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PLANNING COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 27, 1988 PAGE 3 Homes, presented revised plans explaining that the proposal had been approved by both the Commission and Council, but with the recommendations of the forester that the parking in the front be revised in order to save certain trees on Lorain Road. Mr. Power stated that they have also changed the parking in the rear so that there will only be parallel parking along the fence, and the diagonal spaces in back will face the building to respond to the adjacent neighbors' concerns about car lights shining into their homes. Plan now shows an 18 foot, two way drive on the east sidee Neighbors: Mr. and Mrs. Narrowitz, Mr. Faucher, and others.__had.-.many objections: all trees had been removed from the ditch (they claim forester said this was an oversight); grade of property has been lowered so that the proposed 6 foot fence will not shield their property; no mounding is shown adjacent to their homes; and small shrubs shown on the plan will not replace older trees taken out and will not screen their property, they are request- ing evergreens at least 6 feet high. They further advised that Mr. Keller, an adjacent neighborwho is not present, is concerned since dirt has been pushed into the ditch behind his house and he believes that this will restrict the flow of water. They also maintain that the trees that were removed have been left in the ditch. It is the neighbors' contention that the original plans submitted at the first Planning Connnission meeting had shown a mound across the rear property line, that they had been promised that all the trees in the ditch would be saved and that, since the developer did not show up at the second.meeting, there was a third meeting that they were not aware of. They further maintain that.with this plan there would not be enough room for the parking as proposed, and any mounding or trees, and that with the change in grade a 6 foot fence would not shield their property. The Commission studied the previous plan as well.as the pro- posed plan.. Mr. Morgan stated that is an improved plan and requested if the developer would be willing to landbank the parallel spaces against the fence in order to install a mound. Assistant-Law Director Dubelko advised that the ord'inance allowing the Commission to landbank.spaces is. now in effect and that if the developer agrees to landbank spaces, the proposal would not have to go back to the Board of Zoning Appeals. Councilman Wilamosky also recommended that these spaces.be landbanked and that evergreens be installed all along the fence. Mr. Davison agreed that they could do this and there could be a mound approximately 2 to 3 feet high with evergreens along.the fence. Mr. Morgan advised that a revised plan showing mounding, trees, and fence must be presented.to the BZD meeting and he would like the Commission to see it informally at the next meeting. Neighbors iaere advised that the BZD meeting.would be Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Morgan requested that Mr: Boyer inspect the ditch to ascertain that the flow has not been restricted and report his findings to the BZD. Mr. Dubelko suggested that the engineer could check out the grade in order to determine what would be an adequate buffer regarding mounding and fencing to protect the neighbors, M. Betts moved to approve the revision to the site plan for Hennie Homes Retail Center at 28867 Lorain Road sub- ject to the following conditions: that in the rear section of the develop- ment there be a landbanking of 10 parallel parking spaces and with that landbanking there is an assurance of a 20 foot aisleway for equipment access in the rear; secondly,that there is provision for mounding in that rear property subject to the evaluation of the Engineering Department; three, that there is, in essence, a six foot fence installed on top of the mounding, properly graded, and again subject to the engineer's assessment; four, that there is a revision to landscape plans relative to trees and