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-.. -- Cose No. 564..70 - 2 - 3. On the remainder of the land the applicant proposes to construct a neigh- borhood "I,~pping center oriented around an int,'rior pedestrian moll. The applicant has had plans prepared by the Apache ~ngineerin9 Corpocation and Eldrich Morrison, an architect from the White Beor crca. We have reviewed these plans in some detail, along with other stoff members from the Village, and susgest thol the development proposal would constitute Q considercble: improvement in the immediote area. You arc aware of the fact thot we hove 0 good residential crea to the south oI the property in question, and a fine iunior high school across County Reed B to the north. The proposed s,l,opping center would incorporate the existing buildings, creating o shoWing center ....ith a total building orea of 46,000 sq. ft. Based on 0 slightly more than 60% net retail spoce, the applicant provide; ::me parking Space for 85 net sq. ft. of retail area os required in the ordinance. The total number of parking spaces would be 334 C016, placed to the east ond th4 Wed of the proposed shepping center structures. The appljcan~ "as submitted detailed topographical pions, grading plans, londscape pions, and preliminalr pIons for the shopping center itself. These lerge scale drawirgs will be available ot the hearing, os prepared by the engineers and architects involved. 4. There is 0 POrcel of land thot would be to the south of the proposed oil station site (just wed of 0010 Street) which is t6 be reserved for 0 ruture medical building. We suggest that this will be a very of-~opriote u~ For the property in question, augmenting the potential for the neighborhood s.l,opping center as propos...d in tho main body of tro property. In seneral, we sugsest that the development propolOl is weil-done, and will constitute 0 mojor improvement to the orca. 5. You will note that the design suggests a service orca enc lased on three sides, just off the mall in the centoer of the development. We would suggest thet this is a mvch more appropriate solut Ion than the usual ~trjp service cr(>a found behind the typical lineal type shopping center development. The applicant suggests 0 program of tree planting olong the ~uth side of the pl'operty at the ba~ cf the hill behind the homet f.onting on Eldndge Street to the south. We discussed with the applicant the feosibility of planting the entire h.llside with smoll evergreen seedlings. If this were done over a period of a short time, this steep hillside could be totally covered with on ever .green tree '3rowHI that would enhance the beauty of the orca, not only in th(> summer, but in the winter os well. This hill, of course, is pdvale property owned by the occupants of Ihe homes fronting on Eldridge Slree'. Obviously, the approvol of these persons would be necessary in pluntu19 the hillside os :;uggested. Not only would the planting progron enhance the general chorc~ter of the oreo/ but would, of cour~, tend to screen any VISual impact the sl,oppmg center might create from the top of the hill at the rear or the backyords of the homes on Eldridge Street. The appl icant has Indicated hl~ wdi ingness to plant these trees if lhe owners of the propelty ore agreeable. We suggest thIS might be well worth p\l'suemg os a means to gcnerally en~\ar'lcing the aesthetiC character of this important port of the Village of Rosev"'e .1 ... .;, , t . ~ , . ~~ .