R2004-098 06-14-04 RESOLUTION NO. R2004-98
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS, ADOPTING LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS
AND A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN FOR ROADWAY
FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY.
WHEREAS, in accordance with Chapter 395, Texas Local Government
Code, as amended, the City Council (the "Council") of the City of Pearland (the
"City") has found it necessary and appropriate to employ qualified professionals
to prepare land use assumptions and a capital improvements plan for the
imposition of roadway impact fees within the city limits; and
WHEREAS, a report on land use assumptions and capital improvements
plan for the imposition of roadway impact fees has been received by the City;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council has appointed an advisory committee which
is charged with advising and assisting the City Council on the adoption of land
use assumptions and making recommendations on the capital improvements
plan; and
WHEREAS, on June 7, 2004, a public hearing on the land use
assumptions and a capital improvement plan was conducted; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS:
Section 1. The facts and matters set forth in the preamble of this
Resolution are hereby found to be true and correct.
Section 2. That, in accordance with Chapter 395 of the Texas Local
Government Code, the City Council has employed qualified professionals to
prepare land use assumptions and a capital improvements plan for the imposition
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of roadway impact fees within the City limits, and such report has been delivered
to the City, by Wilbur Smith and Associates.
Section 3. That the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee has
reviewed the land use assumptions and capital improvements plan for roadway
facilities and forwarded their recommendations to Council.
Section 4. The City Council hereby adopts the land use assumptions
and capital improvements plan for roadway facilities within the City, attached
hereto as Exhibits "A" and "B".
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this ~4th day of
June ,2004.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM'
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
TOM REID
MAYOR
City of Pearland Roadway Impact Fee Study
Chapter 3:
Land Use Assumptions
General
The City of Pearland completed an updated study in support of its water/wastewater impact fee program in
January 2003 (Ci[y of Pear/and P~ater and lVastetvater Impact Fee Stu~: 2002 Update, Freese and Nichols, Inc.).
The consultant team for this road impact fee study began work several months later, using the
water/wastewater study as a starting point as it already addressed forecasted population and housing growth,
projected acreage to be developed in various land use types, demographic trends and characteristics in the
community, and long-term construction and building permit patterns. Therefore, the development
projections in this chapter are based, in part, upon an economic/market analysis that was performed by CDS
Market Research, Inc., of Houston for the water/wastewater impact fee update.
Assumptions by Service Area
The road impact fee consultant team purposely delineated potential roadway service areas that coindded
closely with the analysis zones used to develop the current water and wastewater land use assumptions. As a
result, the existing assumptions could easily be adapted to the new roadway service areas. The resulting
projections, expressed in number of units for single-family and multi-family residential development and in
thousands of square feet for commercial and industrial development, are displayed in Table 3.1. The
projections suggest the addition of 7,050 new single-family units in Pearland over the next 10 years, plus
510 new multi-family units. On the non-residential side, 13.85 million square feet of new commercial
development is projected, as is 817,000 square feet of fresh industrial development.
TABLE 3.1:
Projected 10-Year Development by Service Area
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1 100
2 600
3 300
4 1,200
0 784 0
0 2,091 163
'0 784 0
0 2,352 327
1,300 50 2,352 327
1,700 160 2,614 0
1,550 300 2,091 0
300
7,050
8
Total
784
510
13,852
0
817
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Chapter 4:
Roadway Capital Improvements Plan
Existing Conditions
The existing major roadway network in Pearland was inventoried and evaluated to identify areas where traffic
congestion is already a concern and to highlight roadway improvements that will be needed specifically to
accommodate traffic to be generated by projected development over the 10-year planning horizon. These
analyses were conducted through close coordination between the consultant team and City staff to verify
existing and future characteristics of the major roadway network, including nearly all thoroughfares and
collector streets on the City's current adopted Thoroughfare Plan. Displayed in Table 4.1 (at the end of this
chapter) are the summary results of the inventory work and field observations that provided the basis for the
roadway network analysis. This table includes information on nearly 70 major roadway segments, including:
segment length (linear feet);
functional classification (major or secondary thoroughfare, major or minor collector);
· existing roadway cross section (number of lanes and whether divided, shoulders, curb and gutter);
· future roadway cross section based on Thoroughfare Plan and input by City staff;
· existing speed limit;
· presence of left and/or right turn lanes at key intersections;
· location of traffic control devices (signals, all-way or two-way stops);
· existing right-of-way and future need; and,
· primary existing land use in the vicinity.
The roadway segments identified early in the process as likely candidates for improvements based on
anticipated growth trends are highlighted in Figure 4.1.
Traffic and Capacity Analysis
Available traffic volumes for area roadways were obtained from a variety of sources including the Texas
Department of Transportation, Wilbur Smith Associates (estimated volumes), and traffic impact study reports
prepared for recent proposed developments in the City. This data addressed average daily traffic (ADT) on
each roadway as well as A.M and P.M. peak-hour traffic. This information was supplemented by new traffic
count data collected at key locations by City of Pearland staff in early December 2003.
Based on the inventory of existing and projected roadway conditions and available traffic volume data,
a capacity/level-of-service analysis was completed for each of the nearly 70 roadway segments included in
Table 4.1. This analysis considered existing and future traffic flow conditions based on the volume of traffic
and the available capacity on the roadway. Roadway capacity is defined as the maximum number of vehicle~
that can be accommodated on a roadway facility during a particular time period under prevailing roadway,
traffic and control conditions. Capacities were evaluated in terms of those used in the Houston-Galveston
regional travel demand model maintained by the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC), specifically
those capacities used for "Fringe Suburban" areas.
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An important result of a capacity analysis is the determination of level-of-service. Level-of-Service (LOS) is a
qualitative measure of operating conditions at a location and is directly related to the volume-to-capacity ratio
along roadways, as indicated in Table 4.2. LOS is given a letter designation ranging from A to F (free flow to
heavily congested), with LOS D considered the l/mit of acceptable operation in most urban areas. LOS can
be related to the grading scale of a report card: A = excellent, B = good, C = average, D = below average, E
= needs improvement, and F -- failing.
TABLE 4.2:
Level-of-Service Definitions for Principal Roadways
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City of Pearland, Texas
0.35
SOURCE: Highway Capad(y Manual, Transportation Research Board, 2000.
Roadway segments in Pearland were highlighted for potential improvement needs when delays caused by
traffic congestion were projected to reach unacceptable levels, as indicated by a volume-to-capacity ratio
falling into the LOS E or F range.
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Capital Improvements Plan
Based on the traffic and capacity analyses that were completed for both existing and anticipated future
roadway conditions in Pearland, and considering the projected extent and pattern of land development within
the City over the next 10 years, a list of spedfic roadway capital improvements was compiled and ref'med.
Potential improvements were considered in light of the stated objective of maintaining at least a Level-of-
Service D as the threshold of acceptable roadway operations in Pearland during the P.M. peak hour. It is
important to note that most urban roadways operate at LOS C or better much of the day. This is because
such roadways often have "excess" lane capadty that is fully utilized only under the "worst case" traffic time
on a typical day. The P.M. peak hour tends to be when the most extreme traffic conditions occur. That is
why the P.M. peak hour is the focus of planning and analysis for a roadway impact fee program. While some
communities aim for LOS C or better during peak traffic conditions, this is a difficult and expensive target to
achieve in larger urbanized and suburban areas.
The final list of projects incorporated into the Roadway Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) for impact fee
purposes covers 33 projects as displayed in Table 4.3 (one project, on Mykawa Road, falls under both Service
Areas 4 and 6). Two roadway segments that were under consideration were eliminated from the CIP because
the traffic analysis determined the proposed improvements would address existing capacity deficiencies. This
included the proposed widening of a 0.81-mile stretch of Magnolia Street from Veterans Drive (CR 143) to
Main Street (SH 35) and a 1.6-mile segment of Dixie Farm Road from the north city limits to Broadway
Street (FM 518).
Once the project list was established, an in-depth, iterative process of project cost estimation and refinement
was completed as a joint effort of the consultant team and City staff. Key considerations included the actual
cost of recent roadway improvements in Pearland completed by the City, Brazoria County and other parties;
the latest known land prices, which will influence right-of-way costs; the prevailing cost of professional
services; recent practice in setting project contingency amounts, particularly for the construction phase; and,
recent experience with complexities such as difficult drainage scenarios in the area.
The final stated cost for each project encompasses the cost elements of Engineering and Environmental,
Surveying, Utility Relocation, Contingency, Right of Way and Construction. In two cases a project is to be
jointly funded between the City and County, meaning only half of the total project cost is reflected in
Table 4.3. This includes the proposed widening of County Road (CR) 59 from Old Airline Road (CR 48) to
State Highway 288 in Service Area 1 and the proposed 0.65-mile extension of McHard Road from Peach
Hollow (city limits) to Cullen Boulevard (FM 865) in Service Area 2. In another case, the proposed widening
of Mykawa Road between Comal (dty limits) and Orange Street, the project cost is split between Service
Areas 4 and 6 as the roadway segment in question is also a boundary between these two service areas.
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TABLE 4.3:
Roadway Capital Improvements Plan
Roadway Impact Fee Study
City of Pearland, Texas
$7,311,398
$8,680,719
KixbyDr $5,527,463
CR59 (a) $3,792,461
Service Area 1 SUbtOtal $25,312,041
2 Kirby Dr Beltway 8 to Fruge 0.84 Extension $5,479,896
Peach Hollow/CL to Cullen Blvd
2 McHard Rd (a) (FM 865) 0.65 Extension $2,046,795
2 Smith Ranch Rd (CR 904) Hughes Ranch Rd (CR 403) to 0.42 Widening $1,933,191
Smith Ranch 2
North Hampton Dr to Cullen
2 Hughes Ranch Rd (CR 403) Blvd/FM 865/ 0.83 Widening $3,561,507
ServiCe Area 2 SUbtOtal :: $13,021i389
service Ar~a 3 SUbtotal: :~ $0
4 Reed Blvd Max to north dead end 0.12 Extension $681,658
4 Brookside Rd (future Cullen Blvd (FM 865) to Stone Rd 0.70 Widening $3,053,556
McHard Rd)
4 McHard Rd Stone Rd to Mykawa Rd 2.77 Extension $15,380,193
4 Hughes Ranch Rd (CR 403) Cullen Blvd (FM 865) to Stone Rd 0.63 Widening $2,258,611
North city limits to Broadway St 1.84 Widening $7,760,969
4 O'Day Rd (FM 518)
4 Orange St O'Day Rd to Hatfield Rd 0.41 Extension $2,229,873
4 Mykawa Rd (b) Comal/CL to Orange St 1.10 Widening $2,152,024
NOTE: Project Cost includes Engineering and Envixonmental, Surveying, Utility Relocation, Contingency, Right of Way and
Construction.
NOTE: "CL" is City Limits
(a) Project Cost is split between City of Peadand and Brazoria County.
(b) Project Cost is split between Service Areas 4 and 6.
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TABLE 4.3 (continued):
Roadway Capital Improvements Plan
Roadway Impact Fee Study
City of Peadand, Texas
Southfork Dr
Magnolia St
Magnolia St
Magnolia St
Magnolia St
Fite Rd (CR 91)
Fite Rd (CR 91)
Fite Rd (CR 91)
i ] Walnut St
McLean Rd
Veterans Dr
service Area 5 SubtOtal
Glenwood/CL to Harkey Rd
(CR 103)
Harkey Rd (CR 103) to east dead
end
.62
West dead end to McLean Rd
CR 104)
0.26
Extension
Widening
$9,518,692
$1,037,723
East dead end to west dead end 0.27 Extension $1,423,895
0.50
Widening
Widening
McLean Rd (CR 104) to Veterans
Dr (CR 143)
0.45
$2,051,543
$1,831,276
Covey Ln/CL to Manvd Rd 0.29 Widening $1,143,584
Widening
1.70
Keithwood to McLean Rd
(CR 104)
McLean Rd (CR 104) to Veterans
Dr (CR 143)
0.46
Broadway St (FM 518) to Bailey
Rd (CR
Walnut St to Bailey Rd (CR 101)
$5,863,256
Extension $2,566,872
Just west of Austin Ave to
0.38 Widening $1,267,437
Veterans Dr
2.02 Widening $9,109,260
2.01 Widening $8,112,882
6 McHard Rd N Main St (SH 35) to Pearland 1.02 Extension $5,194,783
Parkway
6 Mykawa Rd Clear Creek to Comal/CL 0.80 Widening $3,920,661
6 Mykawa Rd (b) Comal/CL to Orange St 1.10 Widening $2,152,024
Service Area 6 SubtOtal
7 John Lizer Rd S Main St (SH 35) to Pearland
Parkway 0.50 Widening $2,247,092
7 John Lizer Rd Pearland Parkway to Liberty Dr 0.41 Widening $1,542,346
7 Liberty Dr John Lizer Rd to Shadybend Dr 0.30 Widening $1,060,834
7 Pearland Parkway Oiler Dr to Buckholt St 1.18 Extension $5,993,240
Broadway St (FM 518) to S Main
7 Dixie Farm Rd St (SH 35) 2.47 Widening $24,000,000
serriee Are~ 7 sUbt0tal :
8 I[NO PROJECTSI I I I S0
GRAND TOTAL : :
NOTE: Project Cost includes Engmeenng and Environmental, Surveying, Utility Relocation, Contingency, Right of Way and
Construction.
NOTE: "CI," is City Limits
(a) Project Cost is split between City of Pearland and Brazoria County.
(b) Project Cost is split between Service Areas 4 and 6.
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