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r ... .? ' i Mrs. Meredith asked for clarification as to the location of each ground sign. Mr. Boyle reviewed that;there would be one wall sign on the front/north side of the building, a new ground sign along Lorain, a directional sign at the Lorain entrance, a directional sign at Whitethorn, and a menu board. The existing metal sign frame on the front will be removed and the Bruegger raceway sigri will be mounted with a new system which will need to be angled into the roof. Mr. Rerko felt the front sign mounting system would need to be reviewed by the Commission. Mr. Boyle said he would submit details for approval. Mrs: Meredith did not feel the directional sign at the Lorain entrance was needed. Mr. Lasko and Mr. Mahoney felt both directional signs were warranted due to the layout of the site and how vehicles will enter and exit the site. Ms. Wenger felt that four ground signs, a wall sign and window signs were excessive for such a small lot and the .west directional sign was not warranted. Mr. Boyle wished to proceed to BZA to seek szgnage as submitted. 1VIr. Lasko read a letter from the neighboring property manager, John Thomas, which voiced his concerns pertaining to parking for patrons and employees, hours of deliveries, and exceeding seating requirements (see attached letter). Mr. Conway said that a loading zone is not required arid' employees are included with the parking space requirements. Mr. Boyle believed that deliveries would be at 10:00 am and would take no longer than 30 minutes and the building closes at 7:00 pm. Ms. Ryndal, a tenant of the strip center, said that parking is always an issue. Ttie'r'e are currently three units vacant in the center and there is still not enough parking for her clierits. The Karate school consumes most of the parking spaces available and some patrons park at fhe bagel shop parking lot. The delivery trucks for Einsteins blocked traffic to their site until they left. The Karate school generates the most vehicles. Mr. Lasko thought the landlord needed to'advise his tenants to make sure they park in the designated parking lot. Ms. Ryndal agreed the loop detector is necessary. Mrs. Meredith said the strip center, bagel shop and parking lot own;ers would all need to work together to ensure parking issues are addressed as it sounds as if aIl parties cross boundaries for ingress and egress. She does not believe additional seating is riecessary in the restaurant, if the parking lot is full patrons will go to another shop. Mr. Lasko agreed that both new and existing owners would need to work together to ensure parking does riot become an issue. Mr. Lasko said the commission would table the development and forward the variance requests to the BZA. Mr. Conway believed that the gap in the west side of the fence was approved that way but was to have pine trees in the opening to restrict pedestrian traffic. He will research the matter before next meeting. J;;:Lasko moved to recommend the Board of Zoning Appeals grant Bruegger's Bagels of 27045 Lorain Road their request for 3 additional ground signs on their lot based upon the fact that the directional signs are needed due to the configuration of the lot as well as the traffic patterns in order to prevent hazardous traffic issues. M. Meredith seconded the motion. Roll call: M. Mahoney, G. Malone, J. Cotner and J. Lasko - yes; D. Rerko and M. 1VIeredith - no. Motion passed 4-2. Mr. Mahoney said all directional signs were warranted due to tHe unique configuration of the lot. J;;':Lasko moved to recommend the Board of Zoning Appeals grant Bruegger's Bagels of 27045 Lorain Road their request for a 150 foot variance for ground signs being too close to each other based upon previously stated reasons. M. Meredith seconded the motion. Roll call: M. Mahoney,- G. Malone, J. Cotner and J. Lasko - yes; D. Rerko and M. Meredith - no. Motion passed 4-2. J:-Lasko moved to recommend the Board of Zoning Appeals grant Bruegger's Bagels of 27045 Lorain Road their request for a variance for 11 parking spaces, based upon 8 spaces `.. 4