2010-82 AMENDING B-3 PLANNED SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT - 250-398 WEST FIRST DRIVE

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Excerpts from Plan Commission Minutes of November 4,2010 continued: Mrs. Mary Cave was sworn in by Mrs. Poland. Mrs. Cave said traffic generation information was received from Cochran Engineering. The proposed entrance is an improvement since it is being moved further away from an IDOT route. Current uses versus proposed uses were looked at and Walgreens is a generator of pass by trips; approximately '/z of the trips it generates will be pulled from existing traffic. Mr. Matt Dial asked if the City's services would be updated at the same time to eliminate flooding in the area. Mrs. Cave stated they are not requiring any detention since the impervious area is remaining the same. There is a private storm sewer that runs through this site which will collect the drainage. Mr. Phil Cochran, representative, was sworn in by Mrs. Poland. Mr. Cochran stated this proposal is to remove approximately 17,400 square feet of the existing shopping strip center. The tenants, Monical's Pizza and Hickory Point Bank, which are now at the west end of the building will be relocated to the east end of the building. A new free standing building will be constructed to house Walgreens to the west of the remaining shopping strip center. Mr. Cochran said that a brief traffic analysis was prepared and it indicates that the amount of traffic volume into and out of the site will be reduced. Trip generation models provided by the Traffic Institute were used to go through a series of calculations based on square footage. The relocation of the main entrance will also help with traffic congestion and vehicles darting across the street. Mr. Cochran stated the storm drainage will be collected on site by the private storm sewer. There were no questions and no objectors present. It was moved and seconded (Peck/John) to forward Cal. No. 10-32 to the City Council with recommendation for approval as presented by staff. Motion carried unanimously.