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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JULY 26, 1999 DRAFT 4 drive. The applicant was also willing to construct the second entrance into the parking lot, off _ the service drive. ... Ms. Randall advised that the Planning Commission recommended approval of Planning Case #99-10, Site Plan, for the construction of the west entrance monument and sign, subject to compliance with the lighting standards of the Zoning Ordinance. The Planning Commission also recommended approval of Planning Case #99-10, Site Plan, for the construction of the east entrance gate, conditioned on: I. Bethel College realigning the western portion of the service road and Bethel Drive to provide for a 24 foot wide roadway. 2. Construction of a second entrance into the existing parking lot off the service drive. 3. The applicant's Professional Engineer approve and sign-off on the east entrance barrier gate plans. Councilmember Larson stated that the way the applicant has proposed the east gate entrance, the access to the gate would be closer to the highway than staff would recommend and the gate was at an oblique angle. He asked how visible the gate would be for someone traveling at a high rate of speed on Highway 51 at night. He noted that the current location of the gate allows a motorist .. to approach the gate head-on, which allows sufficient visibility of the gate when it is closed. He ... asked if how the gate will be marked was discussed at the Planning Commission meeting. Ms. Randall stated that the applicant was proposing to include reflectorized signs on the gate. She also suggested the use of a sign farther up the entryway to warn motorists when the gate is closed. She noted that the proposed signs will be on the gate and will be slightly skewed for a motorist traveling at a high rate of speed. However, the gate will be visible from a distance and there are no hills or bushes in the way. Councilmember Larson asked if there was one-foot contour intervals on the west side at the slope. Ms. Randall stated that the intervals were two foot. Councilmember Larson asked, if the road was moved over according to staffs recommendation, what would be the actual cut-in. Ms. Randall stated that the cut-in would be approximately eight feet. Councilmember Aplikowski stated that the proposed gates would dress up the campus. She indicated that she had driven through Bethel College and noted a great deal of activity on campus. She had been driving a large vehicle and had no problem turning into the east entrance way at highway speed. She agreed that, with the new proposed east gate location, motorists will have to slow down quickly, however, this was not a deterring factor. e