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•, _ `` . . ?• i . • 1 . Minutes of Public Hearing 11/15/88 -7- In terms of timing on the fences, we've committed to our neighbors that with the first building that we build on the property, even though it is a 24 acre parcel and the building that we develop is not - the-first building is not likely to be immediately adjacent to any of the residences - we have committed to them that we will build the fence along with the first building that we build so that upon receiving approval from the city and a permit from the-city to build the building we will start at the same time to first of all clean the buffer area of unwanted trees and debris and put the fence in along the entire boundary between ourselves and the residences. Upon the second building that we build, we will come back in and put in the evergreen trees and on the third building we will come in and put in the ornamental trees. So that after - no later than the third building being constructed, the landscape buffer would be in place and complete. One caveat to that is so that if, for instance, we built one very large building and never had to finish it, there is also a sguare footage requirment that says, and it is basically in 64,000 square foot increments, 64,000,, 128,000 aad. 192,000, and an. example is if the first building we build.there is 192,000 squa.ze feet, We have to build the entire landscape buffer fence and landscaping. And a.t 128,000, we have to build both the fence and.the evergreens, We haqe Worked very hard collectively and the Planning Commission and our neighbors. have worked very ha.rd. on the zoning classification - the Office Building Only_Classifica.tion - and we want to state that we accept that and we understand the requirements of that classification. We want to, in.the design of the project, we wapt it to be under- stood that first of all.the natural course of development will.push.th.e taller buildings towards the front of the site. It is fairly in.tuitive that the property along Brookpark Road is going to be more valuable and that is where the larger buildings will appear. The project will probably consist of 1, 2, 3 and 4 story buildings and we will try, in our planning, to k.eep.the taller build.ings away fzom the residential areas to the extent.that we can. The lighting wh.ich. has been suggested or brought up and talked about - we will use lighting fixtures for the illumination next to your parking lots that direct the ligh.t down and away from the residential areas. That, in combination with the 50 foot buffer and the fencing, should keep any stray light from the residential areas. We will include, as is part of the zoning classification, landscaping in.the parking axea.s. I can't remember - off the top. of my head I think .the zoning cl.a.ssification. requires 10% of the parking areas to be. landscaped and again,.where we have opportunities to save existing trees, we,will do that.. As part of our commitment, we commit to them that fhere will be no traffic, either.construction. or offic.e, on.the residential streets to the north of us. We don't foresee or for that ma.tter see it as desirable to put, for ourselves o.r them, to put any tra.ffic. on those residential streets. We also commit that the projec.t.is going to be a well-plaT?ned development similar in p.rocess to the Corporate Center, I.t will be a planned. development that-we feel will be an asset to the community and someth.ing that we can all be proud of. It will be similar to the Corporate Cen.ter but i.t will tae more sympathetic to its residential neighbors in terms of color, ma.terial an.d textures. And finally, we are committed.to mainta.ining our lines of communications with our neighbors and as we plan the development and plan. the in.diqidual offi.ce buildings we will r eview the plans with the homeowners' a..ssociation to get their input and to steer it in anyway that we can to meet th.e concerns and desires of our neighbors. Thank you. Saringer: Thank you, Mr. Carlisle. We only have a few minutes so --- okay. Skoulis: The builders' representati've covered all the points very thoroughly and as long as they will stick to that we want to go on record as saying that we have no objection to the change in the zoning. T$at's'.it. Saringer: Thank you and as I said before, I think you have worked - the business community has worked very diligently with the residents and I commend them for that.