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and amin;mum width of 15 feet with the notation that the mounding proposed on the drawing just received is not appropriate for the residents in the area since there is a sharp fall coming from the mound to the residential area with a gentle slope going back to Wal-Mart, and that this mound should. be reviewed by the ArchitectU.ral Review Board and the eity forester to provide the least problPms resulting from that mound to the adjacent residents; that additional landscaping for the parking lot be shown that includes the ratio of one tree for every 10 spaces; that the city forester be consulted for his input concerning the salvation for many of the ma.ture, healthy trees now on the site and not in the footprint of the building; that a pedestrian traffic pattern be established in and around the site showing sidewalks, crosswalks, and right-of-ways; that an expanded view of the site be provided showing all curb cuts as a result of the revision of the plan, as well as adjacent retail establishments in the area along Dover, Porter, and Lorain Roads; that the building be designed with no merchandise or shopping carts. stored or displayed on the exterior; that Wal-Mart meet with the representatives of the neighborhood to review the revised plan; that a study of the ambient noise level be presented to the Safety Department and the A.R.B. in order for them to make a determ-imtion of the appropriate height and width of the mound and that the height and width of the mound as established in the motion be an initial guide and a startin; point. Prior to voting on the motion, it was noted that the motion should be amended to include the balance of the original 13 points : that th& revised plan should also try to incorporate 'a shared traffic pattern among many of the high traffic retail establishments that are contiguous along Lorain and Dover Road; that the Engineering Department should study the capacity of the surrouneling storm sewers to determine whether or not any increased capacity has to, be established; and that the garden center could have outside displays. The motion was. seconded by B. Gorris, and unanimously approved. During the framing of the motion, Mr. Deichmann stated that the ambient or existing noise level, and based on the characteristics of the truc.ks that taill be malcing deliveries, it can be determined the projected impact on the ambient noise level, as well as what.other noises will go along with the development. They could then project what type of screening or noise level could muffle or reduce that level. It was clarified that this would be returned to the Plam2i.ng Commission, and the residents were advised to call the Building Department to see when this will be returning. Mr. Newberry addressed the audience and stated that there had been a lot of input from the neighbors and it was not surprising that there were so many complaints about the traffic problems. The traffic situation in North Olmsted is critical, and the reason the traffic situation is rampant on Porter Road is because there is no other through route between I-90 to I-480 so that traffic uses the residential streets, Porter, Mi11 and Dover Center Roads. The residents expressed.dismay at the traffic as it Px;sts today and this situation cannot be ignored even if the Wal-Mart.proposal does not materialize. He urged the residents to keep after the city to improve the infrastructure as it stands today. This condition will not improve unless certain improvements are made to the roads, streets, and traffic signals. In response to some of the questions raised earlier he advised that it would take 25,000 transactions per week to make a Wal-Ma.rt store profitable; the nearest 4dal-Mart to go out of business was in Earn; Texas which is an oil ghost town, there is no other to his lmowledge. Storm water is a major concern since the only drainage outlet is a culvert under pover Center Road, south of the proposed drive on Dover. It is the developer's responsibility not. to impact the drainage situation in that location. Regardin,g the concern over the potential increase in crime, decrease of property values, or the negative effect an small businesses, there have been studies done by certain individuals that shows that Wal-Mart 7