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CITY OF NORT?-I OLMSTID ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD MINUTES-MARCH 17, 1993 I. ROLL CALL: Chairman Zergott called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. Present: S. Ferencik, Y. Sohn and B. Zergott. Absent: T. Gallagher Also Present: Clerk of Conunissions Oring. II o REVIE[nT AND CORRECTION OF MINUTES B. Zergott moved to accept the minutes of January 20,. 1993, seconded by S. Ferencik, and unanimously approveda III. SIGNS: With building plans. N. OLD BUSINESS: No items. V. NEW BUSINESS: 1) Persinger Sunoco Station, 24584 Lorain Road. Proposal to construct canopy and ptunp islands. Heard by Planning Commission February 23, 1993. Mr. Stephens, contractor, and Mr. Persinger, owner, presented the revised plans and explained that 3 underground tanks, and two dispensing islands zaould be removed and replaced and a new canopy with 8 halide down lights underneath will be installed. Al1 of the existing asphalt will be replaced. At the Planning Commission's request they did look at the landscaping at the station at Clague and Lorain, but that site is larger than this one. They ha.ve presented a landscaping plan, but Mr. Stephens pointed out that the honey locust shown on the plan belongs to the adjacent property and there are only 3 pines on this site. The plans still show the westernmost Lorain Road drive even though Planning Commission recommended that it be closedm rtr. zergott gave Ntr. Persinger a copy of the Assistant City Engineer's report recommending the elimination of this drive. Mr. Persinger had talked with the police lieutenant who believed that this drive should remain. Mr. Persinger maintained that several accidents had occurred at the easternmost drive, but this ane is not a problem. If this drive is closed, the traffic will have to be stopped further back which could hinder cars from entering or exiting the drives to the east. The southernmost Columbia Road drive is used as an entrance by their tanker trucks which cannot use the other drives because of the utility poles. If the Planning Commission recommends elir.iinating any of the drives, Mr. Zergott would like to see a revised landscaping plan of this area, but if none of the drives are closed he will accept this plan. They studied an aerial view of the corner to see what might be done to help the traffic situation, but the map was not accurate. Mr. Persinger noted that if the driveway is changed, the whole corner would have to be studied and pointed out that not only are there utility poles adjacent to the drives, but also guy wires- so the drives cannot be enlarged. If they do eliminate one drive something must be done to stop traffic behind the other drive. Mr. Sohn preferred that the canopy be perpendicular to the building, but then a corner of it would be in the the 15 foot setback since the canopy cannot be moved back because it would be too close to the building. Mr. Stephens stated that it would be close as it is, and