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-it .V_., CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES - APRIL 22, 1986 I. ROLL CALL: Chairman Bums called the meeting to order at 8: D5 p. m. and advised that item 1, Building Department Request has been withdrawn from the agenda; agenda will also be amended so that item 3, New DeveTopments and Subdi- visions wil.l be heard first and i.tem l, New Developments and Subdivisions will be heard before item 7 under Building Department Requests. Presentt_ R. Bierman, B.. Gorris, E. Traczyk, J. Wixted, J. Brown, and J. Burns . Absent: T. Morgan Also Present: Assistant Law Director J. Dubelko, City Engineer J. Sclialler, BuiTding Commissioner S. Spino, and Recording Secretary B. Oring II. REVIEW AND GORRECTION OF MINUTES: Tfie Minutes of March 27th were eorrected on page 4,. item 3, first line should read: "....3rd westerly curb cut...". J. Brown moved' to approve the Minutes of March 26, 1986 as corrected, seconded by E. Traczyk and unanimously approved. IV. NEW. DEVELOPMENTS AND SUBDIVISIONS: (Heard at this point): 3) Rezoning request by Great Northern Properties Company to rezone certain parcels (collectively referred to as Outlot."E") located north of Brookpark Road and between Great Northern Blvd. and Columbia Road,'from the current zones. of Residence, Multiple, and,"C" Residence, Single to a zoning of Retail Business, General. Chairman Burns explained the permitted uses in the two present zoning classifications and the uses permitted in the.General RetaiT zoning. 2irs. Watts,' Manager of Publi.c Affairs for Biskind Development Company, advised that the 24 acre parcel is bounded by Brookpark Road, Great Northern Blvd, Columbia Road, and the West Park Estates. This proposal has been explained to the adjacent neighbors in previous private meetings. She introduced the various experts involved in studies made of the pro- pert_y. Mr. Pattison, architect from Keeva Kekst, gave a slide presentation showing the adjacent residential neighborhood, the existing commercial areas and their proposed expansion, and this new. proposed development. He pointed out that any access to these stores would be off Brookpark Road and not through the residential streets. Buffering planned between abut- ting homes and this commercial area would be a 30 foot mounded strip (approximately 51? feet high); with dense landscaping on the residential side with a 5 to 6 foot high screen on top leaving approximately 25 feet of the mound visible on the residential side; roof lines of stores will be residential in character, only the upper portion would be visible to the neighbors but no mechanical units would be seen; service areas would be screened; and low lighting would be directed b ack to the property.