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i 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 � ,.� Barb Swann, 1441 Eldridge Avenue Ms. Swan, as a resident just east of the eastern perimeter of the site, summarized her written comments to staff; and questioned if Har Mar was a good neighbor to the residential neighborhood, even though they tried to be a good neighbor to Har Mar. Ms. Swann expressed past experiences with the ownership's lack of receptiveness to neighborhood concerns; limited chain link fence and need to extend it; past experience with criminals and vandals; noise of the snow machine; location of snow piles south of apartments; and questioned the sincerity of the owners, and sought assurance that they would be a good neighbor. Chair Bakeman noted that these were new owners for the mall; however, noted that a condition of 2000 approvals for the Cub Store were that current contact numbers be listed and accessible in the public portion of the Mall for reporting just such concerns. Mr. Paschke advised that, regarding snow removal and/or storage, and other issues, the City needed to be aware of the issues and non-conformities before they could address and remedy them. Mr. Paschke further addressed the fencing requirements, specific to code, and expressed a willingness to work with neighbors in addressing their concerns, to the limits allowed under current code. Chair Bakeman reminded and encouraged residents to alert new mall owners, and City staff, of issues. Ms. Swann opined that the neighbors wanted the mall to be successful; and sought assurances that the mall would be a good neighbor and show good faith efforts to the neighbors. Corrine Gallemore, 1455 W Eldridge Avenue Ms. Gallemore addressed snow melting and storage adjacent to the residential properties, in addition to ice conditions developing due to snow storage; and lack of maintenance by the mall owners of the fence, trees, and landscaping adjacent to the apartments. Mary Miller, 1456 Burke Avenue Ms. Miller addressed noxious fumes from snow removal and melting machines adjacent to the fence on the east side of the property; and questioned the hours of operation of the proposed restaurant, due to noise concerns. Mr. Hart was unsure of exact hours of operation at this point, but estimated 9:00 — 10:00 p.m. closure, consistent with the remainder of the mall, with the exception of Old Chicago; and assured Ms. Miller that the restaurant use would not be a noisy operation. John Ridge, 1454 Eldridge Avenue W Mr. Ridge questioned the staff report, Section 6.16 (Floor Area Ratios) and whether Har Mar had not already exceeded their space in relation to their parking lot. Mr. Paschke advised that previous City Code was modified in 2000, related to floor ratio calculations; with this zone consistent with other commercial areas, with heightened requirements created in the PUD process for City review and approval. Written Comment Chair Bakeman summarized written comment received by staff and the Commission related to this proposal, from John and Cindy Ridge; Phil Cooper (e-mail correspondence); and Donald Molanar; attached hereto and made a part thereof.