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Elk Park Center, Phase I Page 3 March 29, 1994 • ANALYSIS A detailed list of issues are included in the attached site plan review letters from Terry Maurer and myself. Please refer to these letters for specific comments regarding the package of plans submitted for review. The following is a summary of staffs review of the proposed plans. Site Plan Overall, the proposed site plan is generally consistent with the approved Development Plan. The two areas of discrepancy are the traffic control/landscaping islands along the east end of each parking row and signage along Jackson Road. These will be described later in the report. Parking and Circulation Considerable attention has been given to the circulation element of this development. Staff has suggested the following: • • Eliminating the cut out parking in front of the northerly retail bays to reduce conflicts along this major drive aisle. • Removing the sharp curves from the drive aisle next to the building. • Improve the intersection of the entrance drive off Jackson Road and the drive aisle at the northeast corner of the Target Store. • Redesign the southerly most entrance to the shopping center off Freeport Avenue. The developers are proposing to deviate away from the approved Development Plan by eliminating islands from the easterly perimeter of the parking rows. The concept would be to retain enough parking islands to control traffic movements and increase the size of those that are saved. One advantage of larger islands is to enhance the conditions for shrubs and trees to survive in a parking area. One disadvantage is, rather than having many islands with some landscaping, there are fewer with a lot of landscaping. This, in effect, may not achieve a complete "break up" of parking area with landscaped areas. Reducing the number of traffic islands does not compromise any of the traffic circulation concerns. • pcepc.doc