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? ?- : CITY OF NORTH OLMSTID PLANNING COMNffSSION MINUTES-DECIlKBER 14, 1993 I. ROLL CALL: Vice Chairman Orlowski called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Present: L. Orlowski, K. 0'Rourke, A. Skoulis, and J. Thomas. Mr. Tallon arrived at 7:35 p.m. Absent: B. Gorris. Also Present: Assistant Law Director Dubelko, City Engineer Deichmann, Building Commissioner Conway and Clerk of Commissions Oring. II. REVIEW AM CORRECTION OF MINUTES: A. Skoulis moved to approve the minutes of November 23, 1993 as presented, seconded by K. 0'Rourke, and unanimously approved. III. BIJILDING DEPAR7MENT REQUESTS : 1) Wal-Mart, 27254 Lorain Road (former Sherwin Williams site including part of Cross Roads Dealership and property at 27423 Mi11 Road). Proposal to construct building. Request was withdrawn from the November 23, 1993 meeting. • Vice Chairman Orlowski advised if anyone in the audience was present for the 2) Bennett Dover Home.Remodelers, Inc., 29341 Lorain Road. Review of site plan and proposal to convert existing dwelling to a sales office including the construction of an addition to the rear of the dwelling. Referral to Board of Zoning Appeals will be requested. Mr. Orr, representing Bennett Dover, presented the plans to convert a dwelling into a sales office. The front will remain the same except that a new pitched roof will be added along with a similar roof over the bay window. An addition will be constructed to the rear. Building Commissioner Conway advised that variances will be needed for the driveway which is not 18 foot wide, for the lack of a 10 foot landscaping buffer on either side property adjacent.to the parking area and driveway, for the rear aisle on the west side of the parking area which is only 15 feet instead of 18 feet, for the aisle to the rear of the parking which is 20 feet, not 22 as required and special permit will also be needed because the existing house is setback 50 feet instead of 75 feet as now required by the code. He believed that some changes could be made to the parking to eliminate the variances for the aisle and some side yard landscaping might• also be added. Vice Chairman Orlowski questioned if the properties on either side of this property should be considered as comQnercial property considering that both have residences along with a business operation. Assistant Law Director Dubelko advised that they should be considered commercial. Mr. Orr stated that the addition would be a showroom for the materials that might be needed for a renovatian along with a conference area. The lower level would be for storage. jg They wi11 be relocating to this location from Westlake. Mr. Conway pointed out that by code they are only required to have 11 spaces, but they are showing 20 plus a handicapped space, so if the parking is reduced some landscaping can be Wal-Mart hearing, it had been postponed until January 11, 1993. 1