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Howard R, Green Qompany QQNSULTING ENGINEERS August 12, 1997 File: 230-355-11 CON~[LTI~G Formerly MSA Consulting Engineers Mr. Steve Ach City Planner City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway P.O. Box 490 Elk River, MN 55330-0490 RE: AMOCO SITE PLAN REVIEW Dear Mr. Ach: We have received a revised set of drawings for the Amoco Food Shop proposed at the intersection of 197th Avenue and TH 169. The drawings were prepared,by K. K. Design and dated August 6, 1997. The packet consisted of a Site Plan, Landscape Plan, existing topography, and an exhibit showing the site lines from the existing homes north of 197th Avenue. There have been significant changes made to this revised Site Plan. The most significant is the site has now been turned 90 degrees, with the Food Shop building located along the south property line and the Car Wash located near the west property line. Based upon our review of the new Site Plan and the comments we made on the previous Site Plan, we would offer the following comments: The right-in access off of 197th Avenue has been redesigned and now is located 140 feet'from the TH 169 shoulder. The geometrics of the right-in entrance are such that they should eliminate vehicles trying to exit out of it. There is also signing shown on the Site Plan to discourage vehicles from trying to exit through this entrance. There is a break point shown in the right-in entrance off of 197th Avenue so that the storm water runoff will not exit out of this entrance, and will be contained within the site. The second access off of Evans Street is still shown at the property line. It would still be our recommendation that this access be moved to the south to align with 196th Avenue NW. Our previous memo dated July 18, 1997, goes into many of the reasons for this recommendation. We will not restate those here. The building finished floor elevation has been lowered 2.25 feet to an elevation of 995. The berming around the north and east of the site has been expanded in width and in elevation. It starts out near TH 169 at a top elevation of 997. As you approach the intersection of Evans Street NW, a top of berm elevation of 1,001 is indicated, and as you approach the south property line along Evans Street, a berm elevation of 999 is indicated. The previous Site Plan had indicated a sidewalk from the intersection of Evans and 197th entering the site. That has now been eliminated for purposes of keeping the berm intact and trying to maintain a visual barrier. 1326 Energy Park Drive · St. Paul, MN 55108 · 612/644-4389 fax 612/644-9446 toll free 800/888-2923