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• re;:01!-- <br /> - Howard R. Green Company <br /> L CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br /> September 22, 1999 <br /> File: 808330-0240 <br /> Mr. Scott Harlicker <br /> City of Elk River <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway <br /> Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> RE: WAL-MART SITE DEVELOPMENT PLANS <br /> Dear Mr. Harlicker: <br /> As you requested, we have reviewed the site development plans for the proposed Wal-Mart to <br /> be located in Elk River Crossing Addition. Based on our review, comments received at the staff <br /> review meeting and a discussion with the developer's engineer, we would offer the following <br /> comments. <br /> 1. The grading plan shows grading on the Wal-Mart site only. I discussed this with the <br /> • developer's engineer, he indicated that the way the agreements are written, Wal-Mart is <br /> responsible for all grading inside their lot boundary and the developer is responsible for all <br /> grading outside of the Wal-Mart site. This presents a possible timing problem, since <br /> obviously we cannot allow a pond to only be partially constructed. The developers should <br /> provide reassurance to the City that these ponds will be built in their entirety by the <br /> combination of the Wal-Mart mass grading and the Elk River Crossing mass grading and <br /> that this construction will occur in a timely fashion so that the ponds are fully constructed <br /> when they are needed. <br /> 2. The plan shows the width of the parking stalls to be 9.5-feet, this is also slightly larger than <br /> the City requirement of 9-feet. <br /> 3. I have discussed with the developer's engineer, the peak traffic exiting the site. The two <br /> access points are shown to be approximately 25-feet wide. This would allow for one lane of <br /> traffic into the site and one lane of traffic out of the site. We discussed whether or not there <br /> are peak traffic times when a three-lane design would work better with one lane entering the <br /> site and two lanes exiting the site allowing for a right turn and left turn lane. The developer's <br /> engineer assured me that Wal-Mart does not see these types of peak flow and one lane <br /> exiting the site at each location would be sufficient. <br /> • <br /> O:\PROJ\808330\0240\330-1502.sept99.d oc <br /> 1326 Energy Park Drive • St. Paul, MN 55108 • 651/644-4389 fax 651/644-9446 toll free 888/368-4389 <br />