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MIl~TUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING '`'~'` NORTH OLMSTED CITY COUNCIL JULY 9, 20(11 Present: Council Presidern Saringer, Council Members Kasler, Limpert, McKay, Miller, Nashaz, O'Grady Also Present: Clerk of Council Seman Council Presidern Saringer called the public hearing to order at 7:02 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. President Saringer announced that the public hearing was being held with regard to Ordinance No. 2001-47 which provides for the amendment of the Zone Map by zoning the parcel of real property located on the south side of Cook Road and east of Bronson Road, formerly within Olmsted Township, to Single Family Cluster District. This parcel was annexed from Olmsted Township and must be zoned for the City of North Olmsted. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Tim Grendell, attorney representing Hennie Homes, the developer of the property: • This is a 23.44 acre pazcel of land on the south side of Cook Road across from Cinnamon Woods South. The property has an L-shape as it gets to its southerly property area. The Olmsted Township zoning was partially industrial and partially large lot residernial. • At the time of annexation, the developer was discussing with the administration a zoning of the property consistent with continuing the cluster housing which is predominantly popular housing for seniors, new residerns and empty nesters. That is the current intention. It would be a consistent extension of Cinnamon Woods South. Councilman Nashar commerned that some time ago there had been a request for this parcel to be Class B residential. Would the developer give consideration to reverting back to residential housing? Mr. Grendell said he would ask Mr. Puzzitiello that question. However, the property to the east is still zoned industrial and large lot residential in the Township. There was some concern that Class B or A housing would be hard to market because of the Township's industrial zoning of nearby land. Mr. Grendell said he is concerned that this would end up being a debate on Class B versus Class A housing, where the width of the lots would be the issue. Mr. Nashar said he believed the difference in width of the lots was about 10 feet. Mr. Grendell said the portion of the property at the bottom of the L-shape (southerly portion) is scheduled to be all green space for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the fact that there are wetland issues involved. So, there is a restriction on how far the housing can be taken; and, when you start taking the 10 feet and adding it for the length, it actually reduces the number of lots or units significarnly. ~.n H,, y... ._ , ..