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HOISINGTON TEL No.612-835-3160 MaY 24.93 18:50 P.03 '. ," , , ., ~ ,..... ..~ ----.--- ...------------ -----.-. . .~... -_.~. ComputerOt)'/OoaroId. May 24, 1993 pase 2 .tacldng distance between the eervic:e drive and County Road B2 for those exiting the shopp1ns eenter. Purthermore, the configuration of the parking lot will allow for the baddns of vehicles Into the service drive aeatlng further congestion while maneuverin8 takes place. By falling to correct these problems as part of this process and, In fact, making corrections virtually impossible, once the Computer City fadUty Is built, would be unconscionable. TurnIng radius Improvements are a neceetity as Is the widening of the common ealt/west service drive. Furthermore, the purported one-way system proposed. by Computer Gty may well encourage two-way traffic allowing people to use the westerly access as an egress thus complicating traffic problems at the Intersection. Some parking win nece88&rily have to be 100t on the Computer City site, and perhaps, even on the Cl'08sroads site, to correct these difficult problems. / ,. , Jnt~pat1on Unfortunately, Computer City is intending to occupy Its proposed. site with a total disregard for Crossroads. It turns its back to the shopping center and fails to coordinate constrUction materials, parking or circulation with Crossroads. This is not at all consistent with the City's SC District IJtandards which call for the integration of shopping facilities for the entire district. It is our experience that businesaet function better when they operate as coordinated units rather than as a series of independent stores. The potential exists to integrate these developments. " > .,. ( Sta\tt Linn ,.. The proposed siting of the Computer City buUdlng also disregards the Crossroads Shopping Center, It literally creates a 22 to 35 foot wall which precludes views from the Intersection of County Road B2. and Snelling Avenue, a circumstance that Is not entirely avoidable but can be improved upon if the buDding is positioned properly. The question Is where can It be located. 80 that it wUl have the least amount of viewshed disruption on Crossroads wbile satisfying everyone's best interests? While it Is not our responsibility to redesign the Computer Oty 8lte, it Is evident that the proposed. Computer City configuration will have the maximum degree of adverse effect on sight lines to Crossroads (see Proposed Plan attached). It wUl pre- empt views from County Road 82 which Is Croseroads' most important visual IIII"N"M. t:: t'~ ,.. ~I.