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• 11 St June 19, 1996 File: 230-327-11 CONSULTING ENGINEERS Mr. Steve Ach 1326 Energy Park Drive City Planner Sr.Paul,MN 55108 City of Elk River 612-644-4389 13065 Orono Parkway 1-800-888-2923 P.O. Box 490 Fax:612-644-9446 Elk River, MN 55330 RE: ARBY'S SITE PLAN REVIEW Dear Mr. Ach: As requested, we have reviewed the site plan information provided by Progressive Architecture regarding the proposed Arby's restaurant to be located in Elk Park Center. Based on our review and comments received at the staff review meeting, we would offer the following comments: CML ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTAL 1. A 5-foot wide concrete walk is shown on the west side of the building. Parking stalls UNICIPAL', adjacent to this walk are 18 feet deep. This depth of parking stall is allowed PLANNING anticipating that a vehicle could overhang the concrete curb and gutter by two feet. SOLID WASTE If this occurs, the usable walk area would be reduced along the side of the building STRUCTURAL from five feet to three feet. We believe that the walk area should be widened, SURVEYING anticipating the overhang of cars parked adjacent to it. We would also recommend TRAFFIC that the sidewalk continue to the north and provide another access point over the curb TRANSPORTATION for vehicles that would choose to park north of the restaurant. ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL 2. The sign shown in the southeast corner of the site is located within an existing 10-foot ENGINEERING: utility and drainage easement. HVAC POWER DISTRIBUTION 3. At the staff review meeting, Glenn Sundeen of the Elk River Municipal Utilities SCADA raised the question of where his electrical box would be located. He indicated that SYSTEM CONTROLS the code requires it to be located 10 feet away from doors, windows, or flammable walls. Consideration should be given to where this electrical box can be located on the site. 4. We understand that the restaurant will have two drive-up windows, one for Arby's and the other for Sbarro. We question whether the drive-up lane is wide enough to allow vehicles to pass each other to access the two windows. We believe with the tight radius on the corner and 17 feet of width on the east side drive-through, that it will be very difficult for cars to bypass the first window and access the second •OFFICES IN: window without causing conflicts. However, the drive-through lane is wide enough MINNEAPOLIS for vehicles to attempt these types of moves. We believe that the drive-through PRIOR LAKE should either be widened to provide for these types of moves safely, or narrowed to ST.PAUL discourage these types of movements. WASECA An Equal Opportunity Employer