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. . . EKhibi- B ~t BETHEL COLLEGE & SEMINARY Office of Physical Plant and Campus Planning p ~ .' -; .~. l: Bethel College & Seminary 3900 Bethel Drive, St. Paul, Minnesota 55112-6999 651-638-6200 faX' 651-638-6009 www.bethel.edu 6-29-99 JUN 2 9 1999 Nancy J. Randall, Associate Planner City of Arden Hills 4364 West Round Lake Rd Arden Hills, MN 55112 C"- '" . i. , ~;- t " .. '.! i VI Re: Planning Case 99-10, Site Plan Application The following is our response to your inquiries regarding the Site Plan Application for the east and west gates: East Gate Entrance . The City has a concern about unfamiliar motorist having difficnlty re-entering Snelling Avenue after finding that the gate is closed. In response to this, please consider the following: The pmpose of the gate is to prevent access to the campus from Snelling Avenue while at the same time allowing internal traffic to and from campus and the areas served by the service road. The gale location shown is the only economically feasible solution and moving the gate further into Bethel property wonld not be practical. The existing entrance gate (which prevents traffic to campus but not onto the service road) is closed at night. Therefore, area motorists are already aware that the campus cannot be accessed at night. Bethel will issue a notice to students and staff informing them of the future gate and hours that the gate will be closed. TIITee reflectorized red warning signs mounted on the East Side of gate will give advance notice to motorists that the gate is closed. TIle gate will close from approximately 11:00 p,m to 6:00 a.m every night. According to a 1995 MoDo1 traffic count (attached), traffic on southbound Snelling Avenue averages approximately 658 vehicles per day, During the hours that the gate wonld be closed, traffic averages approximately 86 vehicles per hour or 87 percent less than the average. A previously submitted analysis by Stanley Consultants shows that a passenger vehicle will be able to stop and turn back onto Snelling Avenue after seeing that the gate is closed. . Bethel is proceeding to have the right of way turned over to the College. In the meantime, we have obtained a pennit (A-99-0271) from MNDOT for tlte East Gate Project. See Attachment. . The street sign originally being relocated will not be moved and will remain in its current location. West Gate Entrance (Monument and Sign) . We have revised the Site Plan (attached), which now clearly indicates the 50ft right of way, and the 20ft setback, which is required. No other options are necessary.