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ty of <br /> Elk <br /> River <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway <br /> Elk River,MN 55330 <br /> October 11, 2004 <br /> File: 821791J-0240 <br /> Mr.Chris Leeseberg <br /> City of Elk River <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway <br /> Elk River,MN 55330 <br /> RE: U.S. BANK SITE PLAN REVIEW <br /> Dear Mr. Leeseberg: <br /> As requested,we have reviewed the submittal package for the proposed U.S. Bank facility to <br /> be located in Elk Ridge Center. The site is Lot 1, Block 1 which is the freestanding site at <br /> the intersection of Trunk Highway 169 and 197`h Avenue. The submittal package was <br /> prepared by Schoell&Madson, Inc. and consisted of an Existing Conditions Plan, <br /> Preliminary Grading, Drainage& Erosion Control Plan,Preliminary Utility Plan, and <br /> Landscape Plan, all dated September 27, 2004. <br /> 1. The biggest engineering issue with the development of this particular site will be the <br /> traffic patterns entering and exiting the site off of Holt Street. When Elk Ridge Center <br /> was originally proposed, Lot 1, Block 1 was smaller in size. The site has been <br /> reconfigured slightly to allow for a larger building site. The original proposal anticipated <br /> a 3,600 square feet bank facility. The current proposal from U.S. Bank calls for a total of <br /> 6,000 square feet; 2,940 square feet in the first phase,with an expansion possibility of <br /> 3,060 square feet. <br /> When Elk Ridge Center was originally proposed,the developers hired SRF Consulting <br /> Group, Inc. to perform a traffic analysis. This analysis,which was based on 3,600 square <br /> feet on Lot 1, Block 1, suggested that there would be 60 left turns into the site and 35 <br /> left turns out of the site in the p.m. peak hour. This amounts to 1 vehicle per minute <br /> turning into the site. The SRF report went on to do an analysis of queue lengths for all <br /> intersections including the access to Lot 1, Block 1. Their traffic study concluded that <br /> traffic queuing during the p.m. peak hour would not pose a significant problem, based <br /> on 3,600 square feet; therefore, Holt Street is proposed to have a through left turn <br /> eastbound and a through,through right turn westbound. Given the almost 70 percent <br /> increase in the square footage to be developed on Lot 1, Block 1,we would recommend <br /> that the traffic analysis be revisited relative to the increased size of the development on <br /> Lot 1, Block 1 and amendment to the January 2, 2004 SRF Consulting Group report be <br /> Phone: 763.635.1000 <br /> Pax.763.635.1090 <br /> www.ci.elk-river.maus <br />