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.? J. Lasko moved to approve Emerald Village (Catholic Charities) of 30344 Lorain Road consisting of the construction of a new senior housing development subject to: 1). Revised landscaping plans are to be subanitted showing the commission's recomxnendations. 2). The sidewalk is to be placed north/inward onto the applicant's property to preserve th[e existing white oak tree and be shown on plans sulbmatted to the Engineering Department. M. Yager seconded the motion, which was unanimously approved. Mr. Lasko thanked trie applicants for working with the city to bring a much needed facility to the city. Boss Office Park; 28900 Lorain Road (WRD #3) Proposal consists of 2 additional office buildings. Planning & Design Commission tabled the proposal on 1/10/06. Board of Zoning Appeals granted rear yard variance 1/12/06. Ms. Wenger reviewed that the commission made a number of recommendations to the applicamt at the previous meeting regarding landscaping, lighting, stormwater detention, dumpster enclosure, and other site improvements. The BZA granted the applicants building a 30-foot rear yard setback variance. Current plans show new landscaping to replace existing landscape along the east drive aisle, as the commission requested. Landscaping is now shown around the relocated ground sign. Tref;s in the affected right-of-way area are to be relocated. At the last meeting, Mr. O'Malley advised that the applicant is subject to the City's current stormwater regulations, even though original approval for the project was given in 1986. The applicant is requesting to deviate from those regulations. However, only City Council can grant a stormwater variance; although, the commission can and should make recommendations to Council on the merits of the issue. One issue of concern from the last meeting was the fencing required in 1986 which had never been constructed. The applicant felt that constructing a fence was not desirable for a number of reasons and has requested a plan amendment to eliminate the fence. commissioners had different opinions regarding whether a fence abutting Forest School should continue to be required. Therefore input from the City's safety forces as well as representatives of North Olmsted City Schools were aslced their opinions. Ms. Wenger contacted the Forest Primary Principal, tlhe Superintendent of City Schools and the Director of Buildings and Grounds. Both tlze Superintendent and Director of Buildings and Grounds indicated that a fence was not desirable from the schools' perspective. They preferred leaving the area open for safety reasons including monitoring of students and potential emergency access. They also suggested that if the schools ever felt the need to have a fence, they would rather fence their own property in as a whole. Although no additional site lighting has been proposed, decorative building lights which would match existing building lights are proposed and require the commission's approval. A concrete dumpster enclosure area has been added as well. Mr. Conway reinforced that if the commission deems the wall lights to be non-essential then the applicant would not be required to meet standards. Ms. Becker indicated that additional storm water storage is required for the new impervious arPa. When Mr. Boss presented the revised plans, he stated he would lilce to apply for a variance fram Council for storm water storage requirements. The revised plans show 3,000 cubic feet of storage in the parking lot. 3