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PRD Meeting 11-25-02 Page 34 Mr. Riter said no, it's done. Council President Buckholtz asked, it's done? Mr. Riter said it's done. Council President Buckholtz said but Council still approves the project? Mrs. Mills and others said yes. Mr. Riter said but they pass a variance Council President Buckholtz said but it doesn't go to the Appeals Board unless they give a negative- Mr. Riter said correct. Mayor Rinker said no, unless the issue involves a variance. Then it goes-- Council President Buckholtz continued-that's what I am saying-the variance- Mr. Riter said no, no, Mayor. Variances are handled by P&Z in Highland Heights. It's only- Council President Buckholtz said I'm talking about here- Mr. Riter said yes, absolutely. I'm saying that model works because you've got people that are deeply involved in the process. Mayor Rinker said that's a hybrid because in other communities like Solon and Shaker, the P&Z is the BZA, it just depends on when they are convening their meeting and what hat they are wearing. That's the same people but they are different roles that they play. They are doing a different procedural function. Council President Buckholtz said that would be kind of funny, though, if P&Z turns them down and then they want to appeal the decision, and they go back before the same Board. Mayor Rinker said no, no. when I am trying to get at is BZA only deals with very specific variance issues so like when Bill is talking about-if someone comes forward with a site plan, and Planning & Zoning is looking at it, the overall, the whole smear, and there are questions about positioning buildings like the number of buildings, density, all dealing with setback issues, that's going to translate into, I'in putting words in Bill's mouth, but you are looking at the mathematics of the setbacks and all those other restrictions as they are set so you don't have to be redundant with some other provisions. Those will lead the discussion to the need for variances. Variances, then, would be reviewed by BZA.