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Howard R, Green Company <br />CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br /> <br />October 10, 1997 <br />File: 801430J-0240 <br /> <br />Formef/y MSA <br />Consulting Engineers <br /> <br />Mr. Steve Ach <br />City Planner <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />P.O. Box 490 <br />Elk River, MN 55330-0490 <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />CULVER'S RESTAURANT <br />REVISED SITE PLAN <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Ach: <br /> <br />As requested, we have reviewed the revised Site Plan submitted for the proposed Culver's <br />Restaurant. As you are aware, at the last Planning Commission meeting the Commissicners <br />were concerned about primarily two issues, the first being the drive-thru isle, and the second <br />being the general flow of traffic onto and off of the site from Evans Avenue. Based on our <br />review of the revised Site Plan and other information, we would offer the following comm._.nts on <br />these two issues: <br /> <br />VVith regard to the drive-thru isle, staff had recommended that a concrete median be <br />extended outward from the building site to define the drive-thru isle and to meet the City <br />ordinance which requires stacking of a minimum of five vehicles from the menu board. <br />At the Planning Commission meeting, the representatives from Culver's raised concern <br />about having a drive-thru isle that was completely closed in. Their studies had indicated <br />that the public shied away from drive-thru isles which were that restrictive. As a <br />compromise, the revised Site Plan does two things: first, it moves the menu board <br />further around the side of the building to provide for more stacking in the actual drive- <br />thru isle. The second thing they have done is move their parking spaces further to the <br />west and define by a concrete island the entrance to the drive-thru area while still <br />maintaining two lanes of traffic, one in and one out, around the parking spaces. Ti3i$ <br />now meets the City ordinance as far as capacity of the drive-thru isle. The one co:3cern <br />we would have is if the drive-thru were busier than expected, .the cars would back into <br />the parking area drive isles. At the last Planning commission meeting, the Culver's <br />representatives indicated that their customer base was significantly different from a <br />Burger King or McDonalds in that their drive-thru customers represented only 35% of <br />their total customer base, with the remainder being inside customers. VVith this <br />information, the potential for the drive-thru isle to block'the parking traffic lanes may not <br />be a concern. <br /> <br /> o:~?~o.r\$01430j\430-[00! .oct.z. ev site <br /> 1326 Enerov Park I')riv~, · <br />£0/E0 ' d <br /> <br />6S:~0 ~66~-0~-1DO <br /> <br /> <br />