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Special Council Minutes of 6/28/2004 ~~ azeas in the reaz. Building A is aone-story building on the east side of the site with its main entrance facing west. Two entrance points to the site have been proposed off of Brookpazk Road. The first is full motion at the traffic light across from the Wal-Mart drive, and the second is farther east and is right-out only, right-in only, and both are subject to approval by the State of Ohio. There is a proposed atrium between Buildings C and D. The atrium will provide an upper level connection between the two buildings and stairwell and elevators at both levels. The ground level will remain open between the atrium and two buildings for pedestrian traffic. There has been a great deal of concern expressed by the residents regazding the impact of the buildings and associated activities on their homes. The buildings were located in order to buffer, at a maximum permitted by the use of the site, adjacent residents from the structures and to provide an attractive landscape along Brookpazk Road. Planning Commission discussed in some detail the location and orientation of buildings. Building A was located and oriented on the site so that the building and loading/unloading activities would be as faz as possible from residents. Locating that building in such a manner then necessitated that other building elements would be arranged in a particular way. Building A will have one entrance at its northwest corner. The entrance has been located at this poim to ensure pedestrian safety from the east entrance point and to spread out traffic through the parking field. An outdoor cart corral is located at the northeast corner of the site, at a point least likely to have resident impact. While residents expressed concern over the proximity of the entrance and cart corral to their properties, there seem to be no better alternatives for the site for either element on the site. The loading/unloading azea is located at the southeast comer of the building in an enclosed dock. Buildings B, C and D have loading azeas on the north sides of the structures that aze partially submerged into the buildings. Carnegie Management verbally agreed to consolidate the various parcels on the site and enter into a condominium agreement with Tazget rather than split the lot. A consolidation plat is still owed to the City. Land Use and Zoning With respect to land use and zoning, the current proposal consists of a Target and three mixed-use buildings. Buildings B, C and D will all have ground level retail. Buildings B and C will have upper office. Building D will have a portion of upper level community space. That upper level community space will be managed by Carnegie Management and Development. The site is zoned Mixed Use D, which is under Chapter 1149. This zoning classification requires that at least two of the following principal uses are included: multiple dwellings, elderly housing, cluster single family, office building, and/or local retail. There are further requirements prohibiting more than 50 percent retail use of the gross floor area and prohibiting any one building from exceeding ten percent of the buildable azea. Earlier versions of the development plan met the land use mix requirement with an above-retail residential component. A life-style center at that point seemed to be in discussion. In short, because of the amount of retail proposed, the site was becoming overbuilt in order to meet certain use requirements. Issues also azose including impact on adjacent properties and difficulty in providing city 2