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. CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES -SEPTEMBER 26, 1995 I. ROLL CALL: Chairman Tallon called the meetiug to order at 7:50 p.m. Present: D. Camerou Alston, T. Brenuan, T. Herbster, R. Koeth, K. O'Rourke and R. Tallon Absent: A. Mauuing Also Present: Assistant Law Director Dubelko, City Engineer Deichmann, Building Commissioner Conway, aud Clerk of Commissions Oring. II. REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF MINUTES: R. Tallon moved to adopt the minutes of Septeinber 12, 1995, seconded by R. Koeth, and unanimously approved. III. BUII.DING DEPARTMENT REQUESTS: 1) Clu-ist The Kiug, 30635 Lorain Road. Proposal to construct to additiou for class rooms and gyuuiasium. Conditional use permit required. Special permit required from board of zoning appeals. Lots must be assembled. Mr. Robiusou, PMR Consultants, W. Schlegelmilch, from Christ The King, and Mr. Brokaw, arclutect, presented the plans. Mr. Brokaw explained that the 38,345 square foot addition would consist of a multi-puipose g}nnnasium, classrooms with offices, and a foyer which would be used during the week for a private elementary school. Two hundred and ninety parking spaces were required, aud 298 will be provided, aud all curb cuts, access drives, lanes, and stall sizes conform to the code requiremeuts. The existing parking area will be re-striped as shown on the plans. All setbacks aud landscape buffers for the new areas will comply to the code; new hedges will be installed between the uew park'vig and abutting residential properties; and existing trees will remain between the present parking aud the abutting residential areas. Underground storm water retention is planned under the new parkiug lot. The parkiug lot light fixtures will be sluelded to eliininate glare on adjacent properties, and the roof top mechanical uuits will be set back on the roof to be less conspicuous. 1he colored reudering showed that the brick exterior on the classrooms will match the brick on the existing buildiug with a split face masoiuy material on the gymnasium which will be trunmed with horizontal bands of brick to minunize the mass of that stiucture and to set it off from the class rooms which wrap arouud it. The augled lines on the facade will reflect the angled lines on the present sauctuary. N1rs. O'Rourke is concenied that tlus will increase the traffic flow ou Lorain, Charles, and Barton Roads. Mr. Brokaw explained that the traffic engiueer has looked at the plan wluch now shows an exit on the southeast corner of Barton Road so drivers cau exit directly onto Barton Road from the church driveway and make left haud tui-us onto Loraui at the traffic sigual. The existing curb cut on Lorain Road will be relocated closer to Barton Road. Mr. Koeth is coucerued that this curb cut would be too close to Barton Road and there could be a conflict with cars in the turning left on Barton. It was determiued that the new drive would be 200 feet to the center line of Barton Road. City Engineer Deiclunami believed that tlus was a legitnnate questiou since there should be storage room for several cars in that lane, and frequently cars will turu into the driveway from the through laue. The members made several suggestions: keep the old drive where it is or eliminate it entirely; reconfigure the Lorain Road drive so that only right turns in and out could be accommodated; or hiring police to control traffic out onto Lorain Road and not have any access onto the side streets. Mr. ScWegelinilch explained that Suuday momings would be the busiest tune, that the elementary school would open in 1997, aud they intended to use the g}nnuasium for eveiung functions as well as during school hours.