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Session 1703, Minutes August 18, 1997 Mr. Schoomer said that it was his intent to offer a motion to table this item, because he had not had a chance to review the amended documents or proposals. He thinks that the revised drawings should have been to Council before hand and that this constitutes an incomplete application. Since there are people present who would like to speak to this question, he would like to defer his motion to table this. (At this point, it was discovered that the previous motion to table was for Agenda Item #5, not for this question. Mayor Adams asked Mr. Ollendorffto introduce Agenda Item #6.) Mr. Ollendorff said that the potential developer for 501-515 North & South proposes to construct two buildings with units to be sold as condominiums. The project does meet the intent of the City's comprehensive plan, both generally and for this specific property. Our development plan calls for these specific lots to be redeveloped into high quality, multiple family structures. He thinks the conditions of the plan should be changed as follows: I. Architectural quality should be upgraded and interior amenities more clearly indicated. 2. South driveway needs to be re-engineered. 3. Trash must be handled and stored in a less visible manner. 4. Utilities and other exterior equipment must be screened. 5. Detailed plans needed for fencing, lighting and landscaping. 6. Lower the height of the building by one story orten feet. 7. Increase the rear setback to 25 feet. The developer has indicated that he, having just seen these new recommendations last Thursday afternoon, was going to spend the weekend looking at them and have a report or an indication to the Council tonight as to which conditions that he may or may not be able to meet. Ms. Ann Sciortino, 502 Donne, said that she agrees with the comprehensive plan's goal of high quality construction. She does not think this is something that you can just expect to happen, as we have seen turned in. She believes Council has to demand high quality. Council should demand that architectural refinements be made and that the building be faced totally in brick. If this is a spin-off from Clayton, then look to Clayton's guidelines to see how they keep their buildings to a certain expected level. She is concerned about the height of the building and the semantics of what is considered a story. Mr. Goldman said that a story is ten feet. These plans, by Mr. Goldman's calculations, are fifty-four feet, but is labeled as a three story building. She believes this wording is misleading and inappropriate. She said that Mr. Manlin purchased those lots for location, but she would like to see more detail. Mr. David Wainwright, 5 l0 Donne, said that he hadn't seen the plans in very great detail as of yet. He believes this development is immense and will end up blocking his view and sunshine that he would normally get in his backyard. He would like to see this building fully faced in brick, and a full