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? Tower Square put mounding between the back of their lot and the apartments behind them and there is a series of small yard drains along the property line which is intercepting any flow of water from the mound, and is helping to drain soine of the residents rear yards which were wet before the drains were put in place. So the same thing can be done along these mounds behind the church. Mr. Tallon reviewed that with the extra dirt from the parking lot you can place mounding the entire east length of the lot. The problem that we want to avoid is the mounding killing the eYisting trees, so we will ask the forester to take a look at the site. The Commissioners want the mounding, but need to make sure it is feasible. Mr. Shirkey indicated the church would get a landscape architect involved and build some wells or something. Mr. Tallon questioned how much fencing is along the east side of the lot. IV1r. Shirkey suggested he thought the fence was continuous along the east side of the lot until the last house in the corner which has no fence. Mr. Tallon questioned what type of sound proofing would be used on the new additions. Mr. Shirkey suggested an acoustical consultant is called in to design an acoustical block to keep the sound controlled. The walls will be 2'x 6' with full thick fiberglass insulation drywall inside, and a thermax insulation on the outside, a cavity then 4" inch brick veneer, which will give you a 12" inch wall. Mr. Brennan questioned the location of the trash dumpster, and the Iighting in the parking lot. The corrunissioners would like to shield the residents from any nuisance lighting. Mr. Shirkey indicated there would be shoe box lighting, with down lights. Mr. Brennan asked if it is flat lens and nothing below the fixture. Mr. Shirkey suggested he was conect. Mr. Tallon questioned how many night activities would the church have and how late they would be. Pastor Schultz suggested there axe community groups that come in and they stay from 7:00 p.m. and they usually don't stay past 9:00 p.m. ifthey do it is very rare. Mr. Tallon would like to see bollard lighting or sinall stanchion light poles or lower colonial light fixture any architectural lighting that softens the effects of the lighting, which will soften the blow to the neighbors. Mr. Shirkey agreed that architectural lighting would be better. Mr. Brennan is concerned with the location of the trash enclosure, and the noise that will be heard when it is being picked up. Mr. Tallon suggested moving the trash enclosure, to the north east corner of the new addition, which would be closer to your kitchen. Mr. Shirkey suggested they would make the trash enclosure brick and the doors board on board painted colonial white to match the rest of the building. Mr. Rymarczyk questioned the raising of the eYisting sign, and suggested if the sign is raised a variance would be needed. If the Commissioners refer this case to the Architectural Review Board they will have to have their landscaping design prior to the meeting. Mr. Shirkey indicated he would like to wait until the February Architectural Review Board meeting. Mr. Rymarczyk suggested if the sign package was submitted by the 20`!' of January it could be included with their other variance requests. Mr. Tallon asked if any audience members had questions. Mr. Cooley a concerned neighbor suggested the church is a very good neighbor, but the neighborhood kids play in their parking lot in the evenings and he would like to see a fence put up to buffer the noise. Mr. Deichmann indicated if a fence were put in place it would be better to have the fence closer to the parking lot then the ditch as the City has had to do work on the existing ditch, and would need access. Mr. Zbin indicated the homes are only 30' feet back from the fence along the east side of the property. Hr. Zbin questioned were the air conditioning units would be located. 1Vrr. Shirkey suggested a couple of the units would be placed in the front of the building, as well as the back, and the air conditioning for the sanctuary will be placed either on the roof or along the back of the building. Mr. Tallon indicated the Comrriissioners would like for you to go back to the drawing board and implement all the recommendations they have made tonight. This case will go to the Architecti.iral Review Board February 17, 1999, and to the Board of Zoning Appeals meeting February 4, 1999. R. Tallon motioned to recommend to the Board of Zoning Appeals to allow the variance for 50' foot setback, on the east side of building which is a 25' foot variance and to allow the parking in the front setback based on the fact that it fronts on Great Northern Blvd. also to allow the 7' foot into the front setback with the addition of heavy landscaping to be added to help shield the cars from view. The sign be gra.nted approximately a 6' foot variance in height to raise it up to 10'feet so it can be seen from Great Northern Blvd. due to the dip in the topography. The motion was seconded by, T. Brennan, roll call on the motion; T. Brennan; Yes, R. Tallon; Yes, K. 0'Rourke; Yes, S. Asseff; Yes, and W. Spalding; abstained. Motion Carried. 7