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adjoin residential property. There will be minimum electrical service to the rear building, standard electrical service for the addition, and some security lights will be added. The members discussed the variances. Mr. Conway advised that originally the Board of Zoning Appeals had granted a one year variance to have gravel parking, but that is pa.ved now, and the gravel parking shown is in the area of the detached building. Mr. Orlowski stated that 2 parking spaces could be installed in the rear. No residents were present. J. Thoma.s moved to refer the proposal for Stylin' Concepts, 29919, to the Board of Zoning Appeals with recommendations that the 3 foot, 10 irseh•side yard variance be approved, that the lack of the 10 foot landseape buffer be approved and that the permit for the non-eonforming strueture a]_so be approned hecause of the dimensions of the -lot. It is our strong feeling that the proposed aggregate surface should be hard surfaced in compliance with our code, and that the,pa.rallel parki.ng space be changed also to be in eompliance with our code and tha.t the 2 way aisle to the rear structure also be altered by the developer to be in compliance with our code. That the developer must return with color samgles for bath the new groposed addition as well as the steel sided structure along with the lighting details for both structures, It is this Conmissions understanding that despite the parallel parking they are still 1 space short and as much as possible the Commission would like to see both buildings ma:tch and would prefer T-111 on both buildings, seconded by B. Gorris, and imanimously approved. 3) Ice Cream Parlor, 27045 Lorain Road. Proposal to construct new building (existing building will be demolished). on the former Sparks TLne Up property W. and R. Benik, owners, presented plans. W. Benik explained that since they will need variances these plans are very preliminary and if the variance are granted, they will present architectural drawingso Several variances wi11 be needed: a 7 foot variance on both side yards; a 10 foot rear yard setback is planned, but the portion adjacent to a resident required 15 feet; the front landscape buffer should be 20 feet, but the front clrive is only 3 feet from the sidewalk; and also a 75 front setback is required and the building can only be set back 39 feet (existing gas station is only 39 feet back). It was clarified that the gas station now is placed on tpo lots which will ha.ve to be assembled. Lighting is not planned as yet, but it will conform to ordinance. Building Commissioner Conway advised that-40 seats are'proposed and the 20 parking spaces shown do conform. The parking lot 'adjacEnt to this property belongs to the shopping center to the west and was rezoned many years ago to commercial. Mr. Thomas advised that members af his family own the property on either side of this parcel, but he has no finaneial interest in it whatsoever. There will be no access fran this lot to the adjacent parking lot. Mr. Benik explained that the home owner to the rear had a 6 foot high red pieket fence and he would be willing to replace it with something more-aesthetic, and he is proposing a split rail fence on both sidelines of his property. In reference to the curb eut on Whitethorn which had been closed, Chairman Gorris noted that when Toys 'R Us rebuilt this intersection; Law Direetor Gareau had stated in the minutes of April 25, 1989, "that he did not believe that this was a dedicated area for an official curb cut and sees no problem in eliminating it for the relocation of the Whitethorn intersection". ML. Benile also had a copy of these minutes, in which the-Law Director also stated that "a..the• Whitethorn Drive is totally contrary to the provisions of the code.'° However, Mr. Benik had not been able to actually locate this code, and Mr. Gareau had told him tha.t people driving out of that exit take their life in their hands, but during thei-r conversation he had stated that this access might be necessary on the east side of the property. Mr. Conway advised that the section of the zoni,ng code that he was referring to was that there ha:d to be 100 foot from the intersection to the center line of the ? _o 2