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INCORPORATED <br /> CONSULTING PLANNERS <br /> LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS <br /> 300 FIRST AVENUE NORTH <br /> SUITE 210 <br /> MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55401 <br /> 612-339-3300 PHONE <br /> 612-337-5601 FAX <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: May 3,2002 <br /> TO: Susan Henry,Village of St. Anthony <br /> FROM: Phil Carlson and Craig Rapp,Dahlgren, Shardlow and Uban <br /> RE: Culver's Restaurant Proposal,400DSilver Lake Road <br /> Introduction <br /> Culver's Restaurant has proposed a new- facility at 4000 Silver Lake in the -Northwest Quadrant <br /> Redevelopment area. We were requested to review the proposed plan in light of the expectations of the <br /> Master Framework Plan in the recently completed Redevelopment Plan. We offer the following comments <br /> on the Culver's plan. <br /> Building Placement <br /> The Framework calls for defining spaces"with buildings not parking lots",and for buildings to"occupy all <br /> corners whenever possible." The proposed Culver's plan,illustrated on the attached Proposed Plan,places <br /> the building in the middle of the site.We looked at options that would move the building to the corner of <br /> Silver Lake Road or near it,including the attached Site Plan Option drawing. Our conclusion is that using <br /> Culver's floor plan it is not feasible to move the building much closer to the corner and make the site plan <br /> work well. A drive-through facility usually requires auto access on all sides of the building,making corner <br /> placement difficult with this building arrangement. <br /> Another framework principle,where there is no building at the street edge,is to keep some kind of edge—"a <br /> wall,railing,or dense hedge of sufficient height to block headlights,but short enough to allow pedestrians to <br /> see over." For the Culver's plan we suggest this kind of treatment at the southeast corner of the site to <br /> maintain the street edge. <br /> The framework also suggests that building entries should be "facing the street and not side or internal <br /> parking areas." But with the problems noted above it does not seem practical with this building design to <br /> place the entry facing the street, although that would be preferable. <br />