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� Mr. Mike Westland December 18,2003 Page 3 one observation of a truck was actually made while filling the underground tanks, and there was adequate room for vehicles to pass by, but only in one lane. In-store customers generally park in the spaces along the west side of the building, in the two spaces immediately south of the building, or in a few spaces along the east side. Very little �ctivity was observed in the northerly parking stalls along the east side. Parking on the far west stalls was limited. This was based on observations in the midday and evening peak hour. There � 16 parking spaces on the west side of the building and 21 on the southeast and east sides. Liquor Store Traffic The concept development for a liquor store would modify the interior of the store � g�x��id� a 1,600 square foot retail off sale liquor store with a separate entrance to the east sidC of th� buil�in� The normally used trip generation handbook does not have a category applicable ��ii s[yp� of development. However, based on observations at a number of Minnesota liquor �u�a as p�n Qt other studies or general observations, we can construct an approximate model for L�i� �rp�i�� by a store of this type. We have utilized our observations at similar stores, su�h a� 5ur]�rTs �rr Cellars, larger stores such as Summit Liquor or Big Top, and major chains sr,�h as s�'�r�l �I+l�'r�7 Liquor Warehouse stores. We are also familiar with the traffic at larger d�soo�ret e#fl¢es such �� tl�,e Cub and Sam's that are now competing with separate stores in liquor, winc� a�d �r m�.rk��. �+�d on observations of parking, turnover within the stores, and number of �, � w�ul�. estim�e that the SuperAmerica liquor store would generate approximately �8{M 1+�hi�lc r�ri�s per c��. T1tis includes customers coming and going, employees, and sales and deliveries. The relatively small size of the liquor store indicates it will be more of a�n�eni�n� i�r�e liquor store than a destination where there is a large selection and customers will ��m� �p�cifica]!�+ f�r the liquor store purchase. We anticipate, based on observations in other stat�a �hese Iiquo�r, winc, arrd beer are sold in grocery stores and convenience stores, 75 to $� p�r�n4 a� [k�� li��r ss�r� customers will be at the station either for gasoline or convenience �s�r� p�u�l��, Th��, th,e r�urrrt�er of new trips is limited to those destination liquor store customers �rid th� �ntplo�s �d d�l�v�n�s for the store. We anticipate that this will be a maximum of �pproxima�el�r t� v�h�c]c �ip�s per day, Based on the existing trip generation of the 3,400 vehicle tnp� p�r da�, �hi� �s appr��irrra�T}� ��,� percent increase in traffic. Because the liquor store entrance is on the east side of the building, customers of th� �iquor store will primarily park in the easterly parking area, which currently appears under utilize'� �nost of the time. We do anticipate current convenient store customers may alter their parking hab'�� freeing up some of the parking on the west side of the building. The gas-only customers, who ■�ay become liquor store patrons as well, will either leave their vehicles at the gas pumps if th�'� are paying inside at the cashier and walk to the liquor entrance or may move their vehicles to �e east side parking areas. A review of the traffic volumes shows that the maximum number of customers in the� store at one time would generally not exceed five or six. Thus, only two or three additional garlcing stalls would be needed for these customers. We do anticipate some vehicles will be left longer at the pumps,