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Memo to the Planning Coimnission/CU96-14 Page 2 <br /> June 25, 1996 <br /> • The drive-thru land provides enough stacking space for six vehicles behind <br /> the menu board. This is one more space than is required by city code. The <br /> interior design of the restaurant offers a traditional Arby's service counter in <br /> addition to a Sbarro pizza and pasta counter. The common seating area will <br /> have a total of 92 seats with a variety of tables and seating booths. <br /> Elk Park Center Planned Unit Development <br /> The Elk Park Center approved development plan identified a building pad <br /> slightly smaller (about 100 square feet) than proposed by Arby's. The plan <br /> did not reflect a drive-thru lane for a restaurant; however, given the <br /> conceptual nature of the plan, slight modifications are and have been <br /> accepted. For the most part, the proposed building, associated parking and <br /> setbacks meet the development plan that was previously approved. <br /> Building Location <br /> Staff has briefly discussed with the architect the possibility of sliding the <br /> building and parking about 10 feet to the west. This may possibly <br /> accomplish the following: <br /> II • Establish additional green space between the drive-thru lane and <br /> Freeport Avenue. <br /> • Provide enough space along Freeport Avenue for a monument-style sign <br /> to be located and meet the 10 foot minimum setback requirement. <br /> • Provide an opportunity to adequately locate an electrical transformer as <br /> required by Elk River Municipal Utilities. <br /> • Increase the sidewalk area to meet the six foot width requirement. <br /> The architect will explore this suggestion and may have a response at the <br /> Planning Commission meeting. <br /> Site Plan Review <br /> A. Parking and Circulation <br /> 1. Staff has some concerns with the width of the drive-thru lane. <br /> Supposedly, the drive-thru lane is wide enough to allow two <br /> lanes of traffic; however, staff questions whether the 16 feet is <br /> • actually wide enough for two cars to pass one another. If the <br /> adequate width cannot be accomplished, staff would recommend <br /> that the drive-thru lane be narrowed to discourage this by-pass <br /> s:\planning\pc\cu96-14.doc <br />