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Howarc R. Green Co CONSULTING ENGINEERS July 9, 1999 File: 807250J -0240 Ms. Kathy Glanzer City of Little Canada 515 Little Canada Road East Little Canada, MN 55117 -1633 RE: COUNTY OFFICE PARK Dear Ms. Glanzer: �pany As requested we have reviewed the most recent submittal for the County Office Park located on Rice Street. The plans were prepared by Plowe Engineering, Inc. for Davern, Inc. They consisted of a site plan, preliminary utility plan, preliminary plat, preliminary grading and erosion control plan. Based on our review, we would offer the following comments. A. Site Plan • The driveway opening onto Rice Street is shown as 42 feet wide, City ordinance restricts driveways to 24 feet in width. However, they can be expanded slightly larger based on approval of city staff. Although 42 feet is wider than the ordinance allows, if in fact it is to provide one drive lane in and two drive lanes out so that there can be a lane for left turns and a lane for right turns, this would seem reasonable. That way the right turning vehicle would not have to wait behind a vehicle waiting for an opportunity to turn left. • The southern end of the site the parking area measures 40 feet wide. This needs to be expanded to 44 feet to allow for a 24 foot drive isle and 20 foot parking space. • The location of the trash receptacle in the extreme southwest corner of the parking area does not seem to be the best location. First it disrupts parking for that building and second it is a long distance to go from the most northerly building to the most southerly to deposit trash. Perhaps there ought to be more trash receptacles strategically placed throughout the sight. • Handicap stalls are shown at three locations. From the north they are located between the second and third building, at the south end of the fourth building and the south end of the fifth building. There are two buildings, the most northerly and the most southerly that have no handicapped stalls adjacent to them. • At the most northerly end of the parking lot there should be a bump out in the curb to provide for vehicles backing out of parking stalls. B. Preliminary Plat • The most northerly three buildings have the 50 -foot shore land set back line encroaching into the building footprint. O: \PROJ \807250j \0240\250- 0904.j u1y99. doc 1326 Energy Park Drive • St. Paul, MN PAGE 147 4-9446 toll free 888/368 -4389