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, was necessary to have off site parking where cars might be vandalized. Mr. Tallon believed these rear spaces would be used rarely since they would seldom have 100% occupancy. Mr. Corsi advised that the neighbor in the back, Mr. Franks, has seen the plaii and has no problem with it. It was decided to keep the parking in back and add mounding and landscaping. Mr. Johnson advised that the pool would be fenced per city ordinance, and they intend to have a board on board fence and the pool would be electronically monitored. _ R. Tallon moved to refer the Studio Plus, proposal to construct a hotel, located on the south side of Country Club Boulevard, east of Victoria Plaza Apartments to the board of zoning appeals with the following recommendations: 1) that the 100 foot setback required from building to west boundary line on drawing scales to approximately 60 feet and the 40 foot variance that is required be allowed; 2) the 50 foot setback required from property line to the drive and/or parking area at rear where the drawing shows 30 feet so a 20 foot variance be allowed with the inclusion that mounding and trees be installed to screen the residential properties to the rear, and this screening will be approved by the architectural review board and the forester; and that the variance for cooking facilities in all units be granted. It is to be noted that the building will be moved over to the east setback line so the variance on the west side can be reduced by whatever that amount is. The commission would also like to have a fence, preferably, a board on board fence that is secured included around the pool area as well as the video monitoring of the pool area. It is to be further noted that all the uuits are to be within the 345 square foot requued. The motion was seconded by A. Mauuing. Roll call on motion: Tallon, Mauuing, Cameron Alston, Brennan, and O'Rourke, yes. Mr. Herbster, na Motion carried. It was clarified that, if the variances are granted, this proposal can proceed directly on to the arclutectural review board and then return to plauuiug afterwards. 3) The Deut Wizard, 29336 Lorain Road. Request for conditional use permit required for auto repair shop (dent repair only) and proposal to add overhead doors to existing unit iu shopping center. This proposal was withdrawn by the developer since he is trying to find a different location. 4) Levin Furniture, McCormick Place Shopping Center, 23354 Lorain Road Request permission to have a red sign instead of burgundy as required by planning commission. 5) Sears Hardware, McCormick Place Shoppiug Center, 23200, Lorain Road. Request permission to keep a red sign and blue sign instead of burgundy as required by planning commission. Chairman Tallon advised that both sign proposals would.be heard together. Mr. Gross, represented the owner of McCormack Place. He presented a rendering of Levin Furniture and a photograph of the exdsting Sears' Hardware sign. Mr. Papandreas represented Sears. Mr. Gross assured Mr. Tallon that both reds would be the same. Mrs. O'Rourke noted that the trim was burgundy and a St. Croix sky (rose). Mr. Manning pointed out that in the Sears sign, the word "hardware" was blue, and blue had uever been mentioned. Mr. Papandreas responded that they did not know there were any restrictions on the individually illuminated signs, he did remember the discussion on the trim and the ground sign. They had submitted a colored rendering at the tune they submitted their sign to the board of zoning appeals aud they had received a permit based on that. He did not think that a color rendering of the signs had been presented to the architectural review board. Mr. Brennan read excerpts from the architectural review board minutes which stipulated that the individual illuminated letters would match the burgundy. Mr. Tallon explained the board's concerns, since any change to what has originally been agreed to, 3