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1-Items Received at the 2-20-07 meetingle( cVe c1C D -DO-07 (,fAX vtCa' 1 vve e-hi ? c/' Dana's Studio of Dance 465 W. Southlake Blvd. • Southlake, Texas 76092 • (817) 488-9753 February 19, 2007 Dear Mayor and City Council Members: I have concerns about the new median proposal as it is currently designed in front of my dance studio at 465 and 475 W. Southlake Blvd. As most of you are aware, my dance studio is one of the largest in the metroplex. Classes are scheduled in the morning from 9:00 am but the bulk of my classes are late afternoon and early evening classes to meet the needs of my customers. Working with the City Council and Planning & Zoning several years back when we built the new building at 475, we anticipated the traffic flow issues that could potentially develop. We developed a plan for wrapping the traffic in two lanes entering a one-way, ingress drive way in front of 475 which wraps both lanes around 475 ending in front of 465 where there is an egress drive. You might visualize it as an "S" pattern. These two lanes hold 25 to 30 cars and the system operates much like a school drop off and pickup area. A barrier arm is rolled into place about 2:00 pm daily to prevent the use of the "U" shaped lanes directly in front of 475 and 465. This barrier forces the traffic into the desired "S" pattern. The U-shaped lanes are used in the morning since traffic is much less. Currently with 6 lanes and one center turn lane, my customers can access my studio from the center turn lane if they are coming from the east going west. If there is an overflow of traffic on my property, they will queue in the center turn lane and wait before turning into my property. The problem I see the median causing as it is currently designed in front of my studio is significant. There will be no access to my dance studio from the east going west. Those who have normally queued in the center turn lane will be forced to continue to Shady Oaks and make a U-turn going back to the east. In speaking with one person in P & Z, she was concerned about the adequacy of the -neuing lane at Shady Oaks after I explained the issue to her. Making this U-turn may cause cars to queue in the third, inside lane (old -toulder lane). In other words, those cars that are now queuing in the center turn lane can no longer do that and will be forced to join the cars already coming from the west. All traffic must enter from the west. This may create a line of cars at certain times during the late afternoon and early evening. There are times when this could take away the normal use of the third inside lane of traffic for brief periods of time as the traffic is stopped in the old shoulder lane waiting to enter my property. One other issue may exacerbate the problem. I currently have two lanes from which my customer may leave my property. One lane is used exclusive for turning west and the other lane is used exclusive for turning east. With the median in place, these two lanes must merge inside my property and turn east only. Instead of having two lanes freely moving, I will have one lane, which will lead to a back up inside my property. This, in turn, may cause the back up on the old shoulder lane to grow larger since those trying to gain access will be impeded by slower exiting traffic. No amount of training on my part will totally solve this issue of cars merging from two into one lane. Someone will never get the bigger picture no matter how much I say or do. I have and will evaluate my class schedules to minimize this impact, but this too will not solve all of the challenges. I call this to your attention because my studio is as large as some of the schools in Southlake and the traffic flow into and out of my studio should be considered carefully as you evaluate the median plan. Unless this issue is satisfactorily addressed before the median is in place, a very dangerous situation may be created in and around the street in front of my studio. We carefully worked out the best traffic flow with the city folks about four years ago. I fully realize things change, but I also know the median may create a real traffic hazard for safely moving traffic into and out of my business. I will be happy to meet with your designated representatives to decide how best to address this issue. I do thank you for addressing the median issue before TDOT is in total control. I think it is very logical to submit our plan to them rather than have them dictate their plan to us. i Dana ely' si ent Dana's Studio of Dance, Inc. ?7-488-9753 FEB 19 2007 (fie -wJ a-4e D -X) -07 February 12, 2007 Attn: Ben Bryner City of Southlake Planning Department 1400 Main Street Southlake, Texas 76092 Dear Mr. Bryner: On behalf of Trinity Partners Commercial Real Estate, Adams Engineering is requesting the following variances to the "C-2" Local Retail Commercial District regarding the proposed Bowen Building: - Stacking Depth: The minimum driveway stacking for the entry drive shall be 26 feet. - Off -Street Parking: The required number of parking spaces shall be 42. Due to the required common access easements, 4 spaces will not be able to be counted towards the provided parking. Please call if you should have any questions/comments regarding this matter. Respectfully submitted, Jay Reissig, P.E. 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