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was understandable due to preserving and moving the historic home. However he wanted clarification regarding the widths of the drives. Mr. Conway said code requires a 16 foot wide driveway from the garage to the street. All units have 16 feet at the garage doors but for the units which turn 90 degrees towards the street it is below the 16 feet requirement. Mr. Liggett said the driveways with the 90 degree turns would go from 16 feet to 12 foot widths. Mr. Lasko said since the previous meeting, correspondence was received from the following individuals: Mr. Steven McQuillin & Associates dated 1/9/08, Mr. Clifford Crabs dated 1/9/08, Mr. Jeffrey Steed & Mr. Chris Scherry dated 12/4/07, City Engineers report of 12/7/07 and a letter from the Rocky River Watershed Council dated 2/25/08 which he requested listed in the minutes for the record. Mr. Belovich, attorney for Mr. Crabs, said his client is concerned about the proposed rezoning. He was advised by Mr. O'Malley that the rezoning can be accomplished through Council without going before the people and if that is correct the commission and Council is responsible for looking out for what is best for all parties involved not just the applicant. He reviewed issues that would impact his client, such as eliminating his pond, impact of stormwater runoff, and diminish the rural character. Mr. Crabs property has an outlet to Columbia Road and there has been not contact from the applicant to create an alternate street for access. He felt the project was too dense and requested all files submitted to the engineering department. Mr. Crabs said that 11 years ago there was talk of a street to Columbia Road but it was turned down. He asked for all the hydraulic calculations, both storm and sanitary. 1VIr. Collins said that once the calculations are submitted to the engineering department they would be made available. Mr. Crabs said that the existing swale will become ineffective once new homeowners start dumping their grass clippings into the swale. Mr. McKay said that the same owner requested rezoning in 1997 and at that time it was refused and should be again. The proposed development will not be entitled to government services as it is considered a private development. However with the increase of cluster developments those owners will start demanding that they are entitled to receive the same services other homeowners receive. As a councilman one of the most common complaints from private development owners was not receiving governmental services. Bolting down the manholes was supposed to be a temporary fix many years ago just how long is the city going to wait to fix the problem. The issue brought up about swales is a legitimate complaint as the city has had to deal with residents blocking up swales all over the city. Ms. Wenger said that she was not sure when the original Single Family Cluster District was written, but the city rewrote Chapter 1136 last year to reduce the density allowed, require more open space and otherwise improve upon the requirements of the district. Mr. Sharp said Butternut Ridge Road is a Historic District and they deserve protection from rezoning land in the middle of the district. He is concerned about setting precedence for other parcels on the street. The traffic is bad now and will get worse. Adding cluster developments to this street will cause the street to be widened and destroy the character of the Landmarks District. Councilman Orlowski asked if there is a section of the land which is not owned by the developer would it affect the proposed project as it is his understanding that the developer does not own all the land which is shown. Ms. Wenger said it could impact the plan if there is land in the development which is not owned by the 4