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McDonalds CUP Page 2 <br /> September 26, 1995 <br /> • If the Planning Commission approves of the playland addition proposed by <br /> McDonalds, staff will work with the applicant to finalize any outstanding site <br /> plan issues and issue a building permit to allow the addition. <br /> Overview <br /> The new playland addition will extend directly west of the existing building <br /> towards Dodge Avenue. The new addition will take the place of an existing <br /> outdoor patio area as well as two existing parking stalls. McDonalds <br /> currently has enough parking to meet the city's parking requirements, <br /> therefore the removal of the two stalls will not conflict with any parking <br /> requirements. <br /> The new addition will be approximately 45 feet from the west property line <br /> which well exceeds the highway business setback of 25 feet. The new <br /> addition will also be set back five feet from the curb and driveways on both <br /> the north and south side of the building. This setback is consistent with the <br /> existing building which presently does not cause a problem for pedestrians <br /> and vehicles. <br /> • Dodge Avenue Improvements <br /> The city is currently in the process of upgrading Dodge Avenue and the Elk <br /> Hills Drive intersection. That improvement project was originally designed <br /> to end at 8th Street, immediately north of McDonalds. Recently McDonalds <br /> has signed the appropriate petition and waiver forms to include themselves <br /> in the public improvement project. Therefore, the project has been expanded <br /> to extend past McDonalds to the south edge of their property. Given the <br /> limited amount of right-of-way that currently exists along Dodge Avenue, the <br /> widening of the road will consume virtually all of the existing right-of-way. <br /> With the widening of Dodge there will not be much of a boulevard area <br /> between Dodge Avenue and McDonalds property line. By consuming all of <br /> the right-of-way with the road improvements, this will move the travel lane <br /> closer to the McDonalds property and the landscaping within the right-of- <br /> way will need to be removed. This may be the appropriate time for <br /> McDonalds to revise their landscaping plan along Dodge Avenue by replacing <br /> some of the shrubs and rock with materials more appropriate given the road <br /> improvements and the need to have better site visibility onto Dodge Avenue <br /> when exiting the McDonalds site. <br /> • <br />