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°Ward R, Green Company <br /> <br />May 19, 2004 <br />File: 823670J-0240 <br /> <br />Mr. Scott Harlicker <br />Senior Planner <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />RE: TACO JOHN'S SITE PLAN REVIEW <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Harlicker: <br /> <br />As requested, we have reviewed the site plan information submitted for the proposed Taco John's <br />restaurant to be located in the outlot adjacent to the Home Depot site on Zane Street. D'Larc of <br />Plymouth, Minnesota prepared the information we reviewed. The submittal package consisted of a <br />site plan, a grading and drainage plan, and a utility plan. We did not review the floor elevations or <br />the landscaping plan. Based on our review and comments received at the staff review meeting, we <br />would offer the following comments: <br /> <br />The area where the proposed Taco John's and additional retail space is proposed to be <br />located is an outlot to the Home Depot plat. Therefore, it will need to be replatted to <br />create a buildable lot. <br /> <br />There will need to be appropriate cross access agreements in place between the newly <br />created lot and Home Depot for traffic and utility service. <br /> <br />The site plan maintains the green buffer strip on the north side of the proposed <br />development, and continues the sidewalk through the buffer strip from the Home Depot <br />site to Zane Street. <br /> <br />The proposed building includes a drive-through window for the Taco John's restaurant. <br />The drive-through is 20 feet in width along the north side, and then narrows to 13 feet in <br />width on the west side where the actual pickup window is located. The traffic patterns <br />created are reasonable for a drive-through restaurant facility. <br /> <br />The only additional storm sewer that is proposed to pick up drainage along the drive- <br />through aisle is catch basins and a small diameter storm sewer connecting to the <br />existing catch basin located on Zane Street. The remainder of the site will drain to the <br />existing storm sewer facilities located in the Home Depot parking tot. <br /> <br />Ltr-051904-Harlicker. doc <br /> <br />2550 University Avenue West · Suite400N · St. Paul, MN 55114 · 651/644-4389 fax 651/644-9446 toll free 888/368-4389 <br /> <br /> <br />