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4. Building Coverage: Office: Vehicle Detailing: Total Building: 5. Total Impervious Area: 81360 sq. ft. 6. Open Space: Required: 25% Provided: 43% 360 sq. ft. 1,620 sg. ft. 11980 sq. ft. 7. Traffic Circulation: The applicant is proposing two driveways for the project, one 24' two-way driveway off of 7th Court and a 24' two-way driveway off of 12th Street. Pursuant to Section 952.12(1)(a) (see attachment 4), the public works director is requiring that the driveway along 12th Street be removed. Section 952.12(1)(a) states that projects which have frontage on two roadways shall access the roadway of lower functional classification (in this case 7th Court). That LDR section also gives the Public Works Director the discretion to allow the applicant to access the roadway of higher functional classification, if such access would result in a better traffic circulation system. The Public Works Director has determined that the safest plan is to access only 7th Court. The applicant is not in agreement with this requirement. S. 9. 10. It is the opinion of the public works director that the project does not need access to 12th Street, given the project's size, use, and the proposed driveway's distance from 7th Court. The public works director's main concern is to preserve the level of service for 12th Street by minimizing curb cuts. As proposed, the driveway to 12th Street would create another intersection that could degrade the level of service on 12th Street by adding another friction point. Vehicles making left turns from the project's proposed 12th Street driveway onto 12th Street will have a conflict with vehicles turning right on 12th Street from 7th Court. Also, by limiting the number of intersections, the right turn maneuvers from 12th Street will be concentrated, limiting the frequency that vehicles on 12th Street must brake to turn right and will eliminate any conflict between a vehicle turning left from the project's 12th Street driveway and a vehicle turning right onto 12th Street from 7th Court. The intersection essentially adds another decision point for drivers and another opportunity for vehicular conflict. Therefore, in the opinion of the public works director, the driveway should not be approved. At its August 12, 1993 meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the Public Works Director reconsider his decision to have the applicant eliminate the project's 12th Street driveway. The Public Works Director has reviewed the issues involved with the project's proposed driveway to 12th Street and has reaffirmed his decision that the 12th Street driveway should be eliminated. Off -Street Parking: Required: 5 spaces Provided: 5 spaces Stormwater Management: The stormwater management plan has been approved by the Public Works Department, and a type "A" permit will be issued. Landscape Plan: The landscape plan is in conformance with Chapter 926. 15 AUG 4 ��9 400K 00 FgF.3fJ