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I I I Council Meeting Minutes August 25, 1998 Page 5 Council Business. continued Glen Van Wonner, SEH, said the lnnsbruck Professional Building and McDonalds would have separate driveways, and traffic would be concentrated at the common entrance and led directly into Minar. Outbound traffic would make a right turn and travel out. Regarding the Planning Commission's concerns, Norwest traffic was included in the traffic counts, U turns are prohibited, and the light system cycles should allow for adequate turning time. Gunderman asked the number of feet between the two separate driveways. Van Wormer believes there is about 50 ft. between the driveways. Hoffman asked which roads do McDonalds customers generally use. Van Wormer feels most of McDonalds customers travel southbound on Silver Lk. Rd. and turn right into McDonalds. Hoffman asked if some customers would turn right at lnnsbruck Dr. and then enter McDonalds. Van Wormer feels due to the lack of turn lanes on lnnsbruck Dr., 80 % of McDonalds customers would use the McOonalds entrance. Benke asked if the study included the frontage road and 27th Ave. traffic. Van Wormer estimated the highest traffic volumes impact morning hours and east bound lnnsbruck Dr. Van Wormer concluded the capacity could work, but suggested striping the westbound left turn lane. Larson has heard resident complaints regarding employee and transport parking on Service Dr. He suggested banning parking on one side of Service Dr. to eliminate this problem being that Minar will install additional on-site parking stalls. Samuelson noted concern of left turns creating congestion along lnnsbruck Dr. Van Wormer said there is technology to change signal sequencing to cleanse the intersection after each cycle. City Engineer Les Proper's concerns have been addressed in the study. Suzanne Wright, 2633 N. Innsbruck, noted the continual stacking of vehicles in the left lane of lnnsbruck Dr., and shares this concern with other lnnsbruck building employees. Samuelson asked if it is possible to install a left turn lane on lnnsbruck Or. to prevent stacking. Proper believes lnnsbruck Dr. could accommodate striping and a turn pocket. Benke questioned if there is space to add road width on the south side of McDonalds. Proper said the ROW is very wide, and additional narrowing would affect the sidewalk and boulevard areas typically used for snow storage. Van Wormer said one option is to move the center line to the west and curve it southerly to develop a turn lane. Jim Stoverter, 1227 Pecks Woods, supports the changes to the Service Dr. entrance, and favors widening the intersection on the north side of Innsbruck Dr. for safety reasons. Gunderman asked if the frontage road will be closed. Benke said no proposal has been received, however, there is question whether it would be usable after site modifications. Wright noted concern of transport unloading on Service Dr. and 27th Ave., and feels on-street parking should be prohibited on lnnsbruck Dr. near Norwest. Teague stated that unloading of transports is in violation of City Code and that activity should take place on site. Gunderman asked the procedures to control on-street parking. Teague confirmed that on-street parking is not a code violation unless it is banned. Gunderman questioned whether on-street parking on Service Dr. should be banned. Council Business Minar Special Use Permit Report 98-174 Resolution 98-081 Resolution 98-082