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? ,. _ . PLANNING COMMISSION JULY 28, 1987 PAGE 8 . " Columbia Road area to Mixed Use. Ord. 87-86: Ordinance creating a new section 1213.06 of the Zoning Code and new chapter 1821 of the Fire Prevention Code providing design and construction standards for Fire Department vehicle access upon Commercial, Industrial, and Multi-.Family properties located within the City of North Olmsted. The Commission had studied the ordinance and the configurations of the proposed access drives and had several questions: if a proposed access drive were to be placed adj acent to such a drive on an abutting property could there be a common shared drive; if this ordinance is passed, should not the Zoning Code allowing a building to be placed on the property line have to be amended; if this ordinance should not be more specific as to what drive is necessary for the type of fire vehicle needed for specific types of b uildings; and if loading zones should not specifically be prohibited in these access drives. Assistant Law Director Dubelko advised that if abutting drives would be a hardship, a variance could be requested; that this ordinance would take precedence over Zoning Code permitttng a b uilding to be built on the property line; and that Paragraph B, Section 1721.08 could be revised to specifically include loading zones. City Engineer Schaller advised that this ordinance will require develovers to design underground structures so that they are capable of supporting fire vehicles. Assistant Law Director Dubelko advised that the proposals going through the approval process now would not be required to conform to this ordinance. T. Morgan moved to approve Ord. 87-86 with the zecommendations that some time should be snent on distinguishing the different types of dead end roadway requirements as they relate to the configurations of building and lot size and things of that nature and also perhaps some specifics can be indicated as to the types and depts of pave- ments for supporting the Fire Department apparatus and that Section 1721.02-A should be amended to include "...including the parking of vehicles or designating of loading zones upon it:..", seconded by B. Gorris. Roll call on motion: Morgan, Gorris, Betts, Bierman; Thomas, arid Traczyk, yes. Mr. Burns, no, Motion carried, Mr. Burns explained that he was told by the Fire Chief that he only needs access to one side of a building to fight a fire. VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS: No items. VII. NEW BUSINESS: Chairman Burns. thanked City Engineer Joe Schaller for his invaluable con- tributions to the'Commission and urishes him well in his new endeavor. VYII. OLD BUSINESS: No items. IX. ADJOURNMENT : The meeting was adjourned at 11:45 p.m. . "` ?1 ? /?./I ? k, v"-t B:.Oring, C . Burns, Chairman rk of Cotnmissions