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operatiou later on. At present, this is just a temporary operation, the unit is mobile and can be moved or taken to fairs etc. and he does not plan to keep it there indefinitely. He only plans to be there for 2-1/2 to three years and he is considering converting the dancing school on lus properiy to a coffee house. He advised the neighbor that the operator of the dancing school had a three year lease. Building Commissioner Conway advised that he had asked Mr. LeBlanc and his attorney to advise the tenant when the parking is available. The dance studio has stacked parking and cars pull immediately off Lorain Road, and when his business is operating, most of the dancing school's parking is eliminated. He received correspondence today and apparently there is still some contention betweeu them regardiug the availability of the parking. Councibnau Nashar had contacted him also and advised that he had been informed that this was to be a 2 or 3 year operation. Mr. Conway clarified that Mr. LeBlanc will bring a unit in, market it, and after it is sold, bring in another unit, so there could be a different unit every few months., 17ie variance that this board is considering, is doing business in the 75 foot front set back, and the proposal would still have to return Planning Commission for access, etc. Mr. LeBlanc advised that the lease states that the dancing school operator has use of the parking lot, not exclusive control of it. The operators seem to believe that they can control everytlung, however they have leased the dancing school building and the right to use the name, Les Beaucaires. He does not plan to.park excess equipment there during their business hours, but they are not open at 6 to 10 in the morning, they open about 3:00 p.m. weekdays, and on Saturdays. He does not operate on Saturdays. In the summertime, when the dance school closes down, he will operate in the evenings. Mr. Conway advised that this is still shared parking, and he does need clarification that they are not operating at the same hours. Mr. Gomersall stated that he rarely gets out that far, and is relying on the comments of Planning Commission and the people who live in the western part of tlie city. He is opposed on the basis of the traffic and drivers pulling in and out. Mr. LeBlanc stated that, at the Planuuig Commission, only one person stated that someone was almost rear ended in front of the business because a driver turned in on impulse. He was upset by comments that there were children walking in the neighborhood, since there are no children until about 3:00 p.m. Mr. Gomersall read Mrs. O'Rourke's comments in the minutes which also stated that she had two mothers complain about the business. Mr. LeBlanc estimated that he had 30 or 40 cars per day on a good day. This is all walk up traffic now, but he is proposing to have drive-tlu-u traffic as shown on the plan. Mr. Maloney is concernecl about the safety of the children at the Dairy King next door, since both of these will be operating simultaneously in the suvvner. He maintained that the Diary King customers enter and leave that property the same way as his customers do. N1r. Gomersall believed that those customers used the side street particularly when they are going west. Mi-. LeBlanc stated that wheu he brought the trailer back one night, Dairy King's customers were parked across the front of his property and in liis driveway. They moved their cars when he tlreatened to call the Police. He maintained that the Dairy King did not have enough parking and parked on lus lot. Mr. Gomersall stated that the Dauy King was there and there was little that could be done to change that. Mr. LeBlanc stated that his customers would just drive around and pick up theu coffee, he did not intend to have any outside tables. In the suminer they would operate from 6:30 to 10:00 a.m. and reopen at 7:00 p.m. Mr. Gomersall believed that this property was not big enough to support all this business. Mr. Koberna believed that this is better than what he has now, but is concerned because he will be bringing ui different units like a used car lot. He did not believe that it was any more of a safety problem than the Dairy King. Mr. Gomersall noted that children did come to the Dairy Kiug from the soccer fields and this would be adding to the traffic. Law D'u:ector Gareau, who lives down the street, did not believe, that children usually walked there, they were usually driven. Mr. Kobema was not sure there was a problem with pedestrian safety, and noted that tlus was no bigger than the Fotomat stores used to be. Ms. Boyle agreed. Mr. Gomersall still 5