03/26/1996 Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

r CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED PLANNING COMMIISSION MIINiTTES - MARCH 26, 1996 1. ROLL CALL: Chairman Tallon called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m Present: D. Cameron Alston, T. Brennan, T. Herbster, A. Manning, K O'Rourke, and R. Tallon. Mr. Koeth arrived at 10:15 p.m. Also Present: Building Commissioner Conway, City Engineer Deichmann, and Clerk of Commissions Oring. II. REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF MINUTES: R Tallon moved to adopt the minutes of March 12, 1996 as presented, seconded by T. Brennan, and unanimously approved. III. BiTII,DING DEPARTMENT REQUESTS: 1) Seaman's Furniture, 24869 Lorain Road. Proposal to construct addition to existing building. Heard by board of zoning appeals February 28, 1996. Heard by architectural review board March 20, 1996. Mr. Coyne, attorney, Mr. Baker, owner, and architects, Mr. Mongello and Ms. Kemp-Kopco, presented plans. Mr. Mongello presented a revised landscape plan showing a fence approximately 6 to 7 feet high around the perimeter of the site with 6 foot evergreen trees and other trees planted in front of it on the owner's property which the neighbors had agreed to. The chairinw of the architectural review board has given prelimiuary approval of the plan. They have also revised the elevation on the west side of the building to accent the western entry. Mr. Tallon would like a rear customer door where the employee door is now, since there is parking in the back and he asked that they make sure it looks like an entrance door. Mr. Mongello agreed to design it to resemble the western entrance, but on a smaller scale. The dumpster has been relocated and will be screened as requested by the architectural review board. The lots will have to be consolidated later. Planning commission had requested that the 6 parking spaces near the jog in the bu.ilding be landbanked, however since they added an entrance there, the developers believed that they needed those spaces. The forester had also suggested that they be landbanked. Mrs. O'Rourke wondered if they needed all those spaces. The pole light shown on the plan in the landbanked parlang is an enor and will be not be installed. Mr. and Mrs. Menke, who live to the rear of the development, explained that there is a 50 foot buffer between his lot and this one, which is owned by someone who lives on Columbia Road, but he will still be effected by this development. The owner of that strip of land has taken out many of the trees for a dirt bike trail, and he has refused to sell a portion to the abutting property owners. Because of the traffic problems, he is requesting some kind of light at Westview and Lorain Road, perhaps a blinking light that will be sensor activated, and permanently activated on weekends and during the holiday season. He is concerned about the landbanking spaces being removed and was advised that if the landbanked spaces conform to the zoning code, they could be removed if they were needed. Building Commissioner Conway advised that the owner would have to prove that the additional spaces were warranted and there would have to be a significant need for them, but, since the parking would conform to code, he could installthem. Mr. Menke believed that the landbanking might be removed, because of what was said at the architectural review board. Mr. Baker stated that it was unlikely Seamau's would ever need that parking. Mr. Menke thought that installing those spaces would be objectionable, and would like to make sure the residents would be notified since