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J. Thomas moved that, regarding Water Tower Square Shopping Center, located on the fonner Sherwin William's property (including back land of Cross Roads Automobile Dealership) on Lorain Road west of Dover Center Road, the Commission requests that the developer return with revised plans that show no ingress or egress on Mill or pover Center Road. I would request that the developer show on his revision an addition or expanded entrance on the Lorain Road side. I would also request that the Law Department research the Super Store ordinance to determine the issue that has been discussed previously. I would like additional traffic survey information that shows a 24 hour traffic count based on the current vehicular traffic cou.nt that was provided tonight. I would like a revised traffic survey for the effect on Porter Road taking into account that Porter Road is no longer under reconstruction. I would like the Engineering Department to come up with some figures based on best case/worse case scenario as far as infrastructure improvements and the cost to the city, and, as a result of those infrastructure improvements, where they would fall on a priority list assuming that this development went in within the next year or two. I would like the developer to retuxn with a better description of the nature of the other tenants of this developments (they do not have to be identified, just the nature of their business). I would like the developer to landbank a ?nini?num of an additional 200 spaces, not necessarily all on one place, but enough to increase the amount of green space, buffering, and landscaping. I would like the city forester to do a survey of the mature trees in the area and determine wluch ones can be saved, particularly along the peripheral boundaries. We would like to see all the screening adjacent to residential property increased in height and depth. As far as access on Lorain Road, I would like to see a wider avenue for cars to merge on the ingress side, assuming that they are going to inaintain the same basic design of the driveway. I would like the Engineering Department to give us an idea of what these monitoring wells mean as far as the EPA is concerned, how long they are supposed to remain, what are we required to do with them, are they required to have monitoring wells„ and what impact does this have on the development, should there be access to these monitoring wells, are these monitoring wells there because they perceive that there may be a problem down the road with contamination and as a result of that must they maintain some kind of easement or access to these monitoring wells that would prevent any vehicular traffic in that area or would demand some kind of cleaning or whatever. I would like the Engineering Department to give us an idea, also the next time we meet, of the impact on the drainage, what would be the best possible drainage and retention solution to the area based on what the residents have indicated is a problem, Mr. Gorris then amended the motion to include, it is also imperative that certaiu things such as a new site plan and traffic study be submitted to the Engineering and Building Departments in plenty of time so they have sufficient time to review them and to comment on what the Comnussion has requested, infrastructure, costs, eta Also we would strongly recommend that Mr. Papandreas and Mr. Herbster's group meet at a mutual convenient time, prior to when we meet again so Mr. Papandreas has a better understanding of some of the concerns of the residents and they can be discussed in the site plan. Mr. Miller then added that he would like to see a discussion of a second entrance on Lorain. Road, next to McDonald's, as well as a including the possibility of widening Dover Road or including a stacking laue on the Dover entrance in the event that a Dover Entrance is put on the site wluch is contrary to Mr. Thomas' motion requesting elimination, however this would be tied to a stacking lane or widening of Dover. Mr. Thoinas stated in that case, the developer could present a plan el.uninating the Dover Center and Mill Road accesses, but include an overlay showing the Dover Center access with a stacking lane and also all existing legal curb cuts between Rally's aud Mill Road. Mr. Orlowski amended the motion to request that the building heights at the entrances reduced; the bottom of the inound set at finished floor grade of the buildings with some type of 8