May 21, 2015

Mr. Petry didn’t recall, but believes there is an elevator. Mr. Williams said to Mr. Petry that there is one area in the back that you didn’t show a stairwell. Mr. Petry replied that in finalizing the plans the architect had a stairway coming out of the basement that is not shown on our plans. It doesn’t make a material change but our plans don’t show the exit stairwell coming out of the rear of the basement. Chairman Buechler asked if it is just an additional mean of egress and ingress and Mr. Petry agreed with that statement. There was dialogue between Chairman Buechler and Mr. Petry concerning ingress and egress to the building which finally Mr. Petry stated that he would let the architect clarify when he testified. Chairman Buechler asked the Board if they had any questions for Mr. Petry. The Board had no questions at that time. Chairman Buechler asked Mr. Grygiel and Mr. Keller if they had any questions. Mr. Grygiel had no questions. Mr. Keller asked if the wall being extended along the westerly property line is consistent with the style and construction to the existing wall which is a concrete block wall and if the homeowners in the area were agreeable to a six foot concrete block wall. Mr. Petry stated the extended wall was consistent with the existing wall but the six foot wall is in the rear of the property and in fact the homeowners requested it. Mr. Keller stated that he did not find any details on the plan and asked what it would be finished with. Mr. Petry apologized for not having the details on the plans and would correct it and continued to describe the existing wall as not a retaining wall but a screen wall, a freestanding block wall stucco on both sides and the new extended wall would be the same. Ms. Weiss stated that this was a totally different wall then the low wall behind Barton Drive she saw on the detail sheet. Mr. Petry explained that was a 12 inch high landscape wall and what Mr. Keller was referring to was the six foot concrete block wall in the rear of the property. Mr. Keller asked instead of a fence they have a solid concrete wall and the homeowners agreed to that. Mr. Petry replied that is what the neighbors requested.