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/1) Norm Wells architect PA <br /> 1,21 St.t.vnteonth N4V <br /> Neva Brighton, Minncsolt i a 1 i! <br /> I ephonc-6iI4h11-H7'18 <br /> December 29, 2011 <br /> City of New Brighton <br /> Attention: Janice Gundlach, City Planner <br /> New Brighton City Council <br /> New Brighton Planning Commission <br /> RE: Bell Lumber and Pole Company <br /> Proposed Second Floor Office Addition <br /> Revised Narrative <br /> PROPOSED PARKING AREA REVISIONS <br /> This narrative is provided to discuss the parking situation at Bell Lumber and Pole. A further analysis of the existing on <br /> site parking indicated a totally disjointed parking situation which is inefficient and unsafe. Existing vehicular circulation <br /> to two major parking areas provides unsafe traffic patterns on the Site. The solution to these inefficiencies is indicated on <br /> the accompanying revised Site Plan. The first thing to notice is that the proposed new parking area to the East of the <br /> existing East parking area has been deleted. The addition of this parking area would require additional bituminous <br /> paving, additional runoff issues with the overall drainage of the Site, and a lengthy review process with the Rice Creek <br /> Watershed District. The proposed revised parking arrangement solves all of these issues and provides a much more <br /> cohesive Site parking arrangement. <br /> The existing building North of the Office Building currently used for parking will be demolished. The area below the <br /> building is currently unpaved, new bituminous will be placed to match up with the existing bituminous and the two <br /> parking areas will be combined into one new central parking area. Removing the existing building allows more efficient <br /> parking where the building now stands. Removing the existing building removes impervious roof areas and allows the <br /> placement of the new bituminous to exactly replace the existing roof area, thus no additional impervious areas will be <br /> added with the removal of the existing building. At the North side of the existing North parking area new bituminous <br /> will be placed to allow the new parking area to function as parking areas should function. A net increased area of 704 <br /> SF of impervious area is added to the Site, which the existing drainage system is able to handle with no new <br /> improvements. The Rice Creek Watershed District Engineers have reviewed, and approved, this parking solution. No <br /> Watershed District permit is required for this new parking scheme. <br /> Access to all parking will be from the main driveway to the new parking area. Employees will no longer be required to <br /> use the Yard entrance to access the existing North parking area which is currently unaccessible because of the building <br /> that is to be demolished. The new North parking area has 53 parking spaces, the existing East parking area has 10 <br /> parking spaces, the existing West parking area has 7 parking spaces for a total of 70 parking spaces. The current parking <br /> total of the North parking area is 25 vehicles, the existing building scheduled for demolition has a capacity of 10 parking <br /> spaces. The new North parking area increases the number of spaces from 35 to 53,an increase of 18 spaces. <br /> Drive aisles in the proposed new North Parking Area are wider than New Brighton's current minimum width of 24 feet to <br /> provide more maneuvering space for ease of accessing this new area. The new configuration will allow more efficient <br /> snow plowing during the snow season. <br /> With the new parking scheme all of the parking areas currently without concrete curb and gutter will have new curb and <br /> gutter. A total of 480 linear feet of B612 concrete curb and gutter will be added to the Site. <br /> PROPOSED LANDSCAPING REVISIONS <br /> The approved Site Plan included one new tree, a Columnar Maple, in the area of the originally proposed East parking <br /> area. This tree has been deleted as there is no need for a tree in this location. What is being proposed is the addition of <br /> 2 Autumn Blaze Maple trees along the First Street NW street frontage, in addition to the addition of 15 foundation <br /> plantings. This exceeds the requirements placed upon the project when it was originally approved. The increase in <br /> foundation plantings is to replace several plantings removed when larger windows and a retaining wall were placed at <br /> the East end of the office building earlier in 2011. The selection of Autumn Blaze maples is for the spectacular red/ <br /> orange fall colors when environmental conditions are favorable to fall colors, and this Maple is one of the hardiest <br /> maples for our region. <br />
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