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?? . 2) St. Clarence Catholic Church, 30106 Lorain Road. Proposal to construct class room addition on existing hall and to construct a new free standing bookstore. One driveway will be relocated. Properties are being combined. Heard by architectural review board May 22, 1996. Mr. Malik, architect, explained that he has included a mound in the front of the book store parking and the plan now shows the adjacent drives across Lorain Road. The architectural review board had asked that the five parking spaces closest to Lorain Road be landbanked 'm order to increase the mound and green space by 20 feet. They had also asked that he look into moving the building back but considering the grade, and the height necessary for the meeting room, it was decided that the drive would be too steep for a car to get up. They are proposing to keep the building at 99 feet from the property line. He explained that delivery trucks for the bookstore would have to unload in front because there are two stories in the rear and no elevator. It was clarified that with the landbaukiiig there would be 40 feet of landscaping. No signs are proposed at this time, but there probably will be some. The members had no problems with the proposal. Chairman Tallon moved to accept the proposal of St. Clarence Church, 30106 Lorain Road, to construct a class room addition on existing hall and to construct a new free standing bookstore. One driveway will be relocated and properties will be combined. This proposal will include all the recommendations of the architectural review board on the plan dated 5/28/96 revised per city review including the landbanking of five spaces in the front of the bookstore. The motion was seconded by T. Brennan, and unauimously approved. 3) Biskmd Development Company, Great Northern Technology Park, located on the south side of Country Club°Boulevard; east of Victoria Plaza Apartments. Amendment to a preliminary laud use plan proposing a hotel (Studio Plus). Referred back to planuing commission from bzd committee of council for re-review of preliminary land use plan. Mr. Corsi, representing the developer, presented additional information pertaining to extended stay hotels, and explained that since the hotel industry has designated this as the product of its future, they are being developed at a three to one ratio. The guest profile showed that 82 percent of their guests are professional white collar workers, 90% is businesses travel with 35% being on temporary assignment or training; 30% for relocation; and 25% other. Also 62% or more earn greater than $36,000.00 annually. These hotels have been designed with the change in the business climate with down sizing since more corporations are using outside consultants or putting employees on temporary assignment in different locations. He had also submitted an economic benefit analysis as it pertains to the city which indicates that there would be a total tax revenues to the city of $145,425.00, of which approximately $80,000.00 would go to the city and 60,000.00 to the schools. Both the Safety and Service Directors believed that the city had sufficient services in place to accommodate the hotel without any additional cost. The average daily rate was shown to be $35.00 to $45.00 per day. There is no iniuimu.m required stay. Mr. Johnson, representing the hotel, stated :that the longer a person stays, for up to 30 days, the better the rate. He fiuther explained that usually people have breakfast in the hotel, but less than 30% use the kitchens for dinner. The rate for one night would be, over $45.00. There would be no reservations taken on the site after 6:00 p.m. to keep down the one night stays, but most of their guests make reservations prior to arriving. He advised that this area is one of the greatest growth areas in the hotel industry and estimated that the break even rate would probably be in,the area of a 55% occupancy. He believed that it would be unlikely to drop below that in this location and they believed that this was the site that fit the needs of the company. Mr. Koeth advised that he frequently stays in an extended stay hotel and usually 3