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motion. Roll call on the motion R. Koeth "Yes", W. Spalding "Yes", T. Hreha "Yes", J. Lasko "Yes", and S. Hoff-Smith "Yes" with following comment; I will continue to monitor Home Depot as I am very disappointed. The fact that Home Depot is coming to the City asking to allow the expansion and "they" throughout the entire time have continuously lbroke the agreement to not have merchandise outside the building. M. Yager "abstain". Motion carried 2. Carnegie Manageanent & Development Corporation, Parcel E: The proposal consists of approximately 211,000 square feet of multiple family housing which includes an 86,000 square foot garage and approximately 211,000 square feet of retail space spread over four (4) buildings and a below grade parking garage. Note: The Planning Commission approved the preliminary land use on May 27, 2003. Variances are required. Structures have been relocated from the original preliminary plan. Developers Presentation: Chairman Koeth called all interested parties forward to review the proposal. Mr. Berryhill, with Carnegie Management Corp. came forward to represent Parcel E. Mr. Berryhill suggested Carnegie met with the neighbors Association in June. Since then, they have had a survey of the lot and from that survey, a few minor changes have taken place. The existing traffic light will be located between Building "C" and "B" which is an existing location. The buildings have been moved closer to Brookpark Road to further buffer the rear neighbors. The two-multi family buildings will have underground parking. 51.6% of the land, being used is now residential use. An additional floor has been added to the multi-family buildings "C" &"D". By adding a third floor, they will be able to accommodate 100 family units. Between buildings, "C & D" there will be an outdoor area with landscaping and seating for outdoor dinning. The family units in buildings "C &"D" will be accessible through the underground parking lot via stair-wells and elevators both. The elevators will stop at all three floors and an open-air bridge/walkway on the second floor has been added to connect buildings "C & D" together. Building "B" will be two stories with larger family units and will use the underground parking area as well. However, they will only have the option of two stairwells for access to the apartments. The two stairwells for building "B" will be located at the northeast and northwest sides of the building. There will be a crosswalk to cross the main street entrance to building "B". They are thinking of using brick paviors for the crosswalk, which would match the front sidewalks. All residents will be asked to use the underground parking lot and for those 15 to 20 units in building "B", they may temporarily park to drop things off then park in the garage. At the meeting with the residents, the residents voiced that they did not want the loading dock on the proposed Target building to face the residential neighborhood. Therefore, the loading dock will face Brookpark Road however, it will be totally enclosed and include a garage door. Mr. Hreha asked for a clearer explanation of the loading dock. Mr. Berryhill reviewed that the dock area will be walled in with a roof over it and have a garage door to open and close for deliveries. When deliveries are made the trucks will back into the loading dock area and the only portion of the truck that will be seen is the truck cab. The dock area will be 48-feet deep and the door will only be opened when a delivery is being made, otherwise it will remain closed. Page L1.1 is the landscape plan, which shows a natural buffer around the entire site. The area facing Mitchell Drive will have a 150-foot buffer. The north 75-feet of land will remain in its natural state, but will be cleaned up some to get rid of the rubbish and trash. South of the natural wooded area will be 8-foot berms with an 8-foot board on board fence atop the berm. The residents along Mitchell Drive have expressed a concern about standing water in the area so drains are being placed along that area to drain the water inward to the underground retention system. The east side of the property will have a 63-foot natural area, the fence-line and then another 25-foot landscaped area which ends at the curb-line. Building "A" at its narrowest point will have a 100-foot setback. The north west area facing Linda Drive will 3