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Council Minutes of 8/21/2047 history of what had taken place on the site. At the committee meeting, there had been a number of requests by members of Council and Building, Zoning & Development Committee to review the site development. The applicant left the meeting and came back in with a decision to incorporate some of those changes, but not all. The changes were incorporated into the plan that was submitted on August 13 to the Planning Department and the Building Department. The committee has a stamped copy to show the correct copy. The removal of the cupola on the building was discussed and also the retention basin, which was a wet basin with a fountain and a fence around it. That was turned into a dry basin, much like we have in front of our library. The fence was removed since it is a dry basin. The cupola was removed from the proposal and the shields on the fixtures were installed to reduce the visibility to surrounding properties. At the committee meeting, Councilman Gareau made a motion to accept the original proposal by Walters Dentistry which included the cupola and the basin. That motion failed for lack of a second Councilman Gareau then made a motion in committee which incorporated the submittal as of August 13, 2007 which included the shields on fixtures, the dry basin as opposed to the wet basin, and the removal of the cupola from the building. That motion was seconded by Councilman Miller and passed 2-1. Law Director Dubelko commented he thought that Councilman Orlowski had also recommended landscaping across the front for the dry basin, and he thought it was included as part of the motion. Councilman Gareau said he did not remember that being incorporated into the committee motion. The landscaping was as reflected on the proposal as submitted on the August 13 rendering. Councilman Orlowski said he recalled raising the issue and that the developer said they would have no problem extending that across the front. He did not recall if that was incorporated into the motion, but it maybe important. He believes it was the architect who said they had no problem with adding landscaping all the way across the front. Councilman Gareau asked for clarification as to the area. Councilman Orlowski said it would be along Clague Road between the sidewalk and the detention pond. Councilman Gareau said, whether it was included in the recommendation or not, it certainly can be added at this point in time. Councilman Gareau made a motion to approve Walters Advanced Dentistry, 4780 Clague Road. The proposal consists of constructing a new dentist office and site improvements. The existing home on the property would be demolished to accommodate the development. This would be subject to the recommendations of the Planning & Design Commission; however, it would be further subject to the requirement that the cupola would be removed, that the shields would be installed on fixtures with respect to adjacent residential properties, that the dry basin would be installed as opposed to the wet basin, further like and similar appropriate landscape features would be included along the Clague Road side of the dry basin between the sidewalk and the basin itself. The motion was seconded by Councilman Orlowski. Roll call: Gareau, yes; Orlowski, no, with comment that he has heard testimonials on behalf of Dr. Walters, the vast majority of which have come from individuals who do not live in the immediate neighborhood, some whom do not live in North Olmsted. If this does pass, he hopes Dr. Walters places a wrought iron fence around his detention pond, similar to the fence on 10