Laserfiche WebLink
<br />Elk Park Center, Phase I <br />:March 29, 1994 <br /> <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />"'J <br />e <br /> <br />ANALYSIS <br /> <br />A detailed list of issues are included in the attached site plan review letters <br />from Terry Maurer and myself. Please refer to these letters for specific <br />comments regarding the package of plans submitted for review. The <br />following is a summary of staffs review of the proposed plans. <br /> <br />Site Plan <br /> <br />Overall, the proposed site plan is generally consistent with the <br />approved Development Plan. The two areas of discrepancy are the <br />traffic control/landscaping islands along the east end of each parking <br />row and signage along Jackson Road. These will be described later in <br />the report. <br /> <br />Parking and Circulation <br /> <br />Considerable attention has been given to the circulation element of <br />this development. Staff has suggested the following: <br /> <br />'Ii.. <br />../ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Eliminating the cut out parking in front of the northerly retail bays to <br />reduce conflicts along this major drive aisle. <br /> <br />· Removing the sharp curves from the drive aisle next to the building. <br /> <br />· Improve the intersection of the entrance drive off Jackson Road and <br />the drive aisle at the northeast corner of the Target Store. <br /> <br />· Redesign the southerly most entrance to the shopping center off <br />Freeport Avenue. <br /> <br />The developers are proposing to deviate away from the approved <br />Development Plan by eliminating islands from the easterly perimeter of the <br />parking rows. The concept would be to retain enough parking islands to <br />control traffic movements and increase the size of those that are saved. One <br />advantage of larger islands is to enhance the conditions for shrubs and trees <br />to survive in a parking area. One disadvantage is, rather than having many <br />islands with some landscaping, there are fewer with a lot of landscaping. <br />This, in effect, may not achieve a complete "break up" of parking area with <br />landscaped areas. Reducing the number of traffic islands does not <br />compromise any of the traffic circulation concerns. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />pcepc.doc <br />