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<br />and discuss what is going in there, give some input as to setbacks and landscaping, as he did
<br />previously with the office buildings, they will support this request for rezoning back to multi-family.
<br />He asked how the developer would feel about that. Mr. Corsi responded that they would go through
<br />the normal process that was prescribed by the city, would conform to all the zoning requirements that
<br />are required by the city, and go through the architectural review board and all other boards as
<br />required. Mr. Skoulis concluded that they could not whole wholeheartedly support this rezoning, even
<br />though they would like it rezoned to multi-family, unless they were assured that it will be done
<br />properly. Mayor Boyle asked to be heard at this time. He stated that he walked in during the
<br />presentation, and he believed that he heard Mr. Hart say that no offer had been made on the property.
<br />He asked if that meant no offer at all, or no offer to develop it as some type of residential. Mr. Hart
<br />responded that they had no offer to develop it at a lower density residential. Mayor Boyle clarified that
<br />they had not discussed if there had been an offer to develop it as office space. He also asked for a
<br />clarification on the statement that the parcel was surrounded by multi family on the east side of
<br />Brookpark and non-residential, on the west side of Brookpark., but he did not know what this was in
<br />reference to. Mr. Hart responded that this was one of the reasons he believed that multi-family was an
<br />appropriate alternative to the commercial zoning that had been proposed; the others being the
<br />consistency with the master plan, the impact issues, and also that tlris property should have the same
<br />development rights as similarly situated property on Brookpark Road in the vaccinate, which is either
<br />Multiple Family or non-residential. Mayor Boyle pointed out that o$'ice space is also non-residential.
<br />Chairmau Tallon clarified that the master plan recommended Office District, or Residential senior
<br />housing with a recommendation to rezone to Mixed Use "D" which would include cluster homes,
<br />attached or detached, multi family. Mayor Boyle noted that the proposal is to rezone to multi family,
<br />not to Mixed Use "D" as specified in the Master Plan. He stated that he kept hearing that this was
<br />acceptable under the Master Plan, but this is for multi-family. It was verified that Mixed Use "D"
<br />could include office space and ancillary retaiL Mr. Corsi clarified for Mayor Boyle that the plara
<br />presented was for full build out, or density allowed. Mayor Boyle noted that the comparison was to
<br />full build out of office space, but it was conceivable that a builder of office space could build to a
<br />lower density. The comparison is not necessarily to what might actually be built, and the comparison is
<br />to office space that has never been drawn, so everything, right now, is hypothetical and the question
<br />before the commission is to rezone to multi-family, which is not a part of the master plan. Mr. Corsi
<br />stated that the di.fference between the hypotheticaLs is that there is a market for multi-family where
<br />there is no market for office buildings. Mayor Boyle disagreed stating that there definitely is a market
<br />for office. Mr. Corsi disagreed stating that they have had national and local experts in, there have been
<br />no offers and nothing with regard to the development of that site for office. Mr. Coyne interrupted
<br />stating that he prefer to avoid discussions on office buildings at this time. Mayor Boyle agreed stating
<br />that he would argue that point at a different forum. Mr. Coyne believed that Mixed Use included
<br />retaiL It was clarified that it (Mixed Use `D") included ancillary retail, such as barber shops, dry
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<br />cleaning shops, small restaurants, etc. Mr. Skoulis stated that he was on the commission when the
<br />master plan was being drawn up, and the master plan stated that the proper use of that land was for
<br />office build.ings and it was recommended that it not be changed. However, if at some time in the future
<br />, the city decides to change the zoning of that land, the prefened alternate use is Nrxed Use which
<br />was defined specifically. It was not to include retail or anything else that comes in under Mixed Use, it
<br />was strictly multiple dwelling units and single family residences. Mr. Tallon clarified that they can use
<br />ancillary retail, anything that pertains to that development. Mr. Poffenberger, spoke again at this time,
<br />and questioned why the developers did not want the communities input. Mr. Coyne responded that
<br />they may come to these meetings, there is a,planning commission and an architectural review board as
<br />well as professionals who review projects, and the residents may anake whatever comments they want,
<br />and they may or may not agree to them Mr. Poffenberger noted that they said that they would just go
<br />by the code, only, and not work with the community. He believed that that the code was just a basis,
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