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?7 ou, be granted because of the.law of Ohio and of the United States. He stated they contend the parking requirement of one parking space for 75 square feet for medical and dental off ices and this restriction against medical offices is arbitrary, capricious, and does not bear any substantial rela.tionship to public health, welfare, safety, morals and is unconsti.tutional. In an attempt to resolve this matter without any litigation they suggest_, and would accept the restriction of one parking space for Each 75 square feet of inedical and dental off ices to be.so occupied in Building C.' Building C has 7,200 square feet and the proposed medical use in that building is 3,100 square feet. The other part of the building, 4,100 square feet, is presently occupied by the Courtney Engineering Firm. All of the buildings in the Beta complex are 92°; leased. The projected parking space used, based on an actual.count shows that presently onYy one car is parked for each 300 square feet of floor area leased. The original building complex was reduced from 79,000 square feet (projected) to a 66,000 square foot complex. Even under the variance granted there is a tremendous surplus in parking spaces. Counts have been made of actual.parking spaces used by an employee of Mr. Paris, who will testify if necessary. Sgt. Jay and Commissioner Amendola have also taken counts. Taking into consideration full occupancy, there is still a surplus of 240 parking spaces. Witnesses will testify what.other communities require for medical/ dental buildings. Mr. Simon and'Mr. Gould will testify, as planning experts who have studied other codes as developers of inedical bu.ildings. He asked Council to give the ma.tter their full consideration. Mr. Feneli asked that Mr. Paris' employee testify that he personally surveyed the parking lot at the times and dates indicated in his parking space counts. Mr. Bartunek said he had two exhibits he wanted Mr. Lauer (Mr. Paris' employee) to testify to; Exhibits la through li - plot plans of the existing property, and Exhibit #2 - a survey repeating what he found. The Court Recorder administered-the Oath of Mr. Patrick Lauer, 2717 Hampshire, Cleveland Heights, an employee of Paris Development. Mr. Bartunek asked Mr. Lauer to identify Exhibits la through li. Mr. Lauer stated Exhibits la through li were prints copied fzom his originals, and were accurate. He explained the'prints and how the survey was taken, reading his list of survey dates and times and the summary of available parking spaces. Mr. Feneli asked Mre Lauer if, to his knowledge, any tenant at any of the buildings in the Beta Office Complex was notified that he would be conducting a parking survey on any of the days or times indicated. Mr. Lauer said he knew for sure, no. Mr. Aaron Paris, 6699 Gates Mills Elvd.,•an employee of Paris Development, was given the Oath by the Court Recorder.