12/09/1986 Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

l ? PLANNING COMMISSION DECEMt,ER 9, 1986 PAGE 3 1) Kenny King Restaurant, 27901 Lorain Road Review of screening plan as required by Planning Commission on April 22, 1986. It was explained that as a condition of the approval of the Kenn_y King proposal the developer was required to appear before the Commission once the final engineeiing approval was given in order to ascertain if the screening planned would shield tfie residents to the south and east of the property from the lights of cars coming onto the property. Mr. Salisbury, attorney, and Mr. Campbell, representing Kenny Kings, presented these plans explaining that their fence on the east property line would be side by side with the Halleen fence which has.been installed on the Kenn_y King retaining wall, however their fence will be somewhat higher. The south side of the parking lot will be screened with a mound between 20 to 24 inches high with 4' Austrian pines and dogwood trees planted on it, they claim they cannot mound the property any higher because of the possibility of the mound eroding. The Architectural Board of Review had recommended a 3' high mound. The ground sl•opes to the west and the mound at the southwesterly side will be lower. Neighbors are concerned because the Halleen fence has openings .from 12" to 16" wide and car lights are visible now. They also pointed out because of the different grades on the property (building is higher) the mound would not shield. lights at that point. Mrs. Beck, a neighbor to the south east, would like the Commission to see this situation from her back yard. City Engineer 5challer stated that he tiad been advised by the developer that there would b e:enough dirt available to increase the mound, however, the city cannot require them to install a mound that would be unstable. Mr. Salisbury agreed that at the point where the building is the mound would not shield the lights, but that the pine trees would; at the lower elevation where the parking lot is the mound would serve as a buffer. The neighbors are not convinced:and since this property is higher are concerned that customers in Kenny Kings can look down in their windows. Mr. Dubelko advised that whatever is decided upon the car lights cannot shine upon the residential property, and that if"the buffering does not work the developer should be required to rectify it. Mr. Salisbury responded that since they are putting in natural buffer, they should be allowed time for it to grow. It was also suggested that a screening fence could be placed on the mound, however, Mr. Campbell believes this might become a safety problem since the entire rear property would be secluded. The Commission also prefers the pines. Mr. Schaller requested that the developer advise the city exactly how high their engineers have determined that the mound can be dependent on their soil tests. Since, at this point, they are unab le to determi.ne exactly how high the mound can be and since the developer would like to open in the middle of December, Mr. Campbell agreed that they will put in the mound as high as possib le if they can go with the plans and will agree to a tem- porary occupanc,y permit; and .that if that original plan is put in and does not meet these screening needs they will work with the city to upgrade it so it does meet the screening condition. Mr. Schaller ques- tioned if they would have the maximum height of the mounding for the BZD Committee that will be meeting tomorrow night. Mr. Gorris stated that the fencing should also screen the lights and they should not ad- dress just the mound. J. Burns moved to approve the landscape buffer plan agreed to by Kenny Kings to incorporate mounding and plantings on