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Council Minutes of 8/7/2007 Council of Chapter 1126 and that the BZD Committee had no ability to review variances. He reminded Council and its committee that it is to review those findings of adverse impact of the Planning & Design Commission of which there were none. Mr. Tallon remarked that he had several concerns with the proposal including that the building did not look residential in character since this was a residential neighborhood. He did not like the look of the clock and referred to as a "turret." He felt it looked like a commercial building in a residential neighborhood. He also objected to the retention basin and thought it should be somewhere else near the rear of the property and away from the sight line of traffic. He felt it could be moved and pumped to the street. He indicated simply because that was more expensive wasn't necessarily a concern for Council. Mr. Lynn, 23560 Mastick Road, spoke against the project and he also felt it should not be developed. He felt residential should be residential. Mr. Jerry Barrett spoke in favor of the project and reminded Council of Dr. Walters contributions to the community over the years. A gentleman from the Chamber of Commerce rose in favor of the project and spoke on behalf of Dr. Walters and urged approval. Glenn Vannoy a 46-year resident of Clague Road spoke of his concerns with above-ground retention. He thought the clock tower should be removed. He also was upset about the notice for the meeting. Mr. Gareau explained there is no notice requirement for the BZD Committee meetings. But we try to do our best to let people know. We have our usual standard postings and cable channels and web pages, but no individual letters were mailed out. Mr. Miller spoke of reserving the green space on the site. He took exception to the church, cell tower and ODOT lots in the general neighborhood being used as points of reference to justify this project. He also felt the project didn't look residential for a residential neighborhood. He did express his general concern about commercial encroachment into residential, but he did make clear that he was not going to second-guess BZA. Mrs. Sheila Barrett also spoke in support of the project. After a recess, the committee stood adjourned until 7:57. At 7:57, the committee, after an intervening Finance Committee meeting, resumed. Councilman Gareau at that point moved to hold the matter in committee. The motion was seconded by Councilman Miller and unanimously passed. 2) The Building, Zoning & Development Committee met again on August 7, 2007 at 6:15 p.m. Agenda items included: • Key Bank at 26380 Great Northern Shopping Center. The Key Bank proposal was addressed by Planning Director Wenger. The proposal consists of exterior building and site renovations consistent with the Key corporate image and their system-wide revitalization. Additions will include a canopy and adding a stucco area above the current windows, extending the drive-through awning, new building lighting and new signage. The Planning & Design Commission required rooftop units would not be visible from the street. The best part of this project are site improvements as there currently is not much in the area in the way of landscaping. They intend to install quite a bit of new landscaping around the building and the parking lot, particularly the islands, which will make a great addition. They are also going to be doing landscaping irrigation to all the improved areas to keep it green. They will clean it up and add some lane and parking striping for better circulation and definition. It should be noted that all Planning & Design Commission requirements are noted on the current plan 7