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J PLANNING CON1t4ISSI0N JUNE 13, 1989 PAGE 5 5) Carter Plaza North, 24910-24940 Lorain Road Proposal to construct retail plaza (existing building to be demolished), Mre Acciarri, architect, presented plans for the 12,000 square foot masonry building with a canopy which will be similar to the. Carter Plaza on the south side of Lorain Roade Building Commissioner Conway advised that the plans show an access onto the Columbia Village property drive and there cannot be an access for a General Retail use onto a drive servicing a Mixed Use property, Mr. Acciarri explained that one of the lots shown on the plan is residentially zoned and will be used for retention and to ac- cess the storm sewers on Columbia RoadF He further advised that the access to the Mixed Use property can be eliminated and they could landbank sor.ie of the 19 parking spaces in that area or use it for employee parking. Mr. Conway advised that 48 parking spaces are required and 65 are shown. Mr. Thomas believed that some spaces in the front should be landbanked as well. Mr. Acciarri advised that there are no actual tenants as yet, but they will be similar to what are in the other plaza. Mr. Hipp, a resident of Columbia Road, advised that there have been problems with the storm sewers on Columbia Road far some time and this will create more problems; that his basement has been flooding for 27 years; and he believes that there should be a moritorium on building until the sewer problems are corrected. City Engineer Cesen agreed that there was a problem there which would take money to solvee He also advised that residential property could be used for their storm line, but since there is a problem the Engineering Depart- ment would try to find another access for the storm water. He further ad- vised that a retention system would be required. Mr. Acciarri suggested that since they have 600 feet of property for retention, perhaps they could use perforated pipe and allow the water to perculate into the soil or they would use an open retention system if the city would allow it. They did look into tying into the Lorain Road sewer, but the invert elevations of the sewers were a problem, but they would be willing to work with the Engineering Departr.ient. Mr. Hipp further advised that the Fairview riedical Building put in a retention system, but it did not improve the situation. Mr. Luther, who owns property next door, was advised that there would be a curb on the drive adjacent to his property. Mr. Acciarri explained that there would be lighting under the canopy as well as wall packs, and that the landscaping will be grass. The Commission advised that: they would be required to have more landscaping than just grass; the existing trees must be shown on the plan; the adjacent drives would have to be spotted on the plans; they should consider only one drive, perhaps in the middle of the property with some landbanked spaces on either side; that some of the 19 spaces in the rear be eliminated; and that the trash enclosure be moved further back on the property. T. Morgan moved to refer the Carter Plaza proposal to construct a retail plaza at 24810 Lorain Road to the Architec- tural Board of Review for their recommendations; to the city forester; to the Safety Department for its input; to the Engineering Department for their advice on handling the out-fall from this property and whether it should, in fact, go onto Lorain Road as opposed to creating further problems on the Columbia Road sewer system; and we ask that the developer take a look at reducing the 10 spaces shown on the back of the property to what he might believe would be adequate for his usage; to loolc at the possibility of a single driveway in the center of the property so that there would be one curb cut onto Lorain Road, increasing the amount of landscaping on the front of the property and look into putting in bushes, trees, etc, in the landscaped areas throughout the property and to relocate the dumpster area