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Memo to Planning Commission/CU 97-22 <br />September 30, 1997 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />along with a drive-through window, as well as an outdoor patio area. <br />Culver's Restaurant speciahzes in butter burgers and smooth frozen custard. <br /> <br />Site Plan Review <br /> <br />As with all of the developments in the commercial planned unit <br />developments, a conditional use permit and site plan review is required for <br />each project. The following are a list of comments staff has regarding the <br />proposed Culver's Restaurant: <br /> <br />Parking and Circulation <br /> <br />According to the City's parking ordinance, Culver's is required to have <br />30 parking stalls. The proposed plans submitted include a parking <br />area much larger than required by City ordinance. The Culver's <br />property will include approximately 45 parking stalls. Therefore, <br />according to the ordinance their parking requirements will be satisfied. <br /> <br />City ordinance requires a stacking distance from the menu board of <br />five vehicles. Based on the proposed site plan, a stacking distance of 3 <br />vehicles can occur before vehicles begin blocking one of the entrance <br />drives. Therefore, staff is recommending the drive-through lane be <br />redesigned and extended to accommodate the stacking of five vehicles <br />from the menu board without obstructing incoming traffic. <br /> <br />If the entire parking lot is not be built at this time, a bituminous curb <br />shall be provided along the southern border of the parking lot to <br />control drainage and prevent further erosion. <br /> <br />Staff raised some concern with having the parking stalls serving the <br />Culver's Restaurant within the same drive aisle that will serve the <br />future building (30,000-40,000 sq. ft.) on the same property. This has <br />been discussed with Culver's and the developer and they believe there <br />would be no problem with traffic circulation under the proposed <br />design. This drive aisle could receive a lot of traffic depending upon <br />the type of business. Ideally, if Culvers had a landscaped area <br />separating their site from the balance of the site, the traffic circulation <br />could be controlled better. <br /> <br />Landscaping <br /> <br />Ail of the proposed landscaping is located on the northern portion of <br />the site. Staff would recommend moving some of the landscaping <br /> <br />\\elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\pc\cu97-22.doc <br /> <br /> <br />