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CITToI NORTH OLMSTED -- Mayor Nicole Dailey Jones Max Upton, Director I Department N Economic and Community Development A 5200 Dover Center Road I Noon Olmsted, Ohio 44010 P 440-7184118 F 440-7775889 August 26, 2024 Duane Limpert Chairman, Building Zoning and Development Committee North Olmsted City Council 5200 Dover Center Road North Olmsted, Ohio 44070 RE: Summary of Changes 8-9-24 Lorain Road Corridor Study Chaimum Limpert, In advance of the 8-27-24 Building, Zoning and Development Committee meeting and in an effort to focus the conversation on the elements of the document that have been revised 1 am submitting the following "summary of changes" memorandum. In addition to the specific changes made in the text of the document, edits were also made to the node - based recommendations in Chapter 4, "Exploring Design Ideas." These changes provide the City with more options and eliminate the "pyramiding" effect, where intermediate steps could be interpreted committing the city to the long-term vision. As a result, the concepts are now presented as options rather than sequential steps. Additionally, the recommendation for a roundabout at the Steams Road intersection has been removed. I. Page 22: Correction of the misspelling of "Olmstead" to "Olmsted" 2. Page 24: Additional language added at the last sentence of the page to indicate where the bike and pedestrian infrastructure should be prioritized which reads as follows; a. "This indicates a clear need for improved bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure along the corridor, with a Miculu focus on improvements cast of Stearns Road." 3. Page 25: Additional language added w clarify and narrow the scope of a underground utility pilot area. In the original document it read, `the creation of a pilot area for burial between Country Club Boulevard and Great Northern Boulevard is recommend." It now reads as follows; a. "The creation of a pilot area for burial in an initial location where wires are particularly problematic is recommended." 4. Page 38: Recommendation was re -worded to provide discretion throughout the corridor so it doesn't read as a mandate. The following warding was added a. "Where applicable, this detail can be considered to support traffic calming and improve pedestrian safety" 5. Page: 43 The recommendation of"reallocating 10' to 20' deep zone adjacent to the sidewalk along the private property side" was re -worded to allow Flexibility on behalf of the property owners and city planners. The recommendation now reads; a. "A focus on reallocating a zone un to 20' adjacent to the sidewalk along the private property side" 6. Page 47: The Public Art example that was around wall was removed and replaced with more pedestrian scale public art. - WWW. NORTH-OLMSTEO. COM -