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sign. Mr. Rerko suggested that natural brick be used versus painting the brick which would create a maintenance issue. He wants no temporary signage in windows in the future. Coping should be corbeled out to show it is cap of the building. Mr. Rerko asked to change brick color for mock windows to stand out more. Mr. Rerko cautioned against tree roots with fence on south side and the illumination levels for the neighbors. Plant shrubs by south fence on Dollar General side between trees to help cut down more noise and lights. Mr. Malone said that if building is shifted forward, it would comply with rear yard setback and allow for more landscaping and maintenance area. He noted that the Norway spruce trees on the south side of the building will not be enough of a buffer when they are first planted and suggested planting autumn brilliance service berries staggered between the spruce trees to provide a quicker buffer in the meantime. Mr. Paulson said shrubs would be okay to add in and remove as trees grow. Dollar General wants to have 2 fc in all areas of parking lot and therefore needs to be brighter on the face of the building since building is set back so far. Ms. Wengei° said that entry walk illumination averages to 17.7 fc and 5 fc are allowed. Ms. Wenger was concerned about difference between parking lot illumination and brightness of building front. Discussion continued over different lighting solutions with no conclusion. Mr. Paulson stated there is existing access easement on parcel so the building is set back more. Ms. Wenger suggested that the access easement be changed to allow movement of building forward to increase rear buffer. Mr. Paulson thinks building could be shifted to add 7 more feet of buffer in rear with adjacent property owner's approval. Ms. Nader clarified with Mr. Paulson that the dumpster enclosure will be non-painted masonry, not board-on-board as depicted on one of the pages submitted. Mr. Anderson concurred painted brick should not be used. Kay Bowman, neighbor, expressed concerns about lighting, storm water, traffic, and visibility on Clague Road. Jeff Sturgeon, neighbor, is concerned about storm water and parking issues. He would like to see a traffic study done and to make the fence higher between the residential area and the building. Mr. Malone questioned Mr. DiFranco about storm water issues. Mr. DiFranco said storm water issues should be reduced because of city code requirements. He said that the culvert was put in by CVS and they are required to maintain it. There may be additional issues downstream that the City will look at. All of the easements are private, not public. Mr. Paulson said that trucks would enter from Lorain Road and Dollar General will work on illumination and Clague visibility issues. They discussed possibly opening up the ditch and Mr. DiFranco said it would be the preferred method to address storm water concerns. Commissioners discussed fence height, and Mr. DiFranco was concerned about changing grade by adding a berm. Ms. Wenger suggested forwarding to BZBA after discussing variances in next meeting. Mr. Malone moved, seconded by Mr. Schumann, to recommend for approva115-4683 Dollar General; PP# 237-09-005 variance for 14.6 foot variance for rear yard setback, which is east property line, code requires 25 feet, applicant shows 10.4 feet, Section 1139.07. Motion denied 1-5. Mr. Malone moved, seconded by Mr. Schumann, to recommend for approva110 foot variance