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`,~-~ SITE EVALUATION M1Cl M~v~ ~iplill GlplW Site 2 Sire 2 consists of County-owned property of approximately 60,000 syuxre feet, or just under t.5 acres, extending from Church Street to Di<Cachern Street, immediately to the south of the SouthTrust Bank building. The site is currently occupied by a paved parking lot. The site's elevation decreases significantly from Church Street to McCachem Avenue. There is no significant vegetalion on the site; the entire site is paved, ocher than some small landscaped areas at its east end. Surface drainage is removed by city storm sewers; although in its current completely hard-surfaced condition there is significant accumulation oEfwst-moving surface water at the lower (McCachem Avenue) end of the site daring periods of heavy rain. This condition would have to be addressed should chaz portion of the site have to accommodate intake or service functions. Although the slope of the site with access from two sweets suggests that a traditional sweet-front entry could be developed on Church Sereer, with service and intake functions occurring ac a lower level on the less visible iblcCachem Street elevation, [he relatively small site foo[ptint limits its candidacy as a jail site. As indicated in Figure 3, although the projected ?65,000 square foot space need for law enforcement and the jail could be accommodated in a sfx-level building this would leave an unacceptably small area for vehicle access and parking. This would probably be sufficient for the jail's intake and service requirements but would leave no room for any staff or visitor parking for either the jail or the Sheriffs Department, making [he acquisition of additional adjacent property (either the SouthTrust Bank site or the commercial property ro the southeasd mandamry. The secure nature of the jail/Sheriffs administration facility would preclude any parr of such parking from being shared by the public at any time. Site 2 Figure 3 Apri~2004 ~ WB.1 G -'1