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Howard R, Green Company CONSULTING ENGINEERS July 18, 1997 File: 230-355-11 tON~[LTING £NFGINEEI~ Formerly MSA Consulting Engineers Mr. Steve Ach City Planner City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway P.O. Box 490 Elk River, MN 55330 RE: AMOCO SITE PLAN REVIEW Dear Mr. Ach: As requested, we have reviewed the submittal for the Amoco Oil Company facility to be located at the intersection of 197th Avenue and Evans Street NW in Hillside Crossing Three. The submittal was prepared by K. K. Design and consisted of a Boundary Survey, Site Plan, Grading and Utility Plan, Landscape Plan, and building elevations. Based on our review, comments received at the staff review meeting, and meetings held with representatives of Amoco Oil Company and K. K. Design, we would offer the following comments: The most critical issue pertaining to the Site Plan is access. Two access points are proposed. The first is a right-in only located along 197th Avenue approximately 125 feet from the TH 169 intersection. It is imperative that this access be designed to operate as a right-in only for motor vehicles and not be over-designed to facilitate tanker truck access, in which case it will be relatively easy for motor vehicles to exit through this point onto 197th Avenue and use the driveway median break to make a U-turn. This has been a consistent problem with other gas/convenience store locations. The driveway should also be signed on the interior of the lot for no exit. The other access po_.int is located at the southeast corner of the lot onto Evans Street. This would be a full access providing for all movements. It is located approximately 200 feet from the free right turn from 197th Avenue onto Evans Street. By comparison, the Holiday Station Store recently approved at the intersection of School Street and Freeport has a driveway access 190 feet from School Street on Freeport Avenue. This driveway on Evans Street would provide access to both the Amoco site and the remainder of the parcel to the south. The question that needs to be raised regarding the driveway onto Evans Street is would it be better located opposite 196th Avenue, which is approximately 150 feet further to the south. In its currently proposed location, it will likely be opposite a future driveway into the parcel on the east side of Evans Street. Unfortunately, there is no technical design parameters that would indicate whether the driveway would operate better in its proposed 1326 Energy Park Drive · St. Paul, MN 55108 · 612/644-4389 fax 612/644-9446 toll free 800/888-2923