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r ? PLANNING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 26, 1985 PAGE 2 placed further back on the property, opening will be left to allow employees to park on the gravel area at rear of the property. Air tower will be removed to the building. Safety Dept. report stated that they had no problems with proposal. Architectural Board of Review had approved as submitted. No additional lighting is planned except for illuminated signs on canopy. E. Traczyk moved to approve the proposal for SuperAmerica, 24046 Lorain Road for the addition to the existing canopy and remodeling to the building and adding the third island to the station with the duly noted changes, seconded by T. Morgan, and unanimously approved. At this point Chairman Burns called for the parking survey for Great Northern Shopping Center, previously requested at the time of the ap- proval of the theatre expansion. Mr. Carlisle had delivered this survey to members individually. The report concluded that there was a surplus of 192 parking spaces and based on the 1984 traffic analysis of Mr. W. Jackman, traffic engineer, taken on the day after Thanksgiving (the heaviest shopping day of the year), that during the peak hours the parking lot for the strip center was 82% full. Mr. Carlisle ad- vised that a new traffic analysis would be taken this Friday and he will submit this information along with aerial photographs as soon as they are available, In a letter to Mr. Carlisle, Mr. Gorris had pointed out several discrepencies regarding the total square footage of some units, inclusion of unpaved areas as parking spaces, some poorly strip- ed spaces, the parking of rental cars on shopping center lot from adjacent office building. He is also questioning the formula for figuring parking spaces required as stipulated in Section 1212.02 of the Zoning Code and also the 30% reduction of square footage for storage areas. He questioned if this reduction is realistic. Build- ing Commissioner Gundy responded that the 30% storage area has been accepted as part of the Building Department site plan study. As per- mitted by Section 1212.01, reduction of storage area from the gross floor area is a proven and accepted method of estimating used on prior development studies. Mr. Gorris also questioned if spaces in the Pick and Pay lot (which is owned separately) can actually be included in the total plaza parking since under Section 1213-C, off property,parking must be within 200' of the building. If not, this would eliminate more spaces. The Law Department will check into this,taking into consideration the cross easement that have been submitted previously. Mr. Gorris believes that additional parking should be put on Parcel "D" since it is his contention that lot will be used for parking for the existing shopping center. Mr. Carlisle explained that on October 8th when he had made an informal presentation for this proposal, he was given the impression that this building with its separate parking could be approved without consideration of the existing shopping center parking. Mr. Gorris and Mr. Morgan still have concerns especially with the opening of the theatre addition. Mr. Burns stated that he believes that the 30% factor is realistic and that parking should not be designed for the heaviest day of the year but for a normal day. 3} Country Club Condominium Association recreational area, located off Country Club Blvd, adjacent to Great Northern Village Apartments and to rear and side property lines of property facing Whitethorn Ave.