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r Page 2 R,C,E, Corporation The applicant has indicated that the-two shopping center driveways on Silver Lake .Road .have. been interchanged to facilitate the overall circulation in the event that the property south `of the proposed shopping center is developed for commercial uses, The app leant has provided a'diagram of-a possible development for this parcel. In regard to this proposed revision,.-we'would comment that: the closing of driveways to Taco John's and Super valu, and the further ..granting of access easements to the `vacant service 'station, the vacant property east of the-veterinary clinic and to Taco John's does 'improve circulation, This would simplify traffic movements in the area and reduce the. number of ,potential conflict points with the Silver Lake Road and Mississippi Street traffic streams. Relative to the interchanging of the location of the, .main and secondary driveways, we would question the reasoning ' for such a revision. Specifically, at the last Council meeting the applicant's traffic consultant stated that the original location for the main driveway was essential for visibility >to the shopping center. The traffic consultant stated that it was his opinion .that northbound traffic would be past the... southern entrance before they recognized it as the entrance.. to the center, It-would appear that while the plans may show otherwise the function of the two driveways would remain un- changed.:. We would suggest that if two driveways are permitted on Silver Lake Road and if the variance is apQroved for the increased driveway width that the driveways be constructed as originally planned. A further comment regarding the revised. proposed plan concerns-.itself with Super valu's request foran-entrance to their .,parking lot from the northern shopping center driveway. The same concern is questioned for the most easterly entrance to the proposed steak house on the south side of this .driveway. The concern is that entrances in these locations may create conflict points and additional turning movements near the driveway entrance on Silver Lake Road, We would suggest that- these entrances be closed if the applicant's proposal is aPProved. • Basically, we feel the proposed revision is acceptable except as noted in the concerns expressed above. s _ _ - - °, ,,