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O -'" ' 11 St <br /> -�� Howarc R, Green Company <br /> CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br /> L CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br /> Formerly MSA <br /> Consulting Engineers <br /> April 22, 1998 <br /> File: 803520j-0240 <br /> Mr. Steve Ach <br /> City Planner <br /> City of Elk River <br /> 13065 Orono Pkwy <br /> PO Box 490 <br /> Elk River, MN 55330-1900 <br /> RE: NORWEST BANK SITE PLAN REVIEW <br /> Dear Mr. Ach: <br /> As requested we have reviewed the submittal package for the proposed Norwest Bank facility at <br /> the north end of Elk Park Center, 3rd Addition. The package was submitted by H. T. G. <br /> Architects and consisted of a site plan, grading and utility plan, landscape plan, floor plan, and <br /> exterior elevations. Based on our review and comments received at the staff review meeting we <br /> 411 would offer the following comments. <br /> A. Site Plan <br /> 1. The main issue with the site plan would be the driveway access shown at the <br /> south end of the lot onto Jackson Road. As you are aware, Elk Park Center was <br /> approved with no access onto Jackson Road at this location. We have talked <br /> with the architect for the project and a traffic engineer that he has retained to do <br /> a traffic analysis relative to an access at this point. As of the date of this letter we <br /> have seen no report from the architect's traffic engineer justifying the driveway <br /> onto Jackson Road. We would recommend that the site plan not be approved <br /> with the access onto Jackson Road until this data is available. <br /> 2. We question whether the large throat leading up to the drive thru is appropriate. <br /> Perhaps the driveway should be narrowed slightly by bringing the curb line of the <br /> north side of the drive thru area down into more of an island restricting the <br /> access. <br /> 3. In the same regard, the 24 foot travel lane around the northwest side of the <br /> building ought to be maintained by extending the concrete island out. This would <br /> actually create one more parking spot in the western parking area. We believe <br /> that this additional spot could be offset by the loss of one on the western row at <br /> the south end. This spot, we believe, should be eliminated to allow an area for <br /> cars to back out into when exiting the parking area. <br /> • <br /> 1326 Energy Park Drive • St. Paul, MN 55108 • 612/644-4389 fax 612/644-9446 toll free 888/368-4389 <br />