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Howard R, Green Company <br /> CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br />February 16, 2000 <br />File: 809480J-0240 <br /> <br />-Mr. Scoff Harlicker <br />Senior Planner <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />P.O. Box 490 <br />Elk River, MN 55330-1900 <br /> <br />RE: HARLEY-DAVIDSON SITE PLAN REVIEW <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Harlicker: <br /> <br />As requested, we have reviewed the submittal package for the proposed Harley-Davidson store <br />to be located immediately south of the Amoco Oil Company at 197th Avenue and TH 169. The <br />information we have reviewed consisted of Harley Addition prepared by Lot Surveys Company, <br />a site plan prepared by Lambert Architects, and a preliminary grading, drainage, erosion control, <br />and utility plan prepared by Plowe Engineering, Inc. Based upon our review, we would offer the <br />following comments: <br /> <br /> 1. We believe the plat of Harley Addition is accurate and approvable as presented. <br /> <br />2. The only comment we have on the site plan is that it shows the existing concrete island <br /> which divides the two outbound lanes from the one inbound lane being removed. At our <br /> staff review meeting, there were some comments regarding this concrete island making it <br /> difficult to access the Amoco Oil Company store with a larger vehicle. <br /> <br />3. It is unclear from the site plan where delivery vehicles will access the store. It would seem <br /> to be difficult for any larger truck to acc, ess the service entry if the parking stalls in the <br /> general area are being used at the time. <br /> <br />4. The proposed building has a basement under a portion of it with a ddveway access to the <br /> basement on the west side of the building. This causes the grades to require a 7-8 foot high <br /> retaining wall on the north side of the ddveway access to the basement. The retaining wall <br /> in this area should be terraced to reduce its overall height. There is also a retaining wall <br /> needed just south of the basement driveway access in the 4-5 foot high range. <br /> <br />5. Drainage from the site will be conveyed to the west edge of the parking lot where it is <br /> proposed to be picked up in a catch basin and discharged to the TH169 highway ditch. <br /> From here, drainage would flow southerly approximately 200 feet to a Iow area where it will <br /> be picked by the storm sewer system for the overall Hillside Crossing Addition. The <br /> drainage is then conveyed to a sedimentation pond constructed with the Hillside Crossing <br /> Addition, and then ultimately under 193rd Avenue to the regional ponding area south of <br /> there. It will be necessary for the developers to obtain a MnDOT permit for the discharge to <br /> the TH169 highway ditch. <br /> <br />O:~PROJ\809480J\0240~tr 2-15-00 SHarlicker. doc <br /> <br /> 1326 Energy Park Drive · St. Paul, MN 55108 · 651/644-4389 fax 651/644-9446 toll free 888/368-4389 <br /> <br /> <br />