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S PLANNING COMMISSION APRfiL 22, 1986 PAGE 3 major business center in the Cleveland metropolitan area and its expan- sion is vital to the city, but that 1480 would be a boundary between residential and business areas. Mr. Wixted questioned the traffic con- ditions which will be created on weekends and questioned if the growth of the Corporate Center would not also impact these same streets. Mr. 0'Hara stated that there would be an increase in traffic on Brookpark Road, b ut that traffic has been reduced since I-480 has been opened, and the peak h.ours of these uses would be different. Chairman Burns read a letter from. Fred and Barbara Simon objecting to the proposal on the basis of safety,, additional erime, traffic problems created, on. Columbia Road, questioned maintenance problems and insurance liability of buffer zone. Tao Tetters were presented.Tiy Mrs. Watts in f'avor, of tHe proposal-. A eopy of a petition with 89' signatures olijeeting to the proposal was. presented(original will be presented to Council). Mr. Esper, the first speaker for the Park West Homeowners Association,. stated that they had petitions from 213 residents of Park West Estates who are opposed to the proposal: on the basis of safety, health, traffic, noise polution, de- valuation of property, aesthetics, and quality of life. They maintain that the limited access should be lifted prior to any request to rezone; that there is not undue hardship involved since land can be developed as it is presently zoned; and the reasons the property was zoned as it is still prevail at present. They pointed out that if property is re- zoned tfieir development will be surrounded on three sides by retail property. and4 that tfie houses now abutting the retail districts have. a lower resale vaTue than the others. Tfiey object to turning Brookpark Road into another Lorain Road, and urged that the commercial development be stopped. Mr. Scholis, also representing the homeowners association, stated he was advised by Ken Seuffert who is in charge of real estate and right of way for the State Highway Departmentthat the State will not lift the limited access restriction off Brookpark Road because of Lorain Road traffic congestion, that the city must request this access, and subsequently approval must be g3i'veri by several departments in the State as well as the Fed'eral Departments involved. He stated that he was advised that a 10% reduction in the value of the 80 homes directly affected could be expected. He refuted that only poorer quality homes could be built in this area, since the adjacent new tiomes are in the $100,,000` range and stated that multi-family units would not necessarily have to use their streets. N. 0'Donnell, representing Colebrook Condo- minium Association, and R. Spaeth, West Park-Forest Ridge Homeowners Association,, both advised that their members are opposed to the re- zoning. Chairman Burns stated that the Commission's policy has been to maintain the present b alance between commercial and residential property and believes this develovment would be an encroachment on the residential area. Mrs. Traczyk prefers to see this "downtown" area developed com- merciallv. and, would like to halt commercial development on the west end of town. Mrs. Brown believes rezoning this land would set a precedent. Mr. Wixted, stated that no compelling argument has been presented that this land cannot be developed as zoned and believes that no rezoning . should be granted without the access being approved. Mr. Gorris stated that he is not convinced that the roadways will support this proposal and the future phases of the Corporate Center. B. Gorris moved that the rezoning request by Great Northern Properties Company ''to rezone certain parceis (collectively referred to as Outlot "E") located north