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<br />4 <br /> <br />pay the taxes on the parking lot property. Mr. Dunwell indicated <br />that in their opinion the project is consistent with what is <br />going on and beneficial to the area. The neighborhood gains a <br />park, the school benefits because they can sell property and <br />utilize funds, and an existing business in the area can expand. <br />Mr. Dunwell indicated that the applicant is running out of time, <br />and that they need a decision to be made tonight. <br /> <br />Pat Johnson questioned whether there was any more traffic <br />information available from the post office. <br /> <br />Mr. Dunwell indicated that the only information he has received <br />from the post office related to the fact that there would be <br />1,000 to 1,200 transactions at the post office per day, which <br />doesn't address all the automobile trips to the site to use P.O. <br />boxes, or the mail drive thru. <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson asked whether any additional architectural details of <br />the proposed post office building were available. Mr. Dunwell <br />passed out photo's of a similar post office building to show <br />types of materials that would be used. <br /> <br />Commissioner Johnson indicated concern that the transaction <br />numbers does not adequately indicate the number of cars using the <br />site, and that she had a concern about cars backing out from <br />parking spaces into the mail drop stacking space. <br /> <br />Dunwell indicated that these functions would be separated, and <br />that there would be no parking adjacent to the drive up. <br /> <br />Maschka asked if there was any information on the design capacity <br />of the adjacent streets. Janisch indicated that according to a <br />study conducted in Cincinnati that a post office similar to what <br />is being proposed in Roseville will generate an average of 1,200 <br />cars per day, of which 42% would be using the drive through. <br />Janisch also indicated that according to Ramsey County, that the <br />normal existing level of service estimate is B, which is good, <br />and that the worst case would be a C, which is workable. The <br />county had no concerns about capacity. Janisch indicated that <br />the traffic volumes were just barely over the minimum volumes to <br />justify a four (4) lane road. Janisch indicated that someday a <br />left turn lane may be necessary. <br /> <br />Maschka asked if a restriction on the rezoning would be possible <br />to limit the development of a post office. Dahlgren responded <br />that generally courts indicate that you can't restrict the use. <br />The decision is whether the zone is appropriate, not necessarily <br />an individual use. Dahlgren indicated that some cities have <br />relied on agreements with property owners to restrict use. <br />Maschka questioned whether or not these agreements have been <br />upheld by the courts. Dahlgren indicated that there have not <br />been a great number of these agreements to make an absolute <br />