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Item # 6.3.
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
The Mayor and City Council
Stephen Wensman, Planner
April 17, 2000
Conditional Use Permit Request by TCF National
Bank, Public Hearing Case No. CU 00-7
Request
TCF National Bank is requesting a conditional use permit to construct a
financial institution in Elk Park Center Planned Unit Development.
Location
Lot 2, Block 1, Elk Park Center Third Addition (northeast corner of Jackson
and Freeport Avenue).
Zoning/Land Use
PUD (Planned Unit Development) / HB (Highway Business)
Attachments
Location Map
· Development Plans
· City Engineer's Memorandum, dated 3/1700
Overview
TCF National Bank is requesting a conditional use permit to construct a 4340
square foot financial institution with a seven lane, 2452 square foot, canopied
drive-up area on a 1.9-acre lot in Elk Park Center Planned Unit
Development. Conditional use permits are required of each new development
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within the Elk Park Center PUD. The location is on the north end of Elk
Park Center between Freeport Avenue and Norwest Bank.
In 1995, the City Council approved a conditional use permit for TCF to
construct the financial institution. Since that time, TCF's conditional use
permit expired because no construction occurred within two years after the
approval date. The development plans now proposed are nearly identical to
those approved in 1995.
Hours of Operation
TCF anticipates the hours of operation to be as follows:
Monday - Friday: Drive-up & Lobby- 9 AM to 7 PM
Saturday:
Drive-up window- 8 AM to 3PM
Lobby- 9 AM to 1 PM
Site Plan Review
Vehicular Parking and Circulation
TCF originally propose access off of Freeport Street, but has amended their
site plan as requested by staff to have two access points off of the private
drive shared with Norwest Bank. TCF has a cross access agreement with
Norwest Bank for the use of the private drive.
TCF has widened the drive isle around the drive-thru to accommodate a free
traffic lane and enough width to accommodate garbage trucks and other large
delivery vehicles.
TCF has shown parking for 30 cars, two of them handicap accessible. City
Ordinance requires 22 parking stalls.
City ordinance requires stacking room for 5 vehicles per drive through lane.
Due to the number of drive thru lanes, staff believes there is adequate
stacking room as long as a thru lane is clearly identified. The stacking lanes
will need to be striped so that a free traffic lane is maintained around the
drive -thru.
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Pedestrian Circulation
TCF will be installing a sidewalk on the west side of the private drive to the
Norwest Bank drive lane. This is consistent with the request by the
Planning Commission and the City Council in 1995.
Refuse Collection
A dumpster and recycling enclosure has been indicated on the site plan to be
constructed with materials to match the building. As indicated on the plans,
the dumpster enclosure is located adjacent the drive-up lanes near the
building with the doors facing Freeport Avenue.
Grading and Drainage
(See the attached Howard R. Green Memorandum)
Signs
TCF is proposing to have three wall signs and one freestanding monument
style sign. The proposed wall signs face Freeport Ave, Jackson Street, and
Highway 169. As proposed, the monument sign will be at the corner of
Freeport and the driveway to Norwest Bank. The signs conform to the PUD
sign regulations and will require a City of Elk River sign permit prior to
construction of the signs.
Landscaping and Screening
The landscape plan is similar to that approved in 1995, however there are
fewer trees and no berm separating the drive-up lanes from Freeport Avenue
as requested by the Police Department.
Staff recommends that the existing trees be protected during construction by
placing snow fencing around trees to be saved prior to any construction to
prevent grading, storage, or parking that might damage the trees.
ATM
The ATM is shown to be adjacent the first drive-thru lane.
Planning Commission Public Hearing
At the March 28th public hearing, no one from the public spoke for or against
this project. Concerns and questions from the Planning Commission were
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mostly regarding site access and traffic congestion. The Commission
unanimously recommended approval of this request.
Recommendation
Staff and the Planning Commission recommend that the City Council
approval of the conditional use permit request by TCF National Bank to
construct a 4340 square foot financial institution with a seven lane, 2452
square foot, canopied drive-up area with the following conditions:
1. THAT THE CITY ENGINEER COMMENTS OUTLINED IN THE ATTACHED
MEMORANDUM BE INCORPORATED INTO THE PLANS.
2. THAT A SIGN PERMIT BE OBTAINED FROM THE CITY PRIOR TO
INSTALLING THE WALL OR MONUMENT SIGNS.
3. THAT THE DRIVEWAY AROUND THE DRIVE-THRU BE STRIPED TO
ACCOMMODATE FREE TRAFFIC AROUND STACKED VEHICLES.
4. THAT THE PARKING STALLS BE STRIPED AS REQUIRED BY CITY
ORDINANCE.
THAT SNOW FENCING BE PROVIDED AROUND TREES TO BE SAVED PRIOR
TO ANY CONSTRUCTION TO PREVENT GRADING, STORAGE, OR PARKING
THAT MIGHT DAMAGE THE TREES.
6. THAT THE SIDEWALK ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PRIVATE DRIVE
EXTEND TO THE DRIVE LANE OF NORWEST BANK.
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Howard R, Green Oompany
QONSULTING ENGINEERS
March 17, 2000
File: 809700J-0240
Mr. Steve Wensman
City of Elk River
13065 Orono Parkway
P.O. Box 490
Elk River, MN 55330
RE: TCF BANK SITE PLAN REVIEW
Dear Mr. Wensman:
As requested, we have reviewed the submittal package for the TCF Bank proposed at the north
end of Elk Park Center. Based upon our review and comments received at the staff review
meeting, we would offer the following comments:
The grading plan shows the bulk of the drive-through area draining either to the service road
at the east side of the site and then down to the intersection of Freeport Avenue, or to the
west directly onto Freeport Avenue. We would recommend that additional storm sewer and
catch basins be run into the site to pick up the drainage internally. The service road on the
east side of the site has storm sewer along the east curb line which could be tapped into
and extended to the TCF drive-through exit, where additional catch basins could be placed
to pick up the storm water runoff. The same is true at the other side of the development
where storm sewer is available in Freeport Avenue. In fact, it is shown to extend into the
site with one catch basin near the northwest corner of the parking area. We would suggest
that two additional catch basins be added near the southwest corner of the catch basin to
intercept surface drainage before discharging onto Freeport Avenue.
We are very concerned about the potential conflicts caused by the western exit from the site
directly onto Freeport Avenue. This exit is shown approximately 125 feet from Freeport
Avenue. It is not clear from the drawings whetherthis exit lines up with the driveway to the
Cub Foods area directly across the street from Freeport Avenue.
Last week we placed traffic counters across Freeport Avenue between the proposed access
from TCF and Jackson Road. On Friday evening, March 10, the p.m. peak traffic eastbound
was 318 vehicles and westbound was 560 vehicles. As you are aware, the intersection of
Freeport Avenue and Jackson Road is a 4-way stop situation. We are quite concerned with
that much traffic that westbound traffic may back up at the 4-way stop, blocking the driveway
into TCF. Vehicles heading eastbound on Freeport Avenue may stop in a thru-lane of traffic
waiting for an opportunity to turn left into the TCF site. We would recommend that this
access onto Freeport Avenue be eliminated, forcing all traffic entering and exiting the TCF
site to the service road along the east side of the site. This service road intersects Freeport
Avenue approximately 450 feet from the intersection with Jackson Road, and will therefore
not see congestion caused by the 4-way stop. This would provide similar traffic movement
patterns for TCF Bank as the existing Norwest Bank to the north.
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3. There should be a 6-foot wide sidewalk constructed along the west side of the access road
from Freeport Avenue for pedestrians to access the TCF site.
4. The dumpster for the TCF site is located at the southwest corner of the building. It is
unclear how a garbage truck will access this. We assume that garbage pickup will happen
at off-hours and the garbage truck will be able to enter and exit this area from the same
direction and have free movements to back in and out of the site.
5. The landscaping plan should be reviewed carefully to ensure that no large trees are planted
in City easements. The City does have sanitary sewer and watermain running across the
boulevard area along Freeport Avenue. In fact, depending on what kind of berming and
plantings are done in this area, there is a sanitary sewer manhole and water valve which
may need to be adjusted.
If you have any questions regarding these comments, please call.
Sincerely,
Howard R. Green Company
Terry J:Maurer, P.E.
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