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T. Morgan: Roll call on motion: Gorris, Morgan, Orlowski, and Skoulis, yes.? Mr. BettS abstained. Motion carried. III. BUILDING DEPARTMIIQT REQUESTS: 1) Office l,Tarehouse, 4706 Great Northern Blvd. Renovation to store front and addition of loading dock on the former Kiddie City unit in Olmsted Plaza. Mr. Brown, owner, and Mr. Mongello, architect, explained that Office Warehouse proposes to remove the existing hydraulic electric lift and put in a 6 by 16 foot in ground truck well and a 15 by 21 foot receiving area (15 parking spaces will have to be removed). The plan shows the existing cedar shake roof extended 20 feet across the front; however they are now considering removing the shake shingles and changing the entire .canopy to a white metal to.match the adjacent Rini's imit. The small addition with glass doors shown on the plans has been eliminated. In response to the members' concerns, Mr. Brown advised that storing carts outside tmder the canopy would not be allowed imder the terms of the lease. No signs are shown on these plans and are to be submitted separately. Building Commissioner Conway will forward the signs to the Architectural Board with the building plans if they have been submitted to the Building Departmento He also advised that variances will be required for the truck dock and receiving area which will encroach into the setbacic and for the rnunber of parking spaces, stating that when parking had been verified for a previous proposal, they lacked 17 spaces. He clarified that the parking behind Rini's and this tmit were included in this count as shown on the plan, but the spaces are not st.riped. Mr. Orlowski does not believe that all. of these spaces are viable. Mr. Conway stated that several loading docks have been added over the years and he would need a drawing reflecting what is actually in the rear, loading docks and parking spaces. He explained that when calculating parking 20 percent of the square footage of a building is subtracted and considered as storage, but if it ca.n be verified that a larger percentage is used for storage the parking can be reduced. Mr. Mongello stated that in this instance the storage would probably be 40 percent, perhaps more, and he will submit a plan of the fixtures so Mro Conway can calculate the storage area. Mr. Orlowski would like a physical count of the parking, maintaining that it would be impossible to park cars behind either Rini's or this tmit. Mr. Conway responded the developer is required to show the parking on the plan which must conform to scale and the lot would have to be striped as per the approved plan. He would like a plan showing exactly what is on the rear of the center and has advised the developers that the striping must be replaced since it has been obliterated. He explained that it is possible that the parking can be rearranged in order to add spaces. Mr. I4ongello advised that the front parking lot has been resurfaced and re-striped, and.the owner preferred not to use the smaller size spaces that have been proposed in the new zoning codes. He further stated that the trucks would back into the loading dock from the south end of the building. Mr. Skoulis is - s.till concerned that a 10 foot tractor with a 45 foot trailer would not be able to swing around the corner of the building with cars parked in the area. Mr. Mongello responded that the dock was designed for a 38 foot trailer., and he does not know if a larger trailer could maneuver into the area, and he does not lmow what size trucks normally make their deliveries. He pointed out that 15 parking spaces are to be eliminated and there will be 30 feet from the dock to the edge of the pavement. Mr. Skoulis stated that the normal size tractor 2