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515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 <br />(651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 <br />www.ci.little-canacla.rnn.us <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Fahey & Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator <br />DATE: August 23, 2002 <br />RE: Poolside Access issues <br />MAYOR <br />Michael I. Fahey <br />COUNCIL <br />Beverly Scalze <br />Jim LaVaile <br />Matt Anderson <br />Rick Montour <br />ADMINISTRATOR <br />Joel R. Hanson <br />After our discussion at the last meeting, I review truck access issues for Jackson Street between <br />Little Canada Road and County Road C. 80 E. Little Canada Road has one loading dock on the <br />east side of their building and two on the south side that need Jackson Street as the access. <br />Therefore, an all out ban on truck traffic on Jackson would negatively impact the businesses in <br />that building. <br />Discussion also occurred regarding weight limitations for vehicles over 9000 pounds gross <br />vehicle weight. This limitation would also be troublesome in that it will restrict many <br />commercial vehicles of less weight than a semi tractor with a trailer. Many 1 -ton trucks would <br />exceed that limit. (I believe small delivery trucks can run up to 10,000 to 14,000 GVW — see <br />chart attached.) Therefore, I would urge caution in being too restrictive. <br />The removal of the Poolside sign on Little Canada Road should occur, as it is an off-premises <br />sign that does not appear to meet our code criteria for it to exist. Our code requirements are as <br />follows: Directional /Information Signs. <br />Off - Premise Signs. Said signs shall be limited to situations where access is questionable <br />and /or confusing and resulting traffic safety may be jeopardized or traffic inappropriately <br />utilizes residential, minor streets. Said sign shall require a conditional use permit as approved <br />by the City Council. The size of the sign shall be determined by the City Council and shall <br />contain no advertising. <br />Lastly, do we really need to restrict access? If semi's access Poolside from County Road C, they <br />will likely exit via Jackson due to the ease of the route. Likewise, if trucks access via Jackson, <br />they would exit onto County Road C. Therefore, other than a heavier load, it shouldn't make any <br />difference from a vehicle count standpoint which street trucks access Poolside. Based upon this <br />information, my recommendation is we do not limit access to the Poolside site other than <br />seasonal weight restrictions (5 -ton road), we require the posting of a "right turn only" exit onto <br />