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BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS J,ANUARY 7, 1987 PAGE 2 that no sides will be installed and that if any alterations are made to the existing structure they will come back to?the Board; it is recognized that this is a special situation and will be delt with as such, this is not a forerunner of later pavilion specifications in other locations, seconded.by R. Bugala, and unanimously approved. Variances granted. 2. Jerry Galbreath, 29168 Lorain Road. Request for variance (1133.13). Request variance to calculate parking requirements on leasable office space only (converting existing racquet- ball club to office building). 130 parking spaces required for• entire building, 104 to be provided. Violation of Ord. 62-33, Section 1212.02. Chairman Remmel called all interested parties before the Board. The oath was adm•inistered to Mr. Del Giudice, architect, and J. Reddinger, the nre- sent owner, who explained that the building has been vacant since the Backwall went bankrupt. Mr. Galbreath will be buying the building and fie and Mr. Reddinger will be converting it as partners. The building has 24,000 square feet of area with 62 parking spaces on the site now (54 spaces were originally approved) and they plan to add parking in the front and to the east. Mr. Grace questioned their removing the trees in the front set liack in view of the ordinance requiring a permit to remove trees and suggested that it might be to the City's interest to keep the green area in the front. The Board also believes that some of the other parking spaces shown are not viable. Because of the design of the building much of the space will not be leasab le such as the atrium, lobby and one racquetb alT c.ourt which will remain for the tennants' use. There will be a maximum of 17 executive offices (some could be using more than one offiee space); no retail use or doctors' offices are planned. Law Direetor Gareau suggested not utilizing the front set back and land banking that area in case additional parking might be needed-later and suggested the possibility of red'ucing the size of the spaces. The developers estimated. that tfiey will need'a maximum of 80 spaces and the: Board believed it might be even, less. The Board agreed that they would like to keep the front ' 1'andscaped area, as is and also thought that spaces could be smaller (vari- ances in otlier cases have been granted for 82.by 18 foot spaces). Board discussed granting a tentative approval, but decided to give.approval at this time.. C. RemmeT moved to gr•ant a variance to,provide a minimum of 80 parking spaces and that those spaces can be reached by reducing the size requirement of the spaces to 82 feet by 18 feet and there will be no parking in the front set back area which will not be distrubed and will be maintained or upgraded, seconded by B. Grace, and unanimously approved. Variance granted. 3. Great Northern Shopping Center (Biskind Development Company) ParceT C, 26092 through 26118 Great Northern Shopping Center. Request for interpretation of Ord. 62-33, Section 1221.04A-1 if signage on south elevation of building on parcel "C" which is not visible from a "public way" must conform to total sign area permitted in Ord. 62-33, Section 1221.06-D. (Please note: this is the building which contains the Tony Roma Restaurant for which a 22 sq. ft. variance for sign area was granted on September 3, 1986.) Chairman Remmel called all interested parties before the Board. The oath was administered to Mr. Carlisle, representing Biskind Development Company,