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11 office and in the store managers office where they are laminated to the wall. The second aspect is that a meeting is scheduled between code enforcement, the construction project manager, and the incoming store manager to review those guidelines and ardinances. Mr. Brennan noted the store inanagers might be aware of the ordinances, but the delivery trucks drivers may not be familiar with it. This imposes a problem as the trucks pull behind the store during the late hours of the night and it is much easier to sit and wait for the store to open. Mr. Perisi noted they utilize theu owni distribution facilities aud a great number of the products owned are shipped from local distributors. He agreed to post signs to place notices out concerriing routing and delivery times. Mr. Platt noted the hours of operation for a typical Home Depot store are: 6:00 A.M. to 10:30 P:M. Monday through Friday; 6:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. on Saturday; and 8:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Sunday. The following residents in the condominiuans to the rear expressed their concems on the project: Ms. King; Ms. Doubler; Ms. Kensig; and Ms. Oring. The concerns expressed by the condominium residents included: the hours of operation; out-of-town carriers coming in at all hours; the drainage in the back; the five doors for unloading the trucks; the truck turning radius; the time of day the materials stored outside would be loaded back into the building; how employee parking would be accommodated; if a temporary debris catching fence would be constructed to catch any debris during construction; and if the power lines would be under ground. Ms. King noted several years back Biskind Development put a four foot mound up which perpetuated flooding. She noted right now they are putting large truck loads of dirt against the mound, and was concerned about increased flooding. Mr. McDermott advised there is a drain line shown in the plans across the back property line. He noted if it is determined the proposed drainage is not adequate, the developer will be required to add to it as the water must be retained. Mr. Baffow confirmed that he has committed to the installation of drainage behind that mound, and the mound will be built up for screening. Although plans have been submitted, the city engineering department had not completed a final review of the proposed drainage at the time of this meeting. Ms. Doubler questioned if the plan has been changed since the previous proposal to include five delivery doors. Mr. Baffow stated that the area indicated on the plans has always been designated . as a delivery area but the number of doors were not shown previously. The comment made by Mr. Perisi was that they added one door more than their prototypical number to facilitate the delivery. In c?immary, Mr. Baffow stated their have not been any additional doors added to this proposal at all. Ms. Doubler questioned what the dotted line, near the loading dock, represents. Mr. Baffow advised the line represents the turning radius. Ms. Doubler questioned if this turning radius was su$'icient and noted the Condominiums are set back only 40 feet at the most from the property line. Mr. Baffow advised the turning radius has always been in the plans. Ms. Doubler stated she did not recall seeing that radius at any prior meetings. Mr. Brennan noted the turning radius will be referred to the proper city department to check if it is a su.fficient radius. Ms. Doubler questioned if the materials stored in the back during the day would be moved back into the building after hours. Mr. Platt advised the materials stored outside would be loaded into the building during regular business hours. Per Ms. Doubler's request, Mr. Platt verified there would not be any signs or customer pick-up in the back of the building. Ms. Doubler questioned if their could be directional signs posted to prevent Customers for Great Nortliern Shopping Center from cutting through the Condominium development. She suggested a key location for this type of directional sign would be near Kronheims Furniture store. Mr. Brennan advised that the residents should speak to their Councilman, Mr. Mckay, as that may be an issue for him. Mr. Barrow advised he has arranged a meeting with the bu.ilding department for May 19, 1998 to review all the signage to get into conformance or come up with a proposal for the entire shopping center. He would like to readdress signage and stay within the confinements of the code to try and direct traffic. Mr. Tallon arrived during the discussion on Home Depot and Mr. Brennan updated him 9