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? ,. III. SIGNS: Heard with building plans. IV. OLD BUSINESS: No items. V. NEW BUSINESS: View Point at North Olmsted Go1f Course, located west off Canterbury Road, south of Butternut Ridge Road and I-480. Proposal to construct cluster homes. Referred by Planning Commission October 8, 1991. Mr. Bower, owner, and Mr. Kephart, architect, presented slides showing other developments the architect had designed, an apartment complex which Shore West has developed and in which the interiors are somewhat similar to this proposal, as well as the neighborhoods surrounding this development, the golf course, and some of the vacant area which is to be incorporated into this'development. After this presentation, they submitted the site plan showing one entry (as requested by the PlaxLn;ng Commission) separated by islands, with accesses to both the Vista Home area, the Golf Home axea, and the parking lot and clubhouse for the golf course which will remain public. The small pond at the entry will be shallow with a fountain to aerate it. He clarified that the Golf Homes are attached side by side with separate walls and a small air space between. The triplex tmits in the Vista Home area have two units on the second floor with entrances in the front and a side entrance for the first floor tmit. They explained that the steeply pitched forest green roofs were in keeping with some of the surrounding architecture and their homes, the clubhouse and guard houses would be a shell white with the same color trim. Mr. Sohn is concerned about the color scheme being mnotonous, and would prefer more variety of colors. Mr. Kephart stated this concept is frequently found in resort areas and specifically mentioned those in mountains of Colorado, in Maine, and forest service resorts. Mr. Bower pointed out that this resort atmosphere can be seen in Vermilion Lagoons which had an architectural style similar to their's with all black roofs and also that the central area of Gates Mills has the same situation where there are deed restrictions requiring white siding and either a black or green roof. He believes that this unifies the conununity and the homes would blend into this is a heavily wooded area. Mr. Kephart explained that.the concept of similar colors is often used in cluster developments. In response to Mrs. Case's questioned he explained that the buffering between the golf course and some of the adjacent residents was being designed with input from these residents. There is also a heavily wooded area with a creek which will act as a natural buffer. All maintenance equipment will be housed in the golf course maintenance building. They further advised that the total area would be 69.891 acres, and that their target market was empty nesters. Since Mr. Sohn still has a problem wi.th the color scheme, he requested that the developer present pictures of other comrmities with the same type color scheme. They further explained tha.t the garages of the triplex buildings face one another and there is 30 feet of concrete between them to allow enough room to back out; however, the driveways are only 12 to 15 feet wide so there will be an 8 foot landscape buffer on ea.ch side to help screen this area. The guest parking is tucked into landscaped islands and far exceeds the requirements. All utilities will be Lmderground, but the transformers and air conditioner uni:ts will be on the ground and screened with landscaping. There will be lights on all the garages and carriage lantern type lights on the property. He,clarified that all the lights, streets, etc., would be private and would-f be maintained by an association. Mra Kephart thought that the association could require that these 2