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heavy duty paved truck access route from Lorain Road to the truck dock on the south west corner of the building and noted that Wal-Mart drivers are instructed to use this route which is the only heavy duty paving on the lot, few deliveries are made by common carrier or U.P.S. ete. This truck route will have signs, not only to direct truck traffic but to keep customers from the area. The truck dock will not be recessed, the store will be elevated 4 feet instead, the trash compaetor will be in the same area. There will be two customer pick up areas, in front of the store and at the garden center. Mr. Thomas questioned how ingress/ egress could be controlled from the parcel with the proposed cross easements. Mr. Bingham explained that the agreement stated that Wal-Mart will give them access rights for ingress/egress for the portions of their property which are on a major drive aisle lanes, and they in turn will give Wal-Mart access across their lot where driveways and access ma.y exist from tir.ie to time and, if they agree, the easements would become effective when Wai-Mart takes over the deed. Mr. Thomas asked if these parcels have access to Wal-Mart, then would Wal-Mart customers have accesses to their driveways on Dover. Mr. Bingham restated tha.t they have a right to have access across their piece where they provide it for themselves as it exists from time to time. Mr. Newberry clarified where the parking would be expanded (adjacent to properties facing Dover Center) to accommodate the expansion (shown on the plans), but that area will be landscaped at present. He explained that because of the location of the building and the storm drains, the building must be raised about 4 feet and thus the truek dock could remain at ground level. Mr. Orlowski noted that the truck traffic pattern would be awkward, and reminded Mr. Newberry that he had suggested putting a truck dock on the south side of the building, not the west. They have relocated the dock from the northwest corner to the southwest corner which Mr. Orlowski believed will effect more of the adjacent residents. Mr. ItTewberry disagreed, stating that a 10 foot mound would screen both noise and headlights. If the future expansion is ever built, the truck docks would have to be re-studied; however, the expansion may or may not happen. The 30,000 square foot expansion is shown in case Wal-Mart ever decides to expand and he does not lmow how the trucks will make the turn if it is built. Mr. Bingham noted that if it is built there would be an added expense of providing heavy duty paving to get the trucks around the store and back out the entrance, and advised that they have never constructed an addition to this particular type store. Yxe Orlowski snggested re-configuring the truck dock so that it would jut out to the south and trucks could back into it without going around to the western side of the building so that the neighbors would not hear, see, or sr.iell the trucks. Mrm Newberry will look at this. In reference to a noise study, no experts have agreed to do one, because there is no other store with this type truck dock to use for the study. They will do a study as soon as they can find an acceptable location. As requested in the January meeting, the main entrance drive can be lined up with the bus garage drive even though it will be slightly off set, and signals can be installed to control both drives. More detail has been added ro the landscape plans: tree types (but not actual varieties), amounts to be used, a grove of honey locust in the front has been added, landscaping on the boundary anel'on Mill Road has been intensified, and pine trees have been added on the north to soften any headlights that might shine over to Olmsted Manor Nursing Home. Mr. Gorris suggested a pedestrian sidewalk and more landscaping on the former drive to Dover Center. Mr. Newberry explained that this might be used for one of the cr•oss access points. Mr. Gorris clarified that the request for cross accesses pertained to heavily travelled developments to eliminate the need for drivers leaving Wal-Mart, and having to go onto Lorain to get back to such businesses as McDonald's. He did not believe these other businesses would need this, and the Commission did not want to create accesses A. 8