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PLANNING COMMISSION DECEMBER 13, 1983 PAGE 3 on Brookpark extension to General Retail, Business. Property has been subdivided from parcel facing, Dover Center with existing house. The frontage of the irregular shaped lot is already zoned General Retail. Lot area conforms to zoning.requirements. Commission is concerned that this could set a precedent since adjacent property owners could request rezoning of back land. Mr. Dibenedetto, the owner, stated that when the abutting land was rezoned and Brookpark Ext. was constructed, this portion was left residential due to an error in the legal description. Commission would like proposal to be presented as an agenda, item so there can be notification of neighbors. There will also be a public hearing if and when legislation for rezoning is presented to Council. V. COMMUNICATIONS: No Items VI. NEW BUSINESS: Councilman Woerpel advised that there will be no BZD Committee meeting in December since he will not be sitting on Council after the first of the year. B. Gorris moved that the next meeting be delayed until the normal meeting in January since there will be no BZD meeting in Decem- ber,?/seconded by J. Brown, and unanimously approved. P,P/JP- ro DuYc' yJtFf/NG The Commission commended Mr. Woerpel on the great job he had done specifically in improving communications between Planning Commission and the BZD Committee. His input and presence will be sorely missed. VII. OLD BUSINESS: Ord. 83-124: Councilman Woerpel explained that the present code does not address gas station canopies and any canopy must now conform to the 50' set back. Most canopy requests must be referred to the Board of Zoning Appeals for variances. Commission had many questions. They believed that some restriction on signage should either be addressed in this Ordinance or by amending the Sign Ordinance. They would also like some height restrictions listed. Mrs. Traczyk questioned if light- ing should be considered since it would be feasible that some proposals might include lighting columns of canopies. Mr. Roberts believed that it might be better to leave the situation as is, so that most proposals for canopies do have to be reviewed by the Board of Zoning Appeals. They also questioned why Ordinance was introduced under Chapter 1241, 'MiscelTaneous. B. Gorris moved that Ord. 83-124 be referred back to the BZD Committee for.consideration of height and signage restrictions, and to determine if proper section number was used, and if the committee might have any thoughts regarding lighting of such canopies, seconded By E. Tracayk. Roll call on motion:. Gorris, Traczyk, Burns, Wixted, Brown, and Morgan, Aye. Roberts, Nay. Motion passed. Ord. 83-137: This will require a 50' rear set back in the General Retail District. Commission believes that this would be too restrictive, especially where commercial properties are back to back. Mr. Burns sug- gested that since the intent of the Ordinance is to keep buildings 50' from streets (mainly the Brookpark-Lorain triangular area), the ambiguity