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i 1 The Rein representative indicated they were proposing to keep the 2 existing concrete island next to the one way street which would become a drive-up lane for the service window. The trees which are planted 4 in the island would be retained. The area in front of the restaurant 5 and the existing parking lot would be landscaped as shown on the site 6 plans which had been included in the Commission's agenda packet. Mr. 7 Sikora indicated a row of three foot high amur maple "bushy screen" 8 would also be provided along the south side of the internal service 9 road to Silver Lake Road which runs next to the garages for the 10 apartment buildings. This screen would provide a buffer for the 11 apartments. 12 The existing parking lot in that same area has spaces for 2,800 cars and 13 Burger King would need 35 or 40 parking spaces and the Rein management 14 representative perceived they now had an opportunity for breaking up 15 this large parking area with landscaping which would also screen the 16 parking area from the Silver Lake Road view. 17 The monument sign depicted on the site plans would be an 8 X 8 foot 18 sign mounted on a 2 foot high concrete base which would be located on 19 the south side of the access road off Silver Lake Road. 20 Mr. Sikora indicated the Apache management anticipated 80% of the 21 traffic to this facility to be generated from the mall itself and the 22 rest of the customers to come off Silver Lake Road. He added that the 23 traffic generated from this facility would be "a drop in the bucket" 24 when compared to the cars and customers coming to the shopping center. 0 The Project Manager agreed with the Chair's perception that the existing 26 entrance to the one way road to the drive-up window would be a "tight 27 squeeze for vehicles approaching from Silver Lake Road" and indicated 28 he had already anticipated having to widen that entrance. He said 29 another possibility would be to widen the existing island to about 15 30 feet wide so cars would have a better opportunity to straighten out 31 before'entering the drive-up lane. 32 The Chair suggested the view of traffic entering the service road from 33 the restaurant might be obstructed by the trees. Mr. Sikora indicated 34 the planners had perceived it might be a good idea to screen the view 35 of the drive-up window and the existing refuse enclosure from the 36 service road but suggested the island might be extended further west 37 or that exit closed off completely. 38 Mr. Sikora reiterated the sign on Silver Lake Road was necessary to let 39 the 20% or so prospective customers who are not shopping at Apache know 40 the restaurant is there. He then pointed out that there is still 41 evidence at the base of the existing Apache pylon shopping center sign 42 that at one time Apache had monument signs. 43 When the Project Manager said Burger King signs come in many sizes, 44 Commissioner Brownell pointed out that if the sign were reduced to 6 45 feet X 6 feet, the total square footage would be 109.75 and a 7 foot 0 11