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The proposed burning bushes along the west and east property lines should include 2 or 3 additional bushes and planted 3-feet apart instead of the proposed 5-foot distance. He recommended groupings be placed along the east side of the building as well as around the north side of the blue spruce and along the south east corner. The island around the ground sign should have a mixture of perennials. Mr. Bohlmann said he is concerned about emergency exits for the site and encouraged the applicant to seek the easement from his neighbor. Mr. Casey assured the commission that they would continue to seek the easement to the neighbor's driveway. Mrs. Meredith requested that the proposed vinyl fence run the entire length of the rear property line to ensure headlights would be blocked. Mr. King, attorney for apartment owners, questioned who would be responsible to maintain the landscaping on the site and if the car wash would be open 24 hours a day. He said that the applicants assured him that any lights on the site would meet city requirements and if his clients had problems with lights glaring, he would adjust the shields. His clients would prefer no vacuums or vending machines be allowed ever on the site. He suggested that his clients were open to the applicants seeking an easement but advised there were still issues to work out. Mr. Pawlowski with the managing company for Hyde Park condominiums stated that his clients own the driveway and at a board of directors meeting the idea of an easement was discussed and the directors voted unanimously to not accept or approve an easement for access onto their driveway. Although there has been no official/formal request for an easement onto their driveway it has just been e-mails. His clients would lilce to make sure that the Laser Wash has a right turn only onto Lorain Road when leaving the site to cut down on traffic problems. Mr. Plichta from Hyde Park reviewed that he visited a few neighbors of existing car washes and they voiced that noises, lights, and emissions/odors were all issues of concern. Ms. Wenger advised that there were city regulations regarding noise and light levels which the applicants would have to follow. Ms. Vanden Brandon and Ms. Hollis both voiced that traffic was currently an issue for the owners and both felt the laser wash would compound the issue. Mr. O'Malley advised that off site or neighboring sites traffic related issues could not preclude the applicants from using their property as it is zoned. The commission reviews the ingress and egress and internal circulation but can not deny an applicant based on off site or neighboring traffic issues. However the commission can request that doors are installed on bays to eliminate possible noise issues. Mr. Lasko advised that the safety department would be responsible for making sure laws pertaining to light levels, hours of operations, and noise levels were enforced. Although it was outside the scope of the commission to request an easement with the neighbors, the commission encouraged the applicant to pursue the issue. He advised that the commission would note that vacuums and vending machines are never to be allowed on the site. Regarding doors added to the drive-bays most of the commission believed that doors should only be added later if needed. J. Lasko moved to approve the proposal for North Olmsted Laser Wash of 25054 Lorain Road, which consists of constructing a new 2-bay automatic laser car wash with the following recommendations: 1) The vinyl fenee is to extend the entire length of the rear/north property line and to be placed atop a low mound to buffer the adjacent propepties. 2) The landscape plan is to be modified to include the additional burning bushes in each of the landscape clusters as well as two additional landscape groupings along the west property line. The first to be parallel to the proposed building and the second to be 3