ORD-2003-142 PD-1-03 State Employees Credit Union Addition Special use permit

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Rynal Stephenson: UUell in a typical weekday, you can. see, too, that the :traffic numbers that we counted were higher in the morning than the study had predicted and .pretty close in the afternoon, so, we feel that it was a pretty typical weekday. And, it may not be the 15~' or the 30~', but it's a typicai.weekday. Sam Lasris: What advantage does the Credit Union get out of °people using their cars for banking as opposed to going inside. Is there a :definite advantage to the GreditUnion to have people banking in their cars? ...Jonathan Parson; There is a definite advantage, I mean, you .can only have so many people inside the building at any one time.. Whereas, in the cars........... Sam Lasris: You could expand your bank. I think the thing that bothers me'is that we're always expanding to accorrmmodate automobile traffic rather than,to accommodate people,. Jonathan Parsons: The opposite way to look at that, the more-:people you put inside the: building, the larger parking lot you will need, vice versa. The: more traffic you have stalling into the parking lot.... You'd stilt: have, to have parking for those"cars,: though. You'd have 20 people to handle, or 30 people. Jay Smith: My name is Jay Smith with O'Brien Atkins Associates, and I'm representing the applicant. The thing that I would. like to add to that conversation, or that comment you made, is that. the clientele of banking: -you maybe the exception -are wanting to have their transactions acquired quicker. And so that's why the advent of teller lanes and ATM lanes and alt these, the `car, the vehicle for getting your transactions done is becoming more popular. So, the Credit Union is not alone, and many banks are approaching #heir business in this manner. Commissioner Jaeobs: I'll walk--until we getto ask our questions after they're finished.:.. Noah Ranells: Was there any delay on the first day turning leftonto :86 due-to traffic? Rynal Stephenson.: I was not there counting the traffic, but ourtraffic counters didn't notice any unusual delays oranythtng out of the ordinary. Noah Ranells: Is that requested information? Rynal Stephenson: Yes they know to look for those things. They're trained to look for those-sort of things. We don't have an exact number of vehicles. They're°not' able to ime the delay for the cars, but they do observe traffic patterns while they are out there:. Jay Smith: C7ne final point. In your packet is a letter from the forth Carolina Department of Transportation. lt's a November letter... On page two of that -essentially what the Credit Union is :asking: is that you consider whaf the North Carolina Department of Transportation is recommending:.. It's an acknowledgement"that 86 is getting busier. However, it's not until sometime later that the right-in and right-out would be needed. The Credit Union is simply asking. far that convenience for their customers, that the existing`full service entrance that they have now be maintained during that time. The Credit Union is completely willing to, at some time later in the future, when those numbers have warranted such, that the right-in right-out be imposed upon them. As stated earlier,. it's also at that time that the new° entrance opposite the Millstone facility may be in-place and then further improve access to those groups of properties.. Noah Ranells: We are dealing. with air quality issues in this County and it's having. an impact on everything we do. Opening up another lane with concern for idling vehicle , I'm wondering if of the