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y, , J . taken up with the tanks to hold the fluid. Mr. Rymarczyk advised that they needed 16 total spaces including employees, so they are 6 spaces shy. R. Tallon moved to forward the All Tune & Lube (Old Ziebart Location) 5242 Porter Road to the Safety Department for their determination of the treatments of the waste products and ask the owner to submit a list of all materials and chemicals to be used for the operation of his business for their review. The motion was seconded by T. Brennan, and unanimously approved. 11us proposal will come back to the March l lth meeting if all this information has been submitted in time. 3) Radisson Hotel, 25070 Country Club Blvd. Proposal to construct addition to existing hotel. Amendment to Corporate Center preliminary land use plan approved by planuing commission December 10, 1996 and approved by Council December 17, 1996. Heard by board of zouiug appeals February 13, 1997. Heard by arclutectural review board February 19, 1997. Mr. I{aczmar, architect, and Mr. Snavely, owner, explained the revised plans which reflect the changes recommended by both planuing commission and the architectural review board. He explained the revisions: a walkway connection has been added from their property to the Red Robin Restaurant; additional trees and landscaping has been included in the uew parking lot expansion north of the addition; the tiuck service dock has beeu revised and mounding with plant material has been added to screen the service area; egress doors have been added to the augled wall within the service area of the banquet facility; landscaping has been added to define pedestrian movement; landscape islands will include landscape material and the laudscape plan has been revised as suggested by the arclutectural review board. The plans have also beeu revised to reflect the requirements of the Assistant Fire Cluef: the driving aisle that is on three sides of the new addition has been increased from 22 feet to 26 feet for fire truck access; the aisle behind the banquet facility will be a fire lane and will be posted `4no parking"; he was concerned that trucks might haug over into the area of circulation from the angular redesigned service area, so that has been revised to eliminate that; they have assured lwn that fire hydrants would be relocated so that they will be accessible to the Fire Department. Assistant Building Commissioner Rymarczyk advised that they have re-calculated the parkiug, and have substantiated that there is ample parkiug for both facilities. The arclutectural review board had made no recommendations regardiug the building except adding the egress door, all other issues were site related. He presented a drawing highlighting the changes that were just made. He clarified for Mrs. O'Rourke that the 18.5 foot drive was adequate for the Fire Department since the turniug radius was ample, if parking was not allowed. There is a sidewalk plauned at the new door. The members studied the plans. Mr. ICaczmar clarified that the Fue Department had approved these plaus yesterday and he further clarified that the first Fire Departineut report refen-ed to the original plans. The members studied the city traffic engineer's report. It was deteimiined that the extension to the Wal-Mart Drive should be shifted east (at an angle) to the Wal-Mart Drive and that one of the traffic islands should be relocated to the west side. N1r. Deiclnmann clarified that tlus was written before they had shown all the islauds and none were shown ou the west side, so tlus comment is no longer relevant. The traffic engineer had noted that the way it is shovn should not create auy problems. Mr. Tallon noted that tlus would create jogs, iustead of having the drives straiglit tlu-ough. The Fire Department mentioned making the cauopy higher, and Mr. Kaczmar stated that they are not changing the frout and the canopy has beeu existing for years. He did not believe that a fue truck could make the tw-ns to get under the canopy. Mr. Kaczmar stated that the Fire Department had not mentioned this at yesterday's meeting, and it would be a major job to rebuild it. 5