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Architectural Review Board meeting. The concept shown at the Architectural Review Board meeting in no why resembled what the applicant submitted to Planning Commission. The first rendering shown to Planning Commission was liked by everyone i.e. Planning Commissioners, residents, and even those Council members that were present. At the June meeting with the residents the applicants presented the color rendering that was shown at the preliminary meetings with Planning Commission earlier in the year and that is what the residents voted on. However, every meeting since then seems to be moving further and further away from that plan. Chairman Zergott stated at the Architectural Review Board meeting that he felt the plan was moving backward from what they wanted. Mr. Skoulis voiced that he disagreed with Mr. Berryhill's comment that the Architectural Review Board meeting was productive. Because the design that was being presented to the board was not what Planning Commission discussed. The applicant keeps saying this will be a Western Reserve look, however what they saw at the Architectural Review Board meeting looked like nothing, more than a row of town houses. He strongly believes that all discussion should be based around the first color rendering which was preliminarily approved. The residents understand that a few minor changes may have to take place but they do not want to see large variations from the color rendering first presented. Mr. Barnett indicated that the residents along Linda Drive are at the narrowest point of the site and the residents that will be most effected by the proposal. They are concerned that there is only a 49-foot distance between the mounding and the residents as the area along Mitchell Drive will is a 75-foot buffer. Therefore, on behalf of the Linda Drive residents they are requesting Planning Commission have the applicant provide more buffering in that area he thought an additional 15-feet would help. They would also like to request that the area remain in its natural state as it currently stands. If the area is disturbed it will create more of a noise problem and they would like to request that when the City Forester studies the site he include their area. The applicants should clean the trash and rubbish out and address the draining issue by placing drain tiles to remove the water from the area. They would also like to make sure that any trees that are placed on the site are mature trees, as 6-foot trees are not going to buffer anything. The outer buildings are 3-story and the trees should be large enough to block the line of site into their homes. The residents along the Linda Drive will be subject to all the trucks making deliveries, trash compactors, dumpsters, residents moving in and out as well as pedestrian noises. They would like to see all truck deliveries and dumpsters be placed in the garage or basement. Mrs. Diver voiced a concern with the total massing of the building square footage verses what the zoning code requires. The zoning code was just enacted one and a half-year ago with the assistance and input of our Law Department and a Professional Planner Mr. Smerigan who was hired to help the City rezone the land. Now Planning Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals is being asked to go against our own code which they just created a year and a half ago. She is also concerned with the amount of retail on the site, as well as the main entrance that the trucks will be using for deliveries. There will be all size trucks coming and going from this site and backing up to the outer buildings as well as the Target store. There will be trucks ranging in sizes of very small to over the road size trucks, which are 40-feet in length with a 16-foot cab backing into these loading docks. The patrons also have to use the same area to park. How can the multiple sized trucks maneuver the site at the same time the patrons are entering and existing the stores. The applicants state that the delivery trucks for Target will maneuver the entire site to get to their delivery docks along Brookpark Road that is a safety issue. She further questioned the curb cut placements and asked that they be rethought. She questioned how much greens-pace would be on the site or would any be asked for. She requested the residents be given a copy of the lifestyle book Planning Commission referred too. Mr. Skoulis suggested that as the residents received small plans, after the last Planning Commission meeting he received a copy of the larger plans from the Commissions office so they could take a closer look at what is being done. There were changes made that were not found. 1). Mounding is to be 8-foot high with 8-foot fence continuously along the site. However, at the corner of the main entrance in line with West View Drive there is a break 6