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Minutes of Board of Zoning Appeals$ Februarar 29 1966 Page 4 Yir. Giles said theatre would have too small a marquee to do ar?y advertising • on, and it could not be seen :£rom Lorain Rda and ]3rookpark., inasmuch as the distance is 750 ft. Sign wouZd not be garish' would not obstruct motorists' vision,, have no flashing lights or animation., being i.nternally libhted with fluorescent lightso Tt would be set back 40 ft., from southern edge of L•ora3.n, 350 ft, ti;rest of the junction of Lorai.n and i3rookpark' 130 ft. east of the entrame to the shopping center. Sign to be 12 ite o.if growld.. Mr. I,ance of Arbyps was present. After examing plans and exact location of the proposed sign, had no objec-tion to rnake, Mr. UJest felt sign sizes in code shoul.d be adhered to because if you allow someone to put in a bigger sign, there is no end as to where it i•rill end up. Hotiiever., he felt that in this instance the sign is different from a commercial sign and he would temper his reconmendations,..that the sign should be bigger than normal but he questioned the 300 sq. ft, 1,4r. A'1a.ngani said no specifications had been included in Zoning Ordinances for a theatre sign, or signs for other places of public gatherings. 14r. Greene asked the secretary to send a letter to Council, suggesting Code:amen.dment. Mr, Biskind stat,ed that he and Mro Sol Shur fe3t this sign was important for the -theatre9 that other tenants in the shopping center had no objection. Nir. Scheeff moved that the variance ior the theatre sign be granted. Secon.d by Mro. Eian. Vote was unanimousa 7. Appellant: r,D. tidilliam B. Pate., 29568 Steuaart Dr., North Olmsted Refm Request for variances on four lots, al1 on Somerset Drive. These lots approximata 114' in depths Variance requests are as follows; S/L 20, 32' rear yard setback on half of the rear yard;, 31Q661 rear yard setback on S/L 21s 331 rear yard setback on S/L 22; 31,661 rear yard setback on s/y 23, Request is in violation of Sectioiz 1163,01 which requires 50t rear yard setbacks. It was pointed out that for purpose of clarification9 actual variances should have been s tated, thus : 18' ., 18.341, 171 and. 18.341. Yir. Bislcind, as otmer of the lots, represented 12r. Pate. He stated in layirg out the subdi-,,ri.sion he was able to purchase all lands with the exception of a strip approximately 40, x 70t on the rear of these four lots. He felt the on7.y property oUmers who t;rill be affected are the three from zihom it wasn't possible to buy the 40 fta Their houses wi11 be about 350 ft. away from the lot line' their houses fron-ting on Stearns licl. The on.7y other people who woulcl be affected will be the buyers of these shorter lo-ts and they wi11 be told speci.fically the size of their lots before they buy, lIr, Herbert F'ields was present. He rzsides across from vacant lots on. Somerset and wOUld like ta see homes there instead of ununproved lotsa Mayor Christmaa felt homes should not be put on these short 1ots., that owners would tend to use rear of lots running through to lo'barnso ? A suggestion vras made by Nlr. Scheeff to divide t,he four lots into three, making g?ter sideyards, Nir. Biskind said he would be willing to do this if he were unable to purchase the rear land neAded. I7r. Fields objected to the idea of 3 instead of 4 homes.