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2) Loading zone is not required. 3) Transformer area is to include fencing and landscaping. 4) The right and left elevations are to have elements that break up the solid wall. 5) The main piers at the front entrance are to have stone from the ground up to the bottom of the nautical lights. 6) State flag is to be an Ohio flag. The Commission made the following recommendations to the BZA: 1) Grant the request for 2 additional wall signs. , 2) Recommend the size of the flags be reduced and not require variances. 3) Wall signs are to be panel signs with individual letters as shown in elevations not raceway as submitted on sign package. W. Spalding seconded the motion which was unanimously approved. V. COMMUNICATIONS: • Ohio Planning Conference: review of state conference Commission members who attended the OPC State Planning Conference reviewed information they learned at the sessions. Some of the topics included landscaping and buffering, parking, senior housing, master planning, green building and other environmental issues. The Commissioners felt the conference was a good experience. Mr. Yager said that it should be budgeted for in 2006. Ms. Wenger addressed the department's budget constraints, but offered that there would be some type of conference or educational event planned for the future. • Crocker Stearns discussion Commission member requested an update of the Crocker-Stearns project, particularly regarding the sound wall issue. Ms. Wenger reviewed the number of ineetings and discussions related to the proposed sound walls. Commission members asked if plans were final, and Ms. Wenger answered the City's only remaining decisions were on color and texture of the wall. There is little to no room for landscaping in the plans, but planting ivy to screen the massiveness of the concrete barriers was discussed as a possibility. Ms. Wenger reported that the construction was to start in the spring of 2007 and be completed around the fall of 2008. • Design Guidelines discussion Ms. Wenger said that the intent of design guidelines is to provide both developers and the city some criteria when reviewing development, primarily for commercial use. She said that in working with the advisory group, they wanted the guidelines to reflect the design direction of the City for the future. In some cases, the guidelines will conflict with the current zoning code. However, it is the intent to update the zoning code to bring it in line with the guideline recommendations. Ms. Wenger reviewed the comments from the Architectural Review Board. The issue of curbside pavers vs. stamped concrete was discussed. The Commission felt that concrete was an economical alternative to brick pavers, and would lead to better long term maintenance. The issue of stormwater detention was raised and whether the guidelines should provide more direction. Ms. Wenger did not want to get into specifics of detention since EPA and City regulations seem to change on a regular basis. Though she did feel that stormwater facilities should be integrated into the design of the site rather than be an afterthought. 7