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MINUTES <br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />APRIL 14, 1994 <br />Van Wormer reported some concern with the orientation <br />of the drive onto Country Drive. Van Wormer suggested <br />that it be made more 90 degrees which will provide for <br />better turning patterns onto Country Drive while still <br />allowing traffic to turn into the SA site from Country <br />Drive. <br />Van Wormer reported on access to the site for trash <br />collecting, tanker and delivery trucks, noting that <br />access is possible and can be coordinated to occur <br />during off -peak hours. <br />Van Wormer stated that, in summary, there are some on- <br />site problems that will have to be worked with, but <br />there is the opportunity for the site to work <br />relatively smoothly. Van Wormer stated that the amount <br />of additional traffic that will be generated by <br />SuperAmerica as opposed to a sit -down restaurant is <br />relatively small, especially compared to the total <br />volumes already on Little Canada Road. Van Wormer <br />pointed out that the 800 trips that he estimated for <br />restaurant traffic is the amount that could be expected <br />for a 16 or 24 -hour per day restaurant, not the amount <br />currently being generated by Grumpy's. <br />DeLonais reported that he and the Mayor have discussed <br />the SA proposal with the County's Public Works <br />Department, and they suggested that access of the SA <br />site could be restricted to right -hand turns in and out <br />similar to what was done at the northeast corner of the <br />intersection. The County traffic engineer agreed. <br />Van Wormer stated that the traffic volumes shown in the <br />traffic study will not have a significant impact on the <br />area. Van Wormer pointed out that banning eastbound <br />traffic from turning left into the SA site would force <br />that traffic to make a left turn onto Country Drive and <br />then into the SA site. This may result in a worse <br />situation. <br />Garske asked what would happen if Country Drive was <br />backed up with vehicles trying to turn left into the SA <br />site. <br />Van Wormer stated that the area will be tight, but if <br />the vehicles waiting to turn left into SA from Country <br />Drive are near the centerline, there would be room for <br />vehicles to go around. There is storage capacity for 6 <br />7 <br />