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<br />Mr. Steve Ach <br />September 22, 1994 <br />Page Two <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2. The revised grading plan does show the concrete sidewalk which is proposed along <br />Freeport Avenue. However, it continues the sidewalk through the entrance and exit <br />from the proposed site. In reality, the concrete sidewalk will be removed in these <br />areas and pedestrian ramps will need to be installed on either side of the entrance and <br />exit. <br /> <br />3. The revised grading plan now indicates concrete curb and gutter on all areas of the <br />site. We believe that the actual intent of the First National Bank is that the curb and <br />gutter would be omitted from the area on the south boundary noted as future parking. <br />Omitting the concrete curb and gutter in this area and replacing it with bituminous <br />curbing would be acceptable given the proposed future parking to be developed in <br />this area. All other portions of the project should contain concrete curb and gutter. <br /> <br />4. The revised site plan now shows two locations where storm sewer is extended into <br />the site and terminates in a catchbasin, one along the southerly curb line and one <br />along the northerly curb line. This is consistent with the City's desire that no <br />" 9rainagebe. directed ov;erland on.lo Freeport Avenue, ,but thaLall drainage be picked. <br />upmterniliy. we.wouidquestlon', however; i1ie location-and nUiriitium number of ' . <br />catchbasins. There are not sufficient spot elevations to determine exactly how it is <br />intended to get the storm runoff to these two catchbasin locations, but it is fairly <br />obvious with just these two locations that there will be water sheeting across both <br />parking and driving areas. This is not the most desirable method of storm sewering <br />a site such as this. Also, both entrances and exits should contain a high point to <br />eliminate water from sheeting out onto Freeport Avenue and to also eliminate any <br />water from Freeport Avenue running into the site. <br /> <br />5. Future parking stalls are also shown on the west side of the site adjacent to Freeport <br />Avenue and the proposed exit from the drive-thru bank. These may not be the most <br />desirable locations for parking stalls because of potential conflicts between backing <br />movements from the stalls and cars coming from the drive-thru to use the southerly <br />exit point. <br /> <br />6. <br /> <br />The northerly driveway to Freeport Avenue is labeled "exit only". It is <br />approximately 14.5 feet wide, which is only wide enough for one vehicle to exit at <br />a time. It is set up so that either a right or left turning movement could be made <br />from this location. We would recommend that the driveway be no wider than shown <br />on this site plan. However, this may cause problems of backups internal to the site. <br />If a vehicle is waiting at this location to turn left, other vehicles will likely back up <br />behind. If, in fact, the driveway were widened to allow two lanes of exiting traffic <br />in an effort to not delay right turn movements, it is likely that the driveway would <br />also be used as an entrance. This would cause a significant problem on Freeport <br />Avenue due to its close location to the intersection at 191st Street. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2301247-2201.sep <br />