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? with Biskind Development so that they could build their standard building the way they would like to; and noted that Mr. Biskind would like to sell his land. He asked Mr. McKay if he had heard of their 28,000 square foot building in Tennessee. Mr. McKay responded that Mr. Bingham was the one who stated that the bui:lding could not be changed. Since the people in the audience had not been able to see the rendering, there was a short recess while the residents viewed the plans and asked questions of the board privately. Mr. Skoulis, representing the Park West Home Owners Association, stated that their ma.in concern is the buffering along Brookpark Road since some of the homes will be directly affected. He would like mounding higher than the 4Z foot that is proposed since there is a 33 foot area which could be used. He had been advised that they might be permitted to use some of the O.D.O.T. right of way. He would also like a type of shrub or tree that would grow to screen the enti.re property. He noted that Blue Spruce took a long time to grow, but comented that the members had not accepted his suggestion of Poplar trees or Arborvitae. Some of their houses are about 500 feet, maybe more, from this proposal, but even in the summer, they can see the lights from the Corporate Center. This would be an opportunity to screen the entire area with something that would be different, -and more beautiful than most commercial landscaping. He believed that what Wa1-Mart does today will influence what will be done across the street. . Mr. Newberry presented a vicinity ma.p and advised that it is nearly 1,000 feet between Wal-Mart and Mitchell Drive, and 850 feet to the rear property lines. At present the lot on the north is vacant and heavily wooded, but it will not remain that way. This plan Just shows a potential drive across the street that will be interconnected with the traffic signal. He stated that a 42 foot mound will shield headlights which are 2 Z to 3 feet above grade except in the area of the drives. Mr. Cawrse stated that there is considerable landscaping with pine and shade trees on the top of the mound with planting beds at the corners. Since the area adjacent to the corporate center is heavily landscaped, Mr. Zergott suggested relocating some of the pines shown there'to this area. This landscaping was required by the sellers. Mr. Newberry statecl that there would be buffering and landscaping requirements for the parcel across the street and noted that those setbacks were shown on the ma.p. He stated that the elevation of the Wal-Ma.rt property and Brookpark Road were about the same. Mr. Skoulis would like a mound that would ma.ke this entire development look better with some trees and shrubs to entirely screen it from the residents on the other side, not just screen the headlights. He repeated that they can see the Corporate Center iights which are further away than the Wal-Mart's will be and they would like the entire area screened. He stated that a 42 foot mound was negligible and used the Tire America mund as an example. The developers advised that the lights are turned off shortly after closing at 11:00 p.m. Mr. Orlowski, Vice Chairman of the Planning Commission, advised that the Board of Zoning Appeals granted an additional 10 foot axea to'-the setback, and he understood that that this was to be an extra 10 foot of landscaping a11 the way down Country Club Boulevard, not just behind the building, which allows enough width to easily maintain an 8 foot mound. He asked the taoard to consider the location of the Clareshire Court Condominiums. He approves of saving trees but he would like to see the mound maintained at 8 feet high and constructed in such a maniier that the runoff is not very fast toward the condominiums. He suggested some kind of conifer tree or a bush that would stay green a11 year round on this mound. He ha.s talked to Dave Wendell about having a variety of evergreen trees with different color schemes on the mound. He is concerned that the developers will return to the boards, stating that there is not enough width to build an 8 foot high mound at a 2.5 to 1 or 2 to 1 grading with a 1 foot level area on top for the fence. It was previously agreed to keep the mound back 25 feet from Country Club Boulevard to assure vi.sibility. He also suggested removing trees from the buffer beside 5