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. .} required for the signage, and variances for display in the front set back of the Toyota building should be required, but since they are parking right up to the curb now, they could have just left it as is. Mr. Tallon stated that this is what the Commission is looking for since it is aesthetically pleasing. Mr. Stoyanov explained that the lines shown on the drawings are a reveal, not a strip of a different kind of material. It was clarified for Ms. Cameron-Alston that the planters will be enclosed in concrete curbs and the green area will be slanted up, but the pods will just be a few inches above grade. Mr. Stoyanov presented renderings of the signs, and the setback of the ground signs will probably need a variance. The pole sign will be eliminated. If they get approval from Toyota, they will present the entire sign package to the Board of Zoning Appeals. R. Tallon moved to accept the proposal for the Saturn Dealership at 27000 Lorain Road, to convert the former Toyota_.show room for use by Saturn with a new building facade and the addition of planters. The developer is going to go on the Board of Zoning Appeals for the number of signs, and setback on the grou.nd sign, the pole sign will be removed and replaced with the ground sign. The developer is going to check on the removal of the lift ramp that is now on the property. This proposal will be referred to the Architectural Review Board, and if that Board has no problems with this proposal, it can go directly to B.Z.D. committee of Council. The Commission does stipulate that the developer match the colors on the Saturn show room and the proposed Toyota/Mazda show room. The motion was seconded by T. Manuing and unanimously approved. 2) Bridgeport Village (Wlutlatch & Co.), Properly bounded by the rear property lines of lots on West 231st Street on the east; by back land on the north, and by properties located on Clague Road, Tree Lane, and Woodview and Sharon Drives on the west. Access will be from the north side of Lorain Road between Clague Road and West 231 Street, with a gate onto Woodview Drive. Proposal is to construct a Single Family, Cluster development of attached or detached residences. Rezoning will be required. Proposal continued by Planuiug Commission January 10, 1995. Mr. Basalla presented plans and advised that, pursuant to what was discussed at the January lOth meeting, they have made substantial changes to the original plan, and have subsequently met with the residents to explain those changes. He explained that these changes will make this a superior development and will result in a decreased storm water runoff from what there is now. The nu.mber of units have been decreased from 89 to 83; they have made all of the reductions along the east and west property lines (adjacent to the surrounding residents); all of the three unit buildings have been removed, and replaced with two unit buildings, and single unit buildings. This would result in fewer units adjacent to the property lines tha.n there would b.e under the existing zoning requirements for a single family development wherein there could be 18 lots adjacent to those property lines. They have also attempted to create a dense buffer around the development to keep the core of the development separated visually and functionally from the adjacent property. The total density of the properiy has been reduced to 4.91 units per acre, which is over one unit less than permitted by the zoning. They have also added a continuous sidewalk on one side of the street from Lorain Road, and a sidewalk on the opposite side for the first 500 feet in from Lorain. In reference to the fence, they originally proposed the fence because of concern for the water features, but since there was so much opposition, they are now proposing a two style fence configuration with a chain link fence in the areas where the water features are close to the property 2