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--- ? ? would be typical of a sunny day when there would be a lot`'of golf activity); secondly, his department will be checking the traffic study against the Trip Generation Manual which is more current than the Traffic Engineer`s Handbook used in this study. There were some items mentioned in Mr. Bohlmann`s letter that were not addressed, such as the level of service or comments about the adequacy of the existing pavement. He would like to lmow the day and time that the water flow test was done, because thi.s would have a bearing on the results. They need some current flow data on the existing 36 inch sanitary sewer, since there are no records on this in the City, and they are questioning how this development would impact the line upstream and downstream. Mre Bender will work with the Engineering Department to address a11 of their concerns. In reference to increasing the square footage of the Vista Homes and adding two means of ingress and egress in each unit, Mr. Bower advised that this is being studied at this time, but it has been difficult, the units were oversized and the staircases were not well placed. They have also looked into triplex town homes (three units side by side with banked garages). There was not much variety between these homes, and the density was decreased to 114 homes as opposed to 156 homes. He requested that their proposal be tabled until the next meeting until th.ey can return with finalized plans. He expressed the hope that, if they cannot come up with a plan under the criteria established, that the Commission would use the discretion that is given to them in the code. He maintained that this is a singularly tmique community, especially considering that the golf course will be preserved, and the tax base will be improved without the need for additional schools. He stated that, although this is-not a threat, if they cannot build this community, they will be returning with a single family home development which will use all the golf course land. He clarified that they explored a second concept for three connected, two story units with a banlc of 6 garages on one side, as opposed to a row of town houses with drives to each of them, but because of the density they have abandoned that idea and are looki.ng into other concepts. He further advised that if the proposal is approved, they plan to start the sewer work over the winter. Mrs. Jira, a resident of North Olmsted who had previously asked the Commission to consider cluster housing for residents who wish to remain in the City, requested that the Commission compromise on this proposal since, if it is not approved, another such development might not be built for several years. Mr. Morgan stated that this is a unique development, he was not in favor of using this property for single family homes, and he would like to keep the proposal moving, to continue dialogues with.with the Engineering Department,_ Safety Depar.tment, etc., while the developer is looking into adding square footage. Councilman McKay agreed that this is a unique development but he would encourage it be kept within the code since other similar proposals will follow, and this will set a precedent. He maintained that if the code is violated, there may be a possibility of ha.ving a development that no one would want in the future. Mr. Gorris re-capped what had gone before for Mrs. Jira. She agreed with Mr. McKay that this should not be reviewed haphazardly, but expressed the hope that there could be some kind of compromise. Mr. Gorris pointed aut that Under the code they would be allowed 6 units per acre, but because of the golf course, this entire proposal has less than 4 units per acre, this is why the Commission is not asking for the full 4,500 square feet in the triplex buildings. He further advised that the Commission is given more flexibility in this code than in the others, and the members are aware that they are going to be setting precedents. Mr. Gorris then moved to table this proposal and to charge the Engineering Department of this City to review this proposal as it now stands, because there are certain things that are not going to change whether there are 150 Vista Homes, or 130 Vista Homes, or X number of Vista Homes, there are things that can be worked on 3