HomeMy WebLinkAboutTHE GREEN SOLUTION - PDP/FDP - FDP150045 - REPORTS - CITIZEN COMMUNICATION (3)Stephen Olt
From: Heckel, Nate <nate.heckel@cushwake.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 4:44 PM
To: Ryan Mounce
Cc: Mike Jensen; Kevin Brock
Subject: 810 N. College
1. My concerns here are simple. I feel the site planning and design standards to ensure that the parking and
circulation of the proposed development are well designed with regard to safety, efficiency and convenience are
not being met.
2. The applicant's site plan allows for parking on the north side of the property, contrary to historical
use. Historical use of the driveway has been a means for accessing each properties separate parking lot whereas
the proposed uses the driveway as a parking isle. I am surprised the traffic engineer didn't feel there was any
impact and I am also surprised this didn't involve any type of minor amendment to their site plan.
3. The applicant has requested various easements for the 15' strip of land owned by the liquor store adjacent to
their property. This 15' strip of land dead -ends at the same east line of the applicant's property. Reasonable
site circulation would include some means of turning around a) should their not be a parking space immediately
available and b) should someone choose to attempt to exit the property by the same means of turning around
rather than backing into ingress as well as egress traffic.
4. The applicant has not requested easements for the remaining 18' of strip of land owned by the bowling alley.
5. The parking has intensified the use this driveway of which the bowling alley and the liquor store are financially
responsible for maintaining. I am somewhat surprised that the traffic engineer has not been more critical of
how the parking is c
In summary, although the applicant has requested easements from the liquor store property those were
requested approximately one week ago leaving little time for a real solution. In discussing their request, I
stressed this last minute solution was not the right solution. I shared my belief that there needs to be an
agreement between the liquor store, bowling alley and the applicant. That agreement can create the terms by
which these properties work together in a manner that is well designed, well circulated, is efficient and as well
as safe. I encourage you to ask the applicant to work together with the neighboring properties and allow us the
time necessary to do such.
Thank you for your time,
Nate Heckel
Vice President
Direct: 970-267-7724
Mobile: 970-412-0225
Fax: 970-267-7419
nate.heckel@cushwake.com