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<br />Darkenwald Family Partnership <br />May 24, 1994 <br /> <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />--------------------------------------------- <br /> <br />e: <br /> <br />ANALYSIS <br /> <br />In reviewing this application, there are three issues which stand out and <br />need to be addressed prior to moving forward. First and foremost is the <br />traffic issue. Attached is a traffic report submitted by Benshoof & Associates, <br />Inc. which indicates that developing the subject property will necessitate <br />road improvements at the intersection of Main Street and Carson Street. <br />The recommended improvements include two, twelve (12) foot southbound <br />lanes on Carson Street, one of which will be a right turn lane and the other a <br />left turn lane. In addition, a two foot painted island and a fourteen (14) foot <br />northbound lane, totaling forty (40) feet of roadway at the intersection of <br />Carson Street and Main Street. <br /> <br />The actual road width on Carson Street is thirty (30) feet. With the <br />necessary turn lanes, staff believes the improvements would encroach <br />completely into Burger Time's parking lot. Please refer to Terry Maurer's <br />memo for additional information. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ON SITE PARKING <br /> <br />The project has been proposed to have eighty-nine (89) parking stalls. <br />Incorporating some suggestions by staff, that could be reduced to e.ight-six <br />(86) stalls. Based on the proposed uses, the zoning ordinance requires a total <br />of seventy-nine (79) stalls be provided on site. Each developing parcel must <br />provide its required parking on the same lot. This is the reason it is not <br />recommended the parking stalls on the Pizza Hut parcel be included to <br />satisfy the required needs of the proposed project. <br /> <br />Based on a field survey of the proposed tenant stores in other communities, <br />the parking requirements have been higher. Therefore, staff is concerned <br />about the amount of available parking on site. In addition, the distribution <br />of parking is also a concern. Both Tires Plus and Abra Auto appear to have <br />adequate and convenient parking close to their front door. However, <br />available parking for 11idus Muffler and JR Tech Repair become squeezed <br />out as parking stalls are dramatically reduced as one moves towards the <br />center of the project. It is recommended that additional parking stalls be <br />provided to accommodate what staff expects to be higher parking demands <br />(based on the similar projects built in other communities) than is presently <br />required by the zoning ordinance. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />dark.pc <br />