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MINUTES City Council April 27, 1988 Boosalis CUP (Cont.) Boosalis agr~eed to explor~e this suggestion. Fahey pointed out that a r•ezoning r•equires 4 affirmative votes of the Council and suggested that Boosalis will need to either~ pr~ovide a gr•eater• buffer• ar•ea to the Townsley pr•oper•ty, or• will have to locate his pr~oposed shopping center~ on the existing commercial pr•oper•ty along Rice Str~eet. Boosalis asked for• an indication fr•om the Council of the size buffer• zone that might be acceptable. Fahey pointed out that Mr~. Townsley is not agr•eeable to an incr~eased buffer• zone. Fahey again suggested the L-shaped building. Boosalis commented that visibility is a pr~oblem with an L-shaped building noting the leasing difficulties for~ the portion of the building that would not be visible from both the nor~th and south. Scalze pointed out that ther•e ar•e many attr•active, successful L-shaped shopping centers. Boosalis noted that one example of an L-shaped shoppinq center~ exper•iencing difficulty is the Mar•ketplace on Rice Str~eet. Scalze again stated that ther~e ar•e many shopping center•s in an L-shape which ar~e attr~active and successful. Blesener• asked if par•king r•equir~ements have been met on the pr•oposal. The Planner~ r•eplied that par•king is a little in excess of Code r•equirements. Blesener• stated that given the 135 foot buffer• on the nor~th of Iona Lane fr•om the 3-stor•y apartment development, he would be in favor~ of a 60 to 65 foot buffer~ on the south fr•om the one-stor•e shopping center•. Blesener• felt the buffer• zone should be in gr•een area with plantings. Fahey suggested that Boosalis develop several designs for Council consider~ation noting his fir~st pr•efer•ence with leaving the existing R-1 along Rice Str•eet as a buffer• zone to the Townsle,y pr•oper•ty. LaValle noted that the pr•oper~ty along Rice Str•eet will not r~emain vacant, but did not for•esee this pr•operty developing as R-1. Blesener~ agr•eed that the pr~oper•ty along Rice Street will not develop as R-l. Collova stated that he would like to see the entir•e ar~ea r•esolved now. Collova stated that he would be in favor~ of a 50 foot buffer• zone to the nor•th and the pr~oper~ty to the east developed as R-1 as par~t of the package. Collova stated that he would also like to see lar•ge, fast- gr•owing tr•ees used for~ scr•eening along the norther~n edge of the pr•oper~ty. Page -9-