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PLANNING COMMISSION APRIL 11, 1989 PAGE 4 3) Pheasant's Run Retail/Office Center, 28867 Lorain Road Proposal to construct third driveway. Mr. Power and Mr. Certo, architect, represented the owner., and explained that there is one curb cut in the center of the plaza and another at the far eastern end which is basically for the tenants and service vehicles. Consequently there is only one customer entrance to the stores, and because of this Society National Bank would not lease space. Mr. Powers stated that this could be a safety hazard if the one entrance is blocked during an emergency. He read the section of the code which states that "Parking areas having a eapacity of twenty sPaces or less shall have at least one two lane driveway;.those having a capacity of more than twenty vehicles shall have at least two two lane driveways; providing, however, that the Planning Commission may authorize or require a single two lane or three lane driveway for any development where it determines, in light of the size or configuration of the property or the traffie patterns or traffic density in the vicinity of the development, that a single access drive will be more beneficial to the orderly development of the city in the immediate vicinity of that development." Mr. Powers further advised that there were only two or three businesses in the center at present, so there has been no traffic problem, however this situation is creating a leasing difficulty. He presented information showing the frontage of several properties in the neighborhood and the number of driveways for each and concluded that if they had been given the same ratio of drive- ways to frontage that the car wash had, they should have been allowed to have 3z drives. Mr. Thomas pointed out that an additional curb cut would cause more traffic problems than it would solve; that the Commission is not here to solve leasing problems; and since tliis area will be'growing tremendously in the next few years, adding more curb cuts could cause more problems. Mr. Morgan stated that if they find,after the center is fully rented, tliat they do have a traffic problem then they.could ask for.a.revised plan. Mr. Gorris questioned if they would have enough parking spaces with this proposal. Mr. Power advised that there was space available in the rear if addition parking is required. Mr. Gorris responded that this area is the buffer area between this development and the residential property, and believed that they have over developed the property. T. Morgan moved that the proposal to construct a third driveway at the Pheasants Run Retail Office Center at 28867 Lorain Road be approved, seconded by B. Gorris. Roll call on motion: Morgan, Gorris, Bierman, Bowen, and Thomas, No. Motion failed to pass. 4) Cellular One, 26101 Country Club B1vd. Apt. 1921 (Victoria Plaza). Amendment to detailed development plan (Mixed Use District), to wit changing one suite of an apartment to a business use. Mr. Haiman, attorney, represented Cellular One and explained that this is a mobile telephone company licensed by the Federal Communications Commis- sion and recognized as a public utility by the State of Ohio. He presented a Certificate of Necessity issued by the Public Utility Commission, ex- plaining that in order to meet the needs of the expanding usage, they do need additional units to keep the service functioning. Usually they have to install towers from 180 to 280 feet high, but in this case they can place small antennae on the top of an existing building similar to the GTE Mobilnet installation on the Westbury Apartment building. They will L