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Council Minutes of 3/19/02 Joseph Shaffer and Alice Ake. The plan incorporates several provisions for privacy with residers which have been a source of contention over the course of the past three years that this project was being developed. There will be mounding of 7 feet with an 8 foot high fence on top to screen both noise and fumes for a total of 15 feet. The mounds will be placed along the entrance around the property line as indicated on the plans submitted. The northern property line parallel to Kennedy Ridge Road will have aboard-on-board fence 6 fcet high. All mounds will be wed and additional evergreens will be added to the project as specified. There will only be one entrance, off of Great Northern Boulevard. There will be no entrance from Kennedy Ridge Road. A sound wall is to be placed along the eastern oral southern lines to buffet both light and sound. The City Forester reviewed the plans and indicated that there were 10 trees of significant mature growth that he wished to have preserved. The building itself is of brick masonry material, glass, with a copper roof. Lighting will be zero at the lot line as per the recommendations of Planning Commission and the Building, Zoning and Development Committee. There are a fatal of 28 light poles around the perimeter which will be shut off in the evening when the lot is no longer used. RTA did acknowledge some concerns of the residents and irndir~ted that they would conduct an air quality test in June of 2003. There will also be emergency call boxes pieced on the inside and the outside of the waiting room since it is kind of isolated and off the road. RTA is still waiting at this point in time for some approval from ODOT to do the crab cut. After discussion, the committee unanimously recommended approval of the RTA Park-n-Ride proposal subject to the recommendations of the various boards and commissions of the City of North Olmsted. Councilman Gateau moved that Council approve the RTA Park-n-Ride subject to the recommendations of the various city boards and commissions. The motion was seconded by Cou~ilman McKay and passed unanimously. • Kennedy Ridge Townhouses, a proposal to construct a total of 40 new townhouses ranging in size from 850 square feet to 1,400 square few per unit with access onto Kennedy Ridge Road. Representing Kennedy Ridge Developmern was Scott Gillespie. Mr. Gillespie presented the proposal and said the units would be stone and brick with variations in vinyl color siding. The colors on the building will be an antique parchment and a colonial ivory, or neutral colors. The roof will be dark green/black mix asphalt shingle. The windows are white vinyl. Each unit will have its own separate garage. The committee brought to the attention of Mr. Gillespie some concerns about tight spillover. He was sensitive to those concerns and indicated that alt lights would be zero at the lot line because it's in a residential area. He further indicated that there would be some screening placed at various locations on the site where car headlights would spill over onto adjsceat properties. 'The entrance sign, which will be b feet, 2 inches up from the grourxi, will be going before the BZA. It was specifically indicated that there will be an underground water retention system, so as not to burden the current system on Kennedy Ridge Road. After discussion, the committee uruinimousiy recommended approval of the Kennedy Ridge osal subject to the recommendations of the various boards and commissions of the City of North Olmsted. Councilman Gateau moved that Council approve the Kennedy Ridge Townhouses proposal subject to the recommendations of the various boards and 3' 5