITE Trip Generation Manual and will be added to existing roadway volumes for the applicable analysis scenarios. City staff has provided a list of pending and approved other development projects to be used for this analysis.

ON-SITE CIRCULATION AND DRIVE THROUGH QUEUING
On-site circulation will be reviewed for the proposed project, including a discussion of internal circulation, proposed on-site parking, project site ingress and egress, and any recommendations necessary to maintain adequate on- or off- site circulation. This includes internal queuing from the drive-through lane to the McMurray Road and Project Driveway in coordination with the In-N-Out drive through exit lanes.

Peak drive through lane queue demands will be based on historical drive through queue surveys of existing and representative In-N-Out restaurant locations. If necessary, drive through management measures will be recommended to ensure drive through lane overflow, if any, does not conflict with site access and on- or offsite circulation.

Apx-9 Page 296 of 402
Ms. Cara Miralles | CITY OF BUELLTON
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road) Traffic Study Scope December 2, 2021
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Study Scope
4 19446

VEHICLES MILES TRAVELED (VMT) ANALYSIS
Prepare a VMT screening analysis based on State-recommended screening criteria or those adopted by the City of Buellton at the time of preparation. Based on OPR guidelines, the proposed project satisfies the screening criteria for project type screening (local-serving retail (less than 50,000 square feet, including restaurants).

CONCLUSION
We appreciate the opportunity to provide this scoping document for your review. Should you have any questions or comments regarding the proposed scope, please contact me at (714) 795-3100 x 106.

Apx-10 Page 297 of 402
% In % Out Rate % In % Out Rate
Fast-Food Restaurant with Drive-Thru ITE 934/Survey3TSF 52% 48% 59.24 773.38 52% 48% 84.66 768.35 In Out Total In Out Total
Fast-Food Restaurant with Drive-Thru 3.885 TSF 120 110 230 3,005 171 158 329 2,986 Pass-By Reduction (55% PM, 25% Sat) 4
-66 -61 -127 -127 -43 -40 -83 -210
+54 +49 +103 +2,878 +128 +118 +246 +2,776
Notes:

Table 1
Project Trip Generation
Trip Generation Rates
PM Peak Hour Mid-Day Peak Hour Daily
Rate
Daily
Land Use Source Rate 1 Units2
Weekday Saturday
Trips Generated
Land Use Quantity Units2
PM Peak Hour Mid-Day Peak Hour
Weekday Saturday
Daily Daily
Net Trips
(1) Sources:

ITE = Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Manual (11th Edition, 2021); ### = Land Use Code.

Survey = Survey of other In-N-Out locations (see Table 1). (2) TSF = Thousand Square Feet
(3) PM peak hour and daily rates from observed In-N-Out locations (see Table 2). (4) Pass-by reduction based on weekday PM peak hour value from Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Manual (11th Edition, 2021). Saturday mid-day pass-by reduction approximately half of weekday PM peak hour value.

In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Scoping Agreement
19446
Apx-11 Page 298 of 402
Figure 1
Project Location Map
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Scoping Agreement
19446
N
Site
AVE OF
FLAGS
101
M
C
M
U
R
RAY R
D

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
7 8
9 2
4 6
11 Study Intersection
Legend
#
1 5
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
3 10
Apx-12 Page 299 of 402
Figure 2
Site Plan
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Scoping Agreement
19446
N
Apx-13

Page 300 of 402 ends

RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
Figure 3
Project Trip Distribution
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Scoping Agreement
19446
N
Site

AVE OF THE
FLAGS
101
M
C
M
U
R
RAY R
D

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
1%
4%
5%
20%
25%
1%
26%
2%
21%
12% 5%
5%
88%
67%
72%
20%
52%
20%
32%
7%
20%
5%
Percent To/From Project
Legend
10%
Apx-14 Page 301 of 402
246
Figure 4
Project Pass-By Trip Distribution
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Scoping Agreement
19446
N
Site
AVE OF
FLAGS
101
M
C
M
U
R
RAY R
D

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
Percent To/From Project
Legend
10%
Site
Site
15%
40%
5%
45%
85%
50%
50%
50%
5%
85%
15% 10%
50%
40%
Outbound
Inbound
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
Apx-15 Page 302 of 402

ATTACHMENT A
In-N-Out Trip Generation Data
Apx-16 Page 303 of 402
In Out Total
1 Redondo Beach 3801 Inglewood Ave, Redondo Beach, CA 90278 2.800 94 89 183 65.36 2 Long Beach 6391 E Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, CA 90803 3.600 69 73 142 39.44 3 Los Angeles 9149 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045 3.800 127 111 238 62.63 4 Millbrae 11 Rollins Rd, Millbrae, CA 94030 3.750 128 107 235 62.67 5 Redwood City 949 Veterans Blvd, Redwood City, CA 94063 3.750 66 75 141 37.60 6 Rocklin 5490 Crossings Dr, Rocklin, CA 95677 3.750 84 75 159 42.40 7 Vacaville 170 Nut Tree Pkwy, Vacaville, CA 95687 3.750 87 65 152 40.53 8 Fairfield 1364 Holiday Ln, Fairfield, CA 94534 3.750 75 57 132 35.20 9 Mountain View 1159 N Rengstorff Ave, Mountain View, CA 94043 3.100 110 113 223 71.94 10 Mountain View 53 W El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040 2.970 141 138 279 93.94 11 Union City 32060 Union Landing Blvd, Union City, CA 94587 3.160 137 133 270 85.44 12 Rancho San Margarita 30121 Santa Margarita Pkwy, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 3.665 137 133 270 73.67 13 14
15 16
17 18
19 20

41.845 1,255 1,169 2,424 710.82
Average 3.487 105 97 202 59.24
Total
Weekday, peak hour of adjacent street traffic,
Rate
(Trips/TSF)
Weekday PM
One hour between 4 and 6 p.m.

In-N-Out Burger Restaurant (with Drive-Through Window)
1,000
ID Location Full Address SF GFA
Apx-17 Page 304 of 402
12 3.487
52% entering, 48% exiting
Vehicle Trip Generation per 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Data Plot & Equation
Trip generation data for each site is provided on the attached count sheets.

Ganddini Group, Inc. (November 2020)
Weekday, peak hour of adjacent street traffic,
1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
In-N-Out Burger Restaurant (with Drive-Through Window)
On a:

Vehicle Trip Ends vs:

59.24 35.2 - 93.94 19.13
General Urban/Suburban
One hour between 4 and 6 p.m.

Setting/Location:

Number of Studies:
1000 Sq. Ft. GFA (Average):

Directional Distribution:

Average Rate Range of Rates Standard Deviation
0 50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
0 1 2 3 4 5
T = Trip Ends
X = 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
x Study Site Average Rate
Apx-18 Page 305 of 402
In Out Total
1 Redondo Beach 3801 Inglewood Ave, Redondo Beach, CA 90278 2 Long Beach 6391 E Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, CA 90803 3 Los Angeles 9149 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045 4 Millbrae 11 Rollins Rd, Millbrae, CA 94030 3.750 2,569 2,568 5,137 1369.87 5 Redwood City 949 Veterans Blvd, Redwood City, CA 94063 3.750 1,113 1,112 2,225 593.33 6 Rocklin 5490 Crossings Dr, Rocklin, CA 95677 3.750 860 860 1,720 458.67 7 Vacaville 170 Nut Tree Pkwy, Vacaville, CA 95687 3.750 940 939 1,879 501.07 8 Fairfield 1364 Holiday Ln, Fairfield, CA 94534 3.750 831 831 1,662 443.20 9 Mountain View 1159 N Rengstorff Ave, Mountain View, CA 94043 3.100 1,268 1,267 2,535 817.74 10 Mountain View 53 W El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040 2.970 1,481 1,481 2,962 997.31 11 Union City 32060 Union Landing Blvd, Union City, CA 94587 3.160 1,577 1,576 3,153 997.78 12 Rancho San Margarita 30121 Santa Margarita Pkwy, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 3.665 1,432 1,432 2,864 781.45 13 14
15 16
17 18
19 20

31.645 12,071 12,066 24,137 6960.42

3.516 1,341 1,341 2,682 773.38
Total
Average
In-N-Out Burger Restaurant (with Drive-Through Window)
Weekday
ID Location Full Address
1,000
SF GFA
Weekday PM Rate
(Trips/TSF)
Apx-19 Page 306 of 402
9 3.516
50% entering, 50% exiting
Vehicle Trip Generation per 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Data Plot & Equation
Trip generation data for each site is provided on the attached count sheets.

Ganddini Group, Inc. (November 2020)
In-N-Out Burger Restaurant (with Drive-Through Window)
Vehicle Trip Ends vs: 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
On a: Weekday
773.38 443.2 - 1369.87 462.54
Setting/Location: General Urban/Suburban
Number of Studies:
1000 Sq. Ft. GFA (Average):

Directional Distribution:

Average Rate Range of Rates Standard Deviation
0 500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
5,500
0 1 2 3 4 5
T = Trip Ends
X = 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
x Study Site Average Rate
Apx-20 Page 307 of 402
In Out Total
1 Redondo Beach 3801 Inglewood Ave, Redondo Beach, CA 90278 2.800 164 146 310 110.71 2 Long Beach 6391 E Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, CA 90803 3.600 121 114 235 65.28 3 Los Angeles 9149 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045 3.800 224 200 424 111.58 4 Millbrae 11 Rollins Rd, Millbrae, CA 94030 3.750 215 206 421 112.27 5 Redwood City 949 Veterans Blvd, Redwood City, CA 94063 3.750 152 149 301 80.27 6 Rocklin 5490 Crossings Dr, Rocklin, CA 95677 3.750 88 96 184 49.07 7 Vacaville 170 Nut Tree Pkwy, Vacaville, CA 95687 3.750 94 103 197 52.53 8 Fairfield 1364 Holiday Ln, Fairfield, CA 94534 3.750 105 103 208 55.47 9 Mountain View 1159 N Rengstorff Ave, Mountain View, CA 94043 3.100 157 153 310 100.00 10 Mountain View 53 W El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040 2.970 171 169 340 114.48 11 Union City 32060 Union Landing Blvd, Union City, CA 94587 3.160 158 149 307 97.15 12 Rancho San Margarita 30121 Santa Margarita Pkwy, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 3.665 145 101 246 67.12 13 14
15 16
17 18
19 20

41.845 1,794 1,689 3,483 1015.93

3.487 150 141 290 84.66
Total
Average
In-N-Out Burger Restaurant (with Drive-Through Window)
Saturday, peak hour of adjacent street traffic,
One hour between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

ID Location Full Address
1,000
SF GFA
Weekday PM Rate
(Trips/TSF)
Apx-21 Page 308 of 402
12 3.487
52% entering, 48% exiting
Vehicle Trip Generation per 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Data Plot & Equation
Trip generation data for each site is provided on the attached count sheets.

Ganddini Group, Inc. (November 2020)
One hour between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

In-N-Out Burger Restaurant (with Drive-Through Window)
Vehicle Trip Ends vs: 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
On a: Saturday, peak hour of adjacent street traffic,

84.66 49.07 - 114.48 24.66
Setting/Location: General Urban/Suburban
Number of Studies:
1000 Sq. Ft. GFA (Average):

Directional Distribution:

Average Rate Range of Rates Standard Deviation
0 50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
0 1 2 3 4 5
T = Trip Ends
X = 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
x Study Site Average Rate
Apx-22 Page 309 of 402
In Out Total
1 Redondo Beach 3801 Inglewood Ave, Redondo Beach, CA 90278 2 Long Beach 6391 E Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, CA 90803 3 Los Angeles 9149 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045 4 Millbrae 11 Rollins Rd, Millbrae, CA 94030 3.750 2,641 2,640 5,281 1408.27 5 Redwood City 949 Veterans Blvd, Redwood City, CA 94063 3.750 1,465 1,464 2,929 781.07 6 Rocklin 5490 Crossings Dr, Rocklin, CA 95677 3.750 881 880 1,761 469.60 7 Vacaville 170 Nut Tree Pkwy, Vacaville, CA 95687 3.750 1,122 1,122 2,244 598.40 8 Fairfield 1364 Holiday Ln, Fairfield, CA 94534 3.750 1,041 1,040 2,081 554.93 9 Mountain View 1159 N Rengstorff Ave, Mountain View, CA 94043 10 Mountain View 53 W El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040 11 Union City 32060 Union Landing Blvd, Union City, CA 94587 12 Rancho San Margarita 30121 Santa Margarita Pkwy, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 3.665 1,462 1,462 2,924 797.82 13 14
15 16
17 18
19 20

22.415 8,612 8,608 17,220 4610.09

3.736 1,435 1,435 2,870 768.35
Total
Average
In-N-Out Burger Restaurant (with Drive-Through Window)
Saturday
ID Location Full Address
1,000
SF GFA
Weekday PM Rate
(Trips/TSF)
Apx-23 Page 310 of 402
6 3.736
50% entering, 50% exiting
Vehicle Trip Generation per 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Data Plot & Equation
Trip generation data for each site is provided on the attached count sheets.

Ganddini Group, Inc. (November 2020)
In-N-Out Burger Restaurant (with Drive-Through Window)
Vehicle Trip Ends vs: 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
On a: Saturday
768.35 469.6 - 1408.27 585.69
Setting/Location: General Urban/Suburban
Number of Studies:
1000 Sq. Ft. GFA (Average):

Directional Distribution:

Average Rate Range of Rates Standard Deviation
0 500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
5,500
0 1 2 3 4 5
T = Trip Ends
X = 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
x Study Site Average Rate
Apx-24 Page 311 of 402
Bryan Crawford <[email protected]>
Buellton Traffic Study Example
Bryan Crawford <[email protected]> Thu, Dec 2, 2021 at 5:29 PM To: Cara Miralles <[email protected]>
Cc: Marc Levun <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, Andrea Keefer <[email protected]>
Cara,
Attached is the MOU with revisions made. Notably, the additional two intersections, street name changes, and 1% ambient growth rate. Please confirm that the MOU is acceptable. We should be receiving the intersection traffic counts at any time.
[Quoted text hidden]
19446sco_2021-1202.pdf
1188K
Gmail - Buellton Traffic Study Example https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=62aeb8b5c5&view=pt&search=al... 1 of 1 12/13/2021, 6:54 PM
Apx-25 Page 312 of 402
Bryan Crawford <[email protected]>
Buellton Traffic Study Example
Cara Miralles <[email protected]> Fri, Dec 3, 2021 at 6:25 PM To: Bryan Crawford <[email protected]>
Cc: Marc Levun <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, Andrea Keefer <[email protected]>, Rose <[email protected]> Hi Bryan,
The MOU looks good to go. When the study is complete we will have a peer-review conducted by our traffic consultants, ATE.

Thank you,
[Quoted text hidden]
Gmail - Buellton Traffic Study Example https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=62aeb8b5c5&view=pt&search=al... 1 of 1 12/13/2021, 6:55 PM
Apx-26 Page 313 of 402
GANDDINI GROUP INC.
714.795.3100 | ganddini.com

Page 314 of 402 ends

transportation ■ noise ■ air quality | GANDDINI GROUP
555 Parkcenter Drive, Suite 225, Santa Ana, California 92705 (714) 795-3100 | ganddini.com

MEMORANDUM
TO: Ms. Cara Miralles | City of Buellton
FROM: Giancarlo Ganddini, PE, PTP
DATE: August 9, 2022
SUBJECT: In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road) - Removal of Interconnection with Marriott Project No. 19446
This memorandum supplements the In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road) Traffic Impact Analysis (Ganddini Group, July 2022) [“Project TIA”]. The purpose of this memorandum is to document the effect of removing interconnection between the project site and the adjacent Marriott hotel property located north of the project site.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The 1.48-acre project site is located at 515 McMurray Road in the City of Buellton, California. The project site is currently occupied by Parks Plaza Theatre; however, this theater is permanently closed. The proposed project involves redevelopment of a 3,885 square foot In-N-Out Burger restaurant with drive through window [“Project”].

EXISTING ACCESS
The project site is located west of McMurray Road and proposes to maintain the existing driveway within the parcel frontage as the primary access point. Currently, the project site also provides interconnection between with the adjacent Marriott hotel property located to the north.

The Project TIA accounts for the existing interconnection and forecasts a relatively small number of project trips (11-12 peak hour trips) using the interconnection to access the proposed In-N-Out via the Marriott property and southerly driveway. Figures 11 and 12 (as labeled in the Project TIA) show the project trip distribution forecasts with the existing interconnection maintained.

PROPOSED INTERCONNECTION CLOSURE
Although project access via the interconnection with the Marriott property is expected to be minimal and result in no adverse operational impacts at the southerly Marriott driveway, this supplemental analysis considers removal of the existing interconnection. Removal of the interconnection would result in virtually all project trips entering and exiting the project site from the In-N-Out driveway only. Project trips shown in the Project TIA to access the project site via study intersection #8 (McMurray Road/Valley Vineyard Drive North (i.e., southerly Marriott Driveway)) would shift to the In-N-Out driveway (study intersection #9).

Revised Trip Distribution and Volume Forecasts
Figures 11a and 12a show the revised project trip distribution forecasts with closure of the Marriott interconnection. Figures 14a and 15a show the revised weekday PM peak hour and Saturday mid-day peak Attachment 9 Page 315 of 402
Ms. Cara Miralles | City of Buellton
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road) Removal of Interconnection with Marriott August 9, 2022
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Removal of Interconnection with Marriott
2 19446
hour intersection turning movement volumes for project trips. Figures 21a and 22a show the revised Cumulative with Project weekday PM peak hour and Saturday mid-day peak hour intersection turning movement volumes, respectively.

Revised Level of Service Analysis
Table 5a shows the revised intersection Levels of Service for Cumulative With Project conditions. As shown in Table 5a, the study intersections are forecast to operate within acceptable Levels of Service (C or better) during the peak hours for Cumulative With Project conditions with the proposed closure of the Marriott interconnection.

Revised Level of Service worksheets are provided in Attachment A.

Revised Driveway Queuing Analysis
Table 6a shows the revised queuing analysis at the project driveway with closure of the Marriott interconnection. the queue length for the eastbound lanes exiting from the project driveways to McMurray Road is forecast to be less than 50 feet for both driveways during both the weekday PM and Saturday midday peak hours. Therefore, the available storage lengths of 50 feet for the eastbound movements for both driveways is forecast to provide for adequate storage. Notably, there appears to be adequate spacing between McMurray Road and the drive through lane entrance and McMurray Road.

CONCLUSION
Proposed closure of the existing interconnection between the project site and the adjacent Marriott hotel property located north of the project site is forecast to result in adequate intersection Level of Service and queuing operations for the affected driveways and would not result in any new impacts relative to the analysis presented in the Project TIA.

We hope this analysis will aid the City of Buellton in assessing the project. If we can be of further assistance, please contact me at (714) 795-3100 x101.

Attachment 9 Page 316 of 402
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
Figure 11
Project Primary Trip Distribution
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site

AVE OF THE FLAGS
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
1%
2%
3%
8%
25%
1%
12%
1%
7%
6% 5%
94%
87%
40%
41%
3%
44%
3%
38%
3%
Percent To/From Project
Legend
10%
3 Attachment 9 Page 317 of 402
246
Figure 12
Project Pass-By Trip Distribution
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site

AVE OF FLAGS
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
Percent To/From Project
Legend
10%
Site
Site
15%
40%
5%
45%
85%
50%
50%
50%
5%
85%
15% 10%
50%
40%
Outbound
Inbound
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
4 Attachment 9 Page 318 of 402
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
Figure 11a
Revised Project Primary Trip Distribution
(Without Marriott Interconnection)
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site

AVE OF THE FLAGS
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
1%
2%
3%
8%
25%
1%
12%
1%
100% 13%
87%
40%
41%
3%
44%
3%
38%
3%
Percent To/From Project
Legend
10%
5 Attachment 9 Page 319 of 402
246
Figure 12a
Revised Project Pass-By Trip Distribution
(Without Marriott Interconnection)
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site

AVE OF FLAGS
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
Percent To/From Project
Legend
10%
Site
Site
100%
50%
50%
50%
100%
50%
50%
Outbound
Inbound
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
6 Attachment 9 Page 320 of 402
Figure 14a
Revised Project Weekday PM
Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
7 8
9 2
4 6
11 Study Intersection
Legend
#
1 5
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
3 10

AVE OF FLAGS
1a
Ave of Flags SB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
0023
0 0
1 0
1b
Ave of Flags NB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
001
0 23
1 0
2 Ave of Flags (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
001
001
0 14
0 1
13 1
3 U.S. 101 SB Ramp (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
24 0
0 1
4 U.S. 101 SB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
000
16 0
19 15
5 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
000
0 24
1 24
6 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
00 24
0 16
34 0
7 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 25
00 000
0 0
24 0
0 0
8 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir N (EW)
0 34
0 0330
0 0
0 0
0 0
9 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Project Driveway (EW) 87
0 330
34 76
10 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir S (EW)
0 78
0 0680
0 0
0 0
0 0
11 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
000
46022
51 0
0 0
0 27
7 Attachment 9 Page 321 of 402
Figure 15a
Revised Project Saturday Mid-Day
Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
7 8
9 2
4 6
11 Study Intersection
Legend
#
1 5
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
3 10

AVE OF FLAGS
1a
Ave of Flags SB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
0037
0 0
1 0
1b
Ave of Flags NB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
001
0 37
1 0
2 Ave of Flags (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
002
002
0 19
0 1
18 1
3 U.S. 101 SB Ramp (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
38 0
0 1
4 U.S. 101 SB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
000
23 0
30 20
5 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
000
0 38
1 38
6 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
00 39
0 23
50 0
7 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 39
00 010
0 0
38 0
0 0
8 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir N (EW)
0 46
0 0470
0 0
0 1
0 0
9 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Project Driveway (EW) 127
0 480
46 112
10 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir S (EW)
0 119
0 01050
0 0
0 0
0 0
11 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
000
70036
78 0
0 0
0 41
8 Attachment 9 Page 322 of 402
Figure 21a
Revised Cumulative With Project Weekday PM
Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
7 8
9 2
4 6
11 Study Intersection
Legend
#
1 5
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
3 10

AVE OF FLAGS
1a
Ave of Flags SB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
3226183
2 6
176
12 1b
Ave of Flags NB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
8 41
214
3 182
180
72 2
Ave of Flags (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 10745
74 26754198
130
671
57 103
926
139
3 U.S. 101 SB Ramp (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
372
36 42
259
4 U.S. 101 SB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
700159
879
89 159
1159
5 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 38
1 49
146
242
282
186
6 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 109
1 315
98 948
1164
221
7 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 2124515 171 72
0 53
96 143
15 86
0 8
McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir N (EW) 14 23721
420621
7 0
20 13
0 8
9 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Project Driveway (EW) 136 238 42196
35 87
10 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir S (EW)
6 297125
028321
0 0
8 127
0 38
11 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 21969
31 16835223
176
918
101
35 1026
188
9 Attachment 9 Page 323 of 402
Figure 22a
Revised Cumulative With Project Saturday Mid-Day
Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
19446
N
Site
101

MCMURRAY RD

VALLEY VINEYARD CIR
246
7 8
9 2
4 6
11 Study Intersection
Legend
#
1 5
RUFUS T.

BUELL DR
3 10

AVE OF FLAGS
1a
Ave of Flags SB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
0154224
2 0
115
2 1b
Ave of Flags NB (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
1 48
196
0 226
116
57 2
Ave of Flags (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 8741
122
14146194
125
728
65 114
731
121
3 U.S. 101 SB Ramp (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW)
390
42 43
180
4 U.S. 101 SB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW)
820177
1003
120
222
942
5 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 25
0 69
105
305
207
161
6 U.S. 101 NB Ramps (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 130
2 371
93 1069
1020
263
7 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Rufus T. Buell Dr (EW) 2014517 5452
0 54
116
206
15 107
1 8
McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir N (EW) 12 23312
624613
16 0
19 19
0 15
9 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Project Driveway (EW) 182 196 79208
61 136
10 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Valley Vineyard Cir S (EW)
5 319135
132442
0 0
7 142
1 29
11 McMurray Rd (NS)/
Highway 246 (EW) 20841
46 22731230
225
1083
102
25 870
208
10 Attachment 9 Page 324 of 402
Delay3
LOS4 Delay3LOS4
1a. Avenue of Flags (SB) at Rufus T. Buell Drive CSS 21.9 C 15.6 C 1b. Avenue of Flags (NB) at Rufus T. Buell Drive CSS 14.0 B 13.3 B

2. Avenue of Flags at Highway 246 TS 30.5 C 30.3 C

3. U.S. Highway 101 SB Ramp at Rufus T. Buell Drive CSS 1.1 A 1.6 A

4. U.S. Highway 101 SB Ramps at Highway 246 TS 16.9 B 17.1 B

5. U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps at Rufus T. Buell Drive CSS 19.6 C 14.4 B

6. U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps at Highway 246 TS 17.9 B 18.4 B

7. McMurray Road at Rufus T. Buell Drive AWS 13.0 B 13.3 B

8. McMurray Road at Valley Vineyard Circle (North) CSS 10.9 B 10.9 B - With Interconnection Closure 10.9 B 10.9 B

9. McMurray Road at Project Driveway CSS 11.4 B 13.4 B
- With Interconnection Closure 11.6 B 13.7 B

10. McMurray Road at Valley Vineyard Circle (South) CSS 14.9 B 17.0 C

11. McMurray Road at Highway 246 TS 23.4 C 23.9 C
(1)
(2)
(3)
Saturday Mid-Day Peak Hour
LOS = Level of Service
Notes:

For intersections with cross street stop control, LOS is based on average delay of the worst individual approach.

Table 5a
Revised Cumulative With Project Intersection Levels of Service (Without Marriott Interconnection) Study Intersection
Traffic
Control2
Weekday PM Peak Hour
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
11 19446
Attachment 9 Page 325 of 402
Adequate
Storage

8. McMurray Road at Valley Vineyard Circle (North) EB LTR 50 <25 feet3<25 feet Yes

9. McMurray Road at Project Driveway EB LR 50 <25 feet 36 feet Yes NB L 140+ <25 feet <25 feet Yes
Notes:

Storage
Length
(feet)2
(1) EB = Eastbound; NB = Northbound; L = Left; T = Through; R = Right Table 6a
Revised Site Access Queuing Analysis (Without Marriott Interconnection) (3) Queueing analysis based on 95th-Percentile Queue Length; see Appendix D. (2) Storage length measured between approximate stopping point to the upstream drive aisle or driveway. (4) <25 Feet = Queue length of less than 25 feet is rounded up to 25 feet to represent typical queue length for one vehicle.

Weekday PM Peak
Hour
Saturday Mid-Day
Study Intersection Peak Hour
Cumulative With Project3
Lane1
In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Traffic Impact Analysis
12 19446
Attachment 9 Page 326 of 402

ATTACHMENT A

REVISED LOS WORKSHEETS
Att-1 Attachment 9 Page 327 of 402
Volume to Capacity (v/c): 0.024
Level Of Service: B
Delay (sec / veh): 11.5
Analysis Period: 15 minutes
Analysis Method: HCM 7th Edition
Control Type: Two-way stop
Intersection 8: McMurray Rd (NS) at Valley Vineyard Cir (North) (EW) Intersection Level Of Service Report
Crosswalk No No No No
Grade [%] 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Speed [mph] 40.00 40.00 25.00 25.00
Exit Pocket Length [ft] 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 No. of Lanes in Exit Pocket 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Entry Pocket Length [ft] 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 No. of Lanes in Entry Pocket 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lane Width [ft] 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 Turning Movement Left Thru Right Left Thru Right Left Thru Right Left Thru Right Lane Configuration
Approach Northbound Southbound Eastbound Westbound
Name
Intersection Setup
Pedestrian Volume [ped/h] 0 0 0 0
Total Analysis Volume [veh/h] 15 249 22 22 217 4 7 0 21 14 0 8 Total 15-Minute Volume [veh/h] 4 62 6 6 54 1 2 0 5 3 0 2 Other Adjustment Factor 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 Peak Hour Factor 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 Total Hourly Volume [veh/h] 14 237 21 21 206 4 7 0 20 13 0 8 Other Volume [veh/h] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Existing Site Adjustment Volume [veh/h] -2 4 0 0 3 -3 -4 0 -2 0 0 0 Pass-by Trips [veh/h] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diverted Trips [veh/h] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Site-Generated Trips [veh/h] 2 71 2 3 67 3 4 0 2 5 0 2
In-Process Volume [veh/h] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Growth Factor 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 Heavy Vehicles Percentage [%] 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Base Volume Adjustment Factor 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 Base Volume Input [veh/h] 14 159 19 18 133 4 7 0 20 8 0 6 Name
Volumes
1 Scenario 4: 4 Cumulative With Project Weekday PM Peak Hour In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Version 2022 (SP 0-4)
Generated with
Att-2 Attachment 9 Page 328 of 402
Intersection LOS B
d_I, Intersection Delay [s/veh] 1.40
Approach LOS A A B B
d_A, Approach Delay [s/veh] 0.40 0.71 10.04 10.89
95th-Percentile Queue Length [ft/ln] 0.84 0.00 0.00 1.30 0.00 0.00 2.94 2.94 2.94 2.70 2.70 2.70 95th-Percentile Queue Length [veh/ln] 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.11 0.11 0.11 Movement LOS A A A A A A B B A B B A
d_M, Delay for Movement [s/veh] 7.70 0.00 0.00 7.83 0.00 0.00 11.43 11.76 9.58 11.50 11.69 9.83 V/C, Movement V/C Ratio 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.01 Movement, Approach, & Intersection Results
Number of Storage Spaces in Median 0 0 2 2
Two-Stage Gap Acceptance Yes Yes
Storage Area [veh] 0 0 0 0
Flared Lane No No
Priority Scheme Free Free Stop Stop
Intersection Settings
2 Scenario 4: 4 Cumulative With Project Weekday PM Peak Hour In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Version 2022 (SP 0-4)
Generated with
Att-3 Attachment 9 Page 329 of 402
Volume to Capacity (v/c): 0.078
Level Of Service: B
Delay (sec / veh): 13.8
Analysis Period: 15 minutes
Analysis Method: HCM 7th Edition
Control Type: Two-way stop
Intersection 9: McMurray Rd (NS) at Project Driveway (EW) Intersection Level Of Service Report
Crosswalk No No No
Grade [%] 0.00 0.00 0.00
Speed [mph] 40.00 40.00 25.00
Exit Pocket Length [ft] 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
No. of Lanes in Exit Pocket 0 0 0 0 0 0
Entry Pocket Length [ft] 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 No. of Lanes in Entry Pocket 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lane Width [ft] 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00
Turning Movement Left Thru Thru Right Left Right
Lane Configuration
Approach Northbound Southbound Eastbound
Name
Intersection Setup
Pedestrian Volume [ped/h] 0 0 0
Total Analysis Volume [veh/h] 143 251 206 44 37 92
Total 15-Minute Volume [veh/h] 36 63 52 11 9 23
Other Adjustment Factor 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 Peak Hour Factor 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 Total Hourly Volume [veh/h] 136 238 196 42 35 87
Other Volume [veh/h] 0 0 0 0 0 0
Existing Site Adjustment Volume [veh/h] 2 -2 -2 3 4 2
Pass-by Trips [veh/h] 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diverted Trips [veh/h] 0 0 0 0 0 0
Site-Generated Trips [veh/h] 85 45 43 30 30 74
In-Process Volume [veh/h] 0 0 0 0 0 0
Growth Factor 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 Heavy Vehicles Percentage [%] 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Base Volume Adjustment Factor 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 Base Volume Input [veh/h] 48 191 152 9 1 11
Name
Volumes
3 Scenario 4: 4 Cumulative With Project Weekday PM Peak Hour In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Version 2022 (SP 0-4)
Generated with
Att-4 Attachment 9 Page 330 of 402
Intersection LOS B
d_I, Intersection Delay [s/veh] 3.43
Approach LOS A A B
d_A, Approach Delay [s/veh] 2.93 0.00 11.58
95th-Percentile Queue Length [ft/ln] 9.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 17.52 17.52 95th-Percentile Queue Length [veh/ln] 0.36 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.70 0.70 Movement LOS A A A A B B
d_M, Delay for Movement [s/veh] 8.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 13.80 10.69 V/C, Movement V/C Ratio 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.11
Movement, Approach, & Intersection Results
Number of Storage Spaces in Median 0 0 2
Two-Stage Gap Acceptance Yes
Storage Area [veh] 0 0 0
Flared Lane No
Priority Scheme Free Free Stop
Intersection Settings
4 Scenario 4: 4 Cumulative With Project Weekday PM Peak Hour In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Version 2022 (SP 0-4)
Generated with
Att-5 Attachment 9 Page 331 of 402
Volume to Capacity (v/c): 0.035
Level Of Service: B
Delay (sec / veh): 11.7
Analysis Period: 15 minutes
Analysis Method: HCM 7th Edition
Control Type: Two-way stop
Intersection 8: McMurray Rd (NS) at Valley Vineyard Cir (North) (EW) Intersection Level Of Service Report
Crosswalk No No No No
Grade [%] 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Speed [mph] 40.00 40.00 25.00 25.00
Exit Pocket Length [ft] 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 No. of Lanes in Exit Pocket 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Entry Pocket Length [ft] 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 No. of Lanes in Entry Pocket 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lane Width [ft] 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 Turning Movement Left Thru Right Left Thru Right Left Thru Right Left Thru Right Lane Configuration
Approach Northbound Southbound Eastbound Westbound
Name
Intersection Setup
Pedestrian Volume [ped/h] 0 0 0 0
Total Analysis Volume [veh/h] 13 245 13 14 259 6 17 0 20 20 0 16 Total 15-Minute Volume [veh/h] 3 61 3 3 65 2 4 0 5 5 0 4 Other Adjustment Factor 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 Peak Hour Factor 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 Total Hourly Volume [veh/h] 12 233 12 13 246 6 16 0 19 19 0 15 Other Volume [veh/h] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Existing Site Adjustment Volume [veh/h] -3 3 0 0 4 -4 -3 0 -2 1 -1 0 Pass-by Trips [veh/h] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diverted Trips [veh/h] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Site-Generated Trips [veh/h] 3 90 6 4 88 4 3 0 2 6 1 4
In-Process Volume [veh/h] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Growth Factor 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 Heavy Vehicles Percentage [%] 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Base Volume Adjustment Factor 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 Base Volume Input [veh/h] 12 137 6 9 151 6 16 0 19 12 0 11 Name
Volumes
1 Scenario 4: 4 Cumulative With Project Saturday MD Peak Hour In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Version 2022 (SP 0-4)
Generated with
Att-6 Attachment 9 Page 332 of 402
Intersection LOS B
d_I, Intersection Delay [s/veh] 1.60
Approach LOS A A B B
d_A, Approach Delay [s/veh] 0.37 0.39 10.72 10.88
95th-Percentile Queue Length [ft/ln] 0.76 0.00 0.00 0.81 0.00 0.00 4.40 4.40 4.40 4.40 4.40 4.40 95th-Percentile Queue Length [veh/ln] 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 Movement LOS A A A A A A B B A B B A
d_M, Delay for Movement [s/veh] 7.80 0.00 0.00 7.78 0.00 0.00 11.62 11.85 9.95 11.67 11.85 9.90 V/C, Movement V/C Ratio 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.04 0.00 0.02 Movement, Approach, & Intersection Results
Number of Storage Spaces in Median 0 0 2 2
Two-Stage Gap Acceptance Yes Yes
Storage Area [veh] 0 0 0 0
Flared Lane No No
Priority Scheme Free Free Stop Stop
Intersection Settings
2 Scenario 4: 4 Cumulative With Project Saturday MD Peak Hour In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Version 2022 (SP 0-4)
Generated with
Att-7 Attachment 9 Page 333 of 402
Volume to Capacity (v/c): 0.149
Level Of Service: C
Delay (sec / veh): 16.3
Analysis Period: 15 minutes
Analysis Method: HCM 7th Edition
Control Type: Two-way stop
Intersection 9: McMurray Rd (NS) at Project Driveway (EW) Intersection Level Of Service Report
Crosswalk No No No
Grade [%] 0.00 0.00 0.00
Speed [mph] 40.00 40.00 25.00
Exit Pocket Length [ft] 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
No. of Lanes in Exit Pocket 0 0 0 0 0 0
Entry Pocket Length [ft] 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 No. of Lanes in Entry Pocket 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lane Width [ft] 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00
Turning Movement Left Thru Thru Right Left Right
Lane Configuration
Approach Northbound Southbound Eastbound
Name
Intersection Setup
Pedestrian Volume [ped/h] 0 0 0
Total Analysis Volume [veh/h] 192 206 219 83 64 143
Total 15-Minute Volume [veh/h] 48 52 55 21 16 36
Other Adjustment Factor 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 Peak Hour Factor 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 0.9500 Total Hourly Volume [veh/h] 182 196 208 79 61 136
Other Volume [veh/h] 0 0 0 0 0 0
Existing Site Adjustment Volume [veh/h] 3 -3 0 5 3 2
Pass-by Trips [veh/h] 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diverted Trips [veh/h] 0 0 0 0 0 0
Site-Generated Trips [veh/h] 124 56 53 43 43 110
In-Process Volume [veh/h] 0 0 0 0 0 0
Growth Factor 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 1.0200 Heavy Vehicles Percentage [%] 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Base Volume Adjustment Factor 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 Base Volume Input [veh/h] 54 140 152 30 15 24
Name
Volumes
3 Scenario 4: 4 Cumulative With Project Saturday MD Peak Hour In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Version 2022 (SP 0-4)
Generated with
Att-8 Attachment 9 Page 334 of 402
Intersection LOS C
d_I, Intersection Delay [s/veh] 4.89
Approach LOS A A B
d_A, Approach Delay [s/veh] 4.04 0.00 13.66
95th-Percentile Queue Length [ft/ln] 13.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 36.43 36.43 95th-Percentile Queue Length [veh/ln] 0.54 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.46 1.46 Movement LOS A A A A C B
d_M, Delay for Movement [s/veh] 8.37 0.00 0.00 0.00 16.26 12.49 V/C, Movement V/C Ratio 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.18
Movement, Approach, & Intersection Results
Number of Storage Spaces in Median 0 0 2
Two-Stage Gap Acceptance Yes
Storage Area [veh] 0 0 0
Flared Lane No
Priority Scheme Free Free Stop
Intersection Settings
4 Scenario 4: 4 Cumulative With Project Saturday MD Peak Hour In-N-Out Burger (515 McMurray Road)
Version 2022 (SP 0-4)
Generated with
Att-9 Attachment 9 Page 335 of 402

ASSOCIATED TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS
100 N. Hope Avenue, Suite 4, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 • (805)687-4418 • FAX (805)682-8509 • [email protected] Since 1978
Richard L. Pool, P.E.

Scott A. Schell
Engineering • Planning • Parking • Signal Systems • Impact Reports • Bikeways • Transit November 9, 2022 22026L04A
Cara Miralles, Assistant Planner
City of Buellton
107 West Highway 246
Buellton, CA 93427
IN-N-OUT PROJECT- TRAFFIC REPORT DATED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 The report updated the information contained in the December 31, 2021 report to respond to comments made in our review of the prior report. The project trip generation was divided for the primary, pass-by and link diverted trips. The distribution for each of the trip type was made and the intersection volumes modified accordingly. Additional figures were included for the onsite traffic patterns and probable volumes using the drive thru lanes and the parking areas.

As requested, the level of service (LOS) and queueing calculations were made using the Synchro and SimTraffic programs. Figures for the onsite vehicle trip paths for an automobile are shown for some of the movements. The results provide sufficient data and illustrations for our review of the potential effects of this project on the City’s circulation system.

Existing and Existing Plus Project
The existing and the existing plus project LOS’s for the Weekday PM Peak Hour and for the Saturday Mid-Day Peak Hour as calculated using the Synchro program are shown on (Table 4 report) as LOS C or better.

The calculation does not reflect the physical constraint at the driveway. There are 3 10-footwide lanes in the driveway, 1 inbound lane, and two outbound lanes. The entrance to the drive-thru lane is about 50 feet from the face of curb on McMurray Road. 50% of the project’s inbound trips turn into the drive-thru lanes. The driveway weekday PM peak hour total inbound volume is 173 vehicles, the outbound volume is 116. The through volumes on McMurray Road are 157 southbound and 197 northbound (Figure 19 report). On Saturday Mid-day the peak hour volumes are 256 inbound and 197 outbound. The through volumes on McMurray Road are 157 southbound and 146 northbound (Figure 20 report).

In addition to the turning paths shown in the report on Figure 29, ATE’s Figure 1 illustrates the onsite traffic movements. Figures 2 through 5 show the movements from and to McMurray Road and vehicle entering the drive-thru lane, parking areas ad McDonalds Restaurant. The driver entering the drive-thru lane must be cautious as the turn is sharp. Also, in the Buellton area, there are many vehicles larger than autos (crew-cab pickups and large SUV’s).

Attachment 10 Page 336 of 402
Cara Miralles Page 2 November 9, 2022
ATE’s Figure 3 shows a crew-cab pickup’s path which exceeds the widths available. Figure 6 shows the driveway and on-site volumes.

Based on the foregoing, the service level at the driveway will cause congestion on McMurray Road and onsite.

On Table 4 of the report, the Level of Service for Existing-plus-Project at the McMurray Road/Highway 246 intersection is shown as LOS C for the weekday and the Saturday Mid-day periods. The Intersection Queueing Analysis discussion on page 42 of the report shows an exceedance of available storage for three of the movements at this intersection.

The recommended improvement for the SB through lane is to install Keep Clear pavement markings for the Taco Bell Driveway. The City has a current project to widened McMurray Road with Keep Clear pavement markings for the Taco Bell Driveway as illustrated below. The revision is schedule to be in place in 2023.

The conclusion in the traffic report is;
“Since the project-related increase for southbound left and eastbound left turn queue lengths at McMurray Road/Highway 246 is forecast to be less than one vehicle, the project is expected to have no meaningful adverse effect on queue lengths at these locations: however, the project is forecast to increase the through/right turn queue length at McMurray Road/Highway 246 by more than one vehicle and improvements should be provided.” To understand some of the calculations that were used in developing traffic operation results that had been provided, we requested the Existing conditions Synchro file, and it was provided by the engineer. Using their file, we reviewed the parameters that were used and some additional aspects of the program (SimTraffic) to better evaluate the effects of the queueing at the intersections.

Attachment 10 Page 337 of 402
Cara Miralles Page 3 November 9, 2022
Cumulative and Cumulative Plus Project
The Cumulative scenario (Table 5 report) and the Cumulative plus Project scenario (Table 6 report) on LOS’s for the Weekday PM Peak Hour and for the Saturday Mid-Day Peak Hour as calculated using the Synchro program are shown as LOS C or better for all except Avenue of Flags at Highway 246 and McMurray Road at Highway 246.

In the report, the following improvements were recommended for Cumulative plus Project conditions:

Avenue of Flags (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [intersection #2] Install northbound right turn overlap signal phasing.

McMurray Road (NS) at Highway 246 (EW) [intersection #11] Install southbound right turn overlap signal phasing.

The condition at Avenue of Flags on Saturday would exist in the cumulative scenario without the project, thus the implementation can be at City and Caltrans discretion.

The recommended improvement for McMurray Road at Highway 246 is to install a southbound overlap signal phase. This phasing will not be effective due to the queuing on Highway 246 at the NB Off-ramp intersection. The queueing that occurs for WB 246 at the NB off-ramp intersection often extends to McMurray Road which prevents a SB right-turn-on-red and sometimes on the SB green phase. Therefore, the added queue length does adversely affect the intersection operation.

The recommended improvements for U.S. Highway 101 NB Ramps (NS) at Highway 246 is to restripe the existing shared left/through lane to a shared left/through/right turn lane. This is not a feasible improvement due to the short distance between the ramp intersection and the McMurray Road intersection. The project added traffic from the two lanes on the Off Ramp would need to weave across the EB through lanes into the EB left-turn lane. This weaving movement would potentially have two vehicles trying to merge into a single lane in a short distance. The other conflict is if the vehicle in the shared lane wants to go through the McMurray Road intersection the one destined to the left-turn lane would be a conflict. The potential merging movements would significantly increase the probability of collisions.

No feasible improvement could be identified for the queueing impact on northbound McMurray Road. Two possible alternatives were noted: 1) Restriping northbound through/right turn lane to a shared left/through/right lane, however, this would require split phasing which in turn is forecast to increase the queuing at the NB Off-ramp intersection. 2) Widening McMurray Road to have three lanes (left, through and right turn). This improvement would require additional right of way.

Attachment 10 Page 338 of 402
Cara Miralles Page 4 November 9, 2022
Summary and Conclusion
The trip generation projections related to the Fast- Food Restaurant with Drive-Thru consist of three trip types. Primary trips, pass-by trips and diverted trips. The pass-by trips are in the traffic flow passing the project, diverted trips are ones that are in other roadways in the project area. For this project, the diverted trips are from Highway 246 and from Highway 101 within the current traffic in the project area. The primary trips are new trips in and into the project driveway. The last two trip types change traffic movements and increase the traffic on the McMurray Road. The project driveway must accommodate all three trip types. The total number of project trips use the project driveway. The diverted trips can change the number of trips in a particular traffic movement at the intersections.

The project diverts trips from Northbound Highway 101 at Highway 246. These trips make a right-turn to Eastbound Highway 246 and a Left-turn at McMurray Road. This occurrence increases the delay and queueing at both intersections. In the Cumulative plus Project scenario, the LOS for the McMurray Road/Highway 246 is forecast to be LOS D. The recommended improvement was to provide a southbound right-turn overlap in the signal phasing. However, the queue on Westbound Highway 246 generally prevents this move during the EB left-turn phase for McMurray Road.
• Buellton General Plan condition C-5. Level of Service "C" or better traffic conditions shall generally be maintained on all streets and intersections, lower levels of service may be accepted during peak times or as a temporary condition, if improvements to address the problem are programmed to be developed.

The report assumed the installation of the City’s currently planned improvements as part of the cumulative scenario. Any significant improvements would require additional right of way and funding. The projected condition for the NB Ramp/Highway 246 and Highway 246/McMurray Road has been a City concern and several potential improvements have been considered.

Widening of Highway 246 requires right of way acquisition that would significantly affect the adjacent properties.

The site and access discussion under Existing Plus Project Mid-Day Saturday show that the traffic volumes for the Peak Hour inbound is 256 vehicles (256/60 minutes) is 4+ vehicles per minute (15 seconds) the outbound traffic volume is 197 vehicles (197/60 minutes) is 3+ vehicles per minute in the opposite direction in 10-foot-wide lanes. There will be congestion at the driveway intersection and on the site for all movements. This congestion will significantly affect access to McDonalds Restaurant.

Attachment 10 Page 339 of 402
Cara Miralles Page 5 November 9, 2022
Based on these volumes and the proposed site plan configuration the project the site is not adequate to accommodate the proposed use. The attached figures illustrate the conditions upon which this conclusion was made.

The project added traffic to Highway 246 at the Highway 101 Northbound Ramp and at McMurray Road increase the congestion to LOS D thus does not conform to the General Plan Associated Transportation Engineers
By: Richard L. Pool, P.E.

President
RLP/wp
attachments: ATE Figures 1-6
Attachment 10 Page 340 of 402

PROJECT SITE VEHICLE CIRCULATION PATTERN
A
T SSOCIATED RANSPORTATION E NGINEERS FIGURE JH - ATE#22026 1 LEGEND Inbound Outbound

N NOT TO SCALE
Attachment 10

Page 341 of 402 ends

Lock to Lock Time Width Track :::feet P 6.0 6.00 7.00 3.00 11.00 19.00 Steering Angle 31.6: VEHICLE TURNING PATH - SB RIGHT-TURN ENTERING TO DRIVE-THRU AT SSOCIATED RANSPORTATION E NGINEERS FIGURE JH - ATE#22026 2 N NOT TO SCALE Attachment 10

Page 342 of 402 ends

Lock to Lock Time Width Track
:::feet P 6.0 6.00 7.00 3.00 11.00 19.00 Steering Angle 31.6: VEHICLE TURNING PATH - NB LEFT-TURN ENTERING TO DRIVE-THRU A
T SSOCIATED RANSPORTATION E NGINEERS FIGURE JH - ATE#22026 3 N NOT TO SCALE
Attachment 10

Page 343 of 402 ends

Lock to Lock Time Width Track :::feet P 6.0 6.00 7.00 3.00 11.00 19.00 Steering Angle 31.6: VEHICLE TURNING PATH - EB LEFT-TURN EXITING AT SSOCIATED RANSPORTATION E NGINEERS FIGURE JH - ATE#22026 4 N NOT TO SCALE Attachment 10

Page 344 of 402 ends

Steering Angle Lock to Lock Time 2.99 Track Width 20' Pickup Truck 6.0 :: 31.6 6.99 6.00 feet :: 12.50 20.00 VEHICLE TURNING PATH - 20' PICKUP TRUCK AT SSOCIATED RANSPORTATION E NGINEERS FIGURE N NOT TO SCALE JH - ATE#22026 5 Attachment 10

Page 345 of 402 ends

PROJECT SITE/DRIVEWAY TRAFFIC VOLUMES AT SSOCIATED RANSPORTATION E NGINEERS FIGURE JH - ATE#22026 6 Attachment 10

Page 346 of 402 ends

Attachment 11

Page 347 of 402 ends

M e m o r a n d u m
Date: December 2, 2023
To: Lt. Valencia
From: Sr. Deputy Jeff Farmer
Subject: Buellton In-N-Out Design Review
CC: Sgt. Rivas
The review of this project by the Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit was not to determine whether In-N-Out should be approved or denied, but rather just to provide further information of its possible impact to traffic in the area through the eyes of law/traffic enforcement. Besides the fact that I have lived in Buellton for the past nine years, I have conducted numerous patrol functions in the city which have provided me with first-hand experience with the flow of traffic through the area of this project.

Sgt. Rivas and I have reviewed the site design and the surrounding area of this proposed In-N-Out project in Buellton several times. Several traffic issues were identified in a prior review and adjustments to the on-site plan have been made to minimize those areas of concern.

Most In-N-Out locations are in cities much larger populations than Buellton, so the majority of anticipated traffic would come from the area of Highway 101. It is anticipated that this project will increase the traffic in the areas of Highway 246, Highway 101 and McMurry Road. The traffic congestion would be mostly experienced during peak times of noon and early evening, as mornings would not be an issue since the business does not open until closer to noon. Evening times are still anticipated to have an increase in traffic, but this shouldn’t be too much of an issue since normal traffic is light at this time.

The amount of traffic congestion the roadways can withstand, and any implementations of traffic relief, should come from a Traffic Engineer. With that said, there could be several changes to make to the outlying areas in an effort to relieve some of the congestion should the need arise. As always, the Sheriff’s Office will continue to work with Buellton and the Traffic Engineers in areas that appear to be traffic safety issues.

Page 348 of 402 ends

Page 349 of 402 ends

Page 350 of 402 ends

Page 351 of 402 ends

Page 352 of 402 ends

Page 353 of 402 ends

Page 354 of 402 ends

Page 355 of 402 ends

Page 356 of 402 ends

CITY OF BUELLTON
City Council Agenda Staff Report
City Manager Review: SW
Council Agenda Item No.: 10

To: The Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Andrea Keefer, Planning Director

Meeting Date: December 14, 2023
Subject: Ordinance No. 23-02 - “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Adding Buellton Municipal Code Section 19.10.140 Providing for Certification for Review of Certain Discretionary Land Use Planning Proposals for Immediate City Council Consideration” (Introduction and First Reading) ______________________________________________________________________________

BACKGROUND
The Buellton Municipal Code (BMC) governs the roles and responsibilities of the Planning Commission and the City Council as it pertains to discretionary planning applications. The existing BMC provides that the Planning Commission must first hear a discretionary planning application before it may be reviewed by the City Council. The BMC further provides for appeals to the City Council by “an applicant or any aggrieved person”.

However, occasionally, there may be certain discretionary actions that have considerations beyond normal planning and zoning issues dealt with by the Planning Commission and for which it is important to have the City Council provide direction or exercise discretionary authority on the matter at hand.

At the Planning Commission meetings of August 17, 2023 and November 16, 2023, public hearings were held to consider PC Resolution No. 23-07, recommending that the City Council approve an Ordinance relating to Certification for Review of certain discretionary land use planning proposals for immediate consideration of the City Council (Attachment 1 – August 17, 2023 PC Meeting Minutes and Attachment 2 – November 16, 2023 Draft Unapproved PC Meeting Minutes).

At the August 17th PC meeting, concerns were raised by the Planning Commission regarding the Draft Ordinance, as presented (Ordinance No. 23-02 – Original). The Planning Commission indicated at that time that, given their concerns, they were not prepared to make a recommendation for approval to the City Council on the draft Ordinance. Therefore, the Commission requested that staff bring back a resolution recommending denial. However, the Planning Commission indicated that they would consider making a recommendation for approval on the Draft Ordinance at a future

Page 357 of 402 ends

Ordinance No. 23-02 Page 2 December 14, 2023
meeting, if the language of the Draft Ordinance could be amended in order to provide further clarification on the intent, limitations and future implementation of the Ordinance.

In response to direction received from the Planning Commission, the Revised Draft Ordinance language was presented at the November 16, 2023 PC meeting. These revisions are included as redlined changes in the document (Ordinance No. 23-02 – Revised). At the conclusion of the Public Hearing and following further discussion, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 23-07 (Attachment 3), recommending denial of the revised draft ordinance to the City Council.

The attachments for the matter that is before the City Council include the Original Draft Ordinance language, as well as the Revised Draft Ordinance language. City Council should consider both, and determine which, if any, draft ordinance language they wish to adopt.

The City Council can also consider making additional revisions to the language, as appropriate, or choose to decline to introduce an ordinance and let the existing process remain as currently prescribed by the BMC.

The impact of each draft ordinance is outlined in a very simplified format below:

Original Draft Ordinance
A discretionary application may be brought for City Council review by any City Councilmember, the City Attorney, or the City Manager.
1) This may be done at any time before or after a decision-making body has acted on the application, but not later than one day prior to the expiration of the appeal period.
2) The request to bring the matter to the City Council must be accompanied by a statement that the person bringing the matter for review believes that the decision involves a matter of such interest, import, precedent, or significance that such decision should be made by the City Council.
3) Bringing the matter to the City Council for review does not provide support for, or opposition to, the application in question.
4) A person who is required to be recused from the consideration of a discretionary application cannot bring the matter to the City Council, except by the appeal process identified in the BMC.

Revised Draft Ordinance
A discretionary application may be brought for City Council review by any City Councilmember, the City Attorney, or the City Manager.
1) The application may be brought before the City Council:
a. By the City Manager or City Attorney at any time before the decisionmaking authority for the application has acted, or b. By the City Manager, City Attorney, or any member of the City Council after the decision-making authority has acted, but not later than 1 day prior to the expiration of the appeal period.
2) The request to bring the matter to the City Council must be accompanied by a statement that the person bringing the matter for review believes that the

Page 358 of 402 ends

Ordinance No. 23-02 Page 3 December 14, 2023
decision involves a matter of such interest, import, precedent, or significance that such decision should be made by the City Council.
3) Bringing the matter to the City Council for review does not provide support for, or opposition to, the application in question.
4) A person who is required to be recused from the consideration of a discretionary application cannot bring the matter to the City Council, except by the appeal process identified in the BMC.
5) Review by the City Council shall follow this process:
a. If brought to the City Council before the action of the decision-making authority, the council shall hold a hearing and make a determination only on the matter identified in the request, then remand the matter back to the Planning Commission for their consideration.
b. If brought to the City Council after the decision-making authority has acted, the council shall hold a hearing and make a determination on the matter, and then uphold, modify, or reverse the action of the decisionmaking authority.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.

RECOMMENDATION
As the City Council has requested such an ordinance be prepared, it should consider adoption of Ordinance No. 23-02 - “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Adding Buellton Municipal Code Section 19.10.140 Providing for Certification for Review of Certain Discretionary Land Use Planning Proposals for Immediate City Council Consideration” by title only and waive further reading.

The City Council should note during their consideration that the Planning Commission has recommended denial of this ordinance in either form.

Should the City Council decide to adopt an ordinance, it should consider which Ordinance language to adopt; the “Original” or “Revised” language, and any additional revisions to either version as deemed appropriate.

ATTACHMENTS
Ordinance No. 23-02 –Original
Ordinance No. 23-02 –Revised
Attachment 1 – August 17, 2023 PC Meeting Minutes
Attachment 2 – November 16, 2023 Draft Unapproved PC Meeting Minutes Attachment 3 – PC Resolution No. 23-07

Page 359 of 402 ends

ORDINANCE NO. 23-02

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

BUELLTON, CALIFORNIA ADDING BUELLTON
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 19.10.140 PROVIDING FOR

CERTIFICATION FOR REVIEW OF CERTAIN

DISCRETIONARY LAND USE PLANNING PROPOSALS FOR

IMMEDIATE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BUELLTON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Findings.

A. The City of Buellton (“City”) is a general law city, incorporated under the laws of the State of California; and
B. Pursuant to its police power, the City may enact and enforce laws within its boundaries which promote the public health, morals, safety, or general welfare of the community, and are not in conflict with general laws; and C. The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend the Buellton Municipal Code (“BMC”) by providing a process wherein the City Council, City Manager, or City Attorney may certify any discretionary land use planning proposal for immediate jurisdiction by the City Council when it is determined that, as a matter of policy and planning, the application involves a matter of such significance that it should be heard by the City Council; and
D. The Planning Commission is authorized by Buellton Municipal Code (“BMC”) §

19.10.110 to review and make recommendations on any proposed zoning-related ordinance that seeks to amend Title 19 of the BMC; and
E. On November 16, 2023 the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing and adopted Resolution No. 23-07 recommending denial of this Ordinance; and
F. The City reviewed this Ordinance pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq., “CEQA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regulations §§15000, et seq., the “CEQA Guidelines”). CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines are collectively referred to as “CEQA Regulations”; and
G. Notice of Public Hearing before the City Council was duly given and published in the time, form, and manner as required by law; and

Page 360 of 402 ends

Ordinance No. 23-02 Page 2 December 14, 2023

H. On December 14, 2023, the City Council considered this Ordinance. Its findings are made based on the entire administrative record including, without limitation, the staff report submitted by the Planning Director.

SECTION 2. Environmental Findings. The City Council exercises its independent judgment and finds that this ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, sections: 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment); 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378); and 15061(b)(3), because the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. The Ordinance is for general policies and procedure-making. It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the Ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment.

SECTION 3. Zoning Findings. Pursuant to BMC § 19.10.110(C), the City Council makes the following findings:

A. The request is in the interests of the general community welfare. The Ordinance which modernizes a key provision of the BMC by allowing the City Council to have immediate jurisdiction over certain discretionary planning applications involving matters of great City-wide significance without waiting for Planning Commission action or triggering an “appeal” under the BMC.

B. The request is consistent with the general plan, the requirements of state planning and zoning laws, and this title. The Ordinance is not inconsistent with any adopted element of the General Plan, California zoning laws, or Title 19 of the BMC. The Ordinance merely provides a procedural process which does not implicate any element of the adopted general plan.

C. The request is consistent with good zoning and planning practices. The existing BMC provides that the Planning Commission must first hear a discretionary planning application before it may be reviewed by the City Council. The BMC further provides for appeals to the City Council by “an applicant or any aggrieved person” which means any appellant would necessarily be subject to conflict of interest laws in the processing of and hearing of the appeal. The Ordinance provides a process for streamlined review of certain projects that, as a matter of policy and planning, should be reviewed by the City Council and allows for this review to be initiated by the City Manager, City Attorney, or any member of the City Council.

Page 361 of 402 ends

Ordinance No. 23-02 Page 3 December 14, 2023

SECTION 4. BMC § 19.10.140 (Certification for Review) is added to Title 19 (Zoning), Chapter 10 (Zoning Ordinance Administration) of the BMC as follows:

19.10.140 Certification of Review
A certification of review for any discretionary application under this Chapter may be initiated by the city manager, the city attorney, or any member of the city council.

A. Timing. Certification of review may be filed at any time before or after the decision-making authority for the application has acted on the application but must be filed at least one (1) calendar day before the period for an appeal under Section

19.10.130.

B. Rationale. The certification for review must be accompanied by a statement that the filer believes that such decision involves a matter of such interest, import, precedent, or significance that such decision should, as a matter of policy and planning, be made by the city council.

C. Effect. Neither a certification for review nor the filer’s statement is deemed to provide support for, or opposition to, a discretionary application.

D. Recusal. A person authorized to initiate a certification of review may not use the certification of review process for a discretionary application for which he or she is required to be recused, but may use the process for appeal, pursuant to Section

19.10.130.

SECTION 5. Construction. This Ordinance must be broadly construed to achieve the purposes stated in this Ordinance. It is the City Council’s intent that the provisions of this Ordinance be interpreted or implemented by the City and others in a manner that facilitates the purposes set forth in this Ordinance.

SECTION 6. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision will not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.

Page 362 of 402 ends

Ordinance No. 23-02 Page 4 December 14, 2023

SECTION 7. Publication. The City Clerk is directed to certify this ordinance and cause it to be published in the manner required by law.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this _______ day of January, 2024. __________________________________
David King
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Linda Reid
City Clerk

Page 363 of 402 ends

ORDINANCE NO. 23-02

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY

OF BUELLTON, CALIFORNIA ADDING BUELLTON
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 19.10.140 PROVIDING FOR

CERTIFICATION FOR REVIEW OF CERTAIN

DISCRETIONARY LAND USE PLANNING PROPOSALS

FOR IMMEDIATE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BUELLTON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Findings.

Page 364 of 402 ends

Ordinance No. 23-02 Page 2 December 14, 2023
H. On December 14, 2023, 2023, the City Council considered this Ordinance. Its findings are made based on the entire administrative record including, without limitation, the staff report submitted by the Planning Director.

SECTION 3. Zoning Findings. Pursuant to BMC § 19.10.110(C), the City Council makes the following findings:

Page 365 of 402 ends

Ordinance No. 23-02 Page 3 December 14, 2023
SECTION 4. BMC § 19.10.140 (Certification for Review) is added to Title 19 (Zoning), Chapter 10 (Zoning Ordinance Administration) of the BMC as follows:

19.10.140 Certification for Review
A certification for review for any discretionary application under this Chapter may be initiated by the city manager, the city attorney, or any member of the city council, subject to the following:

1. Timing. Certification for review may be filed:
a. by the City Manager or City Attorney at any time before the decision-making authority for the application has acted, or
b. by the city manager, city attorney, or any member of the city council after the decision-making authority for the application has acted on the application but must be filed at least one (1) calendar day before the period for an appeal ends under Section 19.10.130.

2. Rationale. The certification for review must be accompanied by a statement that the filer believes that such decision involves a matter of such interest, import, precedent, or significance that such decision should, as a matter of policy and planning, be made by the city council.

3. Effect. Neither a certification for review nor the filer’s statement is deemed to provide support for, or opposition to, a discretionary application.

4. Recusal. A person authorized to initiate a certification for review may not use the certification for review process for a discretionary application for which he or she is required to be recused, but may use the process for appeal, pursuant to Section

19.10.130.

5. Process for Review.
a. In the event that certification for review has been filed prior to the action of the decision-making authority, the City Council shall consider the matter(s) described in the statement required in Subsection (2) of this Section, and shall, at a noticed public hearing, make a determination only regarding such matter(s). Following this determination the discretionary application shall be remanded back to the decision-making authority, along with a written explanation of the matter(s) considered by the City Council and the determinations made, which shall be considered by the authority in making its decision. A subsequent certification for review may be filed for the application pursuant to Subsection (1) (b) of this Section.

Page 366 of 402 ends

Ordinance No. 23-02 Page 4 December 14, 2023
b. In the event that certification for review has been filed following the action of the decision-making authority, the City Council shall, at a noticed public hearing, consider the matter(s) described in Subsection 2 of this Section 2, make an appropriate determination on the matter(s), and then shall apply that determination to the project to either uphold, modify, or reverse the decisionmaking authority’s action.

SECTION 7. Publication. The City Clerk is directed to certify this ordinance and cause it to be published in the manner required by law.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this _____ day of January, 2024. ________________________________
David King
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Linda Reid
City Clerk

Page 367 of 402 ends

CITY OF BUELLTON

PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
August 17, 2023 – 6:00 p.m.

City Council Chambers, 140 West Highway 246
Buellton, California

CALL TO ORDER
Chair Hammel called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner Reese led the Pledge of Allegiance

ROLL CALL

Present: Commissioners Laura Romano DeFazio, Shannon Reese, Marcilo Sarquilla, Vice Chair Art Mercado, and Chair Patty Hammel Staff: Planning Director Andrea Keefer, Public Works Director Rose Hess, and Staff Assistant/Planning Technician Clare Barcelona

REORDERING OF AGENDA
Commissioner DeFazio requested that the agenda be re-ordered to hear Item # 3 before Item #2.

PRESENTATIONS
None

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. Minutes of the regular Planning Commission meeting of August 3, 2023 MOTION:

Vice Chair Mercado moved and Commissioner Sarquilla seconded the motion to approve the Minutes of August 3, 2023.

VOTE:

Motion passed with a 5-0 voice vote.

PUBLIC COMMENTS
None

Page 368 of 402 ends

Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Page 2 August 17, 2023

CONSENT CALENDAR
None

CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARINGS
None

NEW PUBLIC HEARINGS

3. Resolution No. 23-07 - “ A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Buellton, California, Recommending City Council Approval of an Ordinance Amending Municipal Code Title 19 (Zoning) Relating to Providing For Certification of Review of Certain Discretionary Land Use Planning Proposals for Immediate City Council Consideration, and Making Findings in Support Thereof”

STAFF REPORT
Planning Director Keefer presented the staff report.

DOCUMENTS:

Staff report with attachments.

SPEAKERS/DISCUSSION:

Vice Chair Hammel disclosed that she discussed the item earlier with the Planning Director.

The Commission discussed the reason for the Resolution and asked for examples.

Planning Director Keefer explained that the review would be for very unique circumstances only.

Chair Hammel opened the Public Hearing at 6:30 p.m.

The following Buellton residents spoke against the Resolution stating that the current appeals process is working and believe that the Resolution takes power away from the Planning Commission:
 Lori Youngman
 Nancy Dorwin
 Lori Oakley
Chair Hammel closed the Public Hearing at 6:35 p.m.

The Commission agreed that the current appeals process works and that the Resolution would take approval power away from the Planning Commission. They concurred that the language in the Resolution is too broad and could lead to potential abuse.

Page 369 of 402 ends

Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Page 3 August 17, 2023 MOTION:

Commissioner DeFazio moved and Vice Chair Mercado seconded the motion to deny Resolution No. 23-07 - “A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Buellton, California, Recommending City Council Approval of an Ordinance Amending Municipal Code Title 19 (Zoning) Relating to Providing For Certification of Review of Certain Discretionary Land Use Planning Proposals for Immediate City Council Consideration, and Making Findings in Support Thereof”
VOTE:

Motion passed by a roll call vote of 4-1
Chair Hammel - Yes
Vice Chair Mercado – Yes
Commissioner Romano DeFazio – Yes
Commissioner Reese – Abstained
Commissioner Sarquilla – Yes

2. Resolution No. 23-06 - “A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Buellton, California, Recommending City Council Approval of a One-Year Time Extension (23-TE-03) Request for Tentative Tract Map (TTM 31061) located at the Southern Terminus of Industrial Way, Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 099-690-048; and Making Findings in Support Thereof.”
Commissioner Romano DeFazio recused herself from the Dais due to the proximity of her residence to the project.

STAFF REPORT
Planning Director Keefer presented the staff report.

DOCUMENTS:

Staff report with attachments.

SPEAKERS/DISCUSSION:

Gavin Moores, Applicant, shared a PowerPoint presentation outlining the progress of the project and provided a map handout to the Commission. Mr. Moores stated that they are currently moving forward with the public improvements portion of the project.

Chair Hammel opened the Public Hearing at 6:58 p.m.

John Dorwin, Buellton, addressed the Commission and provided a handout with photos depicting the recent flooding from Zaca Creek. He voiced concerns regarding the environmental impact the project could have on the site.

Chair Hammel closed the Public Hearing at 7:04 p.m.

MOTION:

Vice Chair Mercado moved and Chair Hammel seconded the motion to adopt Resolution No. 23-06 - “A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of

Page 370 of 402 ends

Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Page 4 August 17, 2023 Buellton, California, Recommending City Council Approval of a One-Year Time Extension (23-TE-03) Request for Tentative Tract Map (TTM 31061) located at the southern terminus of Industrial Way, Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 099-690-048; and Making Findings in Support Thereof.”
VOTE:

Motion passed by a roll call vote of 4-0.

Chair Hammel - Yes
Vice Chair Mercado – Yes
Commissioner Reese – Yes
Commissioner Sarquilla – Yes

OTHER BUSINESS
None

WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None

PLANNING COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
Chair Hammel mentioned that she had attended the Buellton Chamber of Commerce mixer at Vreeland Ford and stated that there are many events scheduled in the upcoming months.

PLANNING DIRECTOR REPORT
None

ADJOURNMENT
Chair Hammel adjourned the meeting at 7:09 p.m. The next regular meeting of the Planning Commission will be held on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. __________________
Chair Patty Hammel
ATTEST:
________________________________________
Clare Barcelona, Planning Commission Secretary
An audio CD of this Planning Commission Meeting is available upon request.

A video of this meeting can be seen on YouTube at:
https://cityofbuellton.com/government/cityTV.php?vid=22l81d2QTOA

Page 371 of 402 ends

CITY OF BUELLTON

PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
November 16, 2023 – 6:00 p.m.

City Council Chambers, 140 West Highway 246
Buellton, California

CALL TO ORDER
Chair Hammel called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chair Hammel led the Pledge of Allegiance

ROLL CALL

Present: Commissioners Laura DeFazio, Marcilo Sarquilla, Vice Chair Art Mercado, and Chair Patty Hammel

Absent: Commissioner Shannon Reese
Staff: Planning Director Andrea Keefer, City Manager Scott Wolfe (via Zoom), Public Works Director Rose Hess and Staff
Assistant/Planning Technician Clare Barcelona

REORDERING OF AGENDA
None

PRESENTATIONS
None

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. Minutes of the regular Planning Commission meeting of October 19, 2023 MOTION:

Motion by Chair Mercado, seconded by Commissioner Sarquilla, to approve the Minutes of October 19, 2023.

VOTE:

Motion passed by a 4-0 voice vote.

Page 372 of 402 ends

Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Page 2 November 16, 2023

PUBLIC COMMENTS
None

CONSENT CALENDAR
None

NEW PUBLIC HEARINGS

2. Resolution No. 23-07 – “ A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Buellton, California, Recommending City Council Denial of an Ordinance Amending Municipal Code Title 19 (Zoning) Relating to Providing for Certification for Review of Certain Discretionary Land Use Planning Proposals for Immediate City Council Consideration, and Making Findings in Support Thereof”; Or
Resolution No. 23-07 - “ A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Buellton, California, Recommending City Council Approval of an Ordinance Amending Municipal Code Title 19 (Zoning) Relating to Providing For Certification for Review of Certain Discretionary Land Use Planning Proposals for Immediate City Council Consideration, and Making Findings in Support Thereof”

STAFF REPORT
Planning Director Keefer presented the staff report.

DOCUMENTS:

Staff report with attachments as listed in the staff report.

SPEAKERS/DISCUSSION:

Planning Director Keefer provided examples and explained how the Certificate of Review process could be applied.

City Manager Scott Wolfe explained the process for requesting the Certification for Review.

The Commission questioned why the review is needed when there is an appeal process in place. They had concerns that the Council could have the authority to override a Planning Commission decision.

Chair Hammel opened the public hearing at 6:40 p.m. There being no public speakers the hearing was closed 6:41 p.m.

Vice Chair Mercado had concerns about abuse of the process in the future.

Page 373 of 402 ends

Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Page 3 November 16, 2023 Chair Hammel voiced the same concern regarding potential abuse and went on to state the ordinance feels like an override authority and that the process and procedures currently in place are working.

MOTION:

Motion by Commissioner DeFazio, seconded by Chair Mercado, to adopt Resolution No. 23-07 – “ A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Buellton, California, Recommending City Council Denial of an Ordinance Amending Municipal Code Title 19 (Zoning) Relating to Providing for Certification for Review of Certain Discretionary Land Use Planning Proposals for Immediate City Council Consideration, and Making Findings in Support Thereof”
VOTE:

Motion passed by a roll call vote of 4-0.

Commissioner DeFazio – Yes
Commissioner Sarquilla – Yes
Vice Chair Mercado – Yes
Chair Hammel – Yes

CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARINGS
None

OTHER BUSINESS
None

WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None

PLANNING COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
Commissioner DeFazio stated that she attended the Green Team meeting and gave an oral report to the Commission.

Commissioner Sarquilla stated that the Fall Fest held on the Avenue of Flags was a success and enjoyed by all. Vice Chair Mercado agreed.

PLANNING DIRECTOR REPORT
Planning Director Keefer stated that the Fall Fest was a well-attended successful event.

ADJOURNMENT
Chair Hammel adjourned the meeting at 6:53 p.m. The next regular meeting of the Planning Commission will be held on Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.

Page 374 of 402 ends

Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Page 4 November 16, 2023 __________________
Chair Patty Hammel
ATTEST:
________________________________________
Clare Barcelona, Planning Commission Secretary

A video of this meeting can be seen on YouTube at:
https://cityofbuellton.com/government/cityTV.php?vid=22l81d2QTOA An audio CD of this Planning Commission Meeting is available upon request.

Page 375 of 402 ends

Page 376 of 402 ends

Page 377 of 402 ends

Page 378 of 402 ends

Page 379 of 402 ends

Page 380 of 402 ends

Page 381 of 402 ends

CITY OF BUELLTON
City Council Agenda Staff Report
City Manager Review: SW
Council Agenda Item No.: 12
To: The Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Linda Reid, City Clerk
Meeting Date: December 14, 2023
Subject: Appointments to Boards, Commissions, and Committees

BACKGROUND
Following the reorganization of the City Council, it is appropriate for the Council to consider appointments to various boards, commissions, and committees. To assist in the consideration and possible action as to the appointments, staff has listed below the respective agency or body, has provided brief comments as to the purpose of said agency or body, and has provided additional comments as to an appointment. Copies of agency by-laws, membership rosters, and other information pertaining to the respective agency, board, body, committee, commission, or organization are not included with this staff report but are available for review. Attachment 1 is a meeting schedule for the various boards, commissions, and committees on which Council Members may serve and lists the current representatives to each board, commission, and committee.

A. Central Coast Water Authority (CCWA)
The Central Coast Water Authority was formed under the provisions of the State of California as a public entity to plan, develop, finance, design, construct, and manage certain extensions of the California Aqueduct of the State Water Project. The business of the Authority is conducted by a Board of Directors consisting of one Director appointed by each Member Agency. Each Director and an alternate Director shall be appointed or selected by the governing body of the respective Member Agency and may, but need not be, a member of the governing body of the Member Agency. The Board meets monthly on the fourth Thursday at 9:00 a.m. in Buellton. It would be appropriate for the Council to appoint two representatives for the up-coming year, with one appointee being an alternate representative.

Page 382 of 402 ends

Appointments to Boards, Commissions, Page 2 December 14, 2023 and Committees

B. County Library Advisory Committee
This Committee meets quarterly on the third Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at a varied location to formulate and oversee policy regarding the operation of the Santa Barbara County Library system, which includes the Buellton Library. It would be appropriate for the Council to appoint a City representative and an alternate representative to the Library Advisory Committee.

C. Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) The Council of Governments, which serves Santa Barbara County, is responsible for review of OMB Circular A-95 federal grant applications, transportation planning and programming, annual allocation of Transportation Development Act funds, coordination of regional planning activities, distribution of U.S. Census data, and other duties as per a Joint Powers Agreement. The Board meets on the third Thursday of each month in Santa Barbara or Santa Maria. Membership includes the five County Supervisors and one representative from each of the incorporated cities in the County. It would be appropriate for the Council to appoint a City representative and an alternate to the Association of Governments Board.

D. Air Pollution Control District (APCD)
Assembly Bill 75, known as the Hauser Bill, required the addition of elected Mayors and/or City Council Members to the Air Pollution Control District Board of Directors. Senate Bill 113 was recently adopted that allows for alternates to serve on the Board. The responsibilities of the Board include setting policy for local clean air programs through the adoption and implementation of clean air plans, adopting locally developed rules and regulations to improve air quality, lobbying for effective laws relating to air pollution control, seeking innovative measures to provide air quality benefits, and other related duties.

Usually the City representative to the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments Board also serves as the City representative on the APCD Board of Directors, but this is not a legal requirement. Because SBCAG and APCD meet on the same date and location, it would be appropriate for the Council to appoint the City’s SBCAG Board member and alternate to serve on the APCD Board.

E. California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA)
The California Joint Powers Insurance Authority is an agency created to provide programs to protect its members, their officers and employees, and property against unavoidable losses through purchase of insurance, self-insurance, and pooling of losses. The Authority is governed by a Board of Directors and an Executive Committee. The Board meets on an annual basis each July and also in special session on an as needed basis. Each member has a representative on the CJPIA Board of Directors. In the past, the City representative has been the Mayor or in his/her absence, the Vice Mayor. It would be appropriate for the Council to appoint a representative and an alternate to the CJPIA Board of Directors.

Page 383 of 402 ends

Appointments to Boards, Commissions, Page 3 December 14, 2023 and Committees

F. League of California Cities (LOCC) – Voting Delegate Each year prior to the Annual Conference, the League formally requests the appointment of a City representative and an alternate to the League business meeting. It has been standard practice for the Mayor to be the City’s representative, if attending the conference, and for the Vice Mayor to be the City’s alternate representative. It is recommended that the Council continue to follow this standard procedure.

G. Buellton Chamber of Commerce City Liaison Member
Currently a member of the City Council serves as the City Liaison Member on the Buellton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, which meets monthly on the first Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. in Buellton. The Council representative does not have voting power. Having a member on the Board allows the City to provide input as to Chamber programs and activities and to receive input from the Chamber Board as to City projects and programs.

It would be appropriate to appoint a Council Member to serve as the Council representative to the Chamber Board of Directors as the City Liaison Member.

H. Multi-Jurisdictional Solid Waste Task Group
The Multi-Jurisdictional Solid Waste Task Group is composed of elected officials representing the incorporated cities within the County, the County itself, and special districts. The purpose of the Task Group is to review recommendations from various subgroups as to short and long-term disposal methods and alternatives, and to make decisions regarding the planning, implementation, and oversight of solid waste issues. The Task Group meets quarterly on the fourth Monday of the month at various locations in the County. The City has two seats on the Task Group. It would be appropriate for the Council to appoint two representatives to the Multi-Jurisdictional Solid Waste Task Group.

I. Economic Development Task Force
The Economic Development Task Force was formed in accordance with the Business Retention and Expansion Program of the Economic Development Element of the City’s General Plan. The Task Force is comprised of six members, those being the City Manager, Finance Director, two appointed City Council Members, and two appointed members of the Buellton Business Association/Chamber of Commerce and Buellton Visitor’s Bureau Board of Directors. The Task Force meets on an as needed basis. It would be appropriate for the Council to appoint two Council Members to the Economic Development Task Force.

Page 384 of 402 ends

Appointments to Boards, Commissions, Page 4 December 14, 2023 and Committees

J. City/School District Joint Use Committee
The City/School District Joint Use Committee was created in June of 2001 through a Joint Facility Use Agreement to provide for joint cooperation regarding the utilization, construction of improvements, and maintenance of certain school district property and certain City property. The Committee meets on an as needed basis. It would be appropriate for the Council to appoint a City elected representative to serve on the Committee. The Mayor may also attend these meetings.

K. Association of California Water Agencies/Joint Powers Insurance Authority The City receives dental and vision benefits through the Association of California Water Agencies/Joint Powers Insurance Authority (ACWA/JPIA) and all member agencies must appoint a representative to sit on their Board of Directors. It would be appropriate for the City Council to appoint a representative to sit on this Committee.

L. Central Management Area Committee for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)
This is a Policy Committee that meets as needed to manage the groundwater basins per state requirements. It includes elected representatives from the City of Buellton and Santa Ynez Valley Water Conservation District. It would be appropriate for the City Council to appoint a representative and alternate to sit on this Committee.

M. Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
This is the electrical energy service provider created as a Community Choice Energy aggregator. Its governing body consists of members representing various jurisdictions within the service area of 3CE. The City of Buellton shares a region with the Cities of Solvang and Guadalupe. The City’s representative would serve on the 3CE Policy Board and Operations Board as a voting member in years when Buellton is the seated city, and on the Policy Board and Operations Board as a non-voting member in years when Solvang or Guadalupe are the seated city. The meetings are held quarterly in various locations along the Central Coast. It would be appropriate for the City Council to appoint a representative to sit on this Committee, who may also represent the region on the Policy Committee in 2024.

N. Arts & Culture Committee
This Committee meets as needed to determine community arts and culture projects to bring to the Council for approval. It would be appropriate for the City Council to appoint a representative to sit on this Committee.

Page 385 of 402 ends

Appointments to Boards, Commissions, Page 5 December 14, 2023 and Committees

O. Joint Cities-County Affordable Housing Task Group
This Committee meets quarterly to discuss affordable housing in the Cities/County. It would be appropriate for the City Council to appoint a representative to sit on this Committee.

FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are included in the City’s fiscal year budget for travel and meeting expenses for City representatives to boards, commissions, and committees.

RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council consider appointments to various boards, commissions, and committees for calendar year 2024.

ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Boards, Commissions, and Committees Meeting Schedule - 2024

Page 386 of 402 ends

BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES
MEETING SCHEDULE/REPRESENTATIVES - 2024
Boards/Commissions/Committee Date Time Location Representatives A. Central Coast Water Authority 4th Thursday –
Monthly
9:00 a.m. Buellton Sanchez
Silva Alt.

B. County Library Advisory
Committee
3rd Wednesday -
Quarterly
10:00 a.m. Buellton Lewis
Silva Alt.

C. Santa Barbara County Association of
Governments
3rd Thursday -
Monthly
8:30 a.m. Rotates between
Santa Maria and
Santa Barbara
King
Sanchez Alt.

D. Air Pollution Control District As Scheduled 1:00 p.m. Rotates between Santa Maria and
Santa Barbara
King
Sanchez Alt.

E. California Joint Powers Insurance Authority Annual meeting in July
7:00 p.m. La Palma Lewis
King Alt.

F. League of California Cities -
Voting Delegate
LOCC Annual
Conference
Long Beach
(October 16-18)
King
Sanchez Alt.

G. Buellton Chamber of Commerce
City Liaison Member
1st Tuesday -
Monthly
1:00 p.m. Buellton Sanchez
H. Multi-Jurisdictional Solid Waste Task
Group
Meets as needed Varies Hornick
Silva
I. Economic Development Task Force Meets as needed Buellton King Hornick
J. City/School District Joint Use
Committee
Meets as needed Buellton Lewis
K. Association of California Water
Agencies/Joint Powers Insurance Authority
As Scheduled TBD Hornick
L. Central Management Area Committee for
the Sustainable Groundwater Management
Act (SGMA)
As Scheduled TBD Sanchez
Silva Alt.

M. Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) As Scheduled TBD Silva N. Arts & Culture Committee As Scheduled Buellton Sanchez O. Joint Cities-County Affordable Housing
Task Group
As Scheduled TBD

Page 387 of 402 ends

CITY OF BUELLTON
City Council Agenda Staff Report
City Manager Review: SW
Council Agenda Item No.: 13

To: The Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Linda Reid, City Clerk/H.R. Director
Meeting Date: December 14, 2023
Subject: Authorization to Create New Job Classification, Adopt Associated Job Description, and Salary Schedule
______________________________________________________________________________

BACKGROUND
Over the past year and a half, staff has been using a part-time employee to assist the Administration Department, the Finance Department, the Public Works Department, and the Recreation Center. This utility position has proven invaluable and has become a “safety-net” position for the City during a hiring deficit. The individual currently staffing the part-time position will be moving out of state at the end of the year, therefore, staff has reevaluated the position and determined that a full-time Administrative Assistant position would better serve the City’s needs going forward. The new classification would assist all the departments listed above on an as needed basis. Staff believes that this position is vital to performing key duties and assist as needed when staffing levels are low. Further, over the next three to five years, staff will manage several employee retirements and thus, the need for trained staff is imperative.

With Council approval, staff proposes to add a new Administrative Assistant classification (Attachment 1) and the position’s salary is reflected in the revised salary schedule (Attachment 2).

FISCAL IMPACT
Fiscal impact for the new classification of Administrative Assistant would be $56,520- $68,700 annually, plus benefits. This would amount to a total cost between $86,711 and $96,141. A Budget Amendment would be required to authorize this position.

RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council consider adding a new classification of Administrative Assistant, (adopting the attached job description and salary schedule), direct staff to begin recruitment for the new position, and that the Finance Director make the necessary budget amendment.

ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 – New Job Description
Attachment 2 – Revised Salary Schedule

Page 388 of 402 ends

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT JOB DESCRIPTON
Open-Competitive Recruitment
(Salary: $56,520 - $68,700 Annually)
DESCRIPTION:

Under general supervision of Department Managers, performs entry-level administrative work in support of assigned departments; performs related duties as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

The following duties are typical for positions in this classification. Incumbents may not perform all listed job functions, nor are all listed duties necessarily performed by everyone in this class depending upon business need and changing business practices:
• Performs administrative duties and assists higher-level personnel relative to such areas as administrative services, support services, finance, public works, planning, contract administration, personnel administration, recreation, and other areas as needed. • Assists with or conducts research and studies; gathers, compiles, reviews technical and administrative information in accordance with standard department procedures and guidelines in a variety of administrative, organizational or procedural areas. • Assists with various accounting tasks, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, general ledger, and other accounting functions as needed. • Assists with and may prepare staff reports, correspondence, and other documents for review.
• Assists in the compilation of data for budgets or other financial and administrative reports.
• Contacts other agencies, firms, consultants, and the public to obtain and/or provide information and data; maintains accurate and current contact lists; receives reservations, fees and forms, and issues permits for use of City facilities by the public; demonstrates excellent customer service at all times.
• Develops record keeping systems and maintains records of administrative, business and financial matters.
• Operates a City vehicle; utilizes various office equipment and machines, including computers, copiers, fax machines, scanners, and calculators; uses current Microsoft Windows software programs.
• Provides vacation and temporary relief as required.

Page 389 of 402 ends

Administrative Assistant Page 2 January 2024
Job Description
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

Fundamental organizational principles and practices.

Basic technical and administrative practices and procedures of the assigned department.

Customer service practices and principles.

Use of accounting principles and methods.

Principles of composition and report writing.

Modern office practices, methods, and computers and computer software including Microsoft Word and Excel and accounting software.

Use practical judgment, creativity and resourcefulness in planning, prioritizing and developing assigned work and in exercising responsibilities.

Understand and carry out verbal and written instructions; express ideas clearly and concisely verbally and in writing; read, understand, and apply complex materials.

Organize work to meet deadlines and establish record keeping systems.

Handle a wide variety of tasks under pressure and with composure.

Work independently in the absence of supervision.

Establish and maintain professional and cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Safe driving principles and practices.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

Bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, lifting and carrying approximately 40 pounds at waist high level. Frequent sitting, standing, and walking required. High to moderate requirement for hand coordination, visual and cognitive abilities. Ability to hear clearly over distracting noise.

Employee must possess a Class C driver’s license.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:

Graduation from high school or GED Certificate required.

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. Completion of college level course work is desired and one year of entry-level experience in performing administrative support work is required. Municipal experience is desirable.

SELECTION GUIDELINES:

City application required; rating of education, certifications, and experience; oral interview, jobrelated tests; successful completion of pre-employment Live Scan background check.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may also perform other reasonable related duties as assigned by his/her immediate supervisor. This position is considered non-exempt. This position description is subject to change by the City as the needs of the City and requirements of the position change, in accordance with applicable personnel rules and procedures. Successful candidate must pass Live Scan.

Page 390 of 402 ends

Effective July 1, 2023
New Classification/Position in 2023-24
New Classification/Position in 2022-23
City of Buellton
Monthly Salary Ranges with 5.6% COLA
Position Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
Maintenance & Utility FieldWorker I 4,710 4,945 5,192 5,452 5,725 Facilities Foreman/Utility Fieldworker 4,710 4,945 5,192 5,452 5,725 Administrative Assistant 4,710 4,945 5,192 5,452 5,725
Staff Assistant/Planning Technician 4,710 4,945 5,192 5,452 5,725 Recreation Coordinator 4,710 4,945 5,192 5,452 5,725
Recreation Center Coordinator 4,833 5,074 5,328 5,595 5,874 Accounting Technician (Tier II) 4,845 5,087 5,342 5,609 5,889 Journeyman Maintenance & Utility FieldWorker 4,934 5,180 5,439 5,711 5,997 (Assistant)/ Associate Planner 5,914 6,210 6,520 6,846 7,189 Revenue Specialist 6,062 6,365 6,683 7,018 7,368
Accounting Specialist 6,062 6,365 6,683 7,018 7,368
Facilities Supervisor/Utility Fieldworker 6,062 6,365 6,683 7,017 7,368 Lead Maintenance & Utility FieldWorker 6,377 6,697 7,031 7,382 7,752 Recreation Supervisor 6,378 6,696 7,031 7,382 7,752
Assistant/(Associate Planner) 6,955 7,321 7,706 8,112 8,539 Chief Plant Operator - WWTP 6,955 7,321 7,706 8,112 8,539 City Clerk/HR Director 9,353 9,820 10,311 10,827 11,368 Finance Director 9,353 9,820 10,311 10,827 11,368
Public Works Director 9,353 9,820 10,311 10,827 11,368
Planning Director 9,353 9,820 10,311 10,827 11,368
City Manager Contract: Monthly
City Manager (Scott Wolfe) 17,474
Part-Time Hourly Positions:

Part-Time Recreation Center Assistant $18.00-$20.00/Hour/DOE Summer Camp Counselor $18.00-$20.000/Hour/DOE
Part-Time Office Clerical Assistant $15.50-$18.00/Hour/DOE

Page 391 of 402 ends

CITY OF BUELLTON
City Council Agenda Staff Report
City Manager Review: SW
Council Agenda Item No.: 14
To: The Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Rose Hess, Public Works Director
Meeting Date: December 14, 2023
Subject: Award of Contract for the New Library/Event (202 Dairyland Renovation) Project

BACKGROUND
In November 2023 the City published a Notice to Contractors inviting sealed bids for the New Library/Event (202 Dairyland Renovation) Project. The Project includes renovation of the existing residential structure into a public library with additional meeting rooms. The project also includes appurtenant on-site improvements for ADA access and patio improvements and appurtenant work.

On December 5, 2023, two (2) bids were received for the project from the following contractors:

Bid Amount
G1 Construction $2,405,750.00
Quincon, Inc. $2,298,583.00
Staff has reviewed all the bid documents and has found them to be complete. Staff recommends adding a contingency amount of 10% ($229,858.00), for additional repairs that may be needed. This would bring the total contract amount to $2,528,441.00. Costs associated with this bid have exceeded the project’s estimated costs by $898,583.00. While unexpected, this increase reflects the current state of materials and labor costs given the high rate of inflation over the past two years, as well as increased interest rates, problems in the supply chain for various construction materials, and overall uncertainty in the current economy.

The Council has the option of re-bidding the project, however, the relatively small difference between the two bids lends credence to the reliability of the bids to determine actual costs for this project. Further, rebidding the project will delay construction such that there will be a conflict with the planned Sr. Center construction within the existing Library building.

Page 392 of 402 ends

202 Dairyland Renovation Page 2 December 14, 2023
It is anticipated that the effective date of the Notice to Proceed for work will be issued in December in order for material procurement to start. The project term is 4 months.

FISCAL IMPACT
The New Library/Event (202 Dairyland Renovation) Project is budgeted in the Capital Improvement Project List. (092-221). Funding is appropriated in the 2023/24 Biennial budget for construction ($1,400,000) and project management/inspections ($75,000) through General Fund. A budget adjustment will need to be made to increase the construction budget by an additional $1,128,441.00 for construction for a total construction budget of $2,528,441.00. The General Fund has sufficient unassigned fund balance to accommodate this additional expenditure.

RECOMMENDATION
That the Council award the New Library/Event (202 Dairyland Renovation) Project construction contract to Quincon, Inc. in the amount of $2,298,583.00 plus a contingency amount of 10% ($229,858.00) for a total contract amount of $2,528,441.00, approve a budget amendment of an additional $1,128,441.00 to Project 092-221, and authorize the execution of the contract with Quincon, Inc.

Page 393 of 402 ends

CITY OF BUELLTON
City Council Agenda Staff Report
City Manager Review: SW
Council Agenda Item No.: 15

To: The Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Scott Wolfe, City Manager
Meeting Date: December 14, 2023
Subject: Joint Grant Management Agreement between the Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians, the County of Santa Barbara, City of Solvang, and City of Buellton for a Joint Submission for the Caltrans 2024- 25 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant
______________________________________________________________________________

BACKGROUND
The Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant is a funding initiative aimed at supporting projects that promote sustainability in transportation planning. For the 2024- 2025 period the grants focus on advancing environmentally friendly practices within the California transportation sector. The due date for grant submission is January 18, 2024.

A joint grant application is being considered to request these funds for the Santa Ynez River Trail project. The application is to be filed by the Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians (the Chumash), and would cover areas on Tribal lands as well as land within the Cities of Buellton and Solvang and unincorporated areas. As such, both cities and the County would be co-applicants. A Joint Grant Management Agreement (Attached) is proposed to facilitate the work involved in applying for the grant, to include project scoping and public outreach necessary to provide information required for the grant application. Under the Joint Grant Management Agreement, the Parties would contribute $40,000 total ($10,000 each) to hire a consultant to apply for and then assist with managing a grant for the Santa Ynez Valley River Trail transportation project.

This project stands as a pivotal endeavor with the goal of establishing a vital multimodal connection between the cities of Buellton and Solvang. This project has garnered significant local support due to the pressing need for a safe and direct route catering to bicyclists, pedestrians, and equestrians, fostering connectivity between these neighboring jurisdictions. The current conditions pose challenges for individuals using alternative modes of transportation, making it imperative to address this gap in infrastructure. The Santa Ynez Valley River Trail transportation project emerges as a key initiative in enhancing multimodal accessibility, promoting sustainability, and fostering community connectivity in the region.

Page 394 of 402 ends

Joint Grant Management Agreement Page 2 December 14, 2023 This grant, if awarded, would contribute a significant amount of funds necessary for the initial planning, design, and environmental review of the River Trail project. A regional approach to this early planning phase could save considerable time and money in the eventual implementation of the River Trail project for each of the member entities.

FISCAL IMPACT
This action would result in an impact of $10,000, which could be drawn from the City’s River Trail Capital Improvement Fund for the River Trail project (CIP Project #207).

Alternatively, a budget adjustment could be approved for $10,000 to cover this cost.

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the attached Joint Grant Management Agreement, and authorize a $10,000 expenditure from the CIP Project #207 fund.

ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Joint Grant Management Agreement

Page 395 of 402 ends

1 of 3

JOINT GRANT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
This Joint Grant Management Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into by and between the Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians (sometimes referred to as “Chumash Indians” or “Recipient”) and the County of Santa Barbara (“County”), City of Solvang (“Solvang”) and City of Buellton (“Buellton”) (County and Solvang and Buellton are collectively “CoRecipients”) (“Recipient and Co-Recipient are collectively the “Parties”):

I. Purpose
The Recipient agrees to apply for and submit an application on behalf of all the parties to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant (“Grant”). The anticipated Grant application due date is January 18, 2024. Recipient and Co-Recipients agree to jointly assist Recipient in providing information that may be needed for the application and to manage the Grant as described below.

II. Recipient Responsibilities
The Recipient will assume and carry out the following responsibilities and tasks:

A. Submittal of the Grant Application by the due date;
B. Co-Management of any Consultants that will prepare the application for submission;
C. Upon award of Grant funds, co-manage any Consultants that may assist with administration of the Grant;
D. Upon award of Grant, be responsible for filing project reports; E. Act as the Fiscal Agent to receive and distribute grant funds; and F. Co-contribute any partial in-kind contributions if necessary.

III. Co-Recipients Responsibilities
The Co-Recipients will assume and carry out the following responsibilities and tasks:

A. Co-Manage any Consultants that will prepare the application for submission; B. Upon award of Grant funds, co-manage any Consultants that may assist with administration of the Grant;
C. Upon award of Grant funds, review and provide comments to the Recipient or Consultants so that file project reports can be timely submitted as may be required to Caltrans, or other designated awarding bodies;
D. Co-contribute any partial in-kind contributions if necessary.

Page 396 of 402 ends

Page 2 of 3 ends

IV. Funding
A. Recipient and each Co-Recipient will contribute $10,000 funds to support the Grant application.

V. Term
This Agreement will commence on December 5, 2023 through the end date of the grant if awarded.

VI. Termination
Upon 30-days’ notice to all parties, Recipient or any Co-Recipient may terminate its participation in this Agreement. Such termination of one party will not affect the rights and responsibilities of the remaining parties. Upon notice, the parties will meet to discuss any changes that may be required to this Agreement.

VII. Governing Law
This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the United States and the State of California.

VIII. Notices
Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians
P.O. Box 517 (mail)
100 Via Juana Lane (deliveries)
Santa Ynez, CA 93460
Attention: Sam Cohen
County of Santa Barbara
City of Solvang
City of Buellton
IX. Submittal of Grant
The parties shall submit this Agreement and any amendments thereto promptly to Caltrans if required to support the Grant application or Grant award.

Page 397 of 402 ends

3 of 3
X. Acceptance
In witness thereof, the authorized representatives of the Recipient and Co-Recipient have executed this Agreement:

Recipient
Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians
Co-Recipient
County of Santa Barbara
Signature Signature
Das Williams, Chair
Printed Name Printed Name
Date Date
Co-Recipient
City of Buellton
Co-Recipient
City of Solvang
Signature
Scott Wolfe, City Manager
Signature
Printed Name Printed Name
Date Date

Page 398 of 402 ends

CITY OF BUELLTON
City Council Agenda Staff Report
City Manager Review: SW
Council Agenda Item No.: 16

To: The Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Scott Wolfe, City Manager
Meeting Date: December 14, 2023
Subject: Establishment of City Council Priorities for 2024 ______________________________________________________________________________

BACKGROUND
In an effort to ascertain policy direction on items of particular interest of the City Council, staff has requested each City Council Member provide the City Manager with priorities to be focused upon in the coming year. Based largely on a condensed list of the items requested by the City Council since January of this year (See Attachment 1), the Council Members have provided feedback requested by staff at the October 26, 2023 meeting, which have been prioritized. Please note that the underlined items on Attachment 1 (items 1, 7, 8, 15, and 16) indicate items which are significantly in progress with action underway, and in light of this, Council Members may not have considered these items in their list of priorities provided to the City Manager.

From the pared list of 17 items which came from the October 26 meeting’s discussion, the City Council identified top priorities. The listing of top priorities has created three “tiers” of priority, based upon the order given. The top priority tier – identified as items highlighted in blue – includes improvements to Highway 246 (Item 1 on Attachment 1) and construction of a splash pad (Item 8). The second tier – highlighted in red – includes investigation of Ring Cameras for public safety (Item 5), alternative approaches to appointment of Planning Commissioners (Item 14), and upgrades to City’s email server (Item 4). The third tier – highlighted in yellow – includes discussion of flags to be flown on Avenue of Flags (Item 3), expansion of the City’s Social Media Policy to allow the use of Instagram (Item15), and the investigation of adding dog waste bag stations at/near PAWS Park (Item 11).

The establishment of priorities serves several purposes. First and foremost, it allows the City Council to set the direction of the City for the coming year. These priorities then become a portion of the work plan for the City Manager, who will then use them to inform the work plan of each City department head. By following up on the progress of these priorities, the City Council can also gauge the effectiveness of the City Manager and staff, and help determine areas where adjustment of staffing resources may be needed.

Page 399 of 402 ends

2024 City Council Priorities Page 2 December 14, 2023
It should be noted that the prioritization of Council requests identifies where staff resources should be focused, but not necessarily an order in which completion will take place. A number of requests that are not in the Top 3 tiers are in progress and may be completed sooner than those in the first tier. Each request has its own issues to address and its own processes necessary to bring it to conclusion. From time to time, opportunities present themselves which will allow for the completion of requests more quickly. However, the tiered list of priorities will give staff an indication of the importance of these matters to the City Council as a whole, which will inform the allocation of resources when decisions are made. All items on Attachment 1 will remain, as will new requests from the City Council.

Staff recommends that the City Council discuss the priorities, make adjustments as deemed appropriate, and direct staff accordingly. Over the course of the next year, staff will add any additional requests from the City Council to this list, and will bring an updated list to the City Council in December of 2024 or January of 2025 for re-prioritization. Should an item be added to the list before this time which the City Council finds should be placed at the top of the priorities list, staff should be given such direction at the time the request is made.

FISCAL IMPACT
The establishment of City Council priorities is not anticipated to result in direct fiscal impacts to the City. Individual priorities may require expenditure of funds which will be addressed at a future date following staff analysis and a report back to the City Council.

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss the priorities, make adjustments as deemed appropriate, and direct staff accordingly by adopting those priorities which the City Council deems appropriate as official City Council Priorities.

ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 – City Council Request List – October 26, 2023

Page 400 of 402 ends

City Council Request List - October 26, 2023:

1. Investigate/return to Council with discussion of traffic calming measures on Highway 246 through Buellton. (Public Works/Planning/City Manager)

2. Investigate/return to Council with discussion of adding truck or large vehicle parking on the Avenue of Flags. (Public Works)

3. Investigate/return to Council with discussion of what flags can be flown on the Avenue of Flags. (Public Works/City Manager)

4. Investigate/return to Council with discussion of upgrading of the City’s email server. (City Manager)

5. Investigate/return to Council with discussion of installing Ring cameras around town for safety. (City Manager/Police)

6. Investigate/return to Council with discussion of traffic safety measures (crosswalks/re-striping) be added around Rancho de Maria and Flying Flags RV Resort. (Public Works/City Manager)

7. Investigate/return to Council with discussion of expanding Library hours. (City Manager)

8. Investigate/return to Council with discussion of installing a splash pad in Buellton. (Public Works/Recreation)

9. Investigate/return to Council with discussion of the purchase of a second speed trailer. (Public Works/City Manager)

10.Investigate/return to Council with discussion of adding bike racks throughout Buellton. (Public Works/City Manager)

11.Investigate/return to Council with discussion of adding dog bag stations on Dawn Drive near PAWS Park. (Public Works)

12.Investigate/return to Council with discussion of installing shade structures at River View Park. (Public Works)

13.Investigate/return to Council with discussion of creating a monthly food truck event in Buellton. (City Manager)

14.Investigate/return to Council with discussion of alternative approaches to Planning Commissioner appointment. (City Manager/City Attorney)

Page 401 of 402 ends

15.Investigate/return to Council with discussion of adding Instagram to social media used by the City for public engagement. (City Manager)

16.Investigate/return to Council with discussion of renewal of the Urban Growth Boundary. (City Manager)

17.Investigate/return to Council with discussion of tree planting and preservation programs/policies. (Public Works/Planning/City Manager)

Page 402 of 402 ends

Buellton City CouncilDecember 14, 2023

Buellton City Council
December 14, 2023