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_.4 PLANNING COMMISSION DECEMBER 13, 1988 PAGE 4 5) Lorain Retail Strin Center, south side of Lorain Road between Coe Avenue and Bentley Drive. Proposal to construct shopping center. Mz. Frank, one of the developers, explained that the sliopping center would encompass four parcels (approximately 3.8 acres.) with 435 feet of frontage on Lorain Road between Bentley Drive and Coe Avenue and will be named Bentley Coe Plaza. The proposal.is to construct a 36,600 square foot masonry building accommodating from five to eight retail tenants-featuring home products including Block Brothers and Paint and Pattern Centers, both of which are principals in the develapment, thus one third of the total occupancy will be owner-occupied. The chocolate brown brick building will be 15 feet high, 23 feet to the mansard which will be over a 5 foot canopy covering the sidewalk; roof top mechanicals will be shielded by the mansard; all dumpsters will be screened with a 6 foot wolmanized fence._ Ttao hundred and thirty two parking spaces are shown, but they are pro- pos.ing to landbank 13 spaces along Bentley Drive, as well as 13 spaces on the west, since they do not believe that they will need all tlie spaces shown, and with the permitted 15% reduction for storage,they could reduce parking to 208 spaces. He explained that two exits are planned on both Coe and Bentley in order to eliminate driveways around the building so that landscaping can be installed beside the building adjacent to the side streets; there will only be one driveway onto Lorain Road and parking lot lights (6 in rear and 3 in front) will be on posts with decorative fixtures which will be shielded and directed down.(one light might be removed with the proposed landbanking); on site retention is planned with drainage to both Bentley and Coe; all set backs conform to or exceed the cade; and signage will be on the canopy with one low sign on Lorain Road identifying the plaza. The Commission questioned if the entire property was zoned General Retail because of the irregular configuration of the rear property line and would like further clarification (it appeared that a portion of one of the residential lots abutting this property might be zoned General Retail). Building Commissioner Conway advised that these lots would have to be combined. Chairman Morgan advised that the Commission would have no problem with the suggested landbanking, but since the lots ar:e heavily wooded, he believes that the forester should make his recom- mendations as to saving as many trees as possible prior to landbanking certain spaces. Mr. Frank agree4 stating that they had planned to leave some areas natural and they would also be willing to create islands around some tr6es if the forester. suggested that. Mr. Conway clarified that only 196 parking spaces would be required for this site. Mr. Thomas questioned the advisibility of having two driveways on the residential streets. Councilman McKay stated that two drives were excessive. Mr. Frank stated that this was done so that more landscaping could be installed on the sides of the building; that no rear customer entrances would be encouraged, but there would be a sidewalk from the rear parking area to the front of the•building; and that the rear lot and drives would be for employees and deliveries. During the discussion and based on the figures presented by Mrs. Block as to their required employee parking, Mr. Frank stated.that they would need a total of 60 employee spaces in the rear. NIr. Betts disagreed and calculated that only 45 employee spaces would be needed. Mr. Frank pointed out that the 19 spaces behind the shallower portion of the building and at least two of the sets of 17 spaces must