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r~INUrEs City Council November• 23, 1988 Conoco The City Planner• r~epor~ted that the Or•dinance states that the corner is Convenience the location wher•e lot lines cr•oss. Gas Station Fahey stated that befor~e he would be in favor of the proposal, he would (Cont.) need to hear the County's opinion with r•egard to the curb cut and whether or not they feel it will wor•k. Fahey felt that the location of the cur•b cut will result in additional problems at the inter•section. Blesener• felt the cur•b cut would be adding a lot of tr•affic and a lot of danger to the area. Blesener pointed out that the City has a letter from one of the property owners in the area requesting a guard rail be installed in this area due to problems with car~s ending up in yards and even hitting a house. Blesener did not feel the Conoco plan submitted was a good one as far~ as the driveway locations wer•e concer•ned. Blesener felt the curb cut should 6e located fur~ther north. Fahey asked if the City Engineer had reviewed the proposal or discussed it with the County. The City Engineer r•eported that he reviewed the site with the applicant and also had concer~ns about the curb cut location on Centerville Road. The Engineer• pointed out tihat a per•mit will be necessary from the County for the cur~b cut. The Engineer stated that he had some concer•ns about the curb cut location as well. Scalze pointed out that the site plan does not show the elevations of the pr~operty which will also present some problems. Blesener• pointed out that due to the improvements in the area with the wi der str•eet and tr~affi c si gnal s, i t seems that car~s are tr•avel i ng even faster around the corner~. Blesener did not believe it would be good planning on the Council's part not to develop the McNamar•a and Mondor properties as one piece. Collova agreed, pointing out that without the Mondor• property as part of the development, that parcel will be left as a narr~ow lot along the Water 4!orks and may become useless. Blesener• pointed oiat the situation on Rice Street where two proper•ties should have been combined for development and wer•e not. The result has been problems for the City and the property owner. Fahey stated that he needed to be convinced by the experts that the cur•b cut would work. Fahey agr~eed that the best solution would be to develop both properties as one. Fahey suggested that the two pr•operties be r•ezoned PUD B-3. Fahey suggested that the curb cut be stacked out and the County asked to r•eview the pr•oposal and comment on whether~ or not it will work. Alan Br~evitz, representing Conoco, stated that he discussed the matter with the County Traffic Division as well as City Ennineer. The County's Tr•affic Engineering Oepar~tment stated that they will not deny access Page -4-