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the proposed ane does, but they might be able to put some treatment on the roof. Mr. Orlowski suggested that the dumpster in the baek be enclosed. N1r. Gorris suggested that landscaping be adcled in the parking lot. Mr. Strelau responded that the planter below the sign would be renovated, the parking lot would be restripped, but not repaved, and that the existing ramp will be repaired, but it carmot be removed. If the business owners opt to install new signs that would be a separate proposalo r7r. Thoma,s asked if the landscaping strip shown on the rendering would be installed. Mr. Strelau stated that this was the artist's concept and he is not sure that property belongs to the oFmer. The members would like that landscaping included, but if that is not possible it should be removed from the rendering. NIr. Conway advised that a variance was needed because the canopy is increasing the projection on the building which is non-conforming now. It was decided to refer this to the Board of Zoning Appeals and then directly to the Architectural Review Board but with the recomnendations that a landscaping plan be presented to the Architectural Board. J. Thomas moved to refer the Eyeglass Factory/Harmon Glass Development, 25766 Lorain Road to the Board of Zoning Appeals with the recommendation that they grant a variance for the modification and extension of the canopy as indicated on the plan and also that the Commission has recommended to the developer to provide continua,tion of that canopy arourxl the south end of the building and to present that to the B.Z.A. to be included in their variance, seconded by B. Gorris, and iman;mously approved. J. Thomas moved to refer the Eyeglass Factory/Harmon Glass plan, 25766 Lorain Road to the Architectural Review Board for recommendations on landscaping, and ask that the developer make a proposal to the Architectural Board that includes a reasonable amount of landscaping an both the east and south sides of the building and to include on the north side a landscaped and shielded area where the dumpsters can be located and that buffer and landscaping should match the other landscaping around the building and if what the developer recomends is not sufficient, the Conunission would ask that the A.R.B. create a landscaping plan for him that would be sufficient that could be passed along to council, seconded by A. Skoulis, and tmanimously approved. 2) North Olmsted United Nethodist Church; 4600 Dover Cen-ter Road. Proposal to construct additional parking area. The Reverend R. Talbott, Mr. Solt and Mr. Andrews, represented North Olmsted United Methodist Church, and -explained that the proposal is to extend their parking lot to the area imnediately west of the present lot. The members discussed the plans individually. Building Cormiissioner Conway advised that a church is a permitted use under a condi.tional use permit. The expansion will be paved and will drai.n into the underground retention and through a restricter into the ditch. 'I'here is a 20 foot wide buffer behind the parking lot, but it is heavily saooded on three sides and these bu€fers extend to the property lines on Benwood Circle. The developers explained that the church had sold some of the rear property to three owners on Benwood to extend their lots. One additional 350 watt, high pressure sodium light will be installed on a 20 to 25 foot pole and the fixture will be reflected down so as not to intrude on the neighbors. They have no information on the light fixture at this time, but it is exactly tche same as the one that is existing. Mr. Tallon would like them to present a cut of the fixture to Council and also the exact height of the pole. Mr. Tallon pointed out that no light can shine onto the neighbors property. Mr: Solt responded that there are no houses to the south at all, only back yards. Mr. Joslyn, a resident of Benwood Circle, stated that the plans he saw showed that the trees on the church's side of the ditch would be removed which would remove most of the buffer since there are few trees on his side. The representatives responded that the only trees to be removed are the ones between the existing lot and the new one, 2