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,.... I a I will not be in attendance at the November 21, 2011 PDC meeting, but I wanted to provide my comments on the Lucky Brealc Cafe proposal. Variance 1 for insufficient spacing shows that Luclcy Break Cafe will be within 500' of a residentially zoned property. Code requires a minimum distance of 500' measured from the closest point of the building AND parking lot of the business to the residentially zoned property. The handout I received looks lilce the distance is being measured from the building and not the parking lot. I would want clarification on this point as it would impact the number of residential properties that are within the 500'. Also at the last meeting I questioned if Kiddie Kollege was within 500' as the code states there needs to be a min distance of 500' to any private or public school. The Administration was going to see how Kiddie Kollege was classified/certified. If you look at their website, Kiddie Kollege is in fact a pre-school. Regardless of how they may or may not be classified with the city, I believe having an Internet cafe located within 500' of this school violates the intent of the code. I also have serious concerns regarding a variance for parking. Utilizing parlcing on the north side of Broolcpark Road extension not only violates our code, but it also creates an extreme safety concern. I believe that the applicant needs to meet the minimum parking requirement. Since Arturo's has re-opened, there are few parking spaces available in the evening. I've already witnessed customers parking near the Wild Birds Unlimited plaza who are there to patronize Arturo's. Adding a business who doesn't meet the minimum requirement for parking will only exasperate the situation. Based upon the information that I have been presented thus far, I would hesitant to recommend approval of the variances or grating of the conditional use permit. Melissa Meredith Chairman North Olmsted Planning & Design Commission. 4