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.. ?.- * , variance is granted, that will be all that they will be allowed. Mr. Sala was shown the plans and it was explained that there would be a garage door. Mr. Sala had no objection to the room addition, but is concerned about the garage door since there is only 72 feet between the corner of Mr. Davison's house and Mr. Sala's property line and there would be no room to drive a vehicle beside the house. Mr. Davison needs the garage door for his lawn equipment, he does not plan to park a car in this addition. T. Restifo moved to grant the Davison Family at 3534 Dawn Drive, the request for a 1.5.foot side yard variance and a 17 foot rear yard variance to construct an addition with the condition that this addition, not at any time, will be used for any automobiles, trucks or that type of vehicle, seconded by R. Gomersall, and Lmanimously approved. Variances granted. 14. Office Warehouse. 4706 Great Northern Blvd. Request for variance (1123.12). Request 38.5 square foot variance for total sign area to construct pylon sign. Also request a variance to advertise one business in shopping center on this sign and 10 foot variance for the location of sign (encroachment of setback from right-of-way). Violations of Ord. 90-125, Sections 1163.11(b), 1163.12(h), and.1163.12(b). Chairman Gomersall called all interested pa.rties before the Board. The oath was administered to D. King, attorney for Office Warehouse, Mr. Mongello, architect, Councilman McKay, and Mrs. Blagg, who lives to the rear of this shopping center. Mr. King stated that this request is based on a hardship due to the location of the Office Warehouse store which is shielded from those travelling on Brookpark Road by the structures in the front and the Procare shop. He believes that this sign will make them more visible, and he is aware that this sign will have to be removed in 1991. He presented photographs of the area showing the problem. ? Mr. Mongello explained that there willt be landscaping around the sign and it will not be tall enough to obstruct the B.P. Procare sign. Councilman McKay agreed that the sign is needed for identification, and he pointed out that the owner of the center did install a fence along the entire property line. Mrs. Blagg, a neighbor, contends that every time they get a variance the neighbors suffer. The 6 foot fence is actua.lly 62 feet, and is taller than her fence (she was told that it would not be taller than her fence). She is complaining about the plaza, not Office Warehouse. When they installed the fence, they removed some of her soil . uncovering the cement footings of her fence and removed her railroad ties. The workers told her that all of this would be rectified, but this was several months ago and nothing has been done. She did talk to the City, but did not make a formal complaint since she was assured that everything would be taken care of. She does not believe that any more variances should be granted tmtil these thi.ngs are rectified. Mr. King represents Office Warehouse and cannot speak for the owner of the shopping center. She had other complaints about the dumpsters being emptied too early in the morning by two different companies. The manager of the shopping center asked that she call him instead of the police, but nothing ha.s been done. When the previous variances were granted, the developer ha.d agreed to have just one trash hauler in order to control the hours, but Building Commissioner Conway did not believe tha.t was a condition of the variance, and he advised that dumpsters cannot be emptied before 8:00 a.m. Mrs. Blagg maintained that even though the dumpsters are now covered, the garbage blows into her yard from tmder the fence. Mr. Mongello will contact the owner tomorrow and get this taken care of. He pointed out that the owner has spent thousands of dollars on the fence and the dLUnpsters. Mrs. Blagg gointed out that originally they ha.d proposed a board on board fence, but this is not board on board and the bad side of the fence faces her property. Mr. Grace stated that her complaints are valid, but have little to do with the Office Warehouse request for a signa Mr. Restifo 6