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Mr. O'Malley concurred with Ms. Lieber about the scope of the Commission's authority and their recommendations to Council. He thought the application of Chapter 113 8 was appropriate. Mr. Biales reviewed the current uses of the properties proposed to be consolidated for the project: vacant land, Debbie D's Lounge and Zergott's Landscaping. The three story building along Lorain Road will be independent living and the one-story villas will be on the east side of the property. The youngest people in the facility will be approximately 75 years old. Meals, salon services, a pool, a theater and driving services will be included for the residents. The assisted living and memory care will be state-licensed facilities and will not be nursing homes or rehabilitation facilities. The villas will have two bedrooms and one- or two-car garages and the utilities and meals will be included in the cost. The largest building is along Lorain Road where the commercial property is and the lowest buildings are in the back. Fencing will be installed to fill in between existing neighboring fences and the existing trees along the rear of the property will be assessed to see which ones will remain. No lighting will be installed behind the villas except porch lights. He reviewed the light placements in relation to the buildings and the low impact on the residential neighbors. The tall lighting fixtures will be along Lorain Road and will have little impact on the neighbors. Mr. Biales reviewed the stormwater management plan. The sand deposit is located under the independent living building and continues across Lorain Road. The rest of the property is on clay. The sand deposit has good drainage qualities but the rear of the property does not. Catch basins will be installed along the east side of the property and take the water to the front of the property. The parking lot will have curbing installed to collect the water and direct it into the catch basins. The water will be collected in a detention basin along Lorain Road which will drain into the sand deposit. To prepare for a 100-year storm, a series of catch basins and safety mechanisms will be installed to release the water if the basin cannot drain fast enough. The water will be directed to the north east area of the property and connect to an existing line on the neighboring property. The existing stormwater pipe will be replaced with a larger diameter pipe and will be returned to the correct slope to drain properly. The red line shown on the landscaping plan will be a continuous six-foot high fence. The rear property line will not have fencing installed since the existing trees will be left alone. None of the assisted living and memory care residents and about 30% of the independent living people will drive, so there will not be much demand for resident parking. The lower portion of the building will be stone and the windows will have black frames. The roof shingles will be dimensional Timberline shingles in charcoal. The siding will be smoke and mocha colored commercial vinyl siding which will be heavier than residential siding. EIFS will be in the peaks of the building. Mr. Rerko asked about the cast stone, Mr. Biales said that will be on the bottom of the building. Mr. Rerko thought nice materials were proposed but would like to see a sample of the cast stone. Mr. Malone was most concerned about landscape buffering and where the stormwater was going to go. He appreciated Mr. Biales' explanation of the stormwater runoff. Mr. Schumann asked about the emergency outlet which is proposed to cross Christman Drive. Mr. Biales said the 24-inch pipe eventually runs into Roots Ditch. Mr. DiFranco said half of Bretton Ridge also flows into Roots Ditch and the other half flows south. Mr. Schumann asked if Bretton Ridge will be affected. Mr. DiFranco said more water will be infiltrated into the ground and in this development less will be going into Roots Ditch. Mr. DiFranco said an outlet control