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?. .. ? .?• 1 # PLANNTNG CQMMISSIQN DECEMBER 8? 1987 PAGE 2 _ driveway is being relocated anproximately 10 feet to the west in order to save a group of trees as suggested by the forester, as_well as being widened from 20 feet to 34 feet since that is the width of the construction drive now on the property, and he believes that the wider drive will be necessary to accommodate trucks; he will be eliminating the accent lights which.:raere.on the building and installing one additional 8 foot high pole light on the western side of the front office area. Building Commissioner Conway stated that it would appear that only a few inches of the air conditioning units would be seen from the street; and that the driveway conforms to code. Mr. Gorris suggested painting the roof top units to match the mansard if they are visible. Mr. Thomas stated th at it now appears that there is a "Urr shaped drive on the property, not. one as shown on the plan, and he is also concerned that the drive is too wide for the width of the lot and the number of parking spaces. Mr. Hard_y stated that there will be one drive and exolained that when the original plans were drawn he was not exactly s ure where the pronerty lines were and also that since the con- struction equipment was using the driveway they realized that the wider drive was necessary. Mr. Helzer, who owns prope.rty near this site, stated that the wider driveway would be necessary since Bradley Road is narrow. Mr. Kline, the adjacent neighbor, is concerned that the noise from the air conditioners could be annoying. The heating contractor was present but stated that he did not know what the sound level would be. Building Commissioner Conway explained that he can requi're that the decible rating_ of the units be supplied arid there are, ways to mount the units to cut. down on the noise if necessary. He further advised that the rear portion of the building has been reduced from.20 feet in height to 18 feet, 81nches. Mr. Thomas would 13ke two motions on this plan:.one .pertaining .to the drive and one for the air conditioning units. It was pointed out..that.there is a third issue of the lighting.. Mr. Thomas also questioned.the size of the apron, and Mr. Hardy advised.that it would be approximately 8 feet wide on each side. T..Morgan moved to approve the clianges requested for Space Age Industri.al Design which includes the increase from two to three air conditioners, with the condit3on that they b.e painted to match-the mansard, if visible, ar screened"£or sourid; _ if. necessary, and that the . Building Department review the conformance of the roof top units to the noise ordinance; to approve the elimination of the 15 accent lights mounted under the overhang and the addition of one pole light on the west half of the building; and to approve the shifting of the driveway, inorder to save the existing trees, .10 feet and that the driveway will become 34 feet iri width, seconded bv B. Gorris. Roll call on motion: Morgan, Gorris, and Burns, yes. Bierman and Thomas, no. Motion failed to pass. Mr. Thomas explained that he still had concerns about the width of the driveway since Bradle_y Road has many undeveloped, small lots and there is a possibilty of many driveways on the road, and.he also believes there.is .too much concrete for the width of the lot. J. Thomas moved to permit Snace Age Industrial Design to increase their air conditioning units to three units on the ton of the building reflecting all tlie•;req.uirements as mentioned in Mr. Morgan's motion. Commission continued to discuss the width of the. driveway. Mr. Ba3n, the contractor, explained that his trucks could not negotiate into the 20 foot dr3ve, especially since Bradley Road is so narrow, and stated that in other areas where there are-narrow drive the landscaping is damaged. He stated.that perhaps 34 feet might be too wide and s.uggested that a 30 foot