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Mr. Mike Falk July 2, 1996 Page 2 Site Plan The site plan has been significantly revised. Previously, it was well laid out with ample room for circulation between parking, gas pumps, car wash and driveways. The new site is rather compact and does create some congestion concerns. The driveways on Lexington A venue have been moved further north. This will make it more difficult for traffic to enter and exit Lexington Avenue because of the potential backup of traffic from the signal at Roselawn A venue. The north driveway is close enough so that three cars backed up from the signal will block the north driveway. Six to seven vehicles will block the south driveway. Previously, it took five vehicles to block the north driveway and nine vehicles to block the south driveway. While this blockage will probably occur at the south driveway only during the p.m. peak hour, it will create some on-site delays. We anticipate that southbound traffic will not use the Lexington A venue driveways at heavier traffic times, but instead turn left onto Roselawn A venue and then enter the site from the north. Thus, there should not be any major problems on Lexington A venue for vehicles seeking access to the site. On-site circulation is somewhat difficult. The driveways are not lined up clearly with the aisles. The north driveway makes it rather difficult for traffic to reach the pump islands. A vehicle at the northwest gas pump on the west side of the island will be a major obstacle to traffic attempting to enter from Lexington Avenue and get to a gas pump. Fortunately, very little traffic should enter from this driveway. The distance between the pump islands and the parking at the north edge of the site is minimal. If a vehicle occupies the full 18 feet normally associated with vertical parking, and there is IS feet allotted for vehicles north of the pump islands, there is insufficient room for two-way traffic passing between the parked vehicle and the vehicle at the gas pump. With a high volume of traffic going to or coming from the Roselawn Avenue driveway, it is essential that there be circulation around and past this parking and gas island traffic. The maneuvering at the northwest corner of the pump island will be extremely tight. If there is a vehicle at the northwest pump island, it will be very difficult for northbound traffic to make the corner around the vehicle and travel east to the Roselawn A venue driveway. This could force more traffic to attempt to use the Lexington Avenue driveway. Traffic traveling from Roselawn A venue to the parking area near the convenience store must also either drive between the gas pumps or around the west edge. The distance between pumps is 20 feet which will not allow a third vehicle to pass between two vehicles at the pumps. The previous site plan had 30 feet which normally would allow that. The distance between the west pump island and the curb line is approximately 25 feet. With 10 feet for a vehicle at the pumps, this leaves only a one-way aisle at the west end.