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a, placina a wall at that point. He referred to the diagrams. Mr. Koeth said he could put footers on that side of the retaining wall. Mr. Grusenmeyer said there are trees that could present some difficulty as well if they put a brick wall near the property line. He indicated he would rather not disturb the foliage. There was further discussion about the height and location of the wall. Mr. Grusenmeyer said he would recommend looking at the area in the back because that is where the concentration of light will be. He said the lights would be diffused. Mr. Koeth asked NIr. Maloney if he is opposed to having the brick wall and taking away some of the foliage in the back by his property line. Mr. Maloney indicated he is not opposed to that. He indicated the foliage growth is within his property line and to trim it out of there is no problem. Mr. Maloney said his neighbor, Mr. Zipfel, is quite conc;erned because if you look at where the cars will come in to the lot and make a turn to go west, the lights will hit the homes all the way around. He added that a sports utility vehicle has headlights that are :higher than a normal car. Mr. Hreha indicated he disagreed with the comment about the lights being diffused. Mr. Hreha suggested working with the neighbors on finding a solution. If the foliage is on a resident's property anyway, that is not an issue with Chambers building a wall. Mr. GruSenmeyer said if they build away from the property line it will help save some foliage but then they have area that will be difficult to maintain. Mr. Hreha mentioned when Tops came in to the city to put up a new store, they had already met with neighbors before reaching the Planning Commission. The;y had several meetings and worked out a number of issues ahead of time. He suggested the applicant work with their neighbors to focus on a solution that is good for both sides. Mr. Koeth aslce:d W. Maloney if there is a problem having the wall and having perhaps 2 feet of area that he would have to maintain. W. Rymarczyk pointed out if Mr: Maloney were to sell his property, a new owner may not want to take care of the property by the wall. Mr. Koeth said he believes they will neecl to work along the lot line and if there is a problem with salvaging trees, they may need to give up some trees. Mr. Rymarczyk suggested they keep it more into their property where they can get back thert-I to maintain it. Mr. Koeth pointed out there could be a break somewhere and they can get through to keep up the area. Mr. Grusenmeyer asked for confirmation that they would be allowed to pull the wall off the line 2 feet or so because of concerns that the neighbors have. Mr. Koeth coni:irmed they would be allowed to do that, but he mentioned they would have to maintain that 2 feet on t.he other side of _ the fence. Mr. Grusenmeyer mentioned that they can gather names of the appi-opriate people and set something up so that issues can be addressed. Mr. O'Malley asked if Mr. Koeth is recommending a referral to the Architectural Review Board. Mr. Koeth indicated the Plan.ning Commission would like to see them again but they would recommend they go before the Arcliitectural Review Board. Mr. Spalding asked about the landscaping for the driveway on the western border. Mr. Grusenmeyer referred to the plans and said they will add a number of flowering trees. Mr. Spalding expressed concern about the existing trees being affected by construction. Mr. Gru;3emneyer said the trees are in relatively good shape but they can have the landscaper review them and trim out what needs to be trimmed out. Mr. Spalding suggested having the Forester review the site. Chairman Koeth motioned to have Chambers Funeral Home come back to Planning Commission and made the following recommendations. He indicated the Commission would like them to have lighting with. poles in the back parking lot. They need to come up with a design and photometrics with zero at the ;lot line. They would like the front spaces to be land-banked so they can save the trees, Along with. that they would like to have the proposal go to the Forester to take a look at the landscaping and the trees, and then get his recommendations. They want a brick wall consistent with the brick samples, that would be 6 ft. high that runs through the back of the property, which is the north side. The;y would like the proposal sent on to the police department and traffic department to get feedback froni them. Mr. Rymarczyk asked for clarification on the height of the wall. Mr. Koeth indicated they would take it from the parking lot grade. Mr. Grusenmeyer asked if they want all the area in front 8