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PLANNING C011MISSION JANUARY 9, 1990 PAGE 2 . 1 pointed out that the existing 20 foot drive around the rear of the building had worked for 14 years. Mr. Draeger again requested.that the Commission give him some direction as to what would be acceptable. Mr. P4organ suggested they could take off the front 10 feet of the building, and 30 feet off the rear, but pointed out that the Commission does not grant variances and is not sure if the Commission can advise him if it would be feasible for him to return with a scaled down plan. Mr. Conway stated that there are no loading zones on the property now and 2 zones would be required if the building would be over 10,000 square feet. Mr. Bowen observed that some trucks do unload from the front at present. It was decided that Mr. Draeger would withdraw this proposal and return to the Commission with a scaled down addition prior to going to the Board of Zoning Appeals. Mr. Thomas stated that there should be more room around the building for a fire truck to turn around and that handi- capped parking would be required. r1r. Draeger withdrew the proposal until the next meeting. 2) Valvoline Instant Oil Change, 24866 Lorain Road Revised plans to construct building (originally approved by Planning Commission on July 26, 1988)0 Mr. Bradshaw, representing Valvoline, explained that they had not pro- ceeded with the previously approved proposal because there had been difficulty closing on the lot. They have now taken title of the property and are now presenting revised plans showing a smaller, 1,200 square foot building which is not as deep and only has two bays instead of the four originally approved: Building Commissioner Conway explained that origi- nally the Architectural Board had recommended changing to a white brick instead of the gray which had been proposed. T4r. Bradshaw explained that this light gray. is their standard building color, and since there are now other buildings with this same gray brick in North Olmsted, he thought perhaps there had been a policy change. Mr. Conway advised that the land- scaping appears to be the same. Mr. Thomas suggested that the proposal should.be referred to the city forester again, as well as to the Archi- tecutral Board, because there had been a point of contention with the forester's recommendationsv Mr. Morgan pointed out that there had also been a problem with a maple tree which could not possibly have been saved because it was in the driveway. M. Betts moved that the Valvoline Oil Change revised plan be referred to the Architectural Review Board, to Dave Wendell, the forester, and to the Safety Department, seconded by J. Thomas, and unanimously approved. 3) Applebee's Restaurant, 25863 Great Northern Plaza North (easternmost corner and rear elevation of Plaza North, unit 2A). Proposal to add store fronts. to existing building. Mr. Rust, architect,.explained that this would be the second Applebee's location in the Cleveland area. AZr. Conway stated that the proposal appears to be satisfactory. Mr. Papandreas, representing Biskind Develop- ment, clarified that this space was the remainder of the original Designer's Depot unit after Kid's "R" Us took a portion leaving 5,750 square feet vacant. He reminded the Commission that they had previously approved the site improvements in this area which included green area and defined the ring road and parking around that corner. There will be facades on the