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Shell Station property, it would give them more frontage on Lorain Road and would take the building away from the apartment building, and still give access on the west side. The developers believed it would not fit and still have the required setback and access around the building. Mr. Beta did not believe it would work. He thought that there would be a problem getting trucks out because they could not get out, but they will take a look at it. Mr. Tallon believed if that was the case, they should use smaller trucks. The residents were asked to comment. Ms. Smith stated that her home was directly opposite the driveway where Goodwill is located and she had been living with Goodwill's mess for a long time. She suggested that the back driveway be closed off because of traffic congestion and poor visibility due to a curve. People in her area can only turn south of the their drives. She did not think this would be an advantage to their neighborhood. Ms. Bowman, who also lives across from the rear drive, agreed with Mrs. Smith regarding the traffic hazards. She noted that there was no consideration given to landscaping on the Clague Road side, only landscaping adjacent to the apartments. She was also concemed about the problems of demolishing one building and constructing another one. She too mentioned the poor visibility and the nu.mber of accidents and near misses in the area. Mr. Maynard spoke again, and agreed that cars would cut through from Clague to Lorain. He is concerned about the compactor and the dumpster which would be seen from the second floor apartments since the landscaping would not screen the higher floors. He, too, would like the building relocated. He stated that they have been picking up rubbish from this development for twenty years. If this store is open for 24 hours the way others are, they will have a problem because they are only 50 feet away. Mr. Manniug pointed out that Clague Road was not a truck route and wondered how the trucks were going to access the building and he also stated that semi's could not make the turn at Lorain and Clague without blocking trafiic. He also stated that traffic on Clague was backed up almost all day long and it would be unsafe to try to turn onto the property. Mr. Petros stated that they would consider reconfiguring the location of the building. This is a retail site and it needs redevelopment. He is not sure that everytlung can be resolved, but they will try to come back with a more satisfactory plan. Since Clague is a no truck zone, they will have to get deliveries off Lorain Road. They will need entrances off both Lorain and Clague, but there is nothing that they can do about the traffic that is on Clague Road. They cannot do much about the view from the second and third floor apartments, it is bad now and it will be bad forever because it is next to a commercial property. They can remove the compactor and will try to improve the situation with landscaping and buffering of the lighting. Building Commissioner Conway suggested that the developers talk with the City Traffic Engineer Crriffith. Chairman Tallon asked to see a drawing showing the existing buildings superimposed om this plan, also a plan showing where the houses are on the opposite side of Clague Road, and aLso where the apartment building is located. Mr. Petros advised a neighbor, speaking from the audience, that they had no idea what new business would go into the new buildings that will be built in the future. He does not think they can change the general location of the building, but he will try. He will return with a decent truck route, and eliminate the compactor. If repositioning the building is not possible they will try to remove as many of the negative factors as possible, but he noted that they do meet all codes. R. Tallon moved to table The C.V.S. Pharmacy, 23359 Lorain Road, proposal to construct pharmacy in front of existing Goodwill and Hobby's, Etc. units, until January 13th. The motion was seconded by T. Brennan, and unanimously approved. Mrs. O'Rourke was excused at this point. 3) Cablevision, 24910 Lorain Road. Proposal to construct power pole for fiber optic conduit. Variances may be required. 8