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• Mr. Steve Ach January 19, 1995 Page Three be unable to do so from this access onto Business Center Drive. This may lead to movements of traffic behind the building in the loading zone or trying to turn around in the pump locations. We believe it may be better to turn the pump islands so that they are perpendicular to the store entrance, allowing vehicles to come in and be directed toward the store after fueling. They could then leave along the northern portion of the store accessing the westerly entrance and exit to Business Center Drive which will allow left turn movements. We have been unable to come up with a reasonable flow of traffic around the drive- up window location. If there is any substantial amount of vehicles accessing this drive-up window at any time, they will interfere with normal traffic and parking movements in the remainder of the lot. We would recommend that this issue be further evaluated and, at a minimum, a concrete median be placed to define the drive-up lane adjacent to the building. There is also a concern for vehicles leaving the drive-up window location, as they exit onto Business Center Drive and conflict with vehicles entering at that location, since they have to cross the entrance lane of traffic. • Utilities are planned along Joplin Street as part of the current contract the City has for the Western Area Phase II improvements. These utilities have not been constructed yet, so it will be relatively easy to modify their locations to correspond with the layout of this plat. There are no utilities planned for Business Center Drive yet, so these will need to be constructed as part of a change order or by the Developer. The Fire Chief has reviewed the layout of water servicing the site and has asked for the two hydrants on the north side of the building be relocated to the islands in the center parking lane, and has also asked for the hydrant shown on the south side of Business Center Drive to be relocated to the north side for easier access in the case of a fire at the shopping center. The final issue with utilities is the need for a water loop. Currently, the plat as it is proposed would not provide for looping of the watermain. Consideration may need to be given to whether or not the water system needs to be looped immediately to service this area. Certainly, in the long range plan as this area further develops, there will be several opportunities for the loop of watermain as utilities are extended both westerly and southerly. The Fire Chief has requested that the service drive behind or south of the building be expanded to a minimum of 20 feet in width at all locations. This will provide adequate width for this to be used as a fire lane. • The Grading Plan shows a series of spot elevations along the eastern portion of the gas station island area. These appear to be misstated and should be reviewed and revised accordingly. 230/259-1905.jan