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Main Street Village page 6 This report discusses the AUAR requirements for stormwater management in a previous section. Staff met with the developer's team on July 31 to discuss these. Roads, Access, Traffic, Circulation: The site ultimately will have four access points: a right -in only slip lane from Main St.; the existing access on Otter Lake Road north of the bank; a new access on Otter Lake Road north of the water tower; and the service road along I- 35E. • The "slip lane" into the site from Main St. was negotiated with the Anoka County Highway Dept. as part of the CSAH 14/8 improvement project and the I -35E interchange project. This access will allow vehicles to leave Main St. to enter the site, but not exit the site onto Main St. It will not pose a safety problem on Main St., but there are some issues to consider. The plan shows this slip lane at 17' wide. We typically require road pavement to be at least 20' wide to provide for emergency vehicles. Though this access road may or may not be considered an "internal" road in the PUD, it is very different from a lane or alley providing rear access to the garages of townhomes where only the 20' is needed. This width must be corrected. After the initial S- curve, there are two driveway intersection points before this entry road meets the road north of the bank. The first driveways are placed near the end of the second curve. The second driveway intersection is about 85' further south, and the road intersection is about 60' past the driveway. A fast food drive through, gas station, and car wash have important circulation needs in addition to normal retail parking. These needs must be met with safe access and circulation. Staff suggests that the roadway between the two east driveways be narrowed to 20' like the slip lane itself and kept as one -way to the south. This will keep the traffic on the slip lane from Main St. flowing in one direction as far as the two southern driveways, allowing ample stacking distance before meeting vehicles traveling north. Other possibilities include the following: • The northern driveway on the east (Block 1) be converted to right -out only that would allow vehicles to exit the parking lot but not enter. • The northern driveway on the west be revised to right -in only. The southern driveway on the east (Block 1) definitely should be adjusted slightly align centerlines with the driveway on the west. • The existing bank access will become right - in/right -out in the foreseeable future. Otter Lake Road will be reconstructed in this area in order to accommodate future traffic, and at that time a median will be created. It is possible that Anoka County could require that the existing access be converted to right - in/out when development occurs. Either way, the second Otter Lake Road access is a key element as it will be the primary access to the development area. •