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! -•- PLANNING COMMISSION OCTOBER 24, .1989 PAGE 4 Mr. Franz. advised that O.D.O.T. had authorized 3 access points for that section of 252. He agreed to present a plan showing their possible accesses, but maintained that it. might be misleading since it would not be definite. P1r. Stogsdill, architect, advised that the plans have been revisecl as requested by rhe Commission: the basketball and volleyball courts have been replaced with a small landscaped park with benches; another park area with a fountain has been placed at another location; the compactor has been eliminated and several dumpster have been located around the complex and screened with 6 foot wood fences; the water feature closest to Butternut Ridge has been removed, a circle entry was created, the covered bridge eliminated, but the decorative steeple will remain; the clubhouse has been moved cZoser to Great Northern Boulevard; the swimming pool has been moved back, away from Butternut Ridge to a point which is .10 feet lower than the street and behind an existing line of trees; and the water feature closest to Butternut Ridge has been removed and this area will be landscaped and will have park benches and orna- mental lighting. He has talked with the forester regarding the 50 foot buffer part of which has existing trees and they will be adding Austrian pines, white pines, blue spruce, pin oaks, red oaks, and arborvitae in the areas that are not dense. Regarding Mr. Gorris's request about how much of this development could be seen from Butternut Ridge Road, Mr. Stogsdill admitted that he really was not sure of how to do this, but presented a composite showing the existing homes and the way these buildings will impact,on the neighborhood. He pointed out that the building closest to Butternut Ridge Road was 300 feet away and was dir- ectly behind the cemetery which has many large trees along the rear. He further stated that by the time you take the 10 foot drop in grade into consideration, the top of the garage ridge line would be seen and possibly.15 feet (or the upper story) of:ithe 35 foot buildings would be visible. The materials of the second story would be brick and wood siding, the same as the first floor. He further advised that they will retain the one water feature even if it cannot be used as a retention system and stated that it would be enclosed with a wrought iron fence. Mr. Morgan believed that there should be more brick and.less wood siding on the building stating that it would appear that the brick is mainly on the chimneys. Mr. Stogsdill explained that since there is a lot of in and out variations ci.n the front of the building, they were trying to feature the brick toward the front and use the siding in the recessed areas. After looking through their brochure on other complexes, Mr. Morgan observed that these facilities seemed to have more brick and would like more brick on these structures. Mr. Stogsdill agreed to take this into consideration and further advised that the garages.will be brick and sid- ing and some of them will have brick on the end walls. Air. Gorris requested a definite plan for the screening to shield this building from the resi- dents on Butternut Ridge Road and to shield the apartment residents from the proposed adjacent office complex. Mr. Stogsdill responded that they are waiting for the tree survey and have talked with the foresrer. If they cannot move the buildings slightly to save certain trees, they would be willing to transplant some of the trees, there will also be green areas at the ends of the driveways, some. mounding done where the natural vegatation is sparce in the buffer areas; foundation plantings, and the small park like areas. In reference to the access points, Mr. Thomas advised that this developer has been asked to do a traffic study at their entrance, they have not.been asked to do this for the entire complex. Mr. Sepic,'an adjacent resident, is conceraed about the possi- bility of the exit drive being right turn on.ly and drivers turning into