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Little Canada Planning Commission 9 June 1986 Page Two • Minimize and limit vehicular access onto all types of arterials ensuring adequate distance between intersections and utilization of appropriate traffic control methods and devices. • Wherever possible limit or prevent access to property from major streets. Rice Street is listed as a minor arterial in the Little Canada Transportation Plan. For the above reasons, we would oppose the driveway shown 230 feet north of Minnesota in any form. Subsequent to the elimination of that driveway, the connection from the Hardee's site to the adjacent property becomes questionable. In any case, it would be inadvisable to route traffic from Hardee's through other sites unless some interrelationship could be shown. In the latter case, such a driveway would allow vehicles to circulate between uses without using the public street. In this case, however, the connection would merely encourage traffic to cut through, causing potential congestion on the adjacent property. The driveway access to U.S. Swim and Fitness would appear to be acceptable in concept. A potential relationship could be claimed in this case, as well as allowing a second outlet to Minnesota Avenue during peak hours. A problem exists, however, in that this access is not properly aligned with the adjacent parking lot's drive aisles. This offset intersection can cause internal congestion. We would recommend that this situation is re- designed. Hardee's Site Plan The circulation on the site is acceptable subject to the items mentioned in the previous section. These include elimination of the driveway access to the adjacent property to the north and proper alignment of the access to the east. The applicant has supplied a building plan delineating uses and parking requirements by use. These requirements total 28 for dining area, 6 for dining area in the "solarium ", 14 for fast food lobby, 10 for the kitchen, 3 spaces for office area, and one space for storage area, totalling 62 spaces required. No parking requirement is made for non - generations such as children's playground or utility and restroom areas. The site plan shows 65 total parking spaces, including two spaces located near the drive - through and service area. We would prefer to see these two spaces eliminated and replaced by an adequate service and loading area. This area should be separated from drive- through aisle areas by a curb for proper traffic channelization. The drive - through aisle has enough length for approximately seven waiting vehicles which should be adequate. 4�