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-5- (21 Denying the request might place TCF in a competitive disadvantage • with. other banking institutions . who are not restricted as to the signage when advertising th.e. new electronic developments in their field of enterprise . Voting on the motion: Aye : Bowerman, Wagner, and Franzese. Nay: Makowske. Abstention: Bjorklund Motion carried. The Managerindicated the Metro Council would be preparing a work program for the City 's Capital Improvement Plan and as well as a housing plan for which there would be no charge. Steve Yurick of Arkell Development and Gary Tushie of Saunders-Thalden Architects were present to report the revised proposal for the con- dominium structure to be built under Phase 1 of the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project for which they were seeking an amendment�-to _th_e Phase 1 Detailed P.U.D. Plan. Commission members were provided copies of the site and elevation plans and a solar graph showing the effect of the higher building on the adjoining property was presented at the meeting. The original plans had been .revised to provide two levels of parking, or one enclosed parking space per unit, because a market survey of 114 persons who had indicated an interest in buying • into the project had convinced the developers that the project would probably be marketable with only a one for one ratio..of parking. The architect had redrawn the plans to provide an extra level of parking, one-quarter underground and three-quarters above ground, which, with the four levels of condominiums , would result in a 5-1/2 story building as compared to the 4-1/2 story structure approved for the P .U.D. In his letter to the .four residents whose homes are directly behind the project property, which was hand delivered by the Manager that day, Mr. Childs had told them the height of the _structure would now be 49 feet to the eaves of the pitch roof . Mr. Yurick confirmed that would change the height to 64 feet at the peak. Only one of the four property owners was present for the discussion. that evening. Bernice Basara. who lives directly behind the body shop parcel at 2608 - 27th. Avenue .N.E. indicated she was in favor of homes being constructed on the site since "they would be better than what' s there now" . Her only concern was that' the higher building wouldn' t increase the shading of the alley in the winter, which becomes so icy driving is difficult. Mr. Tushie showed her on the solar graphs that the shadows cast by the building at their lowest point in early winter would never extend as far as those cast by the 30 foot ever- greens just across the alley from her property. ---The-Manager -had--ta:lked-to-f1rs .—Weh-r—who lives on the end of that block and she had not indicated any major problems with the revised proposal. • When Commissioner Bjorklund asked Mrs . Basara if she knew why the other neighbors weren' t at the meeting that evening, she told him Mr. Frederick had died Monday and she didn' t know what the other neighbor 's reaction towards the development would be.