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and removing 2,400 watts. Mr. Giesser ma.intained that the residents want the security lights because juveniles congregate there. He explained tYie plans to Mr. Tallon who questioned why they need 1,000 watts in the back. It was claxified that one of the 1,000 watt lights was to illuminate the cars. Mr. Tallon believed that this is the same as a sign and there should not be an outdoor showroom. Mr. Orlowski believed that at least 1 light should be eliminated in the bank of 3 along the east side. Mr. Tallon suggest that if someone wanted to see a car which was in the back or side, it could be brought up front. Mr. Giesser stated that the residents had no objection to the lights on the back of the other Halleen lot, and it was the glare they objected to, not the lights and after they saw the lights with the shields installed they were satisfied. He explained that they had devised their own shield. He clarified that the lights on the east were 75 feet apart. Mr. Schmitz, a neighbor, came forward at this time and studied the plans. It was clarified that the lights on the property now were sodium, and the new lights would be metal ha.lide which would seem brighter. Mr. Schmitz objected to their showing cars,in the back, since the neighbors really did not want to hear them diseussing the cars. He noted that they did not show cars in the back now. After some discussion it was decided to reduce the lights in the side and the back to 500 watts (there are no lights on that side of the building), the front lights would rema.in 1,000 watts since they were in the commercial area. Mr. Thomas indicated the changes on the plan. Mr. Schmitz agreed that the shields that they saw had been acceptable to them. Mr. Giesser stated that the red neon stripe across the building had been eliminated along with the arches. R. Tallon moved to approve the proposal to renovate the exterior and add exterior lighting for Oldsmobile of North Olmsted (formerly Halleen Truck Lot), 27871 Lorain Road, to include that the back 4 lights on the east and south side be reduced to 500 watts (from the middle of the building ba,ck). The Commission also recommends that the fence be raised 2 foot along along the property line as previously agreed to by the neighbors, seconded by L. Orlowski, and tmanimously approved. Mr. Gorris asked if Mrs. Botson, who had written several letters regarding the fence and the lighting, had attended the meeting with the developer an the lights. Mr. Schmitz advised that she had been out of town. Mr. Gorris requested that her letters be forwarded to the B.Z.D. Committee. N`?r. Gorris then gave Mr. Giesser two copies of minutes regarding the lot across the street: the Planning Commission Minutes of June 26, 1979 in which Mr. Halleen stated that he intended to use the lot he was splitting off behind the residential house that he was selling on East Park Drive for a buffer zone between corrmiercial and residential property; also, Board of Zoning Appeals minutes of April 18, 1968 in which a variance was granted conditioned upon shrubs being planted along north line as a buffer between comnercial and residential. 2) Bennet Dover Home Remodelers, 29341 Lorain Road. Proposal to convert existing dwelling into a sales office including the construction of an addition to the rear of the building. Heard by Board of Zoning Appeals January 19, 1994: Mr. Orr represented Bennet Dover and Building Commissioner Conway presented the revised plans. He advised that the plans have been modified to show what the Planning Commission had requested and the variances that were granted. Mr. Thomas explained that Mr. Orlowski had been concerned because the developer was going to excavate a portion of the land in the rear to create space for the addition and the Commission had requested some additional landscaping. Mr. Orlowski asked what size dumpster was planned for the 30 by 24 foot dumpster enclosure. r1r. Orr replied that, since they do bring in the debris from demolitions of their remodeling jobs, the 40 yard dumpster would be needed, and that the enclosure had 2