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Commission sent these plans to Council and those plans are approved by City Council, it would seem that those accesses had been approved. Mr. Thomas would like an opinion from the Assistant Law Director. According to the Traff-Pro study, Mr. Miller noted that only 5% of the traffic would enter by the westernmost drive and only 6% of the traffic exit there. He quoted page 8 of the Traff-Pro study which stated that by eliminatirg that drive, it would only reduce the level of service to the main drive from an "A" to a"B" level, which would not be a significant change; and he concluded that it should be eliminated. Mr. Newberry advised that they have reviewed the access with both Mr. Griffith and Mr. Deichmann, and even though the percentages seem small, it was concluded that by drawing traffic off of Brookpark before the signalized intersection the entire east bound traffic patterns from Great Northern to Coltnnbia would nm smoother. He further clarified that Biskind Development has requested the director of district 12 of O.D.O.T. to review whether it would be appropriate for O.D.O.T. to grant a break in the limited access line. After the landowner makes application requesting this break at a certain distance from an established intersection, O.D.O.T. then appraises the adjoining lands to determine the increased value of the use of that land if the limited access line is broken; they then send a letter to the applicant ad.vising what the appraisal value is; at that time, they request a review or an approval by the municipality; and if the municipality supports it, the landowner or the assigned pays the appraisal fee and an entry is made in the director's journal and the limited access line is broken at that point. He tmderstood that the support of the access had to come from Council. In reference to other points, the outdoor display is in addition to what is being asked for at that time, and is an issue that might come up later. Mr. Gorris stated that usually when a development is presented it is a maximun use of the land, and when the proposed pa.rking is within 5 spaces of the IIllnimum, they have reached the m.ax;mun development of the parcel. The Commission likes to make it part of public.record that so that when a developer applies for a variance, it is known tYiat the Commission believed that the variances are self created; because had they tailored the development to the size of the parcel, no variances would be needed in the future. Mr. Newberry again advised that they had stated that there would be 8 to 10 trucks daily including the U.P.S. etc.; they are not adding to the number of trucks, whether they are Pepsi, or whatever. The number of trucks are based on the distribution system, not the hours of operation. Mr. Deichmarm advised that the drainage ditch east of the property is part of the city drainage system, and it is his understanding that Wal-Mart has looked into culverting the ditch. Mr. Newberry explained that they are planning to place four ditch type inlets along the alignment of the ditch which will lead into their -. internal drainage system and will also vary the grade of the ditch so water would be flow into the inlets. However 'they are not replacing the ditch with a pipe; they are basically drawing the water back to their side. He explained that they were not piping in the ditch because it is on the condominium property. Mr. Deichmaim clarified for Mr. Thomas that the ditch served both parcels. Mr. Newberry stated that the flow from the mound would drain in that direction, but the inlets would pick up this flow and the westerly flow from the condominiums thus collecting the water and bringing it back into their drainage system. Mr. Orlowski believed that the ditch was supposed to be covered. Mr. Newberry stated that this is essentially right; the ditch inlets will be placed in the ditch. They are going to regrade the property between the inlets so the water will flow to the inl:ets, and basically the ditch will not operate as a ditch. He also gave the details of how this would be done, but Mr. Orlowski was concerned that if they raised the grade of the ditch, the water could not be picked up properly. Mra Deichmarm understood that they are proposing to turn the ditch into a swale with four yard drains which would pick up a portion of the the water in the swale 7