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CITY OF HOPI<INS
INTER-OFFICE
MEMO
TO
FROM
SUBJECT
Clty Council & Clty Manaqer
Clty Englneer
DATE
August 31
/9 84
Access to Proposed Development at N.E. Corner 7th Street and 2nd Avenue South
The Zonlng and Planning Commlsslon at the August 28, 1984 meet1ng
revlewed the request by W. Pitt Rolfe for a Conditional Use Permit to construct
an offlce bU1ld1ng at the above 10cat1on. Some concerns were expressed by the
adJacent property (Warr1ngton Associates - 601-2nd Avenue South) regarding
the safety of ingress egress for this site.
7 The Rolfe property will have access at one point only, the northwest
corner of the lot, by means of a driveway off 2nd Avenue. The property was
purchased from Hennep1n County w1th the cond1t1on that no access occur off
7th Street Slnce this was too close to the southbound off ramp from County
Road 18. The access to the Warr1ngton slte 1S from a dr1veway 40 feet north
of the proposed Rolfe driveway A representat1ve of Warr1ngton stated that
he felt that eX1ting from this driveway onto 2nd Avenue was hazardous and
therefore a driveway closer to 7th Street would be more dangerous. The matter
was referred to the City Engineer for comment.
Attached is sheet #1, the slte plan for the proposed Rolfe build1ng,
and sheet #2, a general street plan of the immediate area.
2nd Avenue South was constructed by Hennepin County as a connection
from the 7th Street interchange of County Road 18 to 5th Street South. A
concrete 1sland was installed at the northeast corner of the intersection of
7th Street and 2nd Avenue. Th1S perm1ts a free right turn for westbound on
7th Street to northbound on 2nd Avenue. The westbound traffic on 7th Street
to go southbound on 2nd Avenue must make a stop at 2nd Avenue. The southbound
traffic on 2nd Avenue has a free left turn at 7th Street. The traffic north-
bound on 2nd Avenue must stop at 7th Street. Th1S traff1c pattern was implemented
1n order to preserve as much of a free flow as poss1ble for the major traffic
movement.
A suggest10n was made to either reconstruct the free right turn by
elim1nating the island and install1ng a stop sign for westbound 7th Street
at 2nd Avenue. This would make a difficult right turn even 1f no stop slgn
was installed. This would adm1ttedly slow down the right turn veh1cles but
would not be just1fied for a stop sign installation.
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Clty Council & Clty Manager
August 31, 1984
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The Rolfe development landscape plan shows the plant1ng of 2~" maple
trees on the west side of thelr building The lowest branches on this sized
tree would not hlnder V1Slon to the south for a vehlcle eX1ting the Rolfe
defelopment or for a north bound vehicle on 2nd Avenue to see the vehlcle
eXltlng from the Rolfe lot.
The posslblllty of a Joint use of an exit from the Warrington lot was
expressed ThlS would have to be worked out between the two landowners. It
would necessitate the reV1Slon of some of the parklng in both lots. One serlOUS
problem lS that the Rolfe parking lot 1S approxlmately 4 feet below the Warrlngton
lot
Advance warn1ng slgnlng would be an optlon 1f lt appeared that, after
constructlon lS complete, conditions warrant some addltional measures. All
drlvers must use caut10n at all tlmes, espec1ally vehicles eXltlng from drive-
ways into moving traffic. Obviously this 1S not always done. Often the con-
cluslon reached lS that a particular conditlon is hazardous when in reality it
is caused by driver impatience or fallure to stop before eXlting a driveway.
I do not feel that the trafflc volumes on 2nd Avenue are such as to
present an unusual hazard for ingress and egress from this proposed development.
Conditions of sight and other factors can be observed as construction takes
place and changes 1mplemented before occupancy.
Respectfully' submitted,
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Jbhn J. Strojan I
City Engl neer
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;'U0U.,t 28 1984
Dear Clt,; CotL'1cll ':e.~rs:
?e<:;arding the nlac'~lOr)"1ing of tho boulevard <rljoininl} r.r pro:""lert.; I a?;>rc-
ciate the ruid: actLOn of t.l1e rolice Denarbel't '.'estercJa~' thel~ I noticeJ
t...l1e l:oulcv3rd tolas Veln,) nref)ared. for blad:tm)'.ir.g E-:rrl .Joh"1sor, of our
Police DG}k'\rtrrlCnt sent Cfficcr !Tar-lev Kjo'-~ ove!" ~'di..ately
This is a reside..'1bal aral. and since Hopkins Park Plu.za adjoins JlY "Jron-
erty I seriously object to the blackto'Jpinq o~ the ooulevard area.
Please do not allow this to ha'mon I ar' thexcfC're requestin'l t:1at t:le
City Council pro;,~.!it Hayne Db::;nn!'. of Trenont f1aza fr(X'1 rerrnvinc:' the
gr~s~y area for b1ackto~p~n0.
I art' veri much L.'1tcrested :L11 the fIo"Jkins' 2eauti::ication ''''rograr:' and
31so are r-T. neic;h.,ors In an effort to get this resolv.::;d rruic<.l-' I
~ .'ou1d a',precia te it i.c this could cCY.;oe before the Ci t~r Cou.'1cil !"1eeting
r.ext ':'uesUa eveninq Scptenbcr 4.
'!y rrost special t..1--}a'l.'k::s for the s'1lendir": coo'""leration of ever 'one "ester-
da~' .
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1. [o:~kin 3, : ~in..'1esota
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