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So it's something that I think you as a Council needs to at least think about, and look at before this thing is put in place. The other thing is with shopping centers... this new grocery store that's being built, in the one leg of the shopping center would be required to be, I think, would be required to be the new, under the new format; and then you'll have the new format with attached to it on either side the old format. And again, some flexibility and looking at parking under the new plan. Are they behind the building or is there any parking in front of the building? And if it's behind the building, do you have to walk in through the back door past a dumpster to get into the business or walk all the way around a city block or something to get in or things like this? This is the kind of stuff you have to stop and think about before it's addressed. The overall plan isn't bad, but I think the required implementation of it, the way it's set forth here needs to be looked at. Director Upton: Yes, Mr. President, as was explained at Planning Commission, the overlay district has a lot of flexibility within the lots themselves. So if you are adding on or creating on a lot, you can split it off in a lot more flexible fashion, and the overlay district is drafted so that we don't become Midway Mall; this district does not cause Midway Mall, it stops it from happening, which is what we're trying to do. Thank you, Mr. President. Council President Brossard: Are there any other speakers regarding Ordinance 2025-21? All right, seeing none, then we will move on to having the Clerk read the next issue before Council this evening. Council Clerk: Ordinance 2025-19, an Ordinance providing for the amendment of the Zone Map of the City of North Olmsted by rezoning Permanent Parcel Nos. 233-26-064, 233-26-065 and portions of both 233-26-063 and 233-26-067, from B -One Family Residence District (1135) to Planned Development (1157). Council President Brossard: Thank you, and as with the previous issue, I'll invite the Economic Development Director to give Council and the audience a brief description. Director Upton: Thank you, Mr. President. As many on this body may remember, in January of 2024, we selected Drees Homes through a competitive process to be the developer for the former Forest School site. In contemplation of this project, Ordinance 2024-62 was passed, which allowed for planned development zoning districts, and it said that in order to petition for a planned development district, you have to own at least five acres, and you have to, in your petition, put forward a site plan, which is preliminary in nature. To be clear, this body will hear the preliminary site plan, and then Drees will have to come back with the final site plan, so there are still three more sets of approvals beyond this, and so the 04-03-25 Public Hearing Minutes - Page 3