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~` MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC ~~ARING FEBRUARY 3, 1992 7:15 F.M. Present: Council President Boehmer, Council Members Babas, Lind, McKay, Musial, Nashar. Also Present: Clerk of Council Barbara Seman. Council President Boehmer called the public hearing to order at 7:21 p.m. President Boehmer arn~:ounced that Ordinance No. 92-1 would be considered at this public hearing. Ordinance No. 92-1 provides for the amendment of the Zone Map of the City of North 0]nsted, which Zone Map is part of the Zoning Code of the City of North 0]msted, by changing the premises hereinafter described from Single Residence A District to Single Family Cluster District. Audience l?axtici Lion Mona Wi liamson~IO .Butternut Ridge Road, felt there would be a safety problem with putting so many residences in this area with only orie entrance. Also, she is concernPCi about the additional traffic to Butternut Ridge Road. She is very much opposed to this project. John Martindale, 26031 Butternut Ridge Road, stated that the residents of Butter- nut Ridge have fought the widening of the street for many years. He feels it is a very nice place to live and that this development will ruin the area because of the traffic. He questioned what traffic studies had been done, aril. felt that one entrance was not sufficient. Bruce Shuman, 5962 Louis Drive, wanted clarification on whether the golf course would always remain public. He asked that Mr. Fred Bower of Shore West speak about the development. Rini Urban, 6219 Fitch Road, agreed with everyone who spoke about the additional traffic problem. In addition, she is concerned with the effect this development will have on the schools. Fred Bower, Shore West Construction Company, 23826 Lorain Raad, explained that this meeting was one of a series of meetings that had been going on since last summer. He feels that Viewpoint is a win-win situation for the qty and for his company. They plan to keep a public nine-hole golf course on the property and will weave housing within and around the course. It will always be kept as a public golf course; indeed, he has signed deed restrictions to that effect. As a result of a traffic study, a traffic light will be placed at the corner of Butternut Ridge and Canterbury. The decision to have one entrance-way was the result of consultations with the Planning Commission and Council; originally, two entrances had been proposed. With respect to the school situation, the target market for this development are empty nesters, retired people, and young. pro- fessional people. The profile of people to whom they plan to sell will be folks who do not have children. Indeed, the development should enhance the schools by providing for a wider tax base without the usual complementary st~ent base that usually goes along with new housing. The company is very excited about the